Thomas Randell Oglesby (born 1949) is an American actor, best known for his recurring role as

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on '' Star Trek: Enterprise''. He is also known for his other ''Star Trek'' roles, including captain Trena'L in the '' Star Trek: Enterprise'' episode " Unexpected", the Miradorn twins, Ah-Kel and Ro-Kel, in the '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' episode "

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", Silaran Prin in " The Darkness and the Light" and as the telepathic alien Kir in "

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", a season 5 episode of '' Star Trek: Voyager''.

Career

Oglesby played Professor Seidel in the ''

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'' episode "

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". On '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Season 2 Episode 5, " Loud as a Whisper", aired January 9, 1989, he played one of three Interpreters known as Riva's Chorus. Oglesby appeared in ''

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'' (1996) as Mike Dodge. His most memorable moment is asking

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if the aliens, who he claimed abducted him, did any "sexual things". In 2000, he made a guest appearance as Reverend Mackee in the seventh season episode "Signs and Wonders" of ''

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'', and as Joshua Vinten (the manager of formalwear rental shop) on the second last episode of TV series ''

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'' ('' Murder With Too Many Notes''). Oglesby made a guest appearance on the ABC soap opera, ''

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'' in the role of Huell on July 17, 2007. In the same year he played

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executive Walter Veith in the ''

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'' episode "

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". He played Tom Jeter's father in ''

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''. In 2011, Oglesby played the role of Capt. Lachlan McKelty in the video game '' L.A. Noire'', that was developed by Team Bondi and

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. In 2017, Oglesby played the role of Asa Leopold in the

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'' Godless''. In 2021, he appeared as Dr. Stan Nielson in episode 3 of the

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television miniseries ''

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''.

Filmography

References

External links

* American male film actors American male television actors Place of birth missing (living people) Living people 1949 births {{ST-stub