Vaughn Dale Armstrong (born July 7, 1950) is an American actor. He is noted for portraying many characters in the ''
Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vario ...
'' franchise, in four
''Star Trek'' television series. He is perhaps best known as the recurring character
Admiral Maxwell Forrest in ''
Star Trek: Enterprise''.
He has played twelve Star Trek characters.
In 1985, Armstrong portrayed drill instructor Sergeant Williams in a production of the play ''Tracers'' at the Coronet Theater in Los Angeles. In 1989, he played Father Larkin, a priest-principal of a Catholic school, in ''Stand-up Tragedy'' at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. In 1992 he appeared in an episode of
Quantum Leap
''Quantum Leap'' is an American science fiction television series, created by Donald P. Bellisario, that premiered on NBC and aired for five seasons, from March 26, 1989, to May 5, 1993. The series stars Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett, a ph ...
as
Fred Trump
Frederick Christ Trump Sr. (October 11, 1905 – June 25, 1999) was an American real estate developer and businessman. A member of the Trump family, he was the father of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States.
In partnership wi ...
(alongside his future Enterprise co-star
Scott Bakula
Scott Stewart Bakula (; born October 9, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in two science-fiction television series: as Sam Beckett on '' Quantum Leap'' and as Captain Jonathan Archer on '' Star Trek: Enterprise''. For ''Quant ...
).
In 2008, he had the role of Will Torrey, an American union representative in ''Ravensridge'' at the Fremont Centre Theatre in South Pasadena, California.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Podcasts
References
External links
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Interview with Vaughn Armstrong & The Enterprise Blues Band on Slice of SciFiVaughn Armstrongat Aveleyman
American male television actors
American male stage actors
American male film actors
1950 births
Living people
People from Sonora, California
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