Judson Scott
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| Judson Scott | |
| Birth name | Judson Earney Scott |
| Born | July 15, 1952 (age 54) Azusa, California |
| Notable roles | Bennu in The Phoenix Joachim in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan |
Judson Earney Scott (July 15, 1952, Azusa, California) is an American stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for his roles in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and several science fiction telvision series.
Scott attended Carl Sandberg Jr. High and Glendora High Schools. He then went to the University of California, received a B.A. in Theatre Arts, and trained at the prestigious Actor's Studio in Los Angeles. He won a scholarship to Juilliard School where he again graduated with a B.A. in Theater Arts. At the end of the school year in college, Scott entered a contest at the American College Film festival in Washington D.C. which won him the Irene Ryan Award - Best Actor in the Western United States. In 1973 he starred with Al Pacino on Broadway in Shakespeare's Richard III.
His first film role came in 1978 in the classic Every Which Way But Loose, in which he played a biker. His other films include I, the Jury and Escape. Scott is well-known to Star Trek fans: in 1982 he played the role of Joachim in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Although featured as Khan's right-hand man, his name was not in the credits. He later appeared in a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Symbiosis" and in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Message in a Bottle".
Scott starred the short-lived 1982 science fiction TV series The Phoenix, which stayed on the air for less than a month. His other television roles include playing Lt. James in seven episodes of V, and as Sacha Malenkov on The Colbys. His guest appearances include Voyagers!, The Dukes of Hazzard, and The X-Files. He also played the character Dr. Thomas Werner Mittelwerk in the 2006 alternate reality game Lost Experience, a companion game for the show Lost.
Scott is also a champion surfer. His other activities include tennis, skiing, weightlifting, pottery, writing, horseback riding, painting, reading, stand-up comedy, and concert piano.
[edit] External links
- Judson Earney Scott at the Internet Movie Database
- Judson Scott article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
- 43People Bio
- TV.com's bio
Categories: 1952 births | Living people | American actors | American film actors | American stage actors | American television actors | People from the Greater Los Angeles Area | Star Trek film actors | Star Trek: The Next Generation actors | Star Trek: Voyager actors | The A-Team actors | The Colbys actors | V actors | The X-Files actors | Charmed actors | Babylon 5 cast and crew
