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 science fiction roles, especially roles within the Star Trek universe.

1 Early life
2 Star Trek roles
3 Other credits
4 Hobbies
5 Reference notes
6 External sources

[edit] Early life

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.

[edit] Star Trek roles

In the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Scott played Joachin, chief henchman and closest companion of Khan Noonien Singh. Despite having many lines of dialogue, Scott's name does not appear in the credits. According to TV Guide, Scott's agent was in negotiations with Paramount to get his name high billing in the movie, but the tactic backfired and somehow Scott wound up with no credit at all.^[1]

Judson Scott as Joachim, chief henchman and closest companion of Khan Noonien Singh

While this was only one of several Star Trek roles for Scott, he:

made his most memorable Trek appearance as Khan's son, [sic] Joachim, in Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan. Not only did he get a featured role in the best Star Trek movie ever, but he got to play opposite Ricardo Montalban. The two entered into a friendship which is still alive and well today. Recently, when Ricardo received a lifetime achievement award, Judson was the presenter.^[2]^[3]

His next most prominent role in the Star Trek universe was of Sobi, a central character in "Symbiosis", a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.^[4]

Thirdly, Scott played a Romulan in the fourth-season Star Trek: Voyager episode "Message in a Bottle". While Sobi and Joachim looked almost identical, this Romulan character (Commander Rekar) looked different due to a wig and heavy make-up.^[4]^[2]

Scott makes still makes appearances at science fiction conventions and has his own fan club composed mostly of Star Trek fans.^[4]^[5]^[6]

[edit] Other credits

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 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, The X-Files, and Alias.

[edit] Hobbies

Scott is a champion surfer. His other activities include tennis, skiing, weightlifting, pottery, writing, horseback riding, painting, reading, stand-up comedy, and concert piano.