Leonard Crofoot
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Leonard John Crofoot (born 20 September 1948 in Utica, New York) is an American actor and dancer whose work includes three minor roles in the Star Trek science fiction television franchise. Except for early roles and a songwriting credit noted below, he is typically credited as "Leonard Crofoot". [1][2]
His Star Trek roles consist of:
- In "Angel One" (1988), a first season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in which the Enterprise-D visits a world dominated by women, Crofoot played a subservient male inhabitant of that world named "Trent", the servant of Beata. 2364. He presented visitors, summoned guests, and operated the device used in the execution of prisoners.[1][3][4]
- In "The Offspring" (1990), a third season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in which Data creates an artificial lifeform "child", Crofoot plays the asexual android which soon chooses a gender and becomes Lal (a gynoid played not by Crofoot but by Hallie Todd).[1][5]
- In "Virtuoso" (2000), a sixth season episode of Star Trek: Voyager, Crofoot played one of the unnamed Qomar who came aboard the Voyager and were fascinated by the Doctor's ability to hum and sing.[1][6]
Leonard Crofoot's other television credits include an appearance on a 1988 episode of Dolly Parton's variety show Dolly and an appearance on the sitcom Saved by the Bell (1991 episode "All in the Mall").
Movie acting credits include A Reflection of Fear (1973, credited as John Leonard Crofoot, character's name was Aaron), Echoes (1983, character's name was Danny) and Two Shades of Blue (2000, played a technician). Dance roles include The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) and The Singing Detective (2003).[7]
Broadway theatre appearances include minor roles in The Happy Time (1968), Come Summer (1969), Grind (1985) and Gigi and the role of Tom Thumb in Barnum. Crofoot played Vaslav Nijinsky in the one man show Nijinsky Speaks (2000) at Pepperdine University.[8][9][10]
Crofoot has also written a song called "Bigger Isn't Better" for voice, piano and guitar.[11]
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- ^ a b c d [1] "Leonard Crofoot" at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek reference.
- ^ [2]A scholar named John Crofoot has published papers on Turkish architecture and related subjects. This editor found no indication that this is the actor described herein.
- ^ [3] "Angel One" at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek reference
- ^ [4] "Trent" at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek reference
- ^ [5] "The Offspring" at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek reference
- ^ [6] "Unnamed Qomar" at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek reference
- ^ [7] Internet Movie Database
- ^ [8] Internet Broadway Database
- ^ [9] Internet Theatre Database
- ^ [10] LA Weekly Wednesday, October 4, 2000
- ^ [11] Leonard John Crofoot Sheet Music
