Richard Poe (born January 25, 1946) is an American actor. He has worked in movies, television and on

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Biography

Poe was born in

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. He graduated from Pittsburg Senior High School in 1964 then from the

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in 1967. He served in the

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during the

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era. Along with

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, Mark Lenard,

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and

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he is one of only a few actors to play the same character on three different ''Star Trek'' series. He played

Gul Evek Gul may refer to: Places * Gul, South Khorasan, Iran * Gul, West Azerbaijan, Iran * Gul Circle, Singapore Other uses * Great Liberal Union (Spanish: '; GUL), a Nicaraguan political party * ''Gul'' (design), a design element in oriental car ...

in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987), '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1993) and '' Star Trek: Voyager'' (1995). He appeared in ''

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'' at

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, 2006, as

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, and appeared on Broadway in fourteen productions, including the original M. Butterfly (Tony Award), Our Country's Good, The Pajama Game (Tony Award), Journey's End (Tony Award) and All The Way (Tony Award). He created roles in the

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productions of

Paul Rudnick Paul Rudnick (born December 29, 1957) is an American writer. His plays have been produced both on and off Broadway and around the world. He is also known for having written the screenplays for several movies, including ''Sister Act'', ''Addams F ...

's '' Jeffrey'' and

Christopher Durang Christopher Ferdinand Durang (born January 2, 1949) is an American playwright known for works of outrageous and often absurd comedy. His work was especially popular in the 1980s, though his career seemed to get a second wind in the late 1990s. ...

's ''Why Torture Is Wrong... and the People Who Love Them''. He provided narration for the audiobook version of the

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's novels ''

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'','' The Crossing'' and Suttree. He won the 2004 Audie Award for his narration of East Of Eden, has been nominated three other times, and has been a frequent recipient of Audiofile Magazine's Earphone Award.

Partial filmography

* '' Mystery Mansion'' (1984) .... Adam Drake * ''

Born on the Fourth of July ''Born on the Fourth of July'', published in 1976, is the best-selling autobiography by Ron Kovic, a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran who became an anti-war activist. Kovic was born on July 4, 1946, and his book's ironic title echoed a famous line ...

'' (1989) .... Frankie – VA Hospital * '' Babes'' :* Episode: "Pilot" (1990) .... Tyrone * ''A Promise to Keep'' (1990, TV Movie) * ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...

'' :* Episode: "Happily Ever After" (1990) .... Forensic Scientist :* Episode: "Working Mom" (1997) .... Mac Bernum * '' Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story'' (1992, TV Movie) .... Bishop * ''

The Night We Never Met ''The Night We Never Met'' is a 1993 American romantic comedy film directed by Warren Leight. The film stars Matthew Broderick, Annabella Sciorra and Kevin Anderson. Plot summary Upset with his current living arrangements, Sam rotates occup ...

'' (1993) .... Bartender * ''

Frasier ''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons. It premiered on September 16, 1993, and ended on May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey (screenwriter), Peter Case ...

'' :* Episode: "Oops" (1993) .... Chopper Dave :* Episode: "Miracle on Third or Fourth Street" (1993) .... Chopper Dave * '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' :* Episode: "

Journey's End ''Journey's End'' is a 1928 dramatic play by English playwright R. C. Sherriff, set in the trenches near Saint-Quentin, Aisne, towards the end of the First World War. The story plays out in the officers' dugout of a British Army infantry c ...

" (1994) ... Gul Evek :* Episode: "

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" (1994) .... Gul Evek * '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' :* Episode: " Playing God" (1994) .... Gul Evek :* Episode: " The Maquis: Part 1" (1994) .... Gul Evek :* Episode: "

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" (1994) .... Gul Evek * '' Speechless'' (1994) .... Tom * '' Star Trek: Voyager'' :* Episode: " Caretaker: Part 1' (1995) .... Gul Evek * ''

The 5 Mrs. Buchanans ''The 5 Mrs. Buchanans'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 24, 1994 to March 25, 1995. Set in the fictional town of Mercy, Indiana, the show centers on the small-town misadventures of four diverse women with one th ...

'' .... Ed Buchanan :* Episode: "Clyde and Vivian and Ed and Malice" (1994) :* Episode: "Becoming a Buchanan" (1995) :* Episode: "Viv'acious" (1995) * '' Pride & Joy'' :* Episode: "Terror at 30,000 Feet" (1995) .... Herb * ''

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest'' (also known as ''Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures'') is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and broadcast on Cartoon Network from August 26, 1996, to April 16, 1997. A continuati ...

'' :* Episode: "Ezekiel Rage" (1996) .... Dr. Smallwood (voice) * ''The Prosecutors'' (1996, TV Movie) .... Roy Mariello * '' The Peacemaker'' (1997) .... DOE Haz-mat Tech #2 * ''

Now and Again ''Now and Again'' is an American science fiction comedy-drama television series created by Glenn Gordon Caron that aired from September 24, 1999 until May 5, 2000 on CBS. The story revolves around the United States government engineering the pe ...

'' :* Episode: "There Are No Words" (2000) .... Admiral * '' Ed'' :* Episode: "Home Is Where the Ducks Are" (2000) .... Jim Ludwig :* Episode: "Hidden Agendas" (2004) .... Dalton Locke * '' Transamerica'' (2005) .... John * '' The Warrior Class'' (2005) .... Magistrate * ''

Burn After Reading ''Burn After Reading'' is a 2008 black comedy spy film written, produced, edited and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It follows a recently jobless CIA analyst, Osbourne Cox (John Malkovich) whose misplaced memoirs are found by a pair of dimwitte ...

'' (2008) .... Stretching Gym Patron * '' Theresa Is a Mother'' (2012) .... Roy McDermott * ''

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'' (2013) .... Loan Officer #3 * '' Theresa Is a Mother'' (release 2015) .... Roy McDermett * ''Hot Air'' (2018) .... (voice)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Poe, Richard 1946 births Living people American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors University of San Francisco alumni People from Plumas County, California United States Army soldiers 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors