Eric Pierpoint

Eric Pierpoint (born November 18, 1950) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as George Francisco on Fox Network's Alien Nation. He has appeared on all of the Star Trek spin-offs. He played five characters in the four series from 1993 to 2005. He is the son of retired CBS news correspondent Robert Pierpoint. He attended Catholic University, where he received his MA in fine arts. He graduated from Walt Whitman High School in ... more

Eric Pierpoint (born November 18, 1950) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as George Francisco on Fox Network's Alien Nation. He has appeared on all of the Star Trek spin-offs. He played five characters in the four series from 1993 to 2005. He is the son of retired CBS news correspondent Robert Pierpoint. He attended Catholic University, where he received his MA in fine arts. He graduated from Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland and was on the wrestling, soccer, and tennis teams. He received his BA degree from the University of Redlands, majoring in philosophy. He was captain of the soccer team, and took his first drama course as a senior. less