James Joseph Sloyan (born February 24, 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American actor. He is married to actress Deirdre Lenihan with whom he has two children, Daniel and Samantha.
Sloyan left the United States at an early age to live abroad in Rome, Capri, Milan, Switzerland, and Ireland. Sloyan's career in show-business began upon his return to the United States, in 1957, where Sloyan received a scholarship to The American Academy of Dramat...
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James Joseph Sloyan (born February 24, 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American actor. He is married to actress Deirdre Lenihan with whom he has two children, Daniel and Samantha.
Sloyan left the United States at an early age to live abroad in Rome, Capri, Milan, Switzerland, and Ireland. Sloyan's career in show-business began upon his return to the United States, in 1957, where Sloyan received a scholarship to The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Sloyan's acting career was interrupted in 1962, when he was drafted into the United States Army during its operations in Vietnam.
Sloyan played Barnard "Barney" Smith in the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode "Plot to Kill a City". Later, he played Alidar Jarok (a defecting Romulan admiral) as well as a future, grown-up version of Alexander Rozhenko in Star Trek: The Next Generation. He also portrayed the Bajoran scientist Mora Pol in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He reprised the role of Odo's "father" in "The Begotten" and "The...
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