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Biography
Richard Poe (born January 25, 1946) is an American actor. He has worked in movies, television and on Broadway.
Poe was born in Portola, California. He graduated from Pittsburg Senior High School in 1964 then from the University of San Francisco in 1967. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Along with Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Mark Lenard, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Armin Shimerman and John de Lancie he is one of only a few actors to play the same character on three different Star Trek series. He played Gul Evek in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Star Trek: Voyager (1995). He recently appeared in A Christmas Carol at Ford's Theatre, 2006, as Ebenezer Scrooge, was in the San Diego cast of the new Broadway-bound musical, Cry-Baby. Currently, Poe is performing in the revival of Girl Crazy at the New York City Center, November 19–22, directed by Jerry Zaks.
Filmography
- Theresa Is a Mother (release 2015) ... as Roy McDermett
- Delivery Man (2013) ... as Loan Officer
- Transamerica (2005) ... as John
- The Warrior Class (2004) ... as Magistrate
- Ed
- Now and Again
- The Peacemaker (1997) .... as DOE Haz-mat Tech #2
- Law & Order
- The Prosecutors (1996) ... as Roy Mariello
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
- Pride & Joy
- The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
- Star Trek: Voyager
- Speechless (1994) ... as Tom
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Frasier
- The Night We Never Met (1993) ... as Bartender
- Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992) ... as Bishop
- A Promise to Keep (1990)
- Babes
- Born on the Fourth of July (1989) ... as Frankie - VA Hospital
- Mystery Mansion (1984) ... as Adam Drake