Gary Graham

{{Infobox person

| name = Gary Graham

| image = Gary Graham cropped.jpg

| caption = Graham in 2012

| birth_place = Long Beach, California, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|01|22|1950|6|6}}

| death_place = Spokane, Washington, U.S.

| birth_name = Gary Rand Graham

| birth_date = {{birth date|1950|6|6}}

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1975–2024

| spouses = Susan Lavelle (divorced)
{{marriage|Caren Williams|1970|1975|end=div}}
{{marriage|Diane Vaughan|1979|end=div}}
{{marriage|Becky Hopkins|1999}}

| children = 1

}}

Gary Rand Graham (June 6, 1950 – January 22, 2024) was an American actor. With a career spanning five decades beginning in the 1970s in television and movies, he is perhaps best known for his starring role as Detective Matthew Sikes in the television series Alien Nation (1989–1990) and five subsequent Alien Nation television films (1994–1997), as well as his work in the Star Trek franchise, most notably the recurring role of Soval, the Vulcan ambassador to Earth in Star Trek: Enterprise.

Biography and early career

Graham was born in Long Beach, California. One of his earliest roles was in the 1980 CBS miniseries Scruples, based on the Judith Krantz novel starring Lindsay Wagner. He was cast as a hitman on the television show Moonlighting co-starring opposite Bruce Willis. Graham played more than 38 TV roles and had been in more than 40 movies.

As a musician, Graham was in the bands The Gary Graham Garage Band, The Gary Graham Band and The Sons of Kirk.

Graham was also a contributor to Breitbart News.{{Cite book |last=Cole |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jkMxCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT187 |title=Republican Party Animal: The "Bad Boy of Holocaust History" Blows the Lid off Hollywood's Secret Right-Wing Underground |date=May 19, 2014 |publisher=Feral House |isbn=978-1-936239-92-4}}

Graham died from cardiac arrest in Spokane, Washington on January 22, 2024, at the age of 73.{{cite web|last=Barnes|first=Mike|title=Gary Graham, Star of 'Alien Nation,' Dies at 73|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/gary-graham-dead-alien-nation-1235804804/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 23, 2024|access-date=January 23, 2024}}{{cite news |last=Watters |first=Bill |date=January 22, 2024 |title=Gary Graham, Star of "Alien Nation", "Enterprise" Has Passed Away |url=https://nerdbot.com/2024/01/22/gary-graham-star-of-alien-nation-enterprise-has-passed-away/ |access-date=January 23, 2024 |publisher=Nerdbot}}

Later career

= Television =

Graham starred in a 2008 television pilot styled after Sin City called Dead End City. He also appeared in the December 18, 1984 episode of Remington Steele, "Let's Steele A Plot" (season 3, episode 11), as Butch Bemis.

As well as starring as Detective Matthew Sikes in the television series Alien Nation (1989–1990), he resumed this role in the TV movies Alien Nation: Dark Horizon (1994), Alien Nation: Body and Soul (1995), Alien Nation: Millennium (1996), Alien Nation: The Enemy Within (1996) and Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy (1997).

Graham starred on Star Trek: Enterprise as the recurring character Ambassador Soval, a Vulcan ambassador to Earth. He also guest-starred on Star Trek: Voyager (1995) once, playing Ocampan community leader Tanis in the second-season episode "Cold Fire". He played Ragnar in the fan production Star Trek: Of Gods and Men and continued that role in Star Trek: Renegades.

In 2015, Graham reprised his role as Ambassador Soval, in the fan film Star Trek: Axanar.{{Cite web |last=Howell |first=Elizabeth |date=2015-07-10 |title='Star Trek: Axanar' Fan Film Kicks Fundraising into Warp Drive |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/star-trek-axanar-fan-film-kicks-fundraising-warp-171422536.html |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}

= Film =

Graham's film appearances include Hardcore, The Hollywood Knights, All the Right Moves, The Arrogant, The Last Warrior, Robot Jox, Running Woman and Siren. His most recent films are InAlienable, Action Hero and Dreams Awake. He made his directorial debut in the spring of 2008 with the film Interviews, which he also wrote.

= Web-based work =

Graham also made appearances as the "Smoking Jacket Guy" in the introduction and other scenes in the Internet gaming show The Jace Hall Show.{{cite web|url=http://crackle.com/c/Jace_Hall#id=298717&ml=o%3D12%26fpl%3D297045%26fx%3D|title=Crackle - Watch Movies Online, Free TV Shows, & Original Online Series}} Graham played Dr. David Macavoy in the web series Universal Dead.{{cite web|url=http://www.universaldead.com/ |title=Universal Dead |publisher=Universal Dead |access-date=2012-06-04}} In late June 2010, it was announced that Universal Dead will be made into a feature film.{{cite web|url=http://indieintertube.tv/static/universal-dead-full-length-feature|title=Universal Dead full length feature?|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818124246/http://indieintertube.tv/static/universal-dead-full-length-feature/|archive-date=2011-08-18}}

Filmography

=Film=

Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
1975 \|Lost on Paradise Island \|Guitar Villager \|
1979	Hardcore	Tod	Credited as Gary Rand Graham
1980	data-sort-value="Hollywood Knights, The" \| The Hollywood Knights	Jimmy Shine \|
1983	All the Right Moves	Greg Djordjevic \|
1988	data-sort-value="Arrogant, The" \| The Arrogant	Giovanni \|
rowspan=2\|1989	data-sort-value="Last Warrior, The" \| The Last Warrior	Gibb \|
Robot Jox	Achilles \|
1992	Man Trouble	Butch Gable \|
1993	Necronomicon: Book of Dead	Sam \|
1995 \|The Spy Within \|Silver \|
rowspan="2" \|1997	Steel	Detective \|
To Die Quietly	Tommy
1998	Running Woman	John Delaney \|
1999	Dillinger in Paradise	Robber	Short
2006	Siren	Jay Fagan \|
rowspan="3" \|2007 \|InAlienable \|Andreas Cabrosas \|
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men	Ragnar
Plugged	Detective Slogan	rowspan="2" \|Short
rowspan="3" \|2008	Dead End City	Murphy
Mistaken Identity	George Kempler \|
Interviews	Interviewer	Short; also writer/director
2010	Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey	Green (voice) \|
2011 \|Dreams Awake \|Marcus Emrys \|
2013	Dust of War	Tom Dixie \|
rowspan="3" \|2014 \|Alongside Night \|Lawrence Powers \|
Prelude to Axanar	Ambassador Soval	Short
data-sort-value="Extendables, The" \| The Extendables	Burton \|
2015 \|Work Related \|Tony \|
2017	Champion	Jack Reed \|
2018	Demon Protocol	Father Prester J. Bedford \|
2020	Unbelievable!!!!!	Neil Downe \|
2022	Jeepers Creepers: Reborn	Ronald \|
rowspan="2" \|2023 \|The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands \|Sork \| rowspan="2" \|Short
Planted \|Grandpa Jerry

=Television=

Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
1976	data-sort-value="Quest, The" \| The Quest	Aaron Jordan	Episode: "Dynasty of Evil"
rowspan=3\|1977	Eight Is Enough	Second Poker Player \|Episode: "Is There a Doctor in the House?"
Starsky & Hutch	Freddy \|Episode: "The Heroes"
Police Woman	Santa \|Episode: "Merry Christmas Waldo"
1978	David Cassidy: Man Undercover	Otis \|Episode: "Deadly Convoy"
rowspan=3\|1979	data-sort-value="Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel, The" \| The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel	Jacob Barth	rowspan=2\|TV movie
data-sort-value="Ordeal of Patty Hearst, The" \| The Ordeal of Patty Hearst	Young Editor
data-sort-value="Incredible Hulk, The" \| The Incredible Hulk	Greg	Episode: "Metamorphosis"
1980	Scruples	Jake Cassidy	Miniseries
rowspan=4\|1981	Knots Landing	Cal	Episode: "Moments of Truth"
No Place to Hide	David Norland	rowspan=2\|TV movie
Fire on the Mountain	Marshal Burr
CHiPs	Anthony Chadway	Episode: "Concours d'Elegance"
rowspan=4\|1982	data-sort-value="Dukes of Hazzard, The" \| The Dukes of Hazzard	Denny	Episode: "New Deputy in Town"
Thou Shalt Not Kill	Ray Masters	rowspan=2\|TV movie
Money on the Side	Jack Gilson
T. J. Hooker	Jeff Simpson	Episode: "King of the Hill"
1984	Remington Steele	Butch Bemis \|Episode: "Let's Steele a Plot"
rowspan=5\|1985	data-sort-value="Atlanta Child Murders, The" \| The Atlanta Child Murders	Ken Lawson	Miniseries
Moonlighting	Michael Wrye	Episode: "Gunfight at the So-So Corral"
Crazy Like a Fox	Judd \|Episode: "The Man Who Cried Fox"
Hunter	David Talon	Episode: "Killer in a Halloween Mask"
Hollywood Beat	Assassin	Episode: "Connections"
1987	data-sort-value="Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission, The" \| The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission	Joe Stern	TV movie
1989–1990	Alien Nation	Detective Matthew Sikes	22 Episodes
rowspan=2\|1992	In the Best Interest of the Children	John Birney	rowspan=3\|TV movie
Danger Island	Rick
rowspan=3\|1993	Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth	Jack
data-sort-value="Commish, The" \| The Commish	Barry Witt	Episode: "Burned Out Case"
Grace Under Fire	Andy	Episode: "Second Time Around"
1994	Alien Nation: Dark Horizon	Detective Matthew Sikes	TV movie
1994–1995	M.A.N.T.I.S.	Captain Ken Hetrick	9 Episodes
rowspan=4\|1995	Renegade	John Henry Dukane	Episode: "Legend"
Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story	Mike Backus	rowspan=2\|TV movie
Alien Nation: Body and Soul	Detective Matthew Sikes
Star Trek: Voyager	Tanis	Episode: "Cold Fire"
rowspan=5\|1996	Alien Nation: Millennium	Detective Matthew Sikes	rowspan=3\|TV movie
Angel Flight Down	Bob Bagshaw
data-sort-value="Siege at Ruby Ridge, The" \| The Siege at Ruby Ridge	Brian Jackson
Pacific Blue	Jackie Earl Bates	Episode: "Genuine Heroes"
Alien Nation: The Enemy Within	Detective Matthew Sikes	rowspan=3\|TV movie
rowspan=2\|1997	Sisters and Other Strangers	Dave Metzger
Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy	Detective Matthew Sikes
1997–2001 \|JAG \|Captain Tobias Ingles / Captain Gary Hochausen \|6 episodes
rowspan=3\|1998	Promised Land	rowspan=2\|Ryan Matthews	Episode: "Total Security"
Diagnosis: Murder	Episode: "Promises to Keep"
Soldier of Fortune, Inc.	Bill Michaels	Episode: "Payback"
rowspan=2\|1999	Ally McBeal	Rodney Wilcox	Episode: "Angels and Blimps"
Crusade	Bruder	Episode: "The Path of Sorrows"
rowspan=3\|2000	Walker, Texas Ranger	Travis	Episode: "Showdown at Casa Diablo: Part 1"
Manhattan, AZ	Lt. Col. Baugarten	Episode: "Lt. Colonel's Boy"
Seven Days	Paul Watson	Episode: "The Fire Last Time"
2001	Nash Bridges	Ulysses Paxton Jr.	Episode: "Something Borrowed"
2001–2005 \|Star Trek: Enterprise \|Ambassador Soval \|12 episodes
rowspan=2\|2002	Sheena	Glenn Pollett	Episode: "Stranded in the Jungle"
data-sort-value="Agency, The" \| The Agency	Dobson	Episode: "The Understudy"
2003	Dragnet	Stan Mackey	Episode: "All That Glitters"
rowspan=2\|2005	Slavery and the Making of America	Reenactor	Episode: "The Downward Spiral"
Crossing Jordan	Ben Morgan	Episode: "Sanctuary"
2008–2012 \|The Jace Hall Show \|Smoking Jacket Guy \|44 episodes
2008	Divas of Novella	McGreg	TV movie
rowspan=2\|2009	data-sort-value="Crusader, The" \| The Crusader	Dr. John Ellis \|Episode: "Episode 7"
Nip/Tuck	Silas Martel	Episode: "Wesley Clovis"
rowspan="2" \|2010	Amish Grace	Henry Taskey	TV movie
Universal Dead \|Dr. David Macavoy \|3 episodes
2012	Cardio World	NASA Chief	Episode: "I'm FATTER and I Can't Get DOWN!"
rowspan=2\|2015	Work Related	Tony	Episode: "1of5"
Under Surveillance	Lieutenant Washington	TV movie
2015–2017 \|Star Trek: Renegades \|Ragnar \|2 episodes

References

External links

{{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20210609101517/http://www.garygraham.com/}}
{{IMDb name|0334048}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080718061139/http://www.deadendcitytheseries.com/ 2008 Dead End City]

Category:1950 births

Category:2024 deaths

Category:American male television actors

Category:Male actors from Long Beach, California

Category:American Christians