Armin Shimerman

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Armin Shimerman

ACTING

1949-11-05 (76)

Lakewood - New Jersey - USA

Biography

Armin Shimerman (born November 5, 1949) is an American actor and voice actor. Shimerman is known for playing the Ferengi bartender Quark in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Principal Snyder in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Kramer's caddy Stan on Seinfeld, voicing Dr. Nefarious in the Ratchet & Clank series, and Andrew Ryan, one of the antagonists of BioShock. He also played Dr. Potter in the 2011 movie adaptation of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.

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Biography

Armin Shimerman (born November 5, 1949) is an American actor and voice actor. Shimerman is known for playing the Ferengi bartender Quark in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Principal Snyder in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Kramer's caddy Stan on Seinfeld, voicing Dr. Nefarious in the Ratchet & Clank series, and Andrew Ryan, one of the antagonists of BioShock. He also played Dr. Potter in the 2011 movie adaptation of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.

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Filmography:

Women at West Point poster

Women at West Point(1979)

Maj. Logan

Stardust Memories poster

Stardust Memories(1980)

Eulogy Audience

Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele(1982)

Nestor Bartholomew

Cagney & Lacey poster

Cagney & Lacey(1982)

Officer Green

Trauma Center poster

Trauma Center(1983)

Bernard Hopper

The Four Seasons poster

The Four Seasons(1984)

Dental Examiner

Stoogemania poster

Stoogemania(1985)

Larry II

L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law(1986)

Timothy Wiseboro, Ernie Frye

The Hitcher poster

The Hitcher(1986)

Interrogation Sergeant

It's Garry Shandling's Show poster

It's Garry Shandling's Show(1986)

Doctor

Star Trek: The Next Generation poster

Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

Quark, Letek, DaiMon Bractor, Gift-Box Face

Blind Date poster

Blind Date(1987)

French Waiter

Duet poster

Duet(1987)

Dr. Jordan / Jury Foreman

Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast(1987)

Pascal

Married... with Children poster

Married... with Children(1987)

Mr. Lovejoy

Like Father Like Son poster

Like Father Like Son(1987)

Trigger's Dad

Dangerous Curves poster

Dangerous Curves(1988)

Boggs

The Verne Miller Story poster

The Verne Miller Story(1988)

Mortician

Tricks of the Trade poster

Tricks of the Trade(1988)

Criminal

Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld(1989)

Stan the Caddy

Alien Nation poster

Alien Nation(1989)

Cyril Roman

Big Man on Campus poster

Big Man on Campus(1989)

Dr. Oberlander

Arena poster

Arena(1989)

Weezil

She Knows Too Much poster

She Knows Too Much(1989)

Plahte

Grand poster

Grand(1990)

Dr. Kasmurski

Death Warrant poster

Death Warrant(1990)

Dr. Gottesman

Miracle Landing poster

Miracle Landing(1990)

Rick, Maui Tower Operator

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

Quark

Slaughter of the Innocents poster

Slaughter of the Innocents(1993)

Dr. Mort Seger

ER poster

ER(1994)

Levine

Star Trek: Voyager poster

Star Trek: Voyager(1995)

Quark

Dumb and Dumber poster

Dumb and Dumber(1995)

Casaba / Questioner #3 (voice), Varp (voice)

Dream Man poster

Dream Man(1995)

Staatsanwalt Van Horn

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior(1995)

Quark

Eye for an Eye poster

Eye for an Eye(1996)

Judge Arthur Younger

Buffy the Vampire Slayer poster

Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1997)

Principal Snyder

Ally McBeal poster

Ally McBeal(1997)

Judge Walworth

The Practice poster

The Practice(1997)

Judge Garth Moskin

Stargate SG-1 poster

Stargate SG-1(1997)

Anteaus

Snide and Prejudice poster

Snide and Prejudice(1997)

Eckart

Martial Law poster

Martial Law(1998)

Daniel Darius

Charmed poster

Charmed(1998)

The Wizard

The West Wing poster

The West Wing(1999)

Richard III

Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy(1999)

Anthony Cara

The Auteur Theory poster

The Auteur Theory(1999)

Detective Blank

Boston Public poster

Boston Public(2000)

Honorable Judge David Semel

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

Oscar

The Invisible Man poster

The Invisible Man(2000)

Tommy Walker / Augustin Gaither

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy poster

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy(2001)

General Skarr

The Agency poster

The Agency(2001)

Dr. Oliver

The Guardian poster

The Guardian(2001)

Judge Smitrovich

Crossing Jordan poster

Crossing Jordan(2001)

Dr. McCain

The Tick poster

The Tick(2001)

The Terror

Just Ask My Children poster

Just Ask My Children(2001)

Prison Psychiatrist

Breathing Hard poster

Breathing Hard(2001)

Conrad

Evil Con Carne poster

Evil Con Carne(2001)

General Skarr/Stomach (voice)

Joan of Arcadia poster

Joan of Arcadia(2003)

Ronald Harbison

Nip/Tuck poster

Nip/Tuck(2003)

Ocularist

Evil Con Carne poster

Evil Con Carne(2003)

General Skarr/Stomach (voice)

Writer

Tremors poster

Tremors(2003)

Cecil Carr

The Handler poster

The Handler(2003)

Maxwell Rosenheim

Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal(2004)

Judge Brian Hooper

What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? poster

What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?(2004)

Older Man (in subway)

Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus poster

Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus(2004)

Ernest

Justice League Unlimited poster

Justice League Unlimited(2004)

Dr. Milo (voice)

Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs(2005)

Patrick Holden

South of Nowhere poster

South of Nowhere(2005)

Dr. Crawford

Committed poster

Committed(2005)

Super

Ben 10 poster

Ben 10(2005)

Slix (voice)

Meet The Santas poster

Meet The Santas(2005)

Ernest

The Works poster

The Works(2005)

Gerald

Billy and Mandy Save Christmas poster

Billy and Mandy Save Christmas(2005)

General Skarr (voice)

What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole poster

What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole(2006)

Old Man

Dead and Deader poster

Dead and Deader(2006)

Coroner Flutie

Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure poster

Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure(2007)

General Skarr / Pirate #7 (voice)

Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen poster

Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen(2007)

General Skarr (voice)

Leverage poster

Leverage(2008)

Dr. Patemkin

Batman: The Brave and the Bold poster

Batman: The Brave and the Bold(2008)

Calculator (voice), Psycho Pirate (voice), Professor (voice)

Insanitarium poster

Insanitarium(2008)

Hawthorne

Underfist: Halloween Bash poster

Underfist: Halloween Bash(2008)

General Skarr / Candy Skeleton / Rat / Creepy Gnome (voice)

Castle poster

Castle(2009)

Benjamin Donnelly

Fanboys poster

Fanboys(2009)

Anteaus (archive footage) (uncredited)

Warehouse 13 poster

Warehouse 13(2009)

Charlie Martin

Bionicle: The Legend Reborn poster

Bionicle: The Legend Reborn(2009)

Raanu (voice)

Regular Show poster

Regular Show(2010)

Mr. Murphy (voice), Zingo #3 / Guy #1 (voice), Waiter / Gopher Person / Guy (voice), Nightmare Alien (voice), Buttonwillow (voice), Dr. Henry (voice)

Franklin & Bash poster

Franklin & Bash(2011)

Stu Weston

Atlas Shrugged: Part I poster

Atlas Shrugged: Part I(2011)

Dr. Potter

For Christ's Sake poster

For Christ's Sake(2011)

The Pope

Perception poster

Perception(2012)

Dr. Cutler

DC Nation Shorts poster

DC Nation Shorts(2012)

Superman (voice), Jokerfish (voice)

Dropping Evil poster

Dropping Evil(2012)

CEO / 'Boss Man'

Sword of the Atom poster

Sword of the Atom(2012)

Commander / Solider (voice), Taren / Commander / Deraegis (voice), Taren (voice)

Uncle Grandpa poster

Uncle Grandpa(2013)

Additional Voices (voice)

Tales of Metropolis poster

Tales of Metropolis(2013)

Brainiac (voice)

Farm League poster

Farm League(2013)

Aquamandrill (voice), Crainiac / Moo Face (voice)

DC Super-Pets poster

DC Super-Pets(2013)

Jokerfish (voice), Superman (voice)

Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files poster

Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files(2014)

J. Hewitt Kemp

We Bare Bears poster

We Bare Bears(2015)

Additional Voices (voice)

Timeless poster

Timeless(2016)

David Rittenhouse

Justice League Action poster

Justice League Action(2016)

Zilius Zox (voice)

Ratchet & Clank poster

Ratchet & Clank(2016)

Dr. Nefarious (voice)

Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse poster

Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse(2016)

Thomas

Followed Back poster

Followed Back(2017)

Dr. Lane

The Rookie poster

The Rookie(2018)

Judge Paloma

5th Passenger poster

5th Passenger(2018)

Myers

Golden Boy poster

Golden Boy(2018)

Cagan

Wedding Swingers poster

Wedding Swingers(2018)

Dr. Hans Meeker

Close Enough poster

Close Enough(2020)

Phil (voice)

Star Trek: Lower Decks poster

Star Trek: Lower Decks(2020)

Quark (voice)

Unbelievable!!!!! poster

Unbelievable!!!!!(2020)

Male Moesha

Ratchet and Clank: Life of Pie poster

Ratchet and Clank: Life of Pie(2021)

Dr. Nefarious (voice)

Star Trek: very Short Treks poster

Star Trek: very Short Treks(2023)

Quark (voice)

The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands poster

The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands(2023)

Roy