Gary Graham | |
Birth Place: | Long Beach, California, U.S. |
Death Place: | Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
Birth Name: | Gary Rand Graham |
Birth Date: | 6 June 1950 |
Occupation: | Actor |
Years Active: | 1975–2024 |
Spouses: | Susan Lavelle (divorced) |
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 .
Graham was born in Long Beach, California. One of his earliest roles was in the 1980 CBS mini series 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.[1]
Graham died from cardiac arrest in Spokane, Washington on January 22, 2024, at the age of 73.[2] [3]
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 Beemis.
As well as starring as Detective Matthew Sikes in the television series Alien Nation (1989–1990), he resumed this role in the TV movies (1994), (1995), (1996), (1996), and (1997).
Graham starred on as the recurring character Ambassador Soval, a Vulcan ambassador to Earth. He also guest-starred on (1995) once, playing Ocampan community leader Tanis in the season 2 episode "Cold Fire". He played Ragnar in the fan production and continued that role in .
In 2015, Graham reprised his role as Ambassador Soval, in the fan film .[4]
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.
Graham also made appearances as the "Smoking Jacket Guy" in the introduction and other scenes in the Internet gaming show The Jace Hall Show.[5] Graham played Dr. David Macavoy in the web series Universal Dead.[6] In late June 2010, it was announced that Universal Dead will be made into a feature film.[7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | |
1988 | data-sort-value="Arrogant, The" | The Arrogant | Giovanni |
1989 | data-sort-value="Last Warrior, The" | The Last Warrior | Gibb |
Robot Jox | Achilles | ||
1992 | Man Trouble | Butch Gable | |
1993 | Sam (Part 2) | ||
1997 | Steel | Detective | |
To Die Quietly | Tommy | ||
1998 | Running Woman | John Delaney | |
1999 | Dillinger in Paradise | Short | |
2006 | Siren | Jay Fagan | |
2007 | Ragnar | Video | |
Plugged | Detective Slogan | Short | |
2008 | Dead End City | Murphy | Video Short |
Mistaken Identity | George Kempler | ||
Interviews | Video | ||
2010 | Green (Voice) | ||
2013 | Dust of War | Tom Dixie | |
2014 | Prelude to Axanar | Ambassador Soval | Short |
data-sort-value="Extendables, The" | The Extendables | Burton | |
2017 | Champion | Jack Reed | |
2018 | Demon Protocol | Father Prester J. Bedford | |
2020 | Unbelievable!!!!! | Neil Downe | |
2022 | Ronald | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1976 | data-sort-value="Quest, The" | The Quest | Aaron Jordan | 1 Episode |
1977 | Eight Is Enough | Second Poker Player | ||
Starsky & Hutch | Freddy | |||
Police Woman | Santa | |||
1978 | Otis | |||
1979 | data-sort-value="Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel, The" | The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | Jacob Barth | 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 | |
1981 | Knots Landing | Cal | 1 Episode | |
No Place to Hide | David Norland | TV movie | ||
Fire on the Mountain | Marshal Burr | |||
CHiPs | Anthony Chadway | Episode: "Concours d'Elegance" | ||
1982 | data-sort-value="Dukes of Hazzard, The" | The Dukes of Hazzard | Denny | 1 Episode |
Thou Shalt Not Kill | Ray Masters | TV movie | ||
Money on the Side | Jack Gilson | |||
T. J. Hooker | Jeff Simpson | 1 Episode | ||
1984 | Remington Steele | Butch Bemis | ||
1985 | data-sort-value="Atlanta Child Murders, The" | The Atlanta Child Murders | Ken Lawson | Miniseries |
Moonlighting | Michael Wrye | 1 Episode | ||
Crazy Like a Fox | Judd | |||
Hunter | David Talon | Episode: "Killer in a Halloween Mask" | ||
Hollywood Beat | 1 Episode | |||
1987 | data-sort-value="Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission, The" | Joe Stern | TV movie | |
1989–1990 | Alien Nation | Detective Matthew Sikes | 22 Episodes | |
1992 | In the Best Interest of the Children | John Birney | TV movie | |
Danger Island | Rick | |||
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 | Detective Matthew Sikes | TV movie | ||
1994–1995 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Captain Ken Hetrick | 9 Episodes | |
1995 | Renegade | John Henry Dukane | Episode: "Legend" | |
Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story | Mike Backus | TV movie | ||
Detective Matthew Sikes | ||||
Tanis | Episode: "Cold Fire" | |||
1996 | Detective Matthew Sikes | 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" | ||
Detective Matthew Sikes | TV movie | |||
1997 | Sisters and Other Strangers | Dave Metzger | ||
Detective Matthew Sikes | ||||
1998 | Promised Land | Ryan Matthews | Episode: "Total Security" | |
Episode: "Promises to Keep" | ||||
Soldier of Fortune, Inc. | Bill Michaels | Episode: "Payback" | ||
1999 | Ally McBeal | Rodney Wilcox | Episode: "Angels and Blimps" | |
Crusade | Bruder | Episode: "The Path of Sorrows" | ||
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" | |
1997–2001 | JAG | Captain Tobias Ingles / Captain Gary Hochausen | 6 Episodes | |
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" | |
2005 | Slavery and the Making of America | Reenactor | Episode: "The Downward Spiral" | |
Crossing Jordan | Ben Morgan | Episode: "Sanctuary" | ||
2001–2005 | Ambassador Soval | 12 Episodes | ||
2008 | Divas of Novella | McGreg | TV movie | |
2009 | data-sort-value="Crusader, The" | The Crusader | Dr. John Ellis | |
Nip/Tuck | Silas Martel | Episode: "Wesley Clovis" | ||
2010 | Amish Grace | Henry Taskey | TV movie | |
2012 | Cardio World | NASA Chief | Episode: "I'm FATTER and I Can't Get DOWN!" | |
2015 | Work Related | Tony | Episode: "1of5" | |
Under Surveillance | Lieutenant Washington | TV movie | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2008-2012 | data-sort-value="Jace Hall Show, The" | The Jace Hall Show | Tuxedo Guy / Smoking Jacket Guy / The Smoking Jacket Guy | 44 episodes |
2010 | Universal Dead | Dr. David Macavoy | 3 episodes | |
2015-2017 | Ragnar | 2 episodes | ||