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[[Image:Dexter Clay, A matter of honor.jpg|thumb|...as an ''Enterprise''-D security officer (2365)]]
  
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| Name = Dexter Clay
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'''Dexter Clay''' is a performer who appeared as an [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel#Security officer (2364-2365)|operations division officer]] in [[TNG Season 1]] and [[TNG Season 2]].
 
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| Birth name = Dexter L. Clay
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| Gender = Male
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| Date of birth = {{d|12|June|1956}}
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| Place of birth = Houston, Texas, USA
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| Date of death = {{d|26|August|2017}}
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| Place of death = Houston, Texas, USA
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| Roles = [[:Category:TNG performers|Background actor]]<br/>[[:Category:Stand-ins|Stand-in]]
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| Characters = [[USS Enterprise-D tactical operations 008|''Enterprise''-D officer]]
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| image2 = Dexter Clay in Webster.jpg
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| imagecap2 = Clay in the ''Webster'' episode "Webtrek"
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'''Dexter L. Clay''' {{born|12|June|1956|died|26|August|2017}} was an actor, musician and author who appeared as an [[USS Enterprise-D tactical operations 008|operations division officer]] in the first two seasons of {{s|3}}. He was also the main [[stand-in]] for [[Worf]] actor [[Michael Dorn]] on the first three seasons of ''The Next Generation''. Clay was the second person right after [[Patrick Stewart]] seen on ''The Next Generation''.
   
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Along with Michael Dorn, [[Lorine Mendell]], and [[James G. Becker]], Clay reprised his role from ''The Next Generation'' for the final episode of ''[[Webster]]'', titled "Webtrek". The episode was filmed in {{y|1989}} during the [[TNG Season 2|second season]] of [[TNG]] on the [[Paramount Pictures]] lot.
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Clay was also the [[stand-in]] for [[Michael Dorn]] for the first three seasons of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''.
  
   
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Born in Houston, Texas, he played professional football as a receiver for the Houston Oilers (1980) and the New York Jets (1981) and started an acting and writing career in the late '80s. He wrote four books (''Black Eye on America'', ''Walking with the Power'', ''Only for a Season'', and ''Katy Nation''), a story for a television pilot ("Life's a stretch" in 2003, which he also produced), and became the executive director of the NHP (a national homeless organization).
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Born in Houston, Texas, he played professional football as a receiver for the Houston Oilers (1980) and the New York Jets (1981) and started an acting and writing career in the late '80s. In 1987 he portrayed a soldier in the action drama ''Deadly Prey''. Clay wrote the five books ''Black Eye on America'', ''Walking with the Power'', ''Only for a Season'', ''Katy Nation'', and ''Click Send for Love'', a story for a television pilot ("Life's a stretch" in 2003, which he also produced), and became the executive director of the NHP (a national homeless organization) until his move back to Houston, Texas.
   
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Clay later worked as a filmmaker behind the camera and as director, writer and producer for the sport drama ''First Quarter'' (2015).
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== Uncredited appearances ==
  
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On 26 August 2017, Clay [[Star Trek deaths#August|died]] following a battle with cancer at the age of 61. [http://www.facebook.com/jimbo.tejas/posts/10209776782241677]
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== Appearances ==
 
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** {{e|Encounter at Farpoint}} (season 1)
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** {{e|Encounter at Farpoint}} ([[TNG Season 1|Season 1]])
 
** {{e|The Naked Now}}
  
** {{e|The Naked Now}}
 
** {{e|Code of Honor}}
  
** {{e|Code of Honor}}
 
** {{e|Where No One Has Gone Before}}
  
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** {{e|Lonely Among Us}}
 
** {{e|The Battle}}
  
** {{e|The Battle}}
 
** {{e|Hide and Q}}
  
** {{e|Hide and Q}}
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** {{e|Too Short a Season}}
 
** {{e|The Big Goodbye}}
  
** {{e|The Big Goodbye}}
 
** {{e|Datalore}}
  
** {{e|Datalore}}
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** {{e|When The Bough Breaks}}
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** {{e|11001001}}
 
** {{e|Home Soil}}
  
** {{e|Home Soil}}
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** {{e|When The Bough Breaks}}
 
** {{e|Coming of Age}}
  
** {{e|Coming of Age}}
 
** {{e|Heart of Glory}}
  
** {{e|Heart of Glory}}
 
** {{e|Skin of Evil}}
  
** {{e|Skin of Evil}}
 
** {{e|We'll Always Have Paris}}
  
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** {{e|Conspiracy}}
 
** {{e|The Neutral Zone}}
  
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** {{e|The Child}} (season 2)
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** {{e|The Child}} ([[TNG Season 2|Season 2]])
 
** {{e|Where Silence Has Lease}}
  
** {{e|Where Silence Has Lease}}
 
** {{e|The Outrageous Okona}}
  
** {{e|The Outrageous Okona}}
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** {{e|Loud As A Whisper}}
  
 
** {{e|The Schizoid Man}}
  
** {{e|The Schizoid Man}}
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** {{e|A Matter Of Honor}}
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** {{e|Loud As A Whisper}}
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** {{e|A Matter Of Honor}}
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** {{e|The Dauphin}}
 
** {{e|Contagion}}
  
** {{e|Contagion}}
 
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== External link ==
  
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*[http://www.katynation.com/Author.html KatyNation.com] - short profile for Dexter Clay
  
   
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[[Category:Performers|Clay, Dexter]]
  
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* [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dex-clay/16/701/5a1 Dexter Clay] at [http://www.linkedin.com LinkedIn.com]
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Revision as of 19:44, 13 September 2019

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Dexter L. Clay (12 June 1956 – 26 August 2017; age 61) was an actor, musician and author who appeared as an operations division officer in the first two seasons of I AM ERROR. He was also the main stand-in for Worf actor Michael Dorn on the first three seasons of The Next Generation. Clay was the second person right after Patrick Stewart seen on The Next Generation.

Along with Michael Dorn, Lorine Mendell, and James G. Becker, Clay reprised his role from The Next Generation for the final episode of Webster, titled "Webtrek". The episode was filmed in 1989 during the second season of TNG on the Paramount Pictures lot.

Born in Houston, Texas, he played professional football as a receiver for the Houston Oilers (1980) and the New York Jets (1981) and started an acting and writing career in the late '80s. In 1987 he portrayed a soldier in the action drama Deadly Prey. Clay wrote the five books Black Eye on America, Walking with the Power, Only for a Season, Katy Nation, and Click Send for Love, a story for a television pilot ("Life's a stretch" in 2003, which he also produced), and became the executive director of the NHP (a national homeless organization) until his move back to Houston, Texas.

Clay later worked as a filmmaker behind the camera and as director, writer and producer for the sport drama First Quarter (2015).

On 26 August 2017, Clay died following a battle with cancer at the age of 61. [1]

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