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Jeff O'Haco (born 16 August 1954; age 70) is a stuntman and actor who appeared as a Vulcan elder in Star Trek.

O'Haco, who hails from Arizona, is the brother of stunt performers Daniel and Kathleen O'Haco. He started his career in the entertainment business in the '80s and performed stunts and portrayed supporting characters in films such as Commando (1985), Bloody Wednesday (1985), Back to the Future (1985, starring Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Thomas F. Wilson with Ivy Bethune and Sachi Parker), Cry Wilderness (1987), Bulletproof (1988, with Thalmus Rasulala, Chris Doyle, and Cary-Hiroyuki), Rambo III (1988), Tango & Cash (1989, starring Teri Hatcher), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, with John Rhys-Davies).

He had guest parts in episodes of Dynasty (1987, with Joan Collins), Midnight Caller (1989, starring Gary Cole), The Young Riders (1991, with Christopher Pettiet, Yvonne Suhor, and Anthony Zerbe), Renegade (1992, with Branscombe Richmond, John Vargas, Jeff Cadiente, and Jimmy Ortega), and had a recurring role in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1994 and 1996, with Joe Lando, Erika Flores, Chad Allen, Barbara Babcock, Frank Collison, Tim de Zarn, Hélène Udy, Patrick Kilpatrick, and James Sloyan).

Further film credits include Back to the Future Part III (1990), Toy Soldiers (1991, starring Wil Wheaton), Dynasty: The Reunion (1991, with Joan Collins, Robin Sachs, Tony Jay, Keone Young, Wendie Malick, Evelyn Guerrero, Ray Reinhardt, Bill Blair, Renna Bogdanowicz, Phil Culotta, Bruce Dobos, Peter Eastman, Michael Echols, Melanie Hathorn, Steve Hershon, Debra Dilley, and Curt Truman), as one of the stunt doubles for Sylvester Stallone in Cliffhanger (1993), Blind Justice (1994), The Cherokee Kid (1996), and Wild Wild West (1999, with Musetta Vander and Ian Abercrombie).

More recent work include parts in episodes of Raines (2007, with Linda Park and Tracey Walter) and Monk (2007) and stunt work in The Kingdom (2007). For the latter one received O'Haco as part of the stunt crew a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture. He shared this with fellow Star Trek stunt performers Sala Baker, Chino Binamo, Jon Braver, Doug Coleman, Max Daniels, Mark Donaldson, Shauna Duggins, Glenn Goldstein, Michael Hugghins, Theo Kypri, Chris Palermo, and Allen Robinson.

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