Michael Haney (born 12 December 1949; age 75) is an actor and acting coach who worked as a background performer on several episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He received no credit for his appearances.
Haney studied acting at several acting schools in Florida since 1983 and at Playhouse West in Los Angeles between 1993 and 2000. He was taught by acting coaches such as Jeff Goldblum, Robert Carnegie, J.D. Coburn, and Tony Savant.
He started his first work on a film set in the 1980s with appearances in the television series Miami Vice and as photo double for Andy Garcia in Clinton and Nadine (1988). Further film work includes supporting and featured roles in Coneheads (1993, with Cameron), Nixon (1995), Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995, with Valerie Wildman, James Cromwell, Robert Clendenin, Gregg Daniel, Castulo Guerra, Mary Mara, and Miriam Flynn), the comedy For Better or Worse (1995, starring Jason Alexander), Space Marines (1996, with John Pyper-Ferguson, Edward Laurence Albert, Meg Foster, and Michael Bailey Smith), Contact (1997), The General's Daughter (1999), and Catch Me if You Can (2002).
Television appearances include series such as General Hospital and Designing Women. He was also a principal cast member in Hollywood's longest running play "Welcome Home Soldier".
Beside his occupation as background actor, photo double and stand-in, Haney has also experiences as director, writer, producer, editor, and in the grip department. A few years ago, Haney founded the Palm Beach Acting School in Florida and is working as instructor there.
Star Trek appearances[]
- DS9:
- "Battle Lines" as a Nol-Ennis warrior (uncredited)
- at least one episode as a Jem'Hadar (uncredited)
External links[]
- PalmBeachActingSchool.com – official site
- Michael Haney at MySpace.com
- Michael Haney article at Examiner.com