Vaughn Armstrong

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{{Sidebar actor
|name       = Vaughn Armstrong
|image      = Vaughn Armstrong.jpg
|caption    = Vaughn Armstrong
|birth name = Vaughn Dale Armstrong, Jr.
|gender     = Male
|birthday   = {{d|7|July|1950}}
|birthplace = Sonora, California, USA
|deathday   =
|deathplace =
|roles      = [[:Category:Performers|Guest Actor]]; [[:Category:Video game performers|Voice Actor]]
|characters = [[Maxwell Forrest]]; [[#Star Trek appearances|Multiple characters]]
|image2     = Maxwell Forrest, 2154.jpg
|caption2   = ... as Admiral Maxwell Forrest
}}
'''Vaughn Dale Armstrong, Jr.''' {{born|7|July|1950}} is a veteran ''[[Star Trek]]'' actor who is noted for portraying twelve separate characters in twenty-eight episodes over four separate series. Armstrong is one of only five actors to play seven or more different characters in the ''Star Trek'' franchise (the others being [[Jeffrey Combs]], [[Randy Oglesby]], [[J.G. Hertzler]], and [[Thomas Kopache]]). His characters include a [[Human]], a [[mirror universe]] Human, a [[Romulan]], a [[Borg]]/former Borg, a [[Vidiian]], a [[Kreetassan]], a [[Hirogen]], two [[Cardassian]]s, and three [[Klingon]]s. However, he is probably best known for his recurring role as [[Admiral]] [[Maxwell Forrest]] in the {{s|ENT}} series. He appeared in both the (in airdate order) second, and penultimate episode of {{s|DS9}}. He has the distinction of playing the first male Klingon on {{s|TNG}}, apart from [[Worf]]. He was one of many actors (including [[Jeffrey Combs]] and [[William O. Campbell]]) who auditioned for the role of [[William T. Riker]] on that same series.

Armstrong's talents also extend into the musical arena. He has mastered the {{w|ukulele}}, using a "banjo"-style ukulele (commonly known as a {{w|banjolele}}) he made himself. With it he entertains audiences with Civil War-era songs and roots music, leading into the blues music he plays with others. His ''Trek''-related blues songs are popular at convention appearances. His folk song band, The Enterprise Blues Band, includes fellow ''Trek'' actors [[Richard Herd]] ([[Owen Paris]]), [[Steve Rankin]] ([[Colonel]] [[Phillip Green|Green]] and other roles), and [[Casey Biggs]] ([[Damar]]). Armstrong does the lead vocals in the band and plays also harp (harmonica). He has joked on stage during conventions that he is the innovator of Klingon "gutbucket" music and Andorian blues.

As an actor away from ''Star Trek'', Armstrong has had a thirty-plus-year career in roles with many ''Trek'' alumni. On film Armstrong cut his teeth in 1977's ''Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target'' with [[Robert DoQui]], [[Richard Lynch]], and [[Harris Yulin]]. 1978 saw Armstrong in the aviation drama, ''The Winds of Kitty Hawk'', sharing the screen with [[Robin Gammell]], [[John Hoyt]] and [[Eugene Roche]]. Nearly a decade later, Armstrong would work with fellow multiple Trek star [[Glenn Morshower]] in 1984's ''The Philadelphia Experiment''. Another six years passed and Armstrong worked with a number of ''Trek'' actors in ''Family of Spies'' joining alumni [[Wren T. Brown]], [[Jeffrey Alan Chandler]], [[Gordon Clapp]], [[Paul Collins]], [[William Frankfather]], [[Spencer Garrett]], [[Ken Jenkins]], [[Wyatt Knight]], [[Boris Lee Krutonog]], and [[Aaron Lustig]]. A year later, Armstrong re-joined Clapp in the telefilm ''Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis''; they were accompanied by [[Bob Gunton]], [[Jeffrey Nordling]], and [[Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa]]. In 1994, Armstrong re-teamed with Aaron Lustig and Harris Yulin in the Tom Clancy novel ''cum'' film, ''Clear & Present Danger'' with [[Reg E. Cathey]], [[Raymond Cruz]], [[Kamala Dawson]], [[Elizabeth Dennehy]], [[Ellen Geer]], [[Michael Jace]], and [[John Putch]]. 1995's computer thriller ''The Net'' reunited Armstrong with Wren Brown, and they worked with [[Juan García]] and [[Dan Shor]]. That same year, Armstrong teamed up again with Gammell, Lustig, and Yulin in the telefilm ''If These walls Could Talk'' with [[Jack Kehler]]. The film was executive-produced by [[Whoopi Goldberg]]. Armstrong was joined by DS9 co-star and fellow Enterprise Blues Band member Casey Biggs in ''2 Voices'' with [[Nicolas Surovy]] and in 1998, Armstrong worked with {{s|VOY}} co-star and another Enterprise Blues Band member Richard Herd in ''I Married a Monster''. The most recent film in which Armstrong appeared was ''Finding Amanda'', in which he was joined by [[Patrick Fischler]], [[Anthony Holiday]], and [[Daniel Roebuck]].

Armstrong has also been productive on television. Armstrong appeared on ''Lou Grant'' with ''Voyager'' colleague [[Keene Curtis]]. He made his way to ''Wonder Woman'' with [[Henry Gibson]] and [[Dennis Madalone]], who later served as Armstrong's stunt double in "Heart of Glory". Following this fantasy turn, Armstrong guested on on ''A Man Called Sloane'' with [[Alex Henteloff]] and [[Monte Markham]]. Armstrong joined [[Anthony De Longis]] and [[Morgan Woodward]] on ''Matt Houston''. Armstrong played a cop in two episodes of ''Simon & Simon'' with [[Jonathan Banks]] and [[Lance LeGault]]. Armstrong had a role in the television thriller series ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' with [[Rif Hutton]]. On ''Scarecrow & Mrs. King'', Armstrong worked with future DS9 co-star [[Nana Visitor]]. 

These roles preceded Armstrong's role in {{e|Heart of Glory}}. There was work long after that and before he turned up on DS9, ''Voyager'', and ''Enterprise''. Armstrong's role following "Heart of Glory" was on ''Cheers'', starring [[Kirstie Alley]], [[Kelsey Grammer]], and [[Bebe Neuwirth]]. Armstrong continued in the comedy vein landing up on ''Seinfeld'' with [[Jason Alexander]], [[Corbin Bernsen]], [[Peter Parros]], and [[Marty Rackham]]. Armstrong later appeared on the anthology series ''F.B.I. The Untold Stories'', joining [[Edward Laurence Albert]] and [[Adrienne Barbeau]]. Armstrong was then seen on the comedy-western ''The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.'' with [[Peter Dennis]]. Armstrong worked with DS9 and TNG guest stars [[Daphne Ashbrook]] and [[Katherine Moffat]] on the cop series ''One West Waikiki''. Armstrong reunited with Kelsey Grammer on ''Frasier'' with [[Marnie Mosiman]]. Armstrong then returned to his sci-fi roots on ''[[Babylon 5]]'', working with [[Andreas Katsulas]], [[Bill Mumy]], [[Majel Barrett]], [[Marshall Teague]], and [[Ed Trotta]]. Armstrong was seen twice on ''Melrose Place'' with [[Carlos LaCamara]] and with [[Leland Crooke]], [[Margot Rose]], and [[Michael Shamus Wiles]]. Next was ''Baywatch Nights'' with [[Christopher Michael]]. Armstrong reunited with Jack Kehler on the court drama ''Murder One'' alongside [[Barbara Bosson]], [[Don R. McManus]], and [[Rick Worthy]]. Continuing the fantasy trend, Armstrong joined ''Voyager'' co-star [[Jeri Ryan]] on ''Dark Skies'' with [[David Carpenter]] and [[Charley Lang]]. Armstrong re-teamed with Robin Gammell and Glenn Morshower on the premiere of ''C-16: FBI'', also starring [[Michael Cavanaugh]] and [[Zach Grenier]] and guest-starring [[Melinda Culea]] and [[Stanley Kamel]]. Armstrong found himself once again working with Gordon Clapp and Aaron Lustig on Clapp's starring role series, ''NYPD Blue'', also starring [[Sharon Lawrence]]. Law enforcement was still in the cards for Armstrong with a turn on ''Profiler'' starring [[Dennis Christopher]]. A role on ''Pensacola: Wings of Gold'' took Armstrong to the skies with [[Randy Mulkey]]. Armstrong then played another cop on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' directed by [[James Whitmore, Jr.]]. Because of his work on ''Simon & Simon'', producer Philip De Guere, Jr. brought Armstrong over to the military-legal series ''JAG'' with [[Bill Bolender]], [[Blake Lindsley]], [[Benjamin Brown]], Paul Collins, and [[Mark Metcalf]]. Armstrong joined fellow Romulan player [[Alan Scarfe]] on his series ''Seven Days'' with [[Holmes R. Osborne]]. The next role with a ''Trek'' alum was ''The Beast'' with [[Lilyan Chauvin]]. Another run with Crooke was on ''Philly'' with [[Scott Alan Smith]]. Then came ''The Guardian'' starring [[Raphael Sbarge]] with [[John de Lancie]]. Reunions were again a theme on the premiere of ''Mister Sterling'', where Armstrong ended up again with Bob Gunton, Stanley Kamel, and Harris Yulin, and along for the episode were [[Art Chudabala]], [[David Doty]], and fellow multiple ''Trek'' actor [[Randy Oglesby]]. ''Mister Sterling'' was short-lived, as was the next series on which Armstrong guest-starred, ''Smith'', starring [[Virginia Madsen]]. Armstrong's most recent television roles were on the '60s period comedy-drama ''Mad Men'' with fellow ''Voyager'' and ''Enterprise'' actor [[Mark Moses]]; on ''Desperate Housewives'' with [[Teri Hatcher]], [[Vanessa Williams]], [[Brenda Strong]], [[Kevin Rahm]], [[Dakin Matthews]], and [[Aaron Lustig]]; and on ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' with fellow ''Voyager'' actor [[Wallace Langham]].

He has also appeared in ''Criminal Minds'' and ''Law & Order: Los Angeles''.

== ''Star Trek'' appearances ==
<gallery>
File:Korris.jpg|{{Captain}} [[Korris]]<br />{{TNG|Heart of Glory|Shades of Gray}}
File:Danar.jpg|[[Gul]] [[Danar]]<br />{{DS9|Past Prologue}}
File:Telek R'Mor.jpg|[[Doctor]] [[Telek R'Mor]]<br />{{VOY|Eye of the Needle}}
File:Seskal.jpg|[[Seskal]]<br />{{DS9|When It Rains...|The Dogs of War}}
File:Lansor.jpg|[[Two of Nine]]/[[Lansor]]<br />{{VOY|Survival Instinct}}
File:Vidiian captain 1.jpg|[[Vidiian captain 001|Vidiian captain]]<br />{{VOY|Fury}}
File:Alpha Hirogen fab.jpg|[[Hirogen Alpha 003|Alpha Hirogen]]<br />{{VOY|Flesh and Blood}}
File:Korath.jpg|[[Korath]]<br />{{VOY|Endgame}}
File:Maxwell Forrest, 2151.jpg|[[Maxwell Forrest]]<br />{{s|ENT}}<br />[[ENT recurring characters|Recurring character]]
File:Klingon Captain (Somraw).jpg|[[Klingon 22nd Somraw captain 1|Klingon Captain]]<br />{{ENT|Sleeping Dogs}}
File:Kreetassan.jpg|[[Kreetassan captain 001|Kreetassan Captain]]<br />{{ENT|Vox Sola|A Night in Sickbay}}
File:Maximilian Forrest.jpg|Captain [[Maximilian Forrest]]<br />{{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly}}
</gallery>

=== Recurring appearance ===
<div class="appear">
* {{ENT}}
** {{e|Broken Bow}} ([[ENT Season 1|Season One]])
** {{e|Fortunate Son}}
** {{e|Shadows of P'Jem}}
** {{e|Fusion}}
** {{e|Fallen Hero}}
** {{e|Shockwave}}
** {{e|Shockwave, Part II}} ([[ENT Season 2|Season Two]])
** {{e|Cease Fire}}
** {{e|Future Tense}}
** {{e|Regeneration}}
** {{e|First Flight}}
** {{e|The Expanse}}
** {{e|Home}} ([[ENT Season 4|Season Four]])
** {{e|The Forge}}
</div>

=== Additional ''Trek'' appearances ===
* ''[[Star Trek: The Experience#Klingon Encounter|Star Trek: The Experience - Klingon Encounter]]'' as [[Korath]]
* ''[[Trekkies 2]]'' as himself

=== Voice acting credits ===
* ''[[Star Trek: New Worlds]]'' as Admiral Fairbanks
* ''[[Star Trek: Armada II]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Bridge Commander]]'' as Captain Korbus/Karoon captain
* ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Command III]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Elite Force II]]''

== External links ==
* {{wikipedia}} 
* {{imdb|name/nm0035932||external}}
* [http://www.ebluesband.com EBluesBand.com] &ndash; official Enterprise Blues Band website
* [http://www.myspace.com/ebluesband Vaughn Armstrong's Enterprise Blues Band] on [http://www.myspace.com Myspace]
* {{facebook|pages/Enterprise-Blues-Band/107580389228|Enterprise Blues Band|external}}
* {{startrek.com|vaughn-armstrong}}

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