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Bill Blair

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William "Bill" Blair is an actor who played various background aliens on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise. He appeared as several "Westmore aliens" on the last five seasons of Deep Space Nine and the last two seasons of Voyager. He acted as several Cardassians, Jem'Hadar, and Klingons, beside playing at least three different Vulcans on Enterprise. As a background performer Blair received no on-screen credit for all of his appearances. His costume as a Vulcan Syrrannite was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [1]

Blair was born in Kent, Ohio and has started his career in the entertainment industry as a singer on several bands. His resume includes various television commercials and modeling print-ads. In his early acting years he did a Spock impersonation on a convention. Blair was married to actress Toni Blair and is an often seen guest on several Star Trek-related conventions.

His acting resume includes films such as New Year's Evil (1989), R.O.T.O.R. (1989), Dinosaur Valley Girls (1996, with Jeff Rector), The Acid House (1998, with Maurice Roeves), the science fiction comedy Evolution (2001, with Gregory Itzin, Sarah Silverman, and Morgan Nagler), and the comedy Blades of Glory (2007).

His probably best known on-screen work was as a regular "alien actor" on the television series Babylon 5 (1994-1998, starring Andreas Katsulas, Bill Mumy, Patricia Tallman, and Tracy Scoggins), where he appeared in almost every episode and two of the Babylon 5 television films. Like in Star Trek, it's hard to spot him because he is mostly under heavy make-up, playing Minbari, Narn, and other aliens, and this is the reason of his nickname "Alien Actor".

His resume also includes guest appearances and regular background roles on television series such as Arliss, Ally McBeal, Sliders (starring John Rhys-Davies), The Invisible Man, The X-Files, The Drew Carey Show, The Waltons, Curb Your Enthusiasm (2002, with Diane Salinger), Charmed, and Alien Nation (starring Eric Pierpoint and Gary Graham).

Among his more recent projects was a background part in the Heroes episode Six Months Ago (2006, with Greg Grunberg, Zachary Quinto, Cristine Rose, Erick Avari, and Josh Clark) and the role of Commander Blodgett in the Star Trek: New Voyages double episode Blood and Fire (2007), which was written and directed by David Gerrold, starred James Cawley, guest starred Denise Crosby, and stunt coordinated by Leslie Hoffman. For New Voyages, Blair also worked as special effects make-up artist.

[edit] Star Trek appearances

Klingon High Council member
DS9: "The House of Quark"
(uncredited)

Klingon warrior
DS9: "Apocalypse Rising"
(uncredited)

Cardassian officer
DS9: "The Dogs of War"
(uncredited)

Nakan colonist
VOY: "Memorial"
(uncredited)

Norcadian spectator
VOY: "Tsunkatse"
(uncredited)

Alien spectator
VOY: "Muse"
(uncredited)

Jye administrator
VOY: "Critical Care"
(uncredited)

Klingon warrior
VOY: "Prophecy"
(uncredited)

Male Uxali
VOY: "Friendship One"
(uncredited)

Vulcan monk
ENT: "The Andorian Incident"
(uncredited)

Vulcan delegate
ENT: "Home"
(uncredited)

Vulcan Syrrannite
ENT: "Awakening"
(uncredited)

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