John Larroquette
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John Larroquette (born 25 November 1947; age 60) is the American actor who played the Klingon officer Maltz in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. He is most famous for his role in the NBC sitcom Night Court, winning four consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal Assistant DA Dan Fielding. Both Brent Spiner and Nana Visitor had memorable guest appearances on the show, and Larroquette's Search for Spock co-star Robin Curtis also appeared.
Early in his career, Larroquette was a regular on two series from NBC, Doctor's Hospital and Baa Baa Black Sheep (the latter co-starring James Whitmore, Jr.). After Night Court ended in 1992 after nine seasons, he starred in his own series, The John Larroquette Show, also on NBC. This series lasted from 1993 through 1996 and earned Larroquette a fifth Emmy nomination – his first for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
Larroquette won his fifth Emmy Award (his sixth nomination) for his 1997 guest appearance on The Practice. He would appear several more times on the series, earning an additional Emmy nomination in 2002. Among the other television programs on which Larroquette has guest-starred are Sanford and Son, Three's Company, Fantasy Island (starring Ricardo Montalban), Remington Steele, The West Wing, and House (starring Jennifer Morrison). He also plays lawyer Mike McBride in the multiple McBride made-for-television movies.
Larroquette's first film experience came as the narrator of the popular 1974 horror classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Nearly three decades later, he returned to narrate the 2003 remake of that film. He also narrated the prequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.
In addition to Star Trek III, Larroquette had supporting roles in films such as Stripes (1981, co-starring Lance LeGault and William Lucking), Cat People (1982, co-starring Malcolm McDowell and Ed Begley, Jr.), Meatballs Part II (1984, with Hamilton Camp), Summer Rental (1985, with Richard Herd), and Blind Date (1987, featuring Armin Shimerman). Following the success of Night Court, he received starring roles in the comic films Second Sight (1989, featuring John Schuck) and Madhouse (1990, co-starring Kirstie Alley). His subsequent film credits include Tune in Tomorrow... (1990, with Henry Gibson), JFK (1991, featuring Tony Plana), Richie Rich (1994, featuring Rick Worthy), Demon Knight (1995, starring William Sadler, Tim de Zarn, Dick Miller, John Schuck, and the voice of John Kassir), Isn't She Great (2000, with Christopher McDonald) and Southland Tales (2006, co-starring The Rock, Holmes Osborne and Wallace Shawn).
Larroquette is currently starring as Crane, Poole & Schmidt's managing partner Carl Sack on the hit ABC series Boston Legal, opposite his Star Trek III castmate William Shatner. Larroquette replaced former regular Rene Auberjonois, who was among the actors removed from the regular cast to make way for new players like Larroquette. [1]
