Richard Sarstedt
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Richard Graham Sarstedt (born 25 March 1942; age 67) is an actor and singer who worked as a background performer and stand-in for eighteen years on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, and several Star Trek films. He received no on-screen credit for nearly all of his appearances. Sarstedt's costume as an admiral from the episode "Endgame" was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [1] His Starfleet uniform as William McKenzie was also sold off. [2]
Sarstedt was born in New Delhi, India and has started his career as a singer under the name Eden Kane in honor of the film Citizen Kane and the Biblical Garden of Eden in the early '60s. As Eden Kane, he has had several number one hits including "Well I Ask You" in 1961. His brothers, Peter Sarstedt and Robin "Robbie" Sarstedt, are also singers. As a singer and with his brothers he appeared in several episodes of the music shows Top of the Pops (1964) and Ready Steady Go! (1964). Between 1961 and 2001 he recorded eight albums, several EPs, and many singles. Sarstedt is married to Charlene and they have two children.
Among his non-Trek resume are acting and stand-in appearances in several films and television series such as Dynasty (1981-1989, starring Joan Collins), The Colbys (1985-1987, starring Stephanie Beacham, Tracy Scoggins, and Ricardo Montalban), Sisters (1991-1996, starring Ashley Judd), and Columbo.
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[edit] Star Trek appearances
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[edit] Recurring appearances
- TNG: as a command division officer
- "Encounter at Farpoint"
- "The Big Goodbye"
- "Coming of Age"
- "Conspiracy"
- "Up The Long Ladder"
- "Peak Performance"
- "Yesterday's Enterprise"
- "Allegiance"
- "Tin Man"
- "Sarek"
- "Future Imperfect"
- "Galaxy's Child"
- "The Nth Degree"
- "The Drumhead"
- "Ensign Ro"
- "Realm of Fear"
- "Man of the People"
- "Frame of Mind"
- "Suspicions"
- "Second Chances"
- "Descent, Part II"
- "Dark Page"
- "Eye of the Beholder"
- "All Good Things..."
- VOY: as Crewman William McKenzie
- "The Cloud"
- "Emanations"
- "Prime Factors"
- "Heroes and Demons"
- "Jetrel"
- "Twisted"
- "Parturition"
- "Persistence of Vision"
- "Death Wish"
- "Investigations"
- "Remember"
- "Future's End, Part II"
- "The Q and the Grey"
- "Coda"
- "Unity"
- "Favorite Son"
- "Before and After"
- "Real Life"
- "Displaced"
- "Scorpion"
- "Day of Honor"
- "The Raven"
- "Scientific Method"
- "Relativity"
- "The Haunting of Deck Twelve"
- "Repression"
- "Drive"
- "Workforce"
- "Workforce, Part II"
- "Author, Author"
- "Homestead"
- VOY: in different roles:
- at least one episode as a Klingon
[edit] Stand-in work
- TNG:
- Stand-in for Jonathan Frakes (Season 4-7)
- Stand-in for John de Lancie (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint", "Hide and Q", "All Good Things...")
- VOY:
- Stand-in for Robert Beltran (Season 2-7)
- ENT:
- Stand-in for Scott Bakula (Season 1-4)
- Stand-in for Francis Guinan (ENT: "The Communicator")
- Star Trek films
- Star Trek Generations as stand-in for Jonathan Frakes
- Star Trek Generations as stand-in (for an actor on the Enterprise-B)
- Star Trek: First Contact as stand-in for Jonathan Frakes
- Star Trek: Insurrection as stand-in for Jonathan Frakes
[edit] External links
- EdenKane.com - official site
- Richard Sarstedt at the Internet Movie Database
- Eden Kane at the Internet Movie Database
