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Gregory Beecroft (born 9 May 1952; age 71) is the former actor who portrayed Mickey D in the Star Trek: The Next Generation second season episode "The Royale".
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, he is the brother of fellow actor David Beecroft. He was a regular, portraying Anthony "Tony" Reardon on Guiding Light between 1981 and 1985. Following a supporting role in Hotshot (1987, with Leon Russom and Peter Henry Schroeder), he was a cast member of As the World Turns (1988-1989) and General Hospital (1989-1990). For his performance in As the World Turns he received a Soap Opera Digest Award nomination in 1991 as part of the cast for Outstanding Limited Run: Daytime.
Beecroft also had guest roles in episodes of Hunter (1989, with Todd Jeffries), Raven (1993), and One West Waikiki (1995, with Cindy Katz).