Eric Pierpoint
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Eric Pierpoint is an American
actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as George Francisco on Fox Network's Alien Nation. He has appeared on all of the Star Trek
spin-off
s. He played five characters in the four series from 1993 to 2005.
He is the son of retired CBS news correspondent Robert Pierpoint
. He attended Catholic University, where he received his MA in fine arts. He graduated from Walt Whitman High School
in Bethesda, Maryland
and was on the wrestling, soccer, and tennis teams. He received his BA degree from the University of Redlands, majoring in philosophy. He was captain of the soccer team, and took his first drama course as a senior. He married his college girlfriend, Lind until 1985, she remarried later to her first boyfriend.
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actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as George Francisco on Fox Network's Alien Nation. He has appeared on all of the Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
s. He played five characters in the four series from 1993 to 2005.
He is the son of retired CBS news correspondent Robert Pierpoint
Robert Pierpoint
Robert Pierpoint was a American broadcast journalist who worked for CBS News.Born in Redondo Beach, California, Pierpoint served in the United States Navy during World War II. In 1948, he graduated from University of Redlands...
. He attended Catholic University, where he received his MA in fine arts. He graduated from Walt Whitman High School
Walt Whitman High School
Walt Whitman High School is a public secondary institution serving roughly the western part of Bethesda--an unincorporated suburban area of Washington, DC, in Montgomery County, Maryland. The school is named in honor of the American poet. It is fed into by Thomas W. Pyle Middle School.-History:The...
in Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
and was on the wrestling, soccer, and tennis teams. He received his BA degree from the University of Redlands, majoring in philosophy. He was captain of the soccer team, and took his first drama course as a senior. He married his college girlfriend, Lind until 1985, she remarried later to her first boyfriend.
Filmography
- Windy City (1984) – Pete
- Invaders from MarsInvaders from Mars (1986 film)Invaders from Mars is a 1986 science fiction film directed by Tobe Hooper from a screenplay by Dan O'Bannon and Don Jakoby. It is a remake of the 1953 science fiction film Invaders from Mars, and is a reworking of that film's screenplay by Richard Blake from an original story by John Tucker Battle...
(1986) – Rinaldi - FameFame (1982 TV series)Fame is an American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987. The show was based on the 1980 motion picture of the same name. Using a mixture of drama and music, it followed the lives of the students and faculty at the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. Although...
(1986–1987) – Paul - Alien Nation (1989–1990) – Det. George Francisco
- Matlock: The Suspect (1991) – David Houk
- Forever YoungForever Young (film)Forever Young is a 1992 film, directed by Steve Miner, starring Mel Gibson, Elijah Wood and Jamie Lee Curtis. The screenplay was written by J.J. Abrams from an original story, "The Rest of Daniel". The original music score is composed by Jerry Goldsmith...
(1992) – Fred - Star Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
(1993) – Ambassador Voval - Time TraxTime TraxTime Trax was an American/Australian co-produced science fiction television series that first aired in 1993. A police officer, sent through time into the past, has to track down and return convicted criminals who have escaped prison in the future...
(1993) – Jason Peterman - Alien Nation: Dark HorizonAlien Nation: Dark HorizonAlien Nation was a television show from the Fox Network which lasted a single season, ending in 1990 with a cliffhanger series finale. Dark Horizon was written to be the season opener for the second season, but when the series was unexpectedly canceled and looked like it might never return to...
(1994) – Det. George Francisco - Alien Nation: Body and SoulAlien Nation: Body and SoulAlien Nation was a television show from the Fox Network which lasted a single season. Alien Nation: Body and Soul was the second television movie produced to continue the story after the premature cancellation of the popular series. It follows the television series format of two parallel...
(1995) – Det. George Francisco - The StrangerThe Stranger (1995 film)The Stranger is a 1995 martial arts-action film directed by Fritz Kiersch, starring former professional kickboxing champion Kathy Long. The film bears many similarities to the 1973 Clint Eastwood film High Plains Drifter.-Plot:...
(1995) – Sheriff Gordon Cole - Midnight ManMidnight Man (1995 film)Midnight Man is a 1994 action/martial arts film written by J.B. Lawrence, produced by Alan Amiel and directed by John Weidner...
(1995) – Paddy White - Alien Nation: MillenniumAlien Nation: MillenniumAlien Nation was a television show from the Fox Network which lasted a single season. Alien Nation: Millennium was the third television movie produced to continue the story after the premature cancellation of the popular series...
(1996) – Det. George Francisco - Driven (1996) – Hal
- Alien Nation: The Enemy WithinAlien Nation: The Enemy WithinAlien Nation was a television show from the Fox Network which lasted a single season. Alien Nation: The Enemy Within is the fourth television movie produced to continue the story after the premature cancellation of the popular series...
(1996) – Det. George Francisco - Liar LiarLiar LiarLiar Liar is a 1997 American comedy film written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur, directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Jim Carrey. Carrey was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical...
(1997) – Richard Cole - Alien Nation: The Udara LegacyAlien Nation: The Udara LegacyAlien Nation: The Udara Legacy was the fifth and final television movie produced to continue the story of the prematurely canceled television series Alien Nation. The plot introduces the idea that among the Tenctonese slaves, there was a resistance movement called the Udara who were implanted...
(1997) – Det. George Francisco - SteelSteel (film)Steel is a 1997 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character John Henry Irons, who first appeared in 1993 during the Reign of the Supermen! storyline in the Superman comic book titles. The film stars Shaquille O'Neal as Irons and his alter ego Steel, Annabeth Gish as his wheelchair...
(1997) – Major - HolesHoles (film)Holes is a 2003 film based on the novel of the same name by Louis Sachar, who also wrote the screenplay, with Shia LaBeouf as the lead role of Stanley Yelnats...
(2003) – Sheriff - Four Weeks Four Hours (2004) – Larry
- Messiah (2004) – Abbot
- EulogyEulogy (film)-Plot:The film opens with Kate Collins walking up to a house. She knocks and a woman answers the door. Kate explains that although she doesn't know her she has a long story to explain....
(2004) – Mr. Carmichael - Star Trek: EnterpriseStar Trek: EnterpriseStar Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series. It follows the adventures of humanity's first warp 5 starship, the Enterprise, ten years before the United Federation of Planets shown in previous Star Trek series was formed.Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001...
(2005) – Harris - The World's Fastest IndianThe World's Fastest IndianThe World's Fastest Indian is a 2005 New Zealand biographical film based on the Invercargill, New Zealand speed bike racer Burt Munro and his highly modified Indian Scout motorcycle...
(2005) – Earl - Four Weeks, Four Hours (2006) – Larry
- TV Virus (2007) – Rett
- Transformers: Revenge of the FallenTransformers: Revenge of the FallenTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a 2009 American science fiction-action film directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. It is the sequel to the 2007 film Transformers and the second installment in the live-action Transformers series...
(2009) – NSA Officer - Phil Cobb's Dinner for Four (2011) – Phil Cobb
- Donner PassDonner PassDonner Pass is a mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada, located above Donner Lake about nine miles west of Truckee, California. It has a steep approach from the east and a gradual approach from the west....
(2011) – George Donner
Guest starring appearances
- Star Trek: Deep Space NineStar Trek: Deep Space NineStar Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
- "For the Uniform" - Babylon 5Babylon 5Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...
- "The Deconstruction of Falling StarsThe Deconstruction of Falling Stars"The Deconstruction of Falling Stars" is the final episode of the fourth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. This was the final episode of Babylon 5 to air on PTEN.-Synopsis:...
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