Richard Poe
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Richard Poe is an American actor. He has worked in movies, television and on Broadway
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He graduated from Pittsburg Senior High School in 1963 then from the University of San Francisco
in 1967. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War
. Along with Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Mark Lenard, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Armin Shimerman and John de Lancie he is one of only a few actors to play the same character on three different Star Trek series. He played Gul Evek in Star Trek: The Next Generation
(1987), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
(1993) and Star Trek: Voyager
(1995), being one of four actors to appear in all three series. He recently appeared in A Christmas Carol
at Ford's Theatre
, 2006, as Ebenezer Scrooge
, was in the San Diego cast of the new Broadway-bound musical, Cry-Baby
. Currently, Poe is performing in the revival of Girl Crazy
at the New York City Center, November 19–22, directed by Jerry Zaks
.
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
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He graduated from Pittsburg Senior High School in 1963 then from the University of San Francisco
University of San Francisco
The University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of...
in 1967. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
. Along with Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Mark Lenard, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Armin Shimerman and John de Lancie he is one of only a few actors to play the same character on three different Star Trek series. He played Gul Evek in Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star 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...
(1987), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
(1993) and Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
(1995), being one of four actors to appear in all three series. He recently appeared in A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...
at Ford's Theatre
Ford's Theatre
Ford's Theatre is a historic theater in Washington, D.C., used for various stage performances beginning in the 1860s. It is also the site of the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865...
, 2006, as Ebenezer Scrooge
Ebenezer Scrooge
Ebenezer Scrooge is the principal character in Charles Dickens's 1843 novel, A Christmas Carol. At the beginning of the novel, Scrooge is a cold-hearted, tight-fisted and greedy man, who despises Christmas and all things which give people happiness...
, was in the San Diego cast of the new Broadway-bound musical, Cry-Baby
Cry-Baby (musical)
Cry-Baby is a musical based on the 1990 John Waters movie of the same name. The music is by David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger, and the book is by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan. O'Donnell and Meehan also adapted Waters' film Hairspray for the musical stage...
. Currently, Poe is performing in the revival of Girl Crazy
Girl Crazy
Girl Crazy is a 1930 musical with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Ethel Merman made her stage debut in this musical production....
at the New York City Center, November 19–22, directed by Jerry Zaks
Jerry Zaks
Jerry Zaks is a German-born American stage and television director, and actor. He won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play and Drama Desk Award for directing The House of Blue Leaves, Lend Me A Tenor, and Six Degrees of Separation and the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical and Drama...
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Filmography
- TransamericaTransamerica (film)Transamerica is a 2005 independent comedy-drama film produced by IFC Films and The Weinstein Company. The film tells the story of Bree, a transsexual woman , who goes on a road trip with her long-lost son Toby ....
(2005) ... as John - The Warrior ClassThe Warrior ClassThe Warrior Class is a 2004 film directed by Alan Hruska which stars Anson Mount and Erica Leerhsen. Even though it was finished in 2004, it was not released on DVD until February 6, 2007.-Plot:...
(2004) ... as Magistrate - EdEd (TV series)Ed is an NBC television program co-produced by David Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated, NBC Productions, and Viacom Productions that aired from 2000 to 2004....
- episode Home Is Where the Ducks Are (2000)
- Now and AgainNow and AgainNow and Again is an American television series that aired in the US from September 24, 1999 until May 5, 2000 on CBS. The story revolves around the United States government engineering the perfect human body for use in espionage, but not being able to yet perfect the brain...
- episode There Are No Words (2000) as Admiral
- The Peacemaker (1997) .... as DOE Haz-mat Tech #2
- Law & OrderLaw & OrderLaw & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
- episode Working Mom (1997) ... as Mac Bernum
- episode Happily Ever After (1990) ... as Forensic Scientist
- The Prosecutors (1996) ... as Roy Mariello
- The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestThe Real Adventures of Jonny QuestThe Real Adventures of Jonny Quest is an animated action-adventure television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and broadcast on Cartoon Network from August 26, 1996 to April 16, 1997. A revival of the 1960s Jonny Quest franchise, it features teenage adventurers Jonny Quest, Hadji Singh,...
- episode Ezekiel Rage (1996) (voice) ... as Dr. Smallwood
- Pride & JoyPride & Joy (TV series)Pride & Joy, is an American comedy series that aired on NBC in 1995. The series revolved around a Manhattan couple with a newborn son, Greg and Amy Sherman , and a couple across the hall, Nathan and Carol Green . The series soon folded after one season....
- episode Terror at 30,000 Feet (1995) ... as Herb
- The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
- episode Viv'acious (1995) ... as Ed Buchanan
- episode Becoming a Buchanan (1995) ... as Ed Buchanan
- episode The Heart of the Matter (1995) ... as Ed Buchanan
- episode Clyde and Vivian and Ed and Malice (1994) ... as Ed Buchanan
- Star Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
- episode Caretaker: Part 1Caretaker (Voyager episode)"Caretaker" is the first episode of Star Trek: Voyager. It was originally shown as one double-length episode, but has been split into two parts for repeats...
(1995) ... as Gul Evek - Speechless (film)Speechless (film)Speechless is a 1994 romantic comedy film directed by Ron Underwood. It stars Geena Davis , Michael Keaton, Bonnie Bedelia, Ernie Hudson and Christopher Reeve.-Plot:...
(1994) ... as Tom - 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...
- episode TribunalTribunal (DS9 episode)“Tribunal” is the penultimate episode of the second season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It provided a look at the Cardassian judicial system and culture....
(1994) ... as Gul Evek - episode The Maquis: Part 1The Maquis (DS9 episode)"The Maquis" is a two-part episode from the second season of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The Maquis, and their dissatisfaction with the Federation, would recur in future episodes such as "For the Cause", "For the Uniform", and "Blaze of Glory"...
(1994) ... as Gul Evek - episode Playing GodPlaying God (DS9 episode)"Playing God" is the 37th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.-Overview:While Dax mentors her first Trill initiate, a proto-universe threatens to destroy the station and Bajor.-Plot:...
(1994) ... as Gul Evek - 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...
- episode Preemptive StrikePreemptive Strike (TNG episode)"Preemptive Strike" is the 176th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Overview:"Preemptive Strike" concluded the plotline involving the character Ro Laren...
(1994) ... as Gul Evek - episode Journeys EndJourney's End (TNG episode)"Journey's End" is the 172nd episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Overview:Wesley Crusher questions his future as the Enterprise is under orders to forcibly remove the descendants of North American Indians from a planet being yielded to the...
(1994) ... Gul Evek - FrasierFrasierFrasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars...
- episode Miracle on Third or Fourth Street (1993) ... as Chopper Dave
- episode Oops (1993) ... as Chopper Dave
- The Night We Never Met (1993) ... as Bartender
- Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992) ... as Bishop
- A Promise to Keep (1990)
- BabesBabesBabes is an American situation comedy series that ran for one season on the Fox Television Network from September 13, 1990 to August 10, 1991. It was created by Gail Parent and executive produced by Dolly Parton and Sandy Gallin's Sandollar Productions for Twentieth Century Fox Television...
- episode Pilot (1990) ... as Tyrone
- Born on the Fourth of JulyBorn on the Fourth of July (film)Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 American film adaptation of the best selling autobiography of the same name by Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic. Tom Cruise plays Kovic, in a performance that earned him his first Academy Award nomination. Oliver Stone co-wrote the screenplay with Kovic, and also...
(1989) ... as Frankie - VA Hospital - Mystery MansionMystery MansionMystery Mansion is the name of a text-based adventure game written in 1978-1981 by Bill Wolpert while at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Keyport, Washington. It originally ran only on the HP HP-1000 minicomputer on the RTE operating system, but was later ported by persons unknown to run under...
(1984) ... as Adam Drake