Michael Dorn
Acting • Born 1952-12-09
Biography
Michael Dorn (born December 9, 1952) is an American actor and voice artist who is best known for his role as the Klingon Worf from the Star Trek franchise. Dorn was born in Luling, Texas, the son of Allie Lee (née Nauls) and Fentress Dorn, Jr. He grew up in Pasadena, California. He studied radio and television production at the Pasadena City College. From there he pursued a career in music as a performer with several different rock music bands, travelling to San Francisco and then back to Los Angeles.Dorn first appeared in Rocky (1976) as Apollo Creed's bodyguard, though he was not credited. He first appeared as a guest on the television show W.E.B. in 1978. The producer was impressed with his work, so he introduced Michael to an agent who introduced him to acting teacher Charles Conrad to study acting for six months. He then landed a regular role on the television series CHiPs.
Filmography
166 credits
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Movie • 1991
Klingon Defense Attorney
Star Trek: Generations
Movie • 1994
Lt. Commander Worf
Star Trek: First Contact
Movie • 1996
Lieutenant Commander Worf
Star Trek: Insurrection
Movie • 1998
Lt. Commander Worf
Star Trek: Nemesis
Movie • 2002
Lt. Commander Worf
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn
Movie • 2009
Mata Nui (voice)
Face Value
Movie • 2001
Hitman
Jagged Edge
Movie • 1985
Dan Hislan
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Movie • 2006
Sandman
A.I. Assault
Movie • 2006
General Buskirk
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Movie • 2023
Captain Worf
Trekkies
Movie • 1997
Self
Fist of the Warrior
Movie • 2007
Arnold Denton
The Interplanetary Surplus Male and Amazon Women of Outer Space
Movie • 2003
The Bartender
Night Skies
Movie • 2007
Kyle
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
Movie • 1995
Worf
Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time
Movie • 2003
Rufus 3000 (voice)
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Movie • 1994
Self
Entwined
Movie • 2019
Joe Reed
The Deep Below
Movie • 2007
Carl Bennet
Shady Lady
Movie • 2012
Narrator
Menno's Mind
Movie • 1997
Simon
Descent
Movie • 2005
General Fielding
Star Trek Story
Movie • 1996
Self
Glowzies
Movie • 2023
General Thomson
Amanda & the Alien
Movie • 1998
Lieutenant Vint
Strange Frame
Movie • 2012
Guardship Commander (voice)
Timemaster
Movie • 1995
Chairman
The Girl Next Door
Movie • 1998
Lieutenant Steve Driscoll
Fallen Angels
Movie • 2007
Taylor
Lessons for an Assassin
Movie • 2003
Quinn
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Movie • 1993
Worf
Unbelievable!!!!!
Movie • 2020
Real Robert Schmitt
Where Are All the UFO's?
Movie • 1996
Narrator (voice)
Ted 2
Movie • 2015
Rick
Rocky
Movie • 1976
Apollo Creed's Bodyguard (uncredited)
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
Movie • 1996
Self
Butterfly in the Sky
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Virtual Combat
Movie • 1995
Virtual Voice of Dante (voice)
Mach 2
Movie • 2001
Rogers
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies
Movie • 2004
I.M. Weasel (Voice)
50 Years of Star Trek
Movie • 2016
Self
Shadow Hours
Movie • 2000
Det. Thomas Greenwood
The Prophet's Game
Movie • 2000
Bob Bowman
The Man from Earth: Holocene
Movie • 2017
Dr. Gil Parker
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
Movie • 2010
Lieutenant Worf (voice)
Through the Fire
Movie • 2002
Michael Collins
Thru the Moebius Strip
Movie • 2005
King Tor (voice)
Liberator
Movie • 2012
General Pollard
Extraterrestrial
Movie • 2005
Transformers: Titans Return
Movie • 2017
Fortress Maximus (voice)
The Santa Clause 2
Movie • 2002
Sandman
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Movie • 2018
Self
Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends
Movie • 2003
Himself
Voodoo Secrets
Movie • 2006
Narrator
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie • 1991
Self
Zombeo & Juliécula
Movie • 2013
The Janitor
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Movie • 2019
Ferdinand (voice)
Hauntings Across America
Movie • 1996
Host
Shade
Movie • 2003
Jack Thornhill
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Movie • 1988
Self
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Movie • 1999
Minotaur (voice) (archive sound)
Star Trek's Favorite Moments
Movie • 2004
Himself
The Gristle
Movie • 2004
Tar
Ali
Movie • 2001
Black Pilot
Earthlings: Ugly Bags of Mostly Water
Movie • 2004
Himself
Superhuman: The Invisible Made Visible
Movie • 2020
Self
All You've Got
Movie • 2006
Fireman Captain Diaz
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Movie • 2013
Lt. Worf (archive footage)
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Movie • 2012
Self
Agent Revelation
Movie • 2021
Alastair
Woman in Motion
Movie • 2021
Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Movie • 1994
Self
Castlevania: Hymn of Blood
Movie • 2015
Winx Club - The Shadow Phoenix
Movie • 2011
Lord Darkar/Avalon (voice)
Heart of the Beholder
Movie • 2005
Lt. Larson
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas
Movie • 2010
Self
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Movie • 1996
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Movie • 2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Movie • 2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Movie • 2013
Lieutenant Worf
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
Movie • 2005
The Fright Knight (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
Movie • 2014
Lt. Worf
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright
Movie • 1993
Lieutenant Worf
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent
Movie • 1993
Lieutenant Worf
Falcon Crest
TV • 1981
Lt. Hastings
All Grown Up!
TV • 2003
CHiPs
TV • 1977
Jebediah Turner
I Am Weasel
TV • 1997
I.M. Weasel (voice)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV • 1993
Worf
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
TV • 1993
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Lieutenant Worf (voice)
Static Shock
TV • 2000
Reverend Anderson (voice)
Prisoners of Gravity
TV • 1989
Self
The Guardian
TV • 2001
Mr. Stevens
Heroes
TV • 2006
U.S. President
The Pretender
TV • 1996
Col. Lee Dance
Gargoyles
TV • 1994
Coldstone (voice)
Danny Phantom
TV • 2004
The Fright Knight (voice)
227
TV • 1985
Johnny Bravo
TV • 1997
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
TV • 1994
Borl / Chauffer (voice)
Dinosaurs
TV • 1991
Elder in Chief (voice)
Aladdin
TV • 1994
Punky Brewster
TV • 1984
Councilman Weatherwax
Without a Trace
TV • 2002
Nathan Riggs
Knots Landing
TV • 1979
Paramedic
Fantastic Four
TV • 1994
Gorgon (voice)
The Parent 'Hood
TV • 1995
Superman: The Animated Series
TV • 1996
Kalibak (voice)
The Zeta Project
TV • 2001
Gimme a Break!
TV • 1981
7th Heaven
TV • 1996
Mr. Johnson
Heiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara
TV • 2012
Hans Baum
Hunter
TV • 1984
Highway Patrolman
Out All Night
TV • 1992
Rodney Lockhart
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Pete Claridge
Evil Con Carne
TV • 2003
Rupert the Green-Nosed Reindeer (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
TV • 1996
John Henry Irons (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
TV • 1996
Steel / John Henry Irons (voice)
Ben 10
TV • 2005
Vicktor (voice)
Justice League
TV • 2001
Kalibak (voice)
The Shuttlepod Show
TV • 2022
Self
Justice League
TV • 2001
Kalibak / Cop (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
TV • 2004
Kalibak (voice)
Castle
TV • 2009
Carter Burke
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Michael Dorn (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV • 1987
Worf
Dogs in Space
TV • 2021
Pistachio Soup (voice)
Duck Dodgers
TV • 2003
Centurion Robot (voice)
Arrow
TV • 2012
Prometheus (voice) (uncredited)
Starship Regulars
TV • 1999
Captain Bellagen
Santo Bugito
TV • 1995
Darnold Dragonfly (voice)
Charles in Charge
TV • 1984
Officer
Webster
TV • 1983
Lt. Worf
DOTA: Dragon's Blood
TV • 2021
Asar (voice)
Transformers: Titans Return
TV • 2017
Fortress Maximus
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
TV • 2001
King Beardbottom / Clown / Dwarf #2
Dexter's Laboratory
TV • 1996
Robo Dexo 3000 (voice)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
TV • 1996
Tala (voice)
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
TV • 2003
Kraven the Hunter (voice)
Dinosaurs
TV • 1991
Solomon The Great (voice)
Dinosaurs
TV • 1991
WeSaySoCorp Announcer (voice)
Dinosaurs
TV • 1991
Television Announcer (voice)
The Savage Dragon
TV • 1995
The Warrior King (voice)
Regular Show
TV • 2010
Thomas (voice)
Invincible
TV • 2021
Thokk / Battle Beast (voice)
Street Fighter
TV • 1995
Warrior King
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TV • 2012
Captain Mozar / Triceraton Lieutenant (voice)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV • 1993
Willie Hawkins
The Ready Room
TV • 2019
Self
Star Trek: Picard
TV • 2020
Captain Worf
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
TV • 2017
Strike / I.M. Weasel
Uncle Grandpa
TV • 2013
Additional Voices (voice)
Con Man
TV • 2015
Michael Dorn
Justice League Action
TV • 2016
Atrocitus (voice)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
TV • 2008
Kru'll / Bane (voice)
Cow and Chicken
TV • 1997
I.M. Weasel (voice)
The D-Con Chamber
TV • 2024
Self
Krapopolis
TV • 2023
Babak (voice)
Invincible
TV • 2021
Battle Beast (voice)
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
TV • 1996
Nebula (voice)
Gargoyles
TV • 1994
Taurus (voice)
Armorsaurs
TV • 2025
Karter Klay
Martial Law
TV • 1998
Councilman Dick Tynan
Teen Titans Go!
TV • 2013
The Monitor (voice)