
Armin Shimerman
Acting • Born 1949-11-05
Biography
Armin Shimerman (born November 5, 1949) is an American actor and voice actor. Shimerman is known for playing the Ferengi bartender Quark in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Principal Snyder in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Kramer's caddy Stan on Seinfeld, voicing Dr. Nefarious in the Ratchet & Clank series, and Andrew Ryan, one of the antagonists of BioShock. He also played Dr. Potter in the 2011 movie adaptation of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.
Filmography
161 credits
Tricks of the Trade
Movie • 1988
Criminal

The Lost World
Movie • 1998
Professor George Edward Challenger

Bionicle: The Legend Reborn
Movie • 2009
Raanu (voice)

The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands
Movie • 2023
Roy

Wedding Swingers
Movie • 2018
Dr. Hans Meeker

What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
Movie • 2004
Older Man (in subway)

What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole
Movie • 2006
Old Man

The Hitcher
Movie • 1986
Interrogation Sergeant

Fanboys
Movie • 2009
Anteaus (archive footage) (uncredited)

Snide and Prejudice
Movie • 1997
Eckart

Like Father Like Son
Movie • 1987
Trigger's Dad

Dead and Deader
Movie • 2006
Coroner Flutie

Dream Man
Movie • 1995
Staatsanwalt Van Horn

Stardust Memories
Movie • 1980
Eulogy Audience

Arena
Movie • 1989
Weezil

Death Warrant
Movie • 1990
Dr. Gottesman

Insanitarium
Movie • 2008
Hawthorne

Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure
Movie • 2007
General Skarr / Pirate #7 (voice)

Breathing Hard
Movie • 2001
Conrad

Billy and Mandy Save Christmas
Movie • 2005
General Skarr (voice)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
Movie • 1995
Quark

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Movie • 1994
Self

Atlas Shrugged: Part I
Movie • 2011
Dr. Potter

Dangerous Curves
Movie • 1988
Boggs

Evil Con Carne
Movie • 2001
General Skarr/Stomach (voice)

The Verne Miller Story
Movie • 1988
Mortician

The Auteur Theory
Movie • 1999
Detective Blank

For Christ's Sake
Movie • 2011
The Pope

Holograms All the Way Down
Movie
Quark

Miracle Landing
Movie • 1990
Rick, Maui Tower Operator

Ratchet & Clank
Movie • 2016
Dr. Nefarious (voice)

Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen
Movie • 2007
General Skarr (voice)

Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus
Movie • 2004
Ernest

Blind Date
Movie • 1987
French Waiter

The Sublime and Beautiful
Movie • 2014

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Movie • 1993
Himself

Unbelievable!!!!!
Movie • 2020
Male Moesha

She Knows Too Much
Movie • 1989
Plahte

The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
Movie • 1996
Self

The Circuit
Movie • 2019

50 Years of Star Trek
Movie • 2016
Self

Eye for an Eye
Movie • 1996
Judge Arthur Younger

Meet The Santas
Movie • 2005
Ernest

Dropping Evil
Movie • 2012
CEO / 'Boss Man'

Just Ask My Children
Movie • 2001
Prison Psychiatrist

Slaughter of the Innocents
Movie • 1993
Dr. Mort Seger

Big Man on Campus
Movie • 1989
Dr. Oberlander

Underfist: Halloween Bash
Movie • 2008
General Skarr / Candy Skeleton / Rat / Creepy Gnome (voice)

5th Passenger
Movie • 2018
Myers

Golden Boy
Movie • 2018
Cagan

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Movie • 2018
Self

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Movie • 2007
Self

Stoogemania
Movie • 1985
Larry II

Followed Back
Movie • 2017
Dr. Lane

DC Nation - Tales of Metropolis - "Bizarro"
Movie • 2013
Brainiac (voice)

Women at West Point
Movie • 1979
Maj. Logan

Ratchet and Clank: Life of Pie
Movie • 2021
Dr. Nefarious (voice)

That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
Movie • 2019
Self

Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse
Movie • 2016
Thomas

The Works
Movie • 2005
Gerald

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
Movie • 2024
Self

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Movie • 1996
Self

Alice
TV • 1976

Boston Public
TV • 2000
Honorable Judge David Semel

Sledge Hammer!
TV • 1986

Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Stan the Caddy

Numb3rs
TV • 2005
Patrick Holden

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV • 1993
Quark

Remington Steele
TV • 1982
Nestor Bartholomew

Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV • 1987
Quark

Ally McBeal
TV • 1997
Judge Walworth

L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Timothy Wiseboro

Joan of Arcadia
TV • 2003
Ronald Harbison

The Guardian
TV • 2001
Judge Smitrovich

The Facts of Life
TV • 1979

Judging Amy
TV • 1999
Anthony Cara

Star Trek: Voyager
TV • 1995
Quark

Beauty and the Beast
TV • 1987

Crossing Jordan
TV • 2001
Dr. McCain

Charmed
TV • 1998
The Wizard

Rocket Power
TV • 1999

Committed
TV • 2005
Super

Nip/Tuck
TV • 2003
Ocularist

Space Cadets
TV • 1997
Self

Grim & Evil
TV • 2001

Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981

Invasion
TV • 2005

The Practice
TV • 1997
Judge Garth Moskin

Cagney & Lacey
TV • 1982
Officer Green

Evil Con Carne
TV • 2003
General Skarr/Stomach (voice)

Tremors
TV • 2003
Cecil Carr

Stargate SG-1
TV • 1997
Anteaus

The Invisible Man
TV • 2000
Tommy Walker / Augustin Gaither

Martial Law
TV • 1998
Daniel Darius

ER
TV • 1994
Levine

Boston Legal
TV • 2004
Judge Brian Hooper

Leverage
TV • 2008
Dr. Patemkin

We Bare Bears
TV • 2015
Additional Voices (voice)

The Handler
TV • 2003
Maxwell Rosenheim

Citizen Baines
TV • 2001

Cop Rock
TV • 1990

The Tick
TV • 2001
The Terror

Brooklyn Bridge
TV • 1991

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
TV • 2001
General Skarr

Thieves
TV • 2001

Ben 10
TV • 2005
Slix (voice)

Good Grief
TV • 1990

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TV • 1997
Principal Snyder

The Shuttlepod Show
TV • 2022
Self

Justice League Unlimited
TV • 2004
Dr. Milo (voice)

Castle
TV • 2009
Benjamin Donnelly

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Oscar

Perception
TV • 2012
Dr. Cutler

South of Nowhere
TV • 2005
Dr. Crawford

The Rookie
TV • 2018
Judge Paloma

The West Wing
TV • 1999
Richard III

Warehouse 13
TV • 2009
Charlie Martin

Married... with Children
TV • 1987
Mr. Lovejoy

Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV • 1987
Letek

Star Trek Day
TV • 2020
Self

Duet
TV • 1987
Dr. Jordan / Jury Foreman

Close Enough
TV • 2020
Phil (voice)

Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV • 1987
DaiMon Bractor

Grand
TV • 1990
Dr. Kasmurski

Timeless
TV • 2016
David Rittenhouse

L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Ernie Frye

Franklin & Bash
TV • 2011
Stu Weston

Regular Show
TV • 2010
Mr. Murphy (voice)

Regular Show
TV • 2010
Zingo #3 / Guy #1 (voice)

Regular Show
TV • 2010
Waiter / Gopher Person / Guy (voice)

Regular Show
TV • 2010
Nightmare Alien (voice)

Regular Show
TV • 2010
Buttonwillow (voice)

Regular Show
TV • 2010
Dr. Henry (voice)

Star Trek: Lower Decks
TV • 2020
Quark (voice)

Invasion
TV • 2005
Josh Breims

Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV • 1987
Gift-Box Face

Uncle Grandpa
TV • 2013
Additional Voices (voice)

Star Trek: very Short Treks
TV • 2023
Quark (voice)

Justice League Action
TV • 2016
Zilius Zox (voice)

Batman: The Brave and the Bold
TV • 2008
Calculator (voice)

Batman: The Brave and the Bold
TV • 2008
Psycho Pirate (voice)

Batman: The Brave and the Bold
TV • 2008
Professor (voice)

DC Nation Shorts
TV • 2012
Superman (voice)

DC Nation Shorts
TV • 2012
Jokerfish (voice)

The D-Con Chamber
TV • 2024
Self

Trauma Center
TV • 1983
Bernard Hopper

It's Garry Shandling's Show
TV • 1986
Doctor

Tales of Metropolis
TV • 2013
Brainiac (voice)

Sword of the Atom
TV • 2012
Commander / Solider (voice)

Sword of the Atom
TV • 2012
Taren / Commander / Deraegis (voice)

Sword of the Atom
TV • 2012
Taren (voice)

Farm League
TV • 2013
Aquamandrill (voice)

Farm League
TV • 2013
Crainiac / Moo Face (voice)

DC Super-Pets
TV • 2013
Jokerfish (voice)

DC Super-Pets
TV • 2013
Superman (voice)

Bruno the Kid
TV • 1996

Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files
TV • 2014
J. Hewitt Kemp

The Agency
TV • 2001
Dr. Oliver

Alien Nation
TV • 1989
Cyril Roman

The Four Seasons
TV • 1984
Dental Examiner

For the People
TV • 2002
Dr. O'Neill