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