John de Lancie

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Actor • Director • Producer • Writer • Comedian

Birth Date: March 20, 1948

Age: 76 years old

Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Actor John De Lancie is best known for his roles on multiple sci-fi series. His father was a well-known oboist with the world-renowned local symphony orchestra. He has made his career mainly in television and has guest-starred on many of the major shows of his time, including the cop drama "Hill Street Blues," the political drama "The West Wing," and the mystery series "Murder, She Wrote." He played in several episodes on the mini-series "The Thorn Birds" in 1983, and he also had a long-running role on the daytime soap opera "Days of Our Lives" as the eccentric inventor Eugene Bradford. But his best known role is as the powerful Q on the sci-fi spinoff "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and he was also on multiple episodes of the hit comedy "Ally McBeal" in the 1990s. De Lancie has made a few feature films like the thriller "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle" and the comedic drama "The Fisher King," with Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams, but he has stayed loyal to television with his role on the AMC dark drama "Breaking Bad." De Lancie, like his father has also worked with orchestras, providing narration for many orchastras including the New York Philharmonic. the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Credits

Masters of the Universe: RevolutionStream

Voice
Granamyr
Series
2024

Star Trek: PicardStream

Actor
Q
Series
2020
89%

Star Trek: PicardStream

Guest Star
Q
Series
2020
89%

When the Train Stops

Actor
Jason Booth
Movie
2019

Manipulated

Actor
Mayor Dobkin
Movie
2019

Freethought Matters

Guest
Show
2018

Resurrect

Actor
Warren
Movie
2018

Remembering Leonard Nimoy

Actor
Show
2017

Olaf's Frozen AdventureStream

Voice
Mr. Olsen
Movie
2017
57%

Visions

Actor
Movie
2015

The LibrariansStream

Guest Star
Sesselman
Series
2014

Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony

Actor
Movie
2012

Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony

Executive Producer
Movie
2012

Zombie Hamlet

Actor
Jerry
Movie
2012

The Secret CircleStream

Guest Star
Series
2011
47%

Torchwood: Miracle Day

Guest Star
Allen Shapiro
Show
2011

Torchwood: Miracle Day

Guest Voice
Allen Shapiro
Show
2011

Franklin & BashStream

Actor
Gallen
Series
2011
61%

Recreator

Actor
Dr. Frank Miller
Movie
2010

The MentalistStream

Guest Star
Series
2008

In Plain SightStream

Guest Star
Ran Bachman
Series
2008

Breaking BadStream

Guest Star
Donald Margolis
Series
2008
96%

PathologyStream

Actor
Dr. Quentin Morris
Movie
2008
48%

Quality Time

Actor
Nathan Eastman
Movie
2008

GreekStream

Guest Star
Himself
Series
2007
75%

Reign Over Me

Actor
Nigel Pennington
Movie
2007

SharkStream

Guest Star
Series
2006
52%

The UnitStream

Guest Star
Series
2006
84%

The CloserStream

Guest Star
Dr. Dawson
Series
2005
83%

Patient 14

Actor
Dr. Gene Kramer
Movie
2004

Darklight

Actor
Faith Director Chapel
Movie
2004

Without a TraceStream

Guest Star
Series
2002

The Big Time

Actor
Vaughn Clay
Movie
2002

The GuardianStream

Guest Star
Series
2001

Special Unit 2

Guest Star
Show
2001

Nicolas

Actor
Movie
2001

CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationStream

Guest Star
Series
2000

AndromedaStream

Guest Star
Series
2000

Invader ZimStream

Guest Voice
Series
2000
100%

Secret Agent Man

Guest Star
Show
2000

Woman on TopStream

Actor
Alex Reeves
Movie
2000
35%

The West WingStream

Guest Star
Al Kiefer
Series
1999
81%

Judging Amy

Guest Star
Series
1999

Family Guy

Guest Voice
Pewterschmidt Industries Executive
Show
1999

Family GuyStream

Guest Voice
Pewterschmidt Industries Executive
Series
1999

Border Line

Actor
Rolf Berger
Movie
1999

Final Run

Actor
George Bouchard
Movie
1999

You Lucky Dog

Actor
Lyle Windsor
Movie
1998

Ally McBeal

Guest Star
Series
1997
61%

Fired Up

Guest Star
Series
1997
17%

The PracticeStream

Guest Star
Series
1997

Spy Game

Guest Star
Show
1997

Final Descent

Actor
Capt. George W. Bouchard
Movie
1997

Multiplicity

Actor
Ted
Movie
1996

Murder OneStream

Guest Star
Series
1995
91%

LegendStream

Actor
Prof. James Bartok
Series
1995
60%

The Outer LimitsStream

Guest Star
Donald Finley
Series
1995

Star Trek: VoyagerStream

Guest Star
Q
Series
1995
76%

El Robot Asesino

Actor
Movie
1995

Evolver

Actor
Russell Bennett
Movie
1995

Schemes

Actor
Arthur Martin
Movie
1995

Touched by an AngelStream

Guest Star
Series
1994

Deep Red: Código Rojo

Actor
Movie
1994

Arcade

Actor
Difford
Movie
1994

Deep Red

Actor
Thomas Newmeyer
Movie
1994

NYPD BlueStream

Guest Star
Scott Garvin
Series
1993
83%

Dave's World

Guest Star
Series
1993

Star Trek: Deep Space NineStream

Guest Star
Q
Series
1993
91%

FearlessStream

Actor
Jeff Gordon
Movie
1993
85%

Matlock: The Haunted

Actor
Dr. Albert Levinson
Movie
1993

Picket FencesStream

Guest Star
Series
1992
82%

The Hand that Rocks the CradleStream

Actor
Dr. Victor Mott
Movie
1992
66%

Civil Wars

Guest Star
Show
1991

The Nutt House

Guest Star
Shrike
Show
1989

Christine Cromwell: Things That Go Bump in the Night

Actor
Everett Stevens
Movie
1989

Mission: Impossible

Guest Star
Show
1988

Trial and Error

Actor
Bob Adams
Show
1988

Star Trek: The Next GenerationStream

Guest Star
Q
Series
1987
92%

Star Trek: The Next Generation 2.0

Guest Star
Show
1987

MatlockStream

Guest Star
Series
1986

MacGyverStream

Guest Star
Series
1985

The Twilight Zone

Actor
Series
1985

Nero Wolfe

Guest Star
Series
1981

It's a LivingStream

Guest Star
Tom Morton
Series
1980

Nightside

Actor
Willy Pitts
Movie
1980

Loving Couples

Actor
Alan
Movie
1980

Battlestar GalacticaStream

Guest Star
Officer
Series
1978
43%

SST: Death Flight

Actor
Bob Connors
Movie
1977

The Man With the Power

Actor
Clark
Movie
1977

The Six Million Dollar ManStream

Guest Star
Medic
Series
1973

Barnaby JonesStream

Guest Star
Series
1973

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