American actor
Shares a May 5 birthday with both a son and daughter.
Has played more distinct roles than anyone else on "Star Trek": two different humans, two different Cardassians, an Antican and a Romulan. Nicknamed "The Neck" by his fellow actors on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" .
As of October 2001, his record for most "Star Trek" characters played has been tied by Jeffrey Combs.
Has played the very first Cardassian character ever seen in the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "The Wounded". His prominent neck inspired make-up artist Michael Westmore to give the Cardassians their familiar neck ridges.
Vaughn Armstrong has now played the most characters (eleven) on "Star Trek". Jeffrey Combs , J.G. Hertzler , Randy Oglesby and Thomas Kopache have all played seven characters, putting Alaimo in third place with six.
Father of Michael Alaimo.
Along with Rosalind Chao , Jeffrey Combs , John de Lancie , Jonathan Frakes and Tim Russ , he is one of only six actors to appear in ten different seasons of "Star Trek": "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Seasons One, Four and Five and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" Seasons One through Seven.
(May 1-3, 2009) Attended FedCon 18 in Bonn, Germany with his fellow "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" cast members Nana Visitor (Kira Nerys) and Jeffrey Combs (Brunt/Weyoun).
