John de Lancie filmography and biography
Date of birth: 20 March 1948, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
John de Lancie biography
John de Lancie was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Kent State University where he won a scholarship to Juilliard. John's father was a professional oboist with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. Mr. de Lancie is probably best known for his portrayal as "Eugene Bradford" on Days of Our Lives and "Q" on TV's Star Trek: The Next Generation.
John de Lancie trivia
- Father of Keegan de Lancie and Owen de Lancie
- In seven seasons, made eight appearances on
Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- Was a spokesman for Compaq computers. His son, Keegan de Lancie,
appears in commercials for Dell computers.
- Good friends with fellow "Star Trek" alumna Kate Mulgrew.
- Formed "Alien Voices" in 1996 with Leonard Nimoy and
writer-producer Nat Segaloff. "Alien Voices" does audio remakes
of classic science fiction and fantasy stories including The Time
Machine, The Lost World, etc.
- Was both the first and last guest star seen on
Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- Along with Marc Alaimo, Rosalind Chao,
Jeffrey Combs, 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
through Four, Six and Seven, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Season One and Star Trek: Voyager Seasons Two, Three
and Seven.
- Along with Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis,
Armin Shimerman, Michael Ansara, Richard Poe and
Mark Allen Shepherd, he is one of seven actors to play the same
character on three different 'Star Trek' series. He played Q in
Star Trek: The Next Generation,
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and
Star Trek: Voyager.
- Is good friends with MacGyver and
Stargate SG-1 star Richard Dean Anderson. They
have appeared in episodes of both those series and as well as
Legend together.
- Was the first actor to ever use the word "trek" on "Star Trek" (in the
Star Trek: The Next Generation series finale "All Good
Things..."). However, James Cromwell (I) is the only actor to
utter the words "star trek" in the franchise (in
Star Trek: First Contact).
- (2005) In addition to his acting career, he hosts the children's series
of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
- One of his first Star Trek conventions after playing the role of "Q" was
with George Takei at "Starbase 21" in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA in
1987.
- The first prevision of his role as Q was when he appeared in
"Little Women" (1978) {Pilot (#1.0)} with
William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in the original Star
Trek series and subsequent movies.
- His Trek character "Q" was named for British fan Nancy Quarton and close
friend of the late Gene Roddenberry.
- Grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the same city as
Star Trek: Voyager star Robert Picardo.
John de Lancie quotes
- Described his image of Q by using the following quote, said of Lord
Byron, "He's mad, bad and dangerous to know."