James Sloyan

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James Sloyan
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Sloyan in Westside Medical (1977)
Other namesJim Sloyan
OccupationActor
Years active1957present
Spouse
Deirdre Lenihan
(m. 1973)
Children2, including Samantha Sloyan

James Sloyan is an American actor.

Early years

Sloyan left the United States at an early age to live abroad in Rome, Capri, Milan, Switzerland, and Ireland. His career in show business began upon his return to the United States, in 1957, when Sloyan received a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Sloyan's acting career was interrupted in 1962, when he was drafted into the United States Army during the Vietnam War.[ citation needed ]

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Career

Television

Sloyan's television career includes numerous brief performances on daytime dramas The Young and the Restless, General Hospital , and Ryan's Hope , and guest appearances on prime-time series Hawaii Five-O ; The Streets of San Francisco ; Wonder Woman ; Baywatch ; Moonlighting ; Quantum Leap ; The X-Files ; MacGyver ; Party of Five ; Matlock ; Murder, She Wrote ; and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman . He appeared in the television movies Blind Ambition , Billionaire Boys Club , and My Son Is Innocent.

Sloyan has appeared in a number of science fiction television series, including Buck Rogers in the 25th Century , in which he portrayed Barnard "Barney" Smith in the episode "The Plot to Kill a City", and several roles in the Star Trek franchise. In Star Trek: The Next Generation , he portrayed Alidar Jarok (a defecting Romulan admiral) in "The Defector", and Alexander Rozhenko (Worf's son) as an adult in the future, in "Firstborn" using the alias "K'mtar". In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , he portrayed the Bajoran scientist Doctor Mora Pol, Odo's guardian scientist in the episodes "The Begotten" and "The Alternate". The Star Trek: Voyager episode "Jetrel" features Sloyan as the title character.

Film

Sloyan is featured in The Sting as Mottola, who is used to illustrate the concept of a griftee, in a variation on the pigeon drop scam.

He has played roles in The Traveling Executioner (1970), The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971), and Xanadu (1980).

Advertisements

For 20 years, Sloyan was the voice of Lexus. The company's first commercial, "Balance," aired in 1989 and went on to win several awards as well as homages in pop culture and media. Sloyan served as Lexus' sole voice actor until 2009, when he was replaced by James Remar.[ citation needed ] Sloyan later narrated ads for Mitsubishi.[ citation needed ]

Sloyan was also a voice actor for Sprint Nextel long-distance services, and in film trailers for movies such as Jumper , The Shadow , and How to Make an American Quilt . [1]

Personal life

Sloyan and Deirdre Lenihan, an actress, have been married since 1973. They are the parents of actors Daniel Sloyan and Samantha Sloyan.[ citation needed ]

Partial filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1970 The Traveling Executioner Piquant
1971 The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight Joey
1972 The Doctors Al Jarrettguest role
1972 Between Time and Timbuktu Dr. Paul ProteusTV movie
1973 The Sting Mottola
1973 Kojak Jack MurzieEpisode: "Siege of Terror"
1974 Hawaii Five-O Charles FlemingEpisode: "Murder with a Golden Touch"
1976 The Million Dollar Rip-Off LubeckTV movie
1979 The New Adventures of Wonder Woman Mark ReubenEpisode: "The Girl with a Gift for Disaster"
1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century BarneyEpisode: The Plot to Kill a City, Parts 1 & 2
1979 Blind Ambition Ronald ZieglerTV Mini-Series, 4 episodes
1979 Kaz Father O'BrianEpisode: "Trouble on the South Side"
1980 Xanadu Simpson
1982Prime SuspectJohn MalloyTV movie
1985 Amos Sheriff John ThomasTV movie
1987 Billionaire Boys Club District AttorneyTV movie
1987 Growing Pains Max DrummondEpisode: "Confidentially Yours"
1991 Changes Paul StevensonTV movie
1991 Quantum Leap Theodore MoodyEpisode: "Last Dance Before an Execution - S03E19"
1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation Alidar JarokEpisode: "The Defector"
1993 Crime & Punishment The Interrogator6 episodes (voice)
1994, 1997 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Dr. Mora PolEpisodes: "The Alternate", "The Begotten"
1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation K'mtar/Future AlexanderEpisode: "Firstborn"
1994 X Files Dr. Frank NolletteEpisode: "Roland"
1995 Star Trek: Voyager Ma'bor JetrelEpisode: "Jetrel"
2008The Car and the RoadShort film (voice)

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