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Armin Shimerman

1949 - Today

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Armin Shimerman (born November 5, 1949) is an American actor who played Quark the Ferengi in the Star Trek franchise, appearing as the character in all seven seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999). He also had a recurring role as Principal Snyder in the first three seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–1999), and voiced General Skarr and other characters in the animated series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2001–2007), Doctor Nefarious in the Ratchet & Clank video-game series, and Andrew Ryan in the BioShock video-game series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Armin Shimerman is the 5,766th most popular actor (up from 5,924th in 2024), the 8,962nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,699th in 2019) and the 2,650th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Armin Shimerman ranks 5,766 out of 13,578. Before him are Alessandro Nivola, Yvonne Craig, Connie Sawyer, Sachiko Hidari, George Coulouris, and Parveen Babi. After him are Andrei Abrikosov, Tauno Palo, Dominic Cooper, Millard Mitchell, Traylor Howard, and Celia Weston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Armin Shimerman ranks 553. Before him are Ronnie Ray Smith, Maggie Gobran, Michel Roger, Mary Roos, Michael Bleekemolen, and Parveen Babi. After him are Bohuslav Šťastný, Farida Jalal, Claude Papi, Viktor Klimenko, Beth Grant, and Spencer Haywood.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Armin Shimerman ranks 8,964 out of 20,380. Before him are Gerald Guralnik (1936), Ramblin' Jack Elliott (1931), Carl Johnson (1898), Dale Earnhardt (1951), William C. deMille (1878), and Mel Tormé (1925). After him are Gordon Bell (1934), Elliott Smith (1969), Cathy Ferguson (1948), Traylor Howard (1966), Celia Weston (1951), and Dennis Christopher (1955).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Armin Shimerman ranks 2,651. Before him are Charisma Carpenter (1970), Carlos Bernard (1962), Albert Salmi (1928), Alessandro Nivola (1972), Yvonne Craig (1937), and Connie Sawyer (1912). After him are Traylor Howard (1966), Celia Weston (1951), Dennis Christopher (1955), Paula Strasberg (1909), Pinto Colvig (1892), and Carrie Preston (1967).

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