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Marc Alaimo

Marc Alaimo

Actor · Born May 5, 1942 (84) · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Marc Alaimo (born Michael Joseph Alaimo; May 5, 1942) is an American actor best known for his villainous roles, particularly as Gul Dukat on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Alaimo began his career in theater and transitioned to television and film, often cast as antagonists. He appeared in the 1970s and 1980s in many TV shows and films before making his mark in the Star Trek franchise. In Star Trek, Alaimo is notable for multiple roles: he was the first actor to portray a Romulan (Commander Tebok in Star Trek: The Next Generation) and the first Cardassian (Gul Macet) in the franchise. His most famous role is Gul Dukat, the complex and recurring Cardassian villain in Deep Space Nine, appearing in 35 episodes from 1993 to 1999. His portrayal brought depth and nuance to the character, making Gul Dukat one of Star Trek's most compelling villains. Alaimo's distinctive physical features influenced the design of the Cardassians, with makeup artist Michael Westmore emphasizing his neck muscles to create the species' characteristic neck ridges. Beyond Star Trek, Alaimo appeared in films like Total Recall (1990) and Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult. He has a son, Michael Antony Alaimo, who is a writer and producer in television.

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Born
May 5, 1942 (84)
From
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
50 on MovieCove · 79 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Marc Alaimo's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Western2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Western movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
26%
Self
22%
Survival
7%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Shadowas Rogor in Arena (1989)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
4
Melancholic
5
Absurd
3
Dread
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Marc Alaimo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 50 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marc Alaimo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

79 credits, 50 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Grizzly II: Revenge(1983)

    as Luke

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Luke (archive footage)

  • Good Morning, Miami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Violinist

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Dean of the Secret Order of Dirty Joke Writers (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Recoil(1998)

    as Navarra

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Gul Dukat

  • Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult(1994)

    as Trucker

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Smith

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Donato and Daughter(1993)

    as Det. Petsky

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Lamar · as Paul Kelton

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Rio Diablo(1993)

    as Jud Everly

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Gul Dukat

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

    Show 34 episodes · as Gul Dukat · as Gul Dukat / Officer Ryan

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Quicksand: No Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Lt. Harold Towers

  • Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story(1992)

    as Sheriff Walton

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Total Recall(1990)

    as Everett

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Nasty Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Major Clemens

  • Tango & Cash(1989)

    as Lopez

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Arena(1989)

    as Rogor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Quantum Leap(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Captain Paul Brewster

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Freddy's Nightmares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Woody Burton

  • The Dead Pool(1988)

    as Embarcadero Bodyguard #2

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Case Closed(1988)

    as Curtis Block

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues(1987)

    as Pvt. Bob Butler

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Badar N'D'D · as Commander Tebok · as Frederick LaRouque · as Gul Macet

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Police Story: The Freeway Killings(1987)

    as Lou Morello

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Shields

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Avenging Force(1986)

    as Charlie Lavall

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Command 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Lear Businessman

  • Street Hawk(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Phillip Truman

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Doug Kirkwood

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Jessie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Last Starfighter(1984)

    as Hitchhiker

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • No Man's Land(1984)

    as Clay Allison

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Straker

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Hardcastle and McCormick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The A-Team(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Angelo

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Knight Rider(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Gordon

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • T.J. Hooker(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Manny Jacobs · as Ray Downing

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • The Ambush Murders(1982)

    as Garza

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Luck of Roaring Camp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Expressman

  • Broken Promise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Joe Clawson

  • The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire(1981)

    as Sandros

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gene Scapizzi

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Seems Like Old Times(1980)

    as Bee Gee

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • High Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Gratzek

  • A Great Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Barry

  • Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde(1976)

    as Preston, the pusher

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Hardcore(1979)

    as Ratan

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Kaz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mean Dog Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Transfer Guard

  • The Incredible Hulk(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Holt · as Ernie

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Which Way Is Up?(1977)

    as Frankie

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • CHiPs(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Zager

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The 3,000 Mile Chase(1977)

    as Richards

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Lawson

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as John Mackey

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Helter Skelter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Phil Cohen

  • The Bionic Woman(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. & Ms. and the Bandstand Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Bryon Moon

  • Wonder Woman(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pierce

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Starsky and Hutch(1975)

    Show 3 episodes · as Daimler

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Joe Forrester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Blue Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as The Dutchman

  • Matt Helm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Devlin

  • A Matter of Wife... and Death(1975)

    as Angie

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Cage Without a Key(1975)

    as Workman

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Baretta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · as Slit

  • The Execution of Private Slovik(1974)

    as Soldier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Williams

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Artie · as Joe Greensteen

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Barnaby Jones(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Whitehall

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Kane

  • Rosemary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 79 titles, 78 of them dated from 1955 to 2020; peak year 1989.

Biggest box office

Tango & Cash (1989)

$63M worldwide

Highest rated

Hardcore (1979)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

The Incredible Hulk (1977)

Film career

19552020

Peak 1989 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting79 of 79: 79 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s30 · acting1980s30 · acting1990s14 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s1 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
7686

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Marc Alaimo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 26; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 50 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Recoil (1998)

74th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Total Recall (1990)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Marc Alaimo's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Marc Alaimo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marc Alaimo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rod Holcomb shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Mixed roles