James Sloyan
Sloyan in Westside Medical (1977)
Born
James Joseph Sloyan

(1940-02-24) February 24, 1940
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Other namesJim Sloyan
OccupationActor
Years active1957–present
Spouse
Deirdre Lenihan
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(m. 1973)​
Children2, including Samantha Sloyan

James Joseph Sloyan (born February 24, 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana) 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.

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 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". 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

Sloyan was a voice-over 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]

Sloyan performed "the voice of Lexus", having done voice-overs in American television advertisements for Lexus since the make's introduction to the American market. In 2009, he was replaced by actor James Remar. Sloyan now voices ads for Mitsubishi.

Personal life

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

Partial filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1970The Traveling ExecutionerPiquant
1971The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightJoey
1972Between Time and TimbuktuDr. Paul ProteusTV movie
1973The StingMottola
1976The Million Dollar Rip-OffLubeckTV movie
1979 The New Adventures of Wonder Woman Mark Reuben Episode: The Girl with a Gift for Disaster
1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Barney Episode: The Plot to Kill a City, Parts 1 & 2
1979Blind AmbitionRonald ZieglerTV Mini-Series, 4 episodes
1979KazFather O'BrianEpisode: "Trouble on the South Side"
1980XanaduSimpson
1982Prime SuspectJohn MalloyTV movie
1985AmosSheriff John ThomasTV movie
1987Billionaire Boys ClubDistrict AttorneyTV movie
1987Growing PainsMax DrummondEpisode: "Confidentially Yours"
1991ChangesPaul StevensonTV movie
1991Quantum LeapTheodore MoodyEpisode: "Last Dance Before an Execution - S03E19"
1990Star Trek: The Next GenerationAlidar JarokEpisode: "The Defector"
1993 Crime & PunishmentThe Interrogator6 episodes (voice)
1994, 1997Star Trek: Deep Space NineDr. Mora PolEpisodes: "The Alternate", "The Begotten"
1994Star Trek: The Next GenerationK'mtar/Future AlexanderEpisode: "Firstborn"
1994X FilesDr. Frank NolletteEpisode: "Roland"
1995Star Trek: VoyagerMa'bor JetrelEpisode: "Jetrel"
2008The Car and the RoadShort film (voice)

References

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