Armin Shimerman

Known for: Acting

Born: 1949-11-05 (age 76)

From: Lakewood - New Jersey - USA

Armin Shimerman (born November 5, 1949) is an American actor and voice actor. Shimerman is known for playing the Ferengi bartender Quark in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Principal Snyder in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Kramer's caddy Stan on Seinfeld, voicing Dr. Nefarious in the Ratchet & Clank series, and Andrew Ryan, one of the antagonists of BioShock. He also played Dr. Potter in the 2011 movie adaptation of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.

Filmography (147)

MOVIE
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
2024
as Self
TV
The D-Con Chamber
2024
as Self
TV★ 4.7
Star Trek: very Short Treks
2023
as Quark (voice)
MOVIE★ 2.0
The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands
2023
as Roy
TV★ 10.0
The Shuttlepod Show
2022
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
Ratchet and Clank: Life of Pie
2021
as Dr. Nefarious (voice)
TV★ 4.2
Star Trek Day
2020
as Self
TV★ 7.6
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020
as Quark (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.1
Unbelievable!!!!!
2020
as Male Moesha
TV★ 7.9
Close Enough
2020
as Phil (voice)
MOVIE★ 1.7
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 1.0
The Circuit
2019
TV★ 8.6
The Rookie
2018
as Judge Paloma
MOVIE★ 7.0
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 2.9
Wedding Swingers
2018
as Dr. Hans Meeker
MOVIE★ 5.8
Golden Boy
2018
as Cagan
MOVIE★ 4.2
5th Passenger
2018
as Myers
MOVIE
Followed Back
2017
as Dr. Lane
TV★ 7.2
Justice League Action
2016
as Zilius Zox (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse
2016
as Thomas
TV★ 7.2
Timeless
2016
as David Rittenhouse
MOVIE★ 6.2
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.8
Ratchet & Clank
2016
as Dr. Nefarious (voice)
TV★ 7.7
We Bare Bears
2015
as Additional Voices (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Sublime and Beautiful
2014
TV
Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files
2014
as J. Hewitt Kemp
TV★ 4.6
Uncle Grandpa
2013
as Additional Voices (voice)
TV★ 10.0
Tales of Metropolis
2013
as Brainiac (voice)
TV
DC Super-Pets
2013
as Jokerfish (voice)
MOVIE★ 9.0
DC Nation - Tales of Metropolis - "Bizarro"
2013
as Brainiac (voice)
TV
Farm League
2013
as Aquamandrill (voice)
TV★ 7.2
Perception
2012
as Dr. Cutler
TV★ 7.0
Sword of the Atom
2012
as Commander / Solider (voice)
TV★ 5.3
DC Nation Shorts
2012
as Superman (voice)
MOVIE★ 2.4
Dropping Evil
2012
as CEO / 'Boss Man'
MOVIE★ 5.0
For Christ's Sake
2011
as The Pope
TV★ 7.3
Franklin & Bash
2011
as Stu Weston
MOVIE★ 5.5
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
2011
as Dr. Potter
TV★ 8.6
Regular Show
2010
as Mr. Murphy (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn
2009
as Raanu (voice)
TV★ 7.7
Warehouse 13
2009
as Charlie Martin
TV★ 8.0
Castle
2009
as Benjamin Donnelly
MOVIE★ 6.1
Fanboys
2009
as Anteaus (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV★ 7.6
Leverage
2008
as Dr. Patemkin
TV★ 7.6
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Calculator (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.4
Underfist: Halloween Bash
2008
as General Skarr / Candy Skeleton / Rat / Creepy Gnome (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.1
Insanitarium
2008
as Hawthorne
MOVIE★ 8.3
Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen
2007
as General Skarr (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.4
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure
2007
as General Skarr / Pirate #7 (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.9
Dead and Deader
2006
as Coroner Flutie
MOVIE★ 6.1
What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole
2006
as Old Man
TV★ 8.2
Ben 10
2005
as Slix (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.2
Meet The Santas
2005
as Ernest
MOVIE★ 8.8
Billy and Mandy Save Christmas
2005
as General Skarr (voice)
TV★ 7.2
South of Nowhere
2005
as Dr. Crawford
TV★ 7.1
Invasion
2005
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Works
2005
as Gerald
TV★ 7.0
Numb3rs
2005
as Patrick Holden
TV★ 5.4
Committed
2005
as Super
TV★ 7.9
Boston Legal
2004
as Judge Brian Hooper
TV★ 8.3
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Dr. Milo (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.2
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
2004
as Older Man (in subway)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus
2004
as Ernest
TV★ 7.3
Joan of Arcadia
2003
as Ronald Harbison
TV★ 6.5
The Handler
2003
as Maxwell Rosenheim
TV★ 7.2
Nip/Tuck
2003
as Ocularist
TV★ 6.7
Evil Con Carne
2003
as General Skarr/Stomach (voice)
TV★ 6.2
Tremors
2003
as Cecil Carr
TV★ 10.0
For the People
2002
as Dr. O'Neill
TV★ 7.3
The Tick
2001
as The Terror
TV★ 7.0
Citizen Baines
2001
TV★ 7.0
Thieves
2001
TV★ 6.9
The Agency
2001
as Dr. Oliver
TV★ 7.1
The Guardian
2001
as Judge Smitrovich
TV★ 7.2
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Dr. McCain
MOVIE★ 6.8
Just Ask My Children
2001
as Prison Psychiatrist
TV★ 8.2
Grim & Evil
2001
TV★ 8.1
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001
as General Skarr
MOVIE★ 7.0
Evil Con Carne
2001
as General Skarr/Stomach (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Breathing Hard
2001
as Conrad
TV★ 7.6
Boston Public
2000
as Honorable Judge David Semel
TV★ 7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Oscar
TV★ 7.1
The Invisible Man
2000
as Tommy Walker / Augustin Gaither
MOVIE★ 4.6
The Auteur Theory
1999
as Detective Blank
TV★ 8.3
The West Wing
1999
as Richard III
TV★ 7.5
Judging Amy
1999
as Anthony Cara
TV★ 7.7
Rocket Power
1999
TV★ 8.2
Charmed
1998
as The Wizard
TV★ 7.1
Martial Law
1998
as Daniel Darius
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Lost World
1998
as Professor George Edward Challenger
TV★ 6.5
Ally McBeal
1997
as Judge Walworth
TV★ 8.3
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Anteaus
TV★ 8.3
Space Cadets
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Snide and Prejudice
1997
as Eckart
TV★ 8.1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Principal Snyder
TV★ 7.7
The Practice
1997
as Judge Garth Moskin
MOVIE
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
1996
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
as Self
TV★ 6.8
Bruno the Kid
1996
MOVIE★ 6.3
Eye for an Eye
1996
as Judge Arthur Younger
TV★ 5.8
Dumb and Dumber
1995
as Casaba / Questioner #3 (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
1995
as Quark
MOVIE★ 4.1
Dream Man
1995
as Staatsanwalt Van Horn
TV★ 7.8
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Quark
TV★ 7.8
ER
1994
as Levine
MOVIE★ 7.0
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
Slaughter of the Innocents
1993
as Dr. Mort Seger
MOVIE★ 4.0
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1993
as Himself
MOVIE
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary
1993
as Quark
TV★ 7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Quark
TV★ 7.8
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
TV★ 8.0
Good Grief
1990
TV★ 4.3
Cop Rock
1990
MOVIE★ 6.3
Death Warrant
1990
as Dr. Gottesman
MOVIE★ 5.8
Miracle Landing
1990
as Rick, Maui Tower Operator
TV★ 6.7
Grand
1990
as Dr. Kasmurski
MOVIE★ 6.2
Big Man on Campus
1989
as Dr. Oberlander
TV★ 7.0
Alien Nation
1989
as Cyril Roman
TV★ 8.3
Seinfeld
1989
as Stan the Caddy
MOVIE★ 5.2
Arena
1989
as Weezil
MOVIE★ 7.5
She Knows Too Much
1989
as Plahte
MOVIE★ 4.0
Tricks of the Trade
1988
as Criminal
MOVIE★ 3.2
Dangerous Curves
1988
as Boggs
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Verne Miller Story
1988
as Mortician
MOVIE★ 5.7
Like Father Like Son
1987
as Trigger's Dad
TV★ 8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Quark
TV★ 7.4
Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Pascal
TV★ 6.3
Duet
1987
as Dr. Jordan / Jury Foreman
TV★ 7.7
Married... with Children
1987
as Mr. Lovejoy
MOVIE★ 6.0
Blind Date
1987
as French Waiter
TV★ 8.0
Sledge Hammer!
1986
as Malcolm Dench
TV★ 7.1
L.A. Law
1986
as Timothy Wiseboro
TV★ 7.1
It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986
as Doctor
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Hitcher
1986
as Interrogation Sergeant
MOVIE★ 3.0
Stoogemania
1985
as Larry II
TV★ 10.0
The Four Seasons
1984
as Dental Examiner
TV★ 7.0
Trauma Center
1983
as Bernard Hopper
TV★ 7.1
Remington Steele
1982
as Nestor Bartholomew
TV★ 6.9
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Officer Green
TV★ 7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981
MOVIE★ 6.9
Stardust Memories
1980
as Eulogy Audience
TV★ 7.1
The Facts of Life
1979
MOVIE★ 8.0
Women at West Point
1979
as Maj. Logan
TV★ 7.0
Alice
1976
MOVIE
Pellett
—
as Victor
MOVIE
Holograms All the Way Down
—
as Quark