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Hertzler, also voiced a character in the game, and both Shimerman and Hertzler reprised their roles for the 2010 sequel, BioShock 2. In gaming circles, this surprised many, for Ryan had a very low voice, very different than what Shimerman had shown in other mediums. Only after the game's release was it confirmed that Ryan was voiced by Shimerman. The developers of the game refused to disclose who voiced this character before the game's release, only hinting that "we wouldn't believe it". Shimerman also voiced the character of Andrew Ryan in the 2007 computer game Bioshock. Depending on player choices, Shimerman's primary character may also appear in the game's sequel, which also features Michael Dorn, Robin Sachs, and Keith Szarabajka. In 2007, Shimerman also voiced various characters BioWare's Mass Effect, a game also featuring the voices of Marina Sirtis, Raphael Sbarge, and Dwight Schultz. In his fourth episode, Shimerman finally shared a scene with Rene Auberjonois. Ron Canada also guest-starred in the episode, also as a judge. In Shimerman's third episode, Voyager star Ethan Phillips appeared as the father of the boy accused of killing Shimerman's wife. DS9 guest star Henry Gibson also played a judge in Shimerman's first episode, "Can't We All Get a Lung?", which aired 19 September 2006. He had a recurring role as Judge Brian Hooper on Boston Legal, starring William Shatner and DS9 co-star and friend Rene Auberjonois.
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In 2005, he appeared on the TV series Invasion, alongside other Star Trek actors such as his DS9 co-star Cirroc Lofton. Shimerman has been lending his voice to the characters of General Skarr and Hector's Stomach on the Cartoon Network series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Evil Con Carne.
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In 2006, he co-starred with Star Trek: Enterprise actor John Billingsley in the TV movie Dead & Deader. He was seen in an episode of Seinfeld, starring Star Trek: Voyager guest actor Jason Alexander. Shimerman's other TV credits include guest appearances on Stargate SG-1, Ally McBeal, The Practice, Sliders, Charmed, The West Wing, ER, Nip/Tuck, and Warehouse 13. Other Star Trek alumni who appeared on the series were Roger Perry, Kenneth Tigar, Paul Comi, Robert DoQui, Eve Smith, William Windom, Nicholas Coster, Clyde Kusatsu, Nehemiah Persoff, Clive Revill, Robert Hooks, and Ian Wolfe.
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In 1985, Shimerman made a brief appearance in the seventh season premiere episode of The Facts of Life. His character on "Buffy" was killed by a transformed Mayor Wilkins, played by Trek guest star Harry Groener. Shimerman also became a regular on Brooklyn Bridge during that show's first season (1991-92), playing Uncle Bernie.īeyond Star Trek, however, he is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Principal Snyder on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Dr. Law (starring Corbin Bernsen and Larry Drake), Who's the Boss?, Alien Nation (starring Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, and Michele Scarabelli), and Married. From 1987 through 1989, he was a recurring player on the TV series Beauty and the Beast, which starred Star Trek Nemesis actor Ron Perlman and Tony Jay. Shimerman ultimately moved back to Los Angeles, where he acquired guest spots on such television shows as Cagney & Lacey, Remington Steele, and The Facts of Life. Thorkelson in the musical I Remember Mama in 1979. Shimerman next performed in the play Saint Joan from December 1977 through February 1978 and played the role of Mr. " Peak Performance" co-star Roy Brocksmith was also a part of that play's cast. Shimerman's Broadway debut came when he played part of an ensemble and served as an understudy in the musical Threepenny Opera, which ran for 306 performances from 1 May, 1976 through 23 January, 1977. Shimerman participated in numerous regional theater productions before moving to New York and landing roles on the Broadway stage. After graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Shimerman was one of eight people out of nine hundred applicants chosen to become an apprentice at the prestigious Old Globe Theater in San Diego, California. There, his mother enrolled him into a drama group to help her son meet new people. Born to immigrant parents in Lakewood, New Jersey, Shimerman and his family moved to Los Angeles at the age of sixteen.