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James Sloyan

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James Sloyan
Sloyan in Westside Medical (1977)
Other namesJim Sloyan
OccupationActor
Years active1957–present
Spouse
Deirdre Lenihan
(m. 1973)
Children2, including Samantha Sloyan

James Sloyan is an American actor.

Early years

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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.[citation needed]

Career

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Television

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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 Hawaii Five-O; 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" using the alias "K'mtar". 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

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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

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For 20 years, Sloyan was the voice of Lexus. The company's first commercial, "Balance," aired in 1989 and went on to win several awards as well as homages in pop culture and media. Sloyan served as Lexus' sole voice actor until 2009, when he was replaced by James Remar.[citation needed] Sloyan later narrated ads for Mitsubishi.[citation needed]

Sloyan was also a voice 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]

Personal life

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

Partial filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1970 The Traveling Executioner Piquant
1971 The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight Joey
1972 The Doctors Al Jarrett guest role
1972 Between Time and Timbuktu Dr. Paul Proteus TV movie
1973 The Sting Mottola
1974 Hawaii Five-O Charles Fleming Episode: "Murder with a Golden Touch"
1976 The Million Dollar Rip-Off Lubeck TV 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
1979 Blind Ambition Ronald Ziegler TV Mini-Series, 4 episodes
1979 Kaz Father O'Brian Episode: "Trouble on the South Side"
1980 Xanadu Simpson
1982 Prime Suspect John Malloy TV movie
1985 Amos Sheriff John Thomas TV movie
1987 Billionaire Boys Club District Attorney TV movie
1987 Growing Pains Max Drummond Episode: "Confidentially Yours"
1991 Changes Paul Stevenson TV movie
1991 Quantum Leap Theodore Moody Episode: "Last Dance Before an Execution - S03E19"
1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation Alidar Jarok Episode: "The Defector"
1993 Crime & Punishment The Interrogator 6 episodes (voice)
1994, 1997 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Dr. Mora Pol Episodes: "The Alternate", "The Begotten"
1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation K'mtar/Future Alexander Episode: "Firstborn"
1994 X Files Dr. Frank Nollette Episode: "Roland"
1995 Star Trek: Voyager Ma'bor Jetrel Episode: "Jetrel"
2008 The Car and the Road Short film (voice)

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