Richard Beymer George Richard Beymer is an actor from Avoca , Iowa , who played Li Nalas in the episodes , and . A jacket worn by him in the episode was sold off on the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction on eBay . Beymer is perhaps best known for his starring role as Tony in the multiple Academy Award - winning 1961 film version of . The film was co - directed and produced by Robert Wise , who later directed the first " Star Trek " film , . For his performance in " West Side Story " , Beymer was nominated for a Golden Globe as " Best Motion Picture Actor in a Musical / Comedy " and he also won a Golden Globe as Most Promising Male Newcomer . In addition , Beymer is recognized for his role as in David Lynch ' s cult mystery series , . Beymer worked with several other " Star Trek " performers on this show , most notably Mädchen Amick and Ray Wise , who were also regular cast members . The Soap Opera Digest Awards nominated Beymer as Outstanding Villain for his work on this series . Other films . Beymer made his film debut with an uncredited appearance in the 1951 " noir " thriller " Fourteen Hours " . This film also featured guest actor Jeff Corey and the original lead actor of " Star Trek " , Jeffrey Hunter . In addition , Beymer ' s fellow " Deep Space Nine " guest actor Brian Keith was an uncredited extra on the film . Beymer ' s first credited film was the 1953 drama " Terminal Station " ( later re - edited and re - released as " Indiscretion of an American Wife " ) . That same year , he was seen in the romantic drama " So Big " , which marked the first time he worked with " West Side Story " and " Star Trek : The Motion Picture " director Robert Wise . In 1957 , Beymer worked alongside Whit Bissell in the Revolutionary War film " Johnny Tremain " . Beymer then portrayed Peter Van Daan in the Academy Award - winning 1959 film " The Diary of Anne Frank " . In 1960 , Beymer performed in the Blake Edwards musical comedy " High Time " along with Yvonne Craig . Following the success of " West Side Story " in 1961 , Beymer was seen in four films released the following year . He was the male lead in the comedy " Bachelor Flat " , the second male lead in the drama " Five Finger Exercise " , and the lead role in " Hemingway ' s Adventures of a Young Man " . In the latter , he worked alongside TOS guest actors Ricardo Montalban and Michael J . Pollard . Beymer ' s fourth film of 1962 was the Academy Award - winning World War II epic " The Longest Day " , which marked his second film with Jeffrey Hunter . Beymer ' s next film was 1963 ' s " The Stripper " , which co - starred the aforementioned Michael J . Pollard . This was followed by the independent action - drama " Scream Free ! " in 1969 , which paired Beymer with his " West Side Story " co - star , Russ Tamblyn . Beymer then wrote , directed , produced , photographed , edited , and starred in " The Innerview " , a 90 - minute avant - garde feature for which Beymer received the Josef von Sternberg Award from the Mannheim - Heidelberg International Filmfestival . Beymer returned to films in 1983 with the starring role in " Cross Country " , a thriller directed by Paul Lynch . Beymer later starred in the direct - to - video horror film " Silent Night , Deadly Night III : Better Watch Out ! " , which co - starred Elizabeth Hoffman . His most notable film credits during the 1990s were " My Girl 2 " in 1994 ( with Gerrit Graham and Keone Young ) and " Foxfire " in 1996 ( with Fran Bennett ) . He also worked with Ed Lauter in the 1993 direct - to - video thriller " Under Investigation " , with Guy Siner in the 1996 comedy " The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson " , and with Hal Landon , Jr . in the 1996 crime thriller " The Little Death " . Beymer also participated with Raymond Cruz and Brad Dourif in the 1998 documentary - comedy " Playing Patti " . More recently , Beymer starred in the 2000 horror - comedy " Home the Horror Story " . Other television work . In the late 1950s , Beymer made two appearances on the comedy series " Make Room for Daddy " , which starred TOS guest actress Sherry Jackson . Beymer was subsequently seen on such shows as " Whirlybirds " ( with Whit Bissell and Kenneth Tobey ) , " Kraft Suspense Theatre " ( directed by Ralph Senensky ) , and " Playhouse 90 " . Beymer was seen in two episodes of " The Virginian " , one in 1965 and another in 1966 . The latter reunited him with Sherry Jackson and also had him working with Leonard Nimoy as well as TOS guest actors John Harmon , Rex Holman , and Ken Lynch . In 1966 , Beymer guest - starred in a three - episode arc on " Dr . Kildare " . This was followed in 1968 with an appearance on " Death Valley Days " with Mariette Hartley and Paul Winfield . He returned to television in 1980 as a director , cinematographer and occasional actor on the long - running religious anthology series " Insight " . The series also featured directors Marc Daniels , John Meredyth Lucas ( also as a writer and producer ) , Ralph Senensky , Robert Butler , John Newland and Harvey Hart , and writers John D . F . Black and John T . Dugan . In 1984 , Beymer was a regular cast member on the short - lived ABC soap opera " Paper Dolls " . Two of his cast mates on this show were Terry Farrell and Jonathan Frakes , who later starred on " Star Trek : Deep Space Nine " and " Star Trek : The Next Generation " , respectively . This series also featured direction by Senensky . Throughout the late 1980s , Beymer was seen on such series as " Moonlighting " ( with Brad Dourif and cinematography by Jerry Finnerman ) , " Dallas " ( with Leigh Taylor - Young ) , and " The Bronx Zoo " ( with Benito Martinez and Tracey Walter ) . Between 1987 and 1996 , Beymer guest - starred in six episodes of the mystery drama series " Murder , She Wrote " , each time playing a different character . While working on this show , he acted alongside such performers as Theodore Bikel , Len Cariou , Meg Foster , Robert Knepper , Richard Libertini , Brian McNamara , Tracy Middendorf , Lawrence Pressman , Jay Robinson , Mitch Ryan , Rick Scarry , Ray Walston , and William Windom . Beymer was one of several " Star Trek " performers to appear in the 1992 NBC movie " Danger Island " . His co - stars in this production included Lisa Banes , Nikki Cox , Gary Graham , Christopher Pettiet , and Beth Toussaint . Beymer also appeared in the 1994 HBO movie " State of Emergency " with Robert Beltran and Paul Dooley . Beymer ' s other TV movie credits include " A Face to Die For " ( with Ian Abercrombie and Mitch Ryan ) and " Elvis Meets Nixon " ( with Bob Gunton ) . Beymer was a guest star in the 1996 " Sanguinarium " episode of " The X - Files " , which was directed by Kim Manners and executive - produced by John Shiban . He then guest - starred on such shows as " Profiler " and " Family Law " , working with Christopher McDonald and Salli Elise Richardson on the latter .