Greg Bronson Greg Bronson was an actor who appeared as a Romulan senator in the " Star Trek " feature film in . He received no credit for his appearance . From the early ' 90s on , Bronson worked as background actor on numerous films and television projects . Among his appearances are featured parts in the romance " Speechless " ( 1994 , with Mitchell Ryan , Willie Garson , Richard Poe , Brad Blaisdell , Richard McGonagle , and Rob LaBelle ) , the drama " Apollo 13 " ( 1995 , with Clint Howard , Googy Gress , Max Grodénchik , Brett Cullen , Ned Vaughn , Andy Milder , Geoffrey Blake , Joseph Culp , Brian Markinson , Tory Christopher , and Peter Wick ) , the science fiction thriller " Species " ( 1995 , with Jordan Lund , Don Fischer , William Utay , David Selburg , Herta Ware , Richard Fancy , Dendrie Taylor , and Dana Hee ) , the science fiction film " Virtuosity " ( 1995 , with Louise Fletcher , Danny Goldring , Marva Hicks , Michael Buchman Silver , Rogan Wilde , and Tracee Cocco ) , the thriller " Copycat " ( 1995 , with Shannon O ' Hurley and Scott DeVenney ) , the action film " Money Train " ( 1995 , with Jeremy Roberts and Sharon Schaffer ) , the drama " Up Close & Personal " ( 1996 , with Raymond Cruz , Noble Willingham , Heidi Swedberg , Bruce Gray , and Jack Shearer ) , the crime drama " Primal Fear " ( 1996 , with Alfre Woodard and Terry O ' Quinn ) , and the science fiction blockbuster " Independence Day " ( 1996 , with Brent Spiner ) . On television , Bronson was featured in episodes of " Perry Mason " ( 1994 , with Gregg Henry and Fran Bennett ) , " The Rockford Files " ( 1994 , with Joanna Cassidy , Daniel Benzali , Lawrence Pressman , and Michael Bailey Smith ) , " Dream On " ( 1995 , with Chris Demetral ) , " Pacific Blue " ( 1996 , with David L . Lander ) , " 3rd Rock from the Sun " ( 1996 - 1997 , with Lisa Kaminir , Shay Astar , Lise Simms , and Raye Birk ) , " Diagnosis Murder " ( 1997 , with Tricia O ' Neil , James Sloyan , Susan Diol , Mark Kiely , and Don Stark ) , " Brooklyn South " ( 1997 ) , " Prey " ( 1998 , with Larry Drake ) , " NYPD Blue " ( 1998 , with Gordon Clapp and Josh Cruze ) , " " ( 1998 - 1999 ) , " Profiler " ( 1999 , with Richard Beymer ) , " JAG " ( 1999 , with Carlos Lacamara ) , " Angel " ( 1999 , with Tracy Middendorf , Vyto Ruginis , Obi Ndefo , and Jennifer Tung ) , and " The Practice " ( 1999 , with Ed Begley , Jr . and Paul Dooley ) . Further film work includes the thriller " The Fan " ( 1996 , with Michael Jace , Brad William Henke , Michael Bofshever , Troy Cephers , Brian Freifield , Richard Riehle , and Patti Tippo ) , the music drama " That Thing You Do ! " ( 1996 , with Bill Cobbs , Holmes Osborne , and Ralph Moratz ) , the action drama " Set It Off " ( 1996 ) , the animated comedy " Space Jam " ( 1996 ) , the comedy " Jingle All the Way " ( 1996 ) , the sport drama " Jerry Maguire " ( 1996 ) , the science fiction comedy " Mars Attacks ! " ( 1996 , with Paul Winfield , Willie Garson , Valerie Wildman ) , the comedy " Liar Liar " ( 1997 , with Anne Haney ) , the science fiction film " Volcano " ( 1997 ) , the horror film " Mimic " ( 1997 , with F . Murray Abraham and Doug Jones ) , the superhero sequel " Batman & Robin " ( 1997 , with John Glover and Adolphus Hankins ) , the drama " Boogie Nights " ( 1997 ) , the science fiction film " Starship Troopers " ( 1997 , with Dina Meyer ) , the comedy " Mousehunt " ( 1997 ) , the drama " Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas " ( 1998 ) , the horror sequel " The Dentist 2 " ( 1998 , with Corbin Bernsen and Wendy Robie ) , the action sequel " Lethal Weapon 4 " ( 1998 ) , the romance " How Stella Got Her Groove Back " ( 1998 , with Whoopi Goldberg ) , the music drama " Dance with Me " ( 1998 , with Vanessa Williams ) , the drama " The Other Sister " ( 1998 ) , the drama " Edtv " ( 1999 ) , the comic adaptation " Inspector Gadget " ( 1999 , with Andy Dick ) , the drama " Fight Club " ( 1999 , with Zach Grenier , David Andrews , Eugenie Bondurant , Tim de Zarn , Matt Winston , and Louis Ortiz ) , the drama " Man on the Moon " ( 1999 ) , and the drama " Magnolia " ( 1999 ) . Bronson worked as stand - in and photo double for on the horror sequel " The Prophecy 3 : The Ascent " ( 2000 , with Brad Dourif and Johnny Martin ) . He also stood - in for on the horror sequel " Hellraiser : Inferno " ( 2000 , with Christopher Neiman , Lindly Gardner , and Paul Hayes ) , for on the comedy " How High " ( 2001 , with Lark Voorhies , Tracey Walter , Scott Lincoln , and Irene Roseen ) , and for John Ales on the comedy sequel " Nutty Professor II : The Klumps " ( 2000 ) as well as utility stand - in on the science fiction thriller " Phantoms " ( 1998 , with Robert Knepper ) and Jonathan Frakes science fiction film " Clockstoppers " ( 2002 , with Ken Jenkins , Jenette Goldstein , Gina Hecht , and Jeff Ricketts ) . He had a recurring background role as mailman in the drama series " Family Law " ( 1999 - 2002 , starring Christopher McDonald , Salli Richardson , and Julie Warner ) and appeared in the horro sequel " Scream 3 " ( 2000 , with Josh Pais and Beth Toussaint ) , the science fiction comedy " What Planet Are You From ? " ( 2000 ) , the drama " The Next Best Thing " ( 2000 ) , the crime comedy " Nurse Betty " ( 2000 ) , the drama " Almost Famous " ( 2000 , with Rainn Wilson ) , the sequel " 102 Dalmatians " ( 2000 ) , the comedy " What Women Want " ( 2000 ) , the action comedy " Miss Congeniality " ( 2000 , with William Shatner and Christopher Shea ) , the drama " Thirteen Days " ( 2000 ) , the comedy " Rat Race " ( 2001 ) , the comedy " Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back " ( 2001 ) , the crime drama " Training Day " ( 2001 ) , the thriller " Frailty " ( 2001 ) , the drama " I Am Sam " ( 2001 , with Rosalind Chao , Russ Fega , and Brent Spiner ) , the sport drama " Ali " ( 2001 ) , the action comedy " Showtime " ( 2002 ) , the comedy " The Sweetest Thing " ( 2002 ) , the sciience fiction thriller " Minority Report " ( 2002 ) , the comedy " View from the Top " ( 2003 ) , and in episodes of " Opposite Sex " ( 2000 , with Ray Proscia ) , " Once and Again " ( 2000 , with William O . Campbell , Jeffrey Nordling , and Susanna Thompson ) , " ER " , " Providence " ( 1999 - 2000 , with Concetta Tomei , Molly Hagan , Lou Wagner , and Roger Rignack ) , " The Division " ( 2001 , with Lisa Vidal ) , " Frasier " ( 2001 , with Kelsey Grammer and Patrick Kerr ) , " Ally McBeal " ( 2001 , with Renee Goldsberry and Albert Hall ) , " Six Feet Under " ( 2001 ) , " Crossing Jordan " ( 2001 , with Miguel Ferrer , Marlene Forte , Galyn Görg , Tom McCleister , Nan Martin , and Edward Conna ) , and " My Wife and Kids " ( 2002 ) . Following a six - year break from acting in which he worked in the camera department on various productions and moved back to Arizona , Bronson appeared in around forty short and independent productions between 2009 and 2014 . Among his most recent projects are the fantasy film " Western X " ( 2016 ) , the horror film " Cowboy Zombies " ( 2016 ) , the drama " Poison Sky " ( 2016 ) , the short horror comedy " House of Crumb " ( 2016 ) , the western " Binschii and the Marshal " ( 2017 ) , and the drama " Grief " ( 2018 ) . Bronson died from cancer on 7 January 2017 at the age of 62 .