Marc Alaimo Michael Joseph Alaimo , known professionally as Marc Alaimo is an actor best known for his portrayal of Gul Dukat on . He also played the role in the video game " " . Alaimo holds the honor of playing the first Romulan seen in the era as well as the first Cardassian seen in the " Star Trek " saga . Nicknamed " The Neck " for his prominent neck muscles , Alaimo influenced makeup supervisor Michael Westmore ' s design of the Cardassian makeup , as Westmore based the race ' s neck ridges on Alaimo ' s physique . Several costumes worn by Alaimo in " Star Trek " were sold off on the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction on eBay , including his Breen suit from the episode , which was later worn by background performer Todd Slayton . Career . Television . Born in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , Alaimo moved to New York in the early 1970s following stints with the Marquette University Players and the Milwaukee Repertory Theater Company . It was in New York that he acquired his first television role , playing the recurring character of Virgil Paris during the 1972 - 1973 season of the soap opera " Somerset " . Alaimo is not the only " Star Trek " veteran to perform on the soap opera " Somerset " . Others include Bibi Besch , Nicholas Coster , Bruce Gray , DS9 co - star Barry Jenner , Mark Lenard , Michael Nouri , Percy Rodriguez , and Tucker Smallwood . However , all had either left or were not yet members of the cast during Alaimo ' s brief tenure . His work on " Somerset " was followed with guest appearances on many TV shows , usually playing the villain . Some of the shows on which he appeared include " Kojak " ( in an episode with Yvonne Craig ) , " The Rockford Files " , " Gunsmoke " ( with George Murdock and series regular Charles Seel ) , " Barnaby Jones " ( with series regular Lee Meriwether ) , " Baretta " , " Starsky & Hutch " ( several episodes , including one with James B . Sikking and all starring David Soul ) , " The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries " ( with Phillip Richard Allen , Michael Pataki , and William Schallert ) , " CHiPs " ( two episodes – one with Ellen Geer and another with " DS9 " co - stars Michael Dorn and Barry Jenner ; both also featured Robert Pine ) , " The Incredible Hulk " ( several episodes , including one with Charles Napier ) , " Wonder Woman " , " Charlie ' s Angels " , " Quincy M . E . " ( with Robert Ito and Garry Walberg ) , " Knight Rider " , " The Fall Guy " ( two episodes , including one with Marshall R . Teague and Ian Wolfe ) , " T . J . Hooker " ( two episodes – one with Lloyd Haynes , Robert O ' Reilly , and series regular Richard Herd , and both starring William Shatner and James Darren ) , " Hardcastle and McCormick " ( starring Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly in the title roles ) , " Hunter " ( with series regular Bruce Davison ) , " The A - Team " ( starring Dwight Schultz ) , " Quantum Leap " ( starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell , in an episode with Ron Taylor ) , and " Walker , Texas Ranger " ( with Noble Willingham ) . Additionally , Alaimo had a recurring role on " Hill Street Blues " , as Gene Scapizzi , from 1985 through 1987 . Besides series regulars Barbara Babcock , Barbara Bosson , Megan Gallagher , and James B . Sikking ( whom Alaimo had worked with previously ) , other " Star Trek " alumni he worked on the series include Richard Herd , Gregory Itzin , Michael Keenan , David Selburg , Lawrence Tierney , and Kenneth Tigar . Alaimo has appeared in a number of made - for - TV movies , most notably 1976 ' s " Helter Skelter " , a drama about murderer Charles Manson and co - starring fellow " Star Trek " actors Phillip Richard Allen , David Clennon , Bruce French , Skip Homeier , Robert Ito , Roy Jenson , Jonathan Lippe , and Alan Oppenheimer . Alaimo ' s other TV movie credits include 1976 ' s " A Matter of Wife . . . and Death " ( with John Colicos ) , 1977 ' s " The 3 , 000 Mile Chase " ( with Cliff DeYoung and Roger Aaron Brown ) , 1981 ' s " Broken Promises " ( starring Chris Sarandon ) , 1982 ' s " The Ambush Murders " ( with Alfre Woodard , Warren Munson , and Marshall Teague ) , 1984 ' s " No Man ' s Land " ( with John Rhys - Davies ) , 1987 ' s " Kenny Rogers as The Gambler , Part III : The Legend Continues " ( with Jeff Allin , Michael Berryman , Jefrey Alan Chandler , Ann H . Gillespie , Colm Meaney , Tony Plana , Jimmie F . Skaggs , and Dean Stockwell ) , 1988 ' s " Case Closed " ( with Christopher Neame ) , 1992 ' s " Quicksand : No Escape " ( with Steven Culp and Jack Shearer ) , and 1993 ' s " Donato and Daughter " ( with David Gautreaux , Jenette Goldstein , Gregory Itzin , Julianna McCarthy , and Patti Yasutake ) . Alaimo spent the majority of the 1990s focusing on his role as Gul Dukat for " Deep Space Nine " . He has not appeared in any other live - action TV role since " Deep Space Nine " ended in ; his only television performance since then was the voice of " The Dean of the Secret Order of Dirty Joke Writers " in a 2010 episode of " Family Guy " , created by " Star Trek " fan Seth MacFarlane . Film . Alaimo made his feature film debut in the 1976 blaxploitation horror movie " Dr . Black , Mr . Hyde " , starring fellow DS9 guest actor Bernie Casey . The following year , Alaimo appeared in the Richard Pryor comedy " Which Way Is Up " , co - starring Morgan Woodward . The year after that , Alaimo appeared in the action thriller " Mean Dog Blues " , starring actor Gregg Henry and also featuring Logan Ramsey , Gregory Sierra , William Windom , and Ian Wolfe . And still the following year , he was seen in the Paul Schrader drama " Hardcore " , along with Ed Begley , Jr . , Bibi Besch , and Gary Graham . In 1980 , Alaimo was seen opposite Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn in the romantic comedy " Seems Like Old Times " . In 1984 , he had a role in the cult science fiction classic " The Last Starfighter " , also featuring Barbara Bosson and Meg Wyllie . And in 1988 , he appeared in Clint Eastwood ' s fifth installment of the " Dirty Harry " film series " The Dead Pool " , also starring Louis Giambalvo , Ronnie Claire Edwards , and Kristopher Logan . Alaimo co - starred with his fellow DS9 castmates Armin Shimerman and Hamilton Camp in the 1989 science fiction movie " Arena " . Also in 1989 , he had a supporting role opposite Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell in the action thriller " Tango & Cash " . Also starring in the latter movie were Teri Hatcher , Michael J . Pollard , Roy Brocksmith , Phil Rubenstein , Clint Howard , Henry Kingi , Sr . and Glenn Morshower . Perhaps Alaimo ' s most notable film role is that of Everett , a Martian security officer , in the 1990 science fiction action thriller " Total Recall " . His slew of co - stars in this film include Roy Brocksmith , Michael Champion , Robert Costanzo , Ronny Cox , Mel Johnson , Jr . , Frank Kopyc , Lycia Naff , Milt Tarver , Parker Whitman and s Robert Picardo as the voice of the Johnnycab . Alaimo ' s latest film credit to date was a brief appearance in the 1994 comedy " Naked Gun 33 1 / 3 : The Final Insult " . Bill Erwin also appeared in this film . Since then , Alaimo has focused his attention on television ( especially on his role as Dukat ) and on stage .