Jerry Fleck Gerald " Jerry " R . Fleck was a second unit and assistant director who worked as first assistant director on , , , two , and the video game " " . His stepson , Simon Stotler , served as stand - in for Ethan Phillips and was a recurring background actor on " Star Trek : Voyager " . His daughter , Emily Fleck , also worked as a recurring background actress on " Star Trek Voyager " and as a stand - in for Jeri Ryan . Jerry Fleck ( Lieutenant Commander ) , Jerry Fleck ( Ensign ) , and J . Fleck , in - universe names on dedication plaque s , were named after him . In addition , he was interviewed by Larry Nemecek for the in and remembered in the in . Born in Chicago , Illinois , Fleck moved to Santa Barbara , California with his family in 1957 . A student of theater from Santa Barbara City College , he found his theatrical singing voice with lead roles in musicals such as , The King and I and Carousel . Jerry later received his BA degree in Theater Arts from Cal State Long Beach , where he also held lead roles in theatrical productions . He also graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York City . He began his professional career as an actor in dinner theater productions , rather than as an assistant director . He first appeared in the 1977 drama " The Lincoln Conspiracy " , co - starring John Anderson and Whit Bissell and directed by James L . Conway . The following year , he was Conway ' s First Assistant Director for the 1978 documentary " Beyond and Back " . Fleck also had a featured part in the 1981 science fiction comedy " Earthbound " , also directed by Conway . Afterward , Fleck became a First Assistant Director on the hit action television series " Hunter " , " A - Team " , and " MacGyver " . He was also Second Assistant Director for the 1988 horror comedy " Beetlejuice " and First Assistant Director for 1990 ' s " Edward Scissorhands " , both for director . Other credits as first assistant director include Conway ' s war drama " Last of the Mohicans " ( 1977 ) , the television drama " Fire in the Dark " ( 1991 ) , and the science fiction thriller " Running Delilah " ( 1993 , starring Kim Cattrall ) . As second assistant director he worked on the television comedy " The Nashville Grab " ( 1981 ) , the drama " Body Rock " ( 1984 ) , the television series " Hardcastle and McCormick " ( 1985 , starring Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly ) , the television western " Desperado " ( 1987 ) , and the horror sequel " Halloween 4 : The Return of Michael Myers " ( 1988 , with George P . Wilbur ) . He became a part of the " Star Trek " legacy in when he became First Assistant Director on " Star Trek : The Next Generation " , replacing Brad Yacobian , who was promoted to Unit Production Manager . He stayed with the show until its end in . Afterward , Fleck served as First Assistant Director for all seven seasons of " Star Trek : Voyager " , as well as and . After " Voyager " ended its run in , Fleck became First Assistant Director on " Star Trek : Enterprise " . He was serving in this capacity when , during the show ' s third season in September of 2003 , he died suddenly in his sleep at the age of 55 in Saugus , California . Production was shut down on the set of " Enterprise " for an entire day as the cast and crew learned of his passing . He had been a part of the " Star Trek " franchise for eleven years . The third season " Enterprise " episode was dedicated to his memory .