Terrence E . McNally Terrence E . McNally is the actor who played B ' Tardat in the fourth season episode in . He filmed his scenes for this episode on Friday on Paramount Stage 8 . McNally , who hails from Massachusetts , was trained at Harvard University ' s American Conservatory Theatre . He has been acting on television since the 1970s , appearing on such series as " The Amazing Spider - Man " ( starring Ellen Bry ) , " Lou Grant " ( with Jeff Corey ) , " Hotel " ( with Adrienne Barbeau , Robert Pine , and Jane Wyatt ) , " Scarecrow and Mrs . King " ( with Daniel Davis and Kate Jackson ) , " Santa Barbara " ( with Judith Anderson , Nicholas Coster , and Louise Sorel ) , " L . A . Law " ( starring Corbin Bernsen and Larry Drake ) , " Studio 5 - B " ( with Harry Groener ) , " Perfect Strangers " ( with Sam Anderson ) , " Who ' s the Boss ? " ( with Christine Healy ) , and " Baywatch " ( directed by Reza Badiyi ) . In addition , McNally had a brief recurring role on the primetime soap opera " Dallas " in 1985 , during which he worked with series regular Susan Howard and fellow guest star Robert Walker . He also had a small recurring role on the Joan Collins series " Dynasty " that same year . In the late 1980s , he had a recurring role on " Knots Landing " , appearing in at least five episodes of the series , including one with Lisa Wilcox . More recently , he was a regular on the CBS daytime soap opera " The Young and the Restless " during the 1993 - 94 television season . He also had a brief recurring role on the short - lived Paramount Television series " Models Inc . " , along with Steve Vinovich . Outside of his work in episodic television , McNally had small roles in made - for - TV movies such as " To Kill a Cop " ( co - starring Robert Hooks , Diana Muldaur , and Alan Oppenheimer and featuring cinematography by Gayne Rescher ) , " The Silent Lovers " ( directed by John Erman and starring Brian Keith and John Rubinstein ) , " Blood Feud " ( with Edward Laurence Albert , Seymour Cassel , Robert Costanzo , Charles Parks , and Biff Yeager ) , and " When Your Lover Leaves " ( starring Merritt Butrick and Dwight Schultz ) . McNally ' s early feature film credits include small parts in " Battle Beyond the Stars " ( 1980 , with Earl Boen , Jeff Corey , and Morgan Woodward ) , " Nine to Five " ( 1980 , with Earl Boen and Lawrence Pressman ) , and " Looker " ( 1981 , starring Leigh Taylor - Young ) . He later had a major supporting role in the 1989 dance drama " Tap " and co - starred with fellow TNG alumni John de Lancie and Gates McFadden in the 1990 comedy film " Taking Care of Business " . He also appeared in the 1992 comic drama " When the Party ' s Over " , along with Raymond Cruz , Willie Garson , and Brian McNamara . McNally ' s most recent film was the 2006 " dramedy " " Two Weeks " . McNally was married to actress and singer from 1983 through 1989 . During their marriage , they co - wrote the script and some of the songs for the campy 1988 science fiction musical " Earth Girls Are Easy " , which featured Michael McKean and Charles Rocket . McNally was also associate producer for this film and had a small role as a TV soap opera doctor .