John Larroquette John Edgar Bernard Larroquette Jr . is the American actor who played the Klingon officer Maltz in . He is perhaps most famous for his role as Assistant District Attorney Reinhold " Dan " Fielding in the NBC sitcom , for which he won four consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series . Career . Television . Regular and recurring roles . Early in his career , Larroquette was a regular on two series from NBC , " Doctor ' s Hospital " ( 1975 - 1976 ) and " Baa Baa Black Sheep " ( 1976 - 1978 ) . He portrayed 2nd Lt . Robert Anderson on the latter series , which co - starred James Whitmore , Jr . Larroquette landed the role of ADA Dan Fielding on " Night Court " in 1983 ; the series premiered in January the following year . In addition to his Emmy Awards , Larroquette was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance on " Night Court " . Larroquette also directed two episodes of the show , both of which aired in 1986 . Among the " Star Trek " alumni who made recurring appearances on " Night Court " are Karen Austin , Jeff Corey , Alex Henteloff , Gregory Itzin , Keye Luke , George Murdock , Craig Richard Nelson , Annie O ' Donnell , Bumper Robinson , Eugene Roche , Margot Rose , John Staible , Kenneth Tigar , William Utay , and star Brent Spiner . Other Trek alumni who made memorable one - time appearances include s Nana Visitor , Jack Axelrod , Robert V . Barron , James Cromwell , Larroquette ' s " Search for Spock " co - star Robin Curtis , Bibi Besch , Raye Birk , Paddi Edwards , Max Grodénchik , Kevin Peter Hall , Teri Hatcher ( as his boss ' daughter who kept trying to seduce him ) , Harvey Jason , Tony Jay , Paul Lambert , Stephen Lee , Katherine Moffat , Nancy Parsons , Stephen Root , Ron Taylor , Wendy Schaal , Tony Todd , and Ray Walston . After " Night Court " ended in 1992 after nine seasons , Larroquette starred in his own series , " The John Larroquette Show " , also for NBC and which featured guest appearances by Kelsey Grammer and Bertila Damas . This series ran from 1993 through 1996 and earned Larroquette a fifth Emmy nomination – his first as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series . Larroquette won his fifth Emmy Award ( his sixth nomination ) for his 1997 guest appearance as sadistic lawyer Joey Heric on " The Practice " . He appeared several more times on this series , earning an additional Emmy nomination in 2002 . Among the other " Star Trek " alumni he worked with on this show were Albert Hall , Richard McGonagle , Tracy Middendorf , Lawrence Pressman , Jack Shearer , and Bill Smitrovich . In 1999 , Larroquette starred in and executive produced the short - lived CBS sitcom " Payne " , acting alongside Ellen Albertini Dow . During the 2003 - 2004 television season , Larroquette starred on the NBC sitcom " Happy Family " . " Next Generation " and guest star Susan Gibney was also a regular on this series , playing the neighbor of Larroquette ' s character . In 2007 and 2008 , Larroquette starred as Crane , Poole & Schmidt ' s managing partner Carl Sack on the hit ABC series " Boston Legal " , opposite his " Star Trek III " castmate William Shatner . Larroquette replaced former regular Rene Auberjonois on the series , who was among the actors removed from the regular cast to make way for new players like Larroquette . However , Larroquette was able to work with Auberjonois on a few subsequent episodes , notably the last two of the series , which aired together as a two - hour series finale on 8 December 2008 . It has been announced that Larroquette will be joining in a recurring role , the cast of " CSI : NY " starring Robert Joy . Larroquette appeared in the seventh season episodes " Hide Sight " , " Scared Stiff " and " Justified " . Guest appearances . In 1975 , Larroquette appeared on two different shows with TNG guest star Albert Hall : the sitcom " Sanford and Son " and the crime drama " Kojak " . After " Baa Baa Black Sheep " ended in 1976 , Larroquette made appearances on " Three ' s Company " and " Fantasy Island " . He worked with several actors from on these shows ; his episode of " Three ' s Company " also had Paul Kent , while " Fantasy Island " featured Ike Eisenmann and series regular Ricardo Montalban . ( Stefan Gierasch also appeared in Larroquette ' s " Fantasy Island " episode . ) In the 1980s , Larroquette guest - starred on such shows as " Mork & Mindy " ( starring Robin Williams and working alongside " Night Court " co - star Richard Moll ) and " Remington Steele " ( in an episode with Rosemary Forsyth , Marianna Hill , and Kate Vernon ) . He also appeared in a two - episode arc of the primetime soap opera " Dallas " , working with Paul Carr , Susan Howard , J . Patrick McNamara , Paul Sorensen , Ray Wise , and Morgan Woodward . Larroquette ' s more recent guest - starring credits have included episodes of " The West Wing " ( in an episode with Daniel Roebuck ) , " House , M . D . " ( on which Jennifer Morrison was a regular ) , and " Chuck " ( produced by Robert Duncan McNeill , in an episode directed by Allan Kroeker and co - starring Bonita Friedericy and Melinda Clarke ) . In 2009 , Larroquette guest - starred on the NBC crime drama " Law & Order : Special Victims Unit " , in which he played a Southern lawyer attempting to take down a racist talk show host played by Bruce McGill . ( John Schuck also appeared in the episode . ) Movies and mini - series . Larroquette ' s first TV movie was 1980 ' s " Stunts Unlimited " , directed by Hal Needham and starring Needham , Glenn Corbett , Stefan Gierasch , and Chip Mayer . This was followed in 1982 with a supporting role in " Bare Essence " , a CBS romantic drama which also featured star Jonathan Frakes . In 1983 , Larroquette appeared in the Paramount Television movie " The Last Ninja " , as did Robin Gammell , Richard Lynch , and Carolyn Seymour . In the 1986 movie " Convicted " , Larroquette worked alongside Gabriel Damon , who played his character ' s son . Larroquette then starred in the 1988 CBS movie " Hot Paint " with John Glover and in the 1991 movie " One Special Victory " with Ray Walston and Concetta Tomei . Larroquette was also an executive producer on the latter movie . In 1997 , he starred in " The Defenders : Payback " , a TV movie follow - up to the 1961 - 1965 TV series , " The Defenders " . Larroquette portrayed Tony Lewis in the 2000 NBC mini - series " The 10th Kingdom " . From 2005 through 2007 , Larroquette played lawyer Mike McBride in the multiple " McBride " made - for - television movies which air on The Hallmark Channel . He also directed many of these movies ; one ( " McBride : Anybody Here Murder Marty ? " ) was directed by James Contner . Among the other performers who appeared in the " McBride " movies are Nikita Ager , Todd Babcock , David Bowe , Wren T . Brown , David Carpenter , Marta DuBois , Richard Fancy , Amanda Foreman , John Kassir , Richard Lineback , Eric Pierpoint , Joel Polis , Irene Roseen , and Time Winters . Films . One of Larroquette ' s earliest film experiences came as the narrator of the popular 1974 horror classic " The Texas Chainsaw Massacre " . Nearly three decades later , he returned to narrate the 2003 remake of that film . He also narrated the 2006 prequel , " The Texas Chainsaw Massacre : The Beginning " . Prior to his role on " Star Trek III " , Larroquette had supporting roles in films such as " Stripes " ( 1981 , co - starring Lance LeGault and William Lucking ) , " Cat People " ( 1982 , with Ed Begley , Jr . and Malcolm McDowell ) , and " Hysterical " ( with Julie Newmar ) . He was also seen as a Ku Klux Klan member in the infamous John Landis - directed segment of " The Twilight Zone : The Movie " , filming of which resulted in the accidental on - set death of actor and two child actors . Following the release of " Star Trek III " , Larroquette had major roles in several comedies , including 1984 ' s " Meatballs Part II " ( with Hamilton Camp ) , 1985 ' s " Summer Rental " ( with " Night Court " co - star Karen Austin and Richard Herd ) , and 1987 ' s " Blind Date " ( with George Coe , Brian George , and Armin Shimerman ) . He also appeared in the 1984 romantic comedy " Choose Me " , which starred Geneviève Bujold and Keith Carradine . With the success of " Night Court " on television , Larroquette landed starring roles in two comic films : 1989 ' s " Second Sight " ( co - starring John Schuck ) and 1990 ' s " Madhouse " ( in which he and " Star Trek II " actress Kirstie Alley played a yuppie married couple ) . He then had a supporting role in the 1990 comedy " Tune in Tomorrow . . . " , along with sometime " Boston Legal " co - star Henry Gibson . Larroquette appears in the Director ' s Cut of Oliver Stone ' s Academy Award - winning 1991 film " JFK " , which also featured Bill Bolender , Bob Gunton , and Tony Plana . He then played the villain in 1994 ' s " Richie Rich " , based on the comic book character and featuring Rick Worthy . In the 1995 " Tales from the Crypt " film " Demon Knight " , Larroquette made an uncredited cameo as an actor playing a serial killer , under the direction of the Crypt Keeper ( voiced by John Kassir ) . William Sadler , Brenda Bakke , Tim de Zarn , Dick Miller , and the aforementioned John Schuck were among the stars of this film . Larroquette ' s next film was the 2000 comedy " Isn ' t She Great " , in which he co - starred with Christopher McDonald . Larroquette then co - starred with Clint Howard and Richard Riehle in the direct - to - video sequel " Beethoven ' s 5th " and appeared with Michelle C . Bonilla and John Savage in the 2006 comic drama " Kill Your Darlings " . In addition , Larroquette was part of the ensemble cast of the 2006 science fiction black comedy " Southland Tales " , which also included Dwayne " The Rock " Johnson , Holmes Osborne and Wallace Shawn . Most recently , Larroquette was the voice of Tomar Re in the direct - to - video animated movie " Green Lantern : First Flight " . This movie also featured the voices of fellow " Trek " alumni Olivia d ' Abo , Larry Drake , Victor Garber , David L . Lander , Richard McGonagle , William Schallert , Kurtwood Smith , and Malachi Throne . Stage Work . Larroquette is currently starring in the Broadway play " Gore Vidal ' s The Best Man " opposite Michael McKean . Recent performances of the play were halted when McKean was struck by a car in Manhattan with McKean sustaining a broken leg . McKean was recently forced to withdraw from the play as his injuries warranted a transfer to a rehab center .