Charles Rocket Charles Rocket was an actor who appeared in the fifth season episode as the Varro Captain Jippeq . He filmed his scenes between Thursday and Monday on Paramount Stage 8 , 9 , and 16 and his costume was later sold off on the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction on eBay . He is one of the few actors who , along with George Takei , have physically acted in both a " Star Trek " program and lended their voice to some " Star Wars " spin - off material ( in this case , Rocket was the voice of pirate Nym in the " Star Wars : Starfighter " videogames ) , making them both one of the few performers to appear in both popular science fiction franchsies . Early life . Rocket was born Charles Adams Claverie in Bangor , Maine , and attended the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence . Before breaking into acting professionally , he made several short films and fronted his own band ( " The Fabulous Motels " ) . In the 1970s , he anchored local news for KOAA - TV , an NBC - affiliated station in Colorado Springs , and for CBS - affiliated stations in both Colorado ( WPRI - TV ) and Nashville , Tennessee ( WTVF - TV ) . In 1979 , Rocket submitted a video of his news reports to Lorne Michaels , the producer of the hit NBC variety show " Saturday Night Live " . Michaels ultimately left " SNL " due to contract disputes with NBC , but Rocket ' s tape impressed then - NBC Entertainment head Brandon Tartikoff and new " SNL " producer Jean Doumanian . They ultimately hired Rocket on as a cast member of " SNL " . Career . Television . " Saturday Night Live " . Rocket acquired some early recognition as a cast member on " Saturday Night Live " during the 1980 - 1981 season ; this was also Joe Piscopo ' s and Eddie Murphy ' s first year on the show . During his tenure on " SNL " ( in which Malcolm McDowell and Sally Kellerman hosted ) , Rocket was an anchor for the show ' s " Weekend Update " news segment , called " The Rocket Report " . Rocket gained some notoriety in February 1981 for uttering the " F " word live on this program , causing some trouble for NBC , who had to apologize on his behalf . He and several other cast members , as well as producer Jean Doumanian , were fired soon after . Recurring and starring roles . Since his unceremonious exit from " SNL " , Rocket became well - known for his recurring roles on several television series , appearing as Richard Addison in several episodes of " Moonlighting " and as Grossberg in three episodes of the cult series " Max Headroom " , starring fellow " Star Trek " guest actors Matt Frewer , W . Morgan Sheppard , and Concetta Tomei . He later played Adam , the Angel of Death , on numerous episodes of the drama series " Touched by an Angel " . The late Paul Winfield was also a recurring performer on this series . During the 1988 - 1989 television season , Rocket was a regular on the ABC drama " Murphy ' s Law " . He subsequently became a regular on the short - lived CBS comedy " Tequila and Bonetti " in 1992 and later starred in the NBC comedy " The Home Court " , which ran during the 1995 - 1996 television season . His last series as a regular was the Fox Network comedy " Normal , Ohio " , which aired in the fall of 2000 . Other television work . Rocket ' s first television guest spot came in a 1984 episode of the ABC series " Hawaiian Heat " , which starred Branscombe Richmond and Tracy Scoggins . He subsequently appeared in an episode of " Hardcastle and McCormick " , which featured Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly in the title roles . Rocket appeared in two episodes of " Quantum Leap " , alongside actors Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell ; in one episode , Rocket ' s character was named Commander Riker . In 1999 , he guest - starred on " The X - Files " in an episode with John Billingsley and Michael McKean . His other guest spots include episodes of " thirtysomething " ( with David Clennon ) , " Doctor Doctor " ( reunited with his " Max Headroom " co - star , the aforementioned Matt Frewer ) , " Murder , She Wrote " ( with Stanley Kamel ) , " Wings " ( starring Steven Weber ) , " Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman " ( starring Teri Hatcher ) , and " Picket Fences " ( with Don Stark and Ray Walston ) . Rocket appeared in only one mini - series , the 1993 drama " Wild Palms " . His co - stars in this production included fellow " Trek " performers Kim Cattrall , Brad Dourif , Bob Gunton , Bebe Neuwirth , and David Warner . More recently , Rocket guest - starred on the hit sitcoms " 3rd Rock from the Sun " and " The King of Queens " . His final television acting appearance was in a 2004 episode of the NBC drama " " , the story of which was co - written by Rene Balcer . Film . Rocket has appeared in a variety of feature films . Some of his earlier film credits included 1985 ' s " Fraternity Vacation " ( with Leigh J . McCloskey and Matt McCoy ) , 1986 ' s " Miracles " ( with Teri Garr and Christopher Lloyd ) , the cult 1988 science fiction comedy " Earth Girls Are Easy " ( with Michael McKean ) , and the 1990 comedy " Honeymoon Academy " ( co - starring Kim Cattrall and Jonathan Banks ) . In 1990 , Rocket was cast in the film " Dances with Wolves " , which went on to win numerous Academy Award s . Rocket went on to share a special award as part of the cast of the 1993 film " Short Cuts " . Among those cast members he shared the award and the screen with were Bruce Davison and Robert DoQui . Zane Cassidy was also part of the film ' s cast . Perhaps Rocket ' s best known film role is that of the villain , Nicholas Andre , in the popular 1994 comedy " Dumb & Dumber " . His co - stars in this film included Mike Starr and the aforementioned Teri Garr . That same year , Rocket worked alongside Ed Lauter and " Voyager " regulars Ethan Phillips and Robert Picardo in the western comedy " Wagons East ! " His other films include 1991 ' s " Delirious " ( with Zach Grenier ) , 1993 ' s " Hocus Pocus " ( featuring the voice of Jason Marsden ) , 1994 ' s " It ' s Pat " ( with Julianne Christie ) , 1995 ' s " Steal Big , Steal Little " ( with David Ogden Stiers , Pamela Winslow and Natalia Nogulich ) , and 1997 ' s " Murder at 1600 " ( which co - starred Daniel Benzali , Ronny Cox , Harris Yulin , and Tom Wright ) and " Fathers ' Day " ( with Bruce Greenwood ) . He also co - starred with Michelle Forbes and Vincent Schiavelli in the little - known 1998 film " Dry Martini " . Both Rocket and Ron Perlman lent their voices to the animated science - fiction film " Titan A . E . " , which opened in 2000 . Rocket ' s last film appearance was in the 2003 independent drama " Shade " , in which he co - starred with Michael Dorn . Death . Rocket was found dead near his home in Canterbury , Connecticut , on 7 October 2005 ; his throat had been cut . The death was later ruled a suicide . Rocket was 56 years old . He was cremated and his ashes were scattered .