Richard Libertini Richard Libertini was the actor who played Akorem Laan in the episode . Personal . Libertini was born in Cambridge , Massachusetts , and graduated from Emerson College in Boston . From 1963 through 1978 , he was married to Academy Award - nominated actress Melinda Dillon , with whom he has a son . Libertini died on 7 January 2016 after a two - year battle with cancer . He was 82 . Career . 1960s . Libertini moved to New York , where , in 1960 , he developed an off - Broadway revue called " Stewed Prunes " , along with two former college classmates . During the early 1960s , he was part of a stand - up comedy act consisting of himself and Paul Dooley known as " Paul Dooley and Dick Liberti " . Although the act split up after a short time , Libertini and Dooley later worked on several films and stage productions together . Dooley himself also became a guest star on " Deep Space Nine " . In 1966 , Libertini made his Broadway stage debut playing Father Drobney in Woody Allen ' s " Don ' t Drink the Water " . He reprised the role in the 1969 film adaptation of the same name , having made his film debut the year before in the comedy " The Night They Raided Minksy ' s " . Andrew Laszlo was the Director of Photography on this latter film . 1970s . In 1970 , Libertini and Paul Dooley performed together in the off - Broadway play , " The White House Murder Case " . That same year , they had small roles as baggage handlers in Arthur Hiller ' s comedy film " The Out - of - Towners " ( in which Graham Jarvis played a mugger ) . Libertini also had a supporting role in Paramount Pictures ' 1970 war comedy " Catch - 22 " . He returned to Broadway later that year , acting opposite fellow DS9 guest actor Hamilton Camp in " Paul Sills ' Story Theatre " . The following year , he continued working with Camp in another Paul Sills production , " Ovid ' s Metamorphoses " . In 1974 , Libertini was an understudy on the Broadway production " Bad Habits " , which starred F . Murray Abraham . In 1975 , Libertini appeared in the film " I Wonder Who ' s Killing Her Now ? " , along with Harvey Jason and Jay Robinson . Libertini ' s subsequent film credits during the 1970s included small roles in Alan Arkin ' s 1977 comedy " Fire Sale " ( with Don Keefer ) and Terrence Malick ' s 1978 romantic drama " Days of Heaven " ( from Paramount Pictures ) . These were followed by the principal role of General Garcia , an insane Latin American dictator , in Arthur Hiller ' s 1979 action comedy , " The In - Laws " . This film also featured a young Ed Begley , Jr . and Rosanna DeSoto . During the late 1970s , the majority of Libertini ' s credits were guest appearances on television . Some of the shows on which he appeared were " Quincy , M . E . " ( with Robert Ito and Garry Walberg ) , " Charlie ' s Angels " ( with Alfred Ryder ) , " Baretta " ( with Elisha Cook ) , " The Bionic Woman " ( also with Elisha Cook ) , " The Bob Newhart Show " ( two episodes , including one with Craig Wasson ) , " Alice " ( with Vic Tayback ) , and " Laverne & Shirley " ( with David L . Lander and Michael McKean ) . He also played the recurring role The Godfather during the first season of the daytime soap opera spoof " Soap " and appeared in three episodes of " Barney Miller " , on which Ron Glass was a regular . One of Libertini ' s " Marney Miller " episodes also featured James Gregory and Nehemiah Persoff . Libertini ' s other TV credits during the 1970s included a role in a segment of " Hallmark Hall of Fame " titled " Fame " , on which he was directed by Marc Daniels . Libertini also had a role in the 1978 TV movie " Three on a Date " , as did Branscombe Richmond . 1980s . Libertini and former stand - up partner Paul Dooley acted together in Robert Altman ' s 1980 film " Popeye " . Libertini played George W . Geezil , the greengrocer who constantly argued with Dooley ' s character , the hamburger - loving Wimpy . This film starred Robin Williams in the title role , and also featured Ray Walston as Popeye ' s " Pappy . " After " Popeye " , Libertini and Dooley worked on two more comedy films together : " Going Berserk " in 1983 ( which also featured Kurtwood Smith ) and " Big Trouble " in 1986 ( with Warren Munson and Barbara Tarbuck ) . Perhaps Libertini ' s most notable film role during the 1980s was that of Frank Walker ( not to be confused with Frank Welker ) in the hit 1985 comedy " Fletch " . Libertini ' s fellow DS9 guest actor Kenneth Mars had a role in this film , as well , while James Avery and Bruce French made brief appearances . Libertini reprised his role as Frank in the 1989 sequel , " Fletch Lives " with Jordan Lund and Tom McCleister . Libertini landed supporting roles in several other comedy films throughout the 1980s , including " Soup for One " ( acting alongside Gerrit Graham , Andrea Martin , and Saul Rubinek ) , " Best Friends " ( with Joan Pringle ) , " Deal of the Century " ( with Richard Herd , Graham Jarvis , and Wallace Shawn ) , and " All of Me " ( with Michael Ensign ) . He also appeared in the 1981 action thriller " Sharky ' s Machine " , along with Bernie Casey , John Fiedler , and Brian Keith , and in the 1988 action thriller " Betrayed " , with David Clennon and Albert Hall . On television , Libertini was directed by Leo Penn on a two - part episode of " Bret Maverick " in 1981 and an episode of " Trapper John , M . D . " ( with Anthony De Longis and Madge Sinclair ) in 1984 . He also played King Murrray opposite Rene Auberjonois ' King Boris and Sally Kellerman ' s Queen Natasha and Queen Farrah in the " Faerie Tale Theatre " production of " Sleeping Beauty " . Later , he guest - starred on an episode of " Moonlighting " with Charles Rocket and made an appearance on " Jeannetta Arnette " , which starred Jeannetta Arnette . In addition , Libertini had roles in the late 1980s TV movies " The Trial of Bernhard Goetz " ( with Jordan Lund and Andrew Robinson ) and " Fair Game " ( with Clancy Brown ) . 1990s . Libertini was the voice of Dijon in the animated 1990 Disney film " DuckTales : The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp " . His character was the lackey of the film ' s main villain , the evil magician Morlock , who was voiced by Christopher Lloyd . Libertini had previously voiced Dijon in several episodes of the " DuckTales " TV series on which the movie was based . Libertini had a supporting role in the acclaimed , Academy Award - winning 1990 film " Awakenings " , starring Robert De Niro and the aforementioned Robin Williams . Libertini was also seen in Brian De Palma ' s " The Bonfire of the Vanities " , which was released one day after " Awakenings " . The cast of " The Bonfire of the Vanities " also included fellow " Star Trek " alumni F . Murray Abraham , Kim Cattrall , Kirsten Dunst , Louis Giambalvo , John Hancock , Norman Parker , and the aforementioned Saul Rubinek . During the 1990 - 1991 television season , Libertini was a regular on the short - lived NBC series " The Fanelli Boys " . He then became a regular on another NBC sitcom , " Pacific Station " , but this series also did not last long . Megan Gallagher and the aforementioned John Hancock were also regulars on " Pacific Station " . In the 1994 film " Nell " , Libertini played the supporting role of psychologist Alexander Paleyworked . That same year , he worked with David Huddleston and Vincent Schiavelli on a little known comedy film called " Cultivating Charlie " . Libertini later made an uncredited appearance as a rabbi in " Lethal Weapon 4 " , which also featured Jack Kehler and Richard Riehle . Throughout the 1990s , Libertini made guest appearances on television shows such as " L . A . Law " ( starring Corbin Bernsen and Larry Drake , in an episode with Joanna Cassidy , John Fiedler , and Matt McCoy ) , " Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman " ( directed by James A . Contner and acting with K Callan , Teri Hatcher , and Tracy Scoggins ) , and " Chicago Hope " ( with Jim Metzler ) . He was also a frequent guest star on CBS ' " Murder , She Wrote " ( working with Sam Anderson , Kim Darby , Meg Foster , Molly Hagan , Kerrie Keane , Wallace Langham , Tracy Middendorf , Jeffrey Nordling , and Gregory Sierra ) and NBC ' s " Law & Order " . In addition , he took on voice - over roles on such cartoons as " Animaniacs " , " Pinky and the Brain " , and " Duckman " ( the latter of which featured the voice of Jason Alexander in the title role ) . Libertini was directed from Nicholas Meyer in the 1999 TV movie " Vendetta " , which also featured Clancy Brown and Bruce Davison . Libertini ' s other TV movie credits during the 1990s included " Extreme Close - Up " ( with Bibi Besch , Jefrey Alan Chandler , Kerrie Keane , and Cristine Rose ) , " House of Frankenstein " ( with Karen Austin , Steve Rankin , and Jennifer Savidge ) , " A Bright Shining Lie " ( with Ed Lauter , Harve Presnell , and Kurtwood Smith ) , and " Columbo : Ashes to Ashes " ( with Spencer Garrett , Sally Kellerman , and Richard Riehle ) . 2000s . In 2000 , Libertini appeared on four different television shows : " NYPD Blue " ( starring Gordon Clapp ) , " Once and Again " ( working with Billy Campbell , Ellen Geer , and Jeffrey Nordling ) , " Nash Bridges " ( in an episode with Melinda Clarke , Caroline Lagerfelt , Kenneth Mars , and Marc Worden ) , and " The District " . The following year , he was seen on " Cursed " , a short - lived NBC show which starred fellow DS9 guest actor Steven Weber . Libertini subsequently appeared on " The Drew Carey Show " ( on which Diedrich Bader and John Carroll Lynch were regulars ) , " Monk " ( in an episode with Daniel Roebuck ) , and " Numb3rs " . He has also lent his voice to episodes of the animated shows " Static Shock " and " The Zeta Project " . His most recent guest appearance was on the CW series " Supernatural " , along with John Rubinstein . Libertini ' s latest film credits have included the 2002 Rodney Dangerfield comedy " The 4th Tenor " ( again working with both Hamilton Camp and Vincent Schiavelli ) , the 2006 comedy " Grilled " ( with Jack Kehler ) , and , most recently , the 2007 comedy " Everybody Wants to Be Italian " . He was also seen in the 2007 TV movie " Jane Doe : How to Fire Your Boss " , along with Stanley Kamel and Steve Vinovich . In 2004 , Libertini appeared on the Broadway stage for the first time in thirty years when he briefly performed in a revival of Larry Gelbart ' s play " Sly Fox " . For this production , Libertini took over the role of Jethro Crouch from his DS9 ( and " Sleeping Beauty " ) co - star , Rene Auberjonois . Libertini played the role during the last two weeks of the show ' s performances ; it had already been playing for over four months . 2010s . In 2010 , Libertini appeared in an episode of Disney Channel ' s " Sonny with a Chance " along with Daniel Roebuck . The following year , he was seen as a fisherman in the hit 2011 film " Dolphin Tale " , starring Ashley Judd . He made his final screen appearances in 2015 with a guest role in two episodes of the NBC crime drama " Aquarius " , the second of which was directed by Roxann Dawson .