Roy Brocksmith Roy Brocksmith was the actor who portrayed the Zakdorn Sirna Kolrami in the second season episode in . he portrayed the Bajoran Razka Karn in the fourth season episode . Graduating from Illinois ' Quincy University in 1970 , Brocksmith began his career on the stage , directing for community theater and various playhouses before ultimately moving on to perform on and off - Broadway . He broke into films in 1978 , beginning with the dramas " King of the Gypsies " and " The Squeeze " . In 1980 he had a supporting role in Woody Allen ' s " Stardust Memories " , in which his " Deep Space Nine " co - star Armin Shimerman and " Next Generation " co - star Brent Spiner made brief appearances . Three years later , Brocksmith co - starred with Spiner in the little - known comedy " Rent Control " . He also had small roles in such films as " Wolfen " ( 1981 ) , " Who ' s That Girl ? " ( 1987 , with Bibi Besch ) , " Scrooged " ( 1988 , with John Glover , Michael J . Pollard , and Alfre Woodard ) , and " Relentless " ( 1989 , with Meg Foster and Ron Taylor ) . In 1989 , he co - starred with DS9 recurring guest actor Marc Alaimo in action / thriller " Tango & Cash " , also featuring Teri Hatcher , Michael J . Pollard , Clint Howard , Glenn Morshower , and Richard Hale . The following year he and Alaimo were among the many " Star Trek " performers to appear in the science fiction / action film " Total Recall " . Their co - stars in this film included Ronny Cox , Mel Johnson , Jr . , Lycia Naff , Frank Kopyc , Michael Champion , and the voice of star Robert Picardo . Brocksmith also co - starred with Ronny Cox ( along with Bruce French , Gerrit Graham , and Lee Arenberg ) in " Martians Go Home " that same year . Brocksmith had a brief cameo in " Bill and Ted ' s Bogus Journey " , which co - starred William Sadler ( Luther Sloan ) . He also had a supporting role in 1992 ' s " Nickel & Dime " , opposite Wallace Shawn , and small roles in 1994 ' s " Lightning Jack " , with Richard Riehle , and " The Hudsucker Proxy " , with Bill Cobbs , Christopher Darga , Noble Willingham , and Mike Starr . Also in 1994 , Brocksmith co - starred with fellow " Next Generation " and " Deep Space Nine " actor Colm Meaney in the comedy " The Road to Wellville " . In 1998 , he had a small but important role in Gus van Sant ' s remake of Alfred Hitchcock ' s " Psycho , " assuming the non - speaking role of the bystander outside the real - estate office where Marion Crane works . The film also featured Ken Jenkins and the late Anne Haney . It proved to be Brocksmith ' s final feature film appearance . Brocksmith began appearing on television in the 1980s . One of his earliest guest appearances was the second regular episode of the hit series " L . A . Law " , in which he co - starred with fellow TNG guest actor Corbin Bernsen . He also appeared in the first episode of " Tales from the Crypt " , as did Patti Yasutake , Gerrit Graham , and Brocksmith ' s fellow " DS9 " guest star and future " Bill & Ted ' s Bogus Journey " co - star William Sadler . Brocksmith appeared in two more episodes of the series ( including one with Ian Abercrombie and J . Patrick McNamara ) . Other TV shows on which he appeared include " Night Court " ( with John Larroquette and Bruce French ) , " The Wonder Years " ( with Olivia d ' Abo ) , " Seinfeld " ( with Jason Alexander and Susan Diol ) , " Murder One " ( with Daniel Benzali , John Fleck , Shelly Desai , Deborah May , Juliana Donald , John Carroll Lynch , and John de Lancie ) , " Babylon 5 " ( with Andreas Katsulas , Bill Mumy , and Eric Pierpoint ) , and " Ally McBeal " ( with Steven Culp ) . Besides his guest appearances , Brocksmith was also a regular on the hit series " Picket Fences " , on which he played Michael Oslo , a role he played for four years from 1992 through 1996 . Among his co - stars on this series were Ray Walston and Leigh Taylor - Young . Brocksmith also co - starred with Paul Winfield and Neal McDonough in the 1995 TV movie " White Dwarf " . Brocksmith died on December 16 , 2001 from kidney failure due to diabetes . He was 56 years old .