John Nowak John Nowak is a stuntman and stunt actor who served as main stunt double for Patrick Stewart on and for Robert Picardo on . He also doubled Stewart in the first three TNG films . Trousers , worn by Nowak in a stunt scene in , a fencing costume , and the costume from the episode were sold off on the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction on eBay . Nowak was featured in the special " Strange New Worlds : The Valley of Fire " on the " Star Trek Generations ( Special Edition ) " . A scene for the fourth season episode was scheduled to include Nowak , performing a stunt for Stewart as Locutus of Borg , but the moment was ultimately never shot . Nowak recalls , " " In ' Best of Both Worlds , Part II , ' they had a big stunt planned where they would capture Picard / Locutus , but at the last minute they ran out of time , so I was there , got my four hours of makeup and sat around another 12 hours in the stuff , but never got filmed as the Borg . " " ( " Starlog Science - Fiction Explorer " , issue # 8 ) Together with Tom Morga , Nowak worked as stunt supervisor on the fourth season episode " Qpid " . They ' ve trained the main cast members during the stunt and fencing rehearsal on Wednesday on Paramount Stage 9 . For the episode Nowak was also on set doubling Stewart in a fight sequence with LeVar Burton ' s stunt double Eric Chambers . They filmed this stunt on Tuesday on Paramount Stage 9 . However , this stunt was not part of the aired episode . Nowak started in the early ' 70s and performed stunts in the drama " The Towering Inferno " ( 1974 , with stunts by Paul Stader , Tony Brubaker , Erik Cord , Paula Crist , Nick Dimitri , Gary Epper , Tony Epper , Gene LeBell , Regina Parton , Felix Silla , and George P . Wilbur ) , the comedy " Lucky Lady " ( 1975 , with Paul Stader and Hal Needham ) , the horror film " The Swarm " ( 1978 , with stunts by Paul Stader and Hubie Kerns , Jr . ) , the thriller " The One Man Jury " ( 1978 , with stunts by Dick Durock , Tom Lupo , Ralph Garrett , and Frank Orsatti ) , the drama " Boulevard Nights " ( 1979 , with John Escobar and Rick Sawaya ) , and the mystery film " Summer ' s Children " ( 1979 ) . In the ' 80s , Nowak appeared in the action comedy " Any Which Way You Can " ( 1980 , with Roy Jenson , George Murdock , Logan Ramsey , Chuck Hicks , and stunts by Robert Herron , Gene LeBell , and Nick Dimitri ) , performed and coordinated the stunts in the horror thriller " Scream " ( 1981 ) , and performed in ' s crime thriller " Sudden Impact " ( 1983 , along with Christine Ann Baur , Carey Loftin , and Paula Moody ) . Further stunt credits include the horror comedy " Critters " ( 1986 , starring Scott Grimes and with Ethan Phillips and stunts by Mike Cassidy , Vince Deadrick , Jr . , Bill McIntosh , Debby Lynn Ross , and John Escobar ) , the thriller " Slam Dance " ( 1987 , starring Virginia Madsen and with stunts by Vince Deadrick , Vince Deadrick , Jr . , Bernie Pock , and George P . Wilbur ) , the science fiction comedy " Mom and Dad Save the World " ( 1992 , with stunts by Chuck Borden , George Colucci , Chuck Courtney , B . J . Davis , Christopher Doyle , Rosine " Ace " Hatem , Dan Koko , Gene LeBell , Irving E . Lewis , Dennis Madalone , Tom Morga , and Lynn Salvatori ) , and ' s horror comedy " Army of Darkness " ( 1992 , with stunts by Patricia Tallman , Chuck Borden , Christopher Doyle , George Colucci , Maria R . Kelly , Dennis Madalone , Tom Morga , and Brian J . Williams ) . Beside doubling for Stewart in several " Star Trek " projects , Nowak also served as his stunt double in the 1998 thriller " Safe House " , which featured fellow " Trek " performers Joy Kilpatrick , Joni Avery , Rick Avery , Dan Koko , Johnny Martin , Joe Murphy , Michael J . Sarna , Warren A . Stevens , and Dennis Tracy . More recent stunt work includes the action part as Officer Smith in the 2004 comedy " Big Chuck , Little Chuck " , with stunts by Tony Brubaker and Chuck Hicks .