Gregg Henry

Gregg Lee Henry is an actor and musician from Lakewood, Colorado, who played Gallatin in and Zho'Kaan in the second season episode . He also provided the voice for Gallatin's Ba'ku alter ego, Gal'na, in the Star Trek: Hidden Evil.
He is perhaps best known for his role as the duplicitous Val Resnick in (1999, co-starring guest actor John Glover, David Paymer, Alex Henteloff and Jeff Imada), the director's cut of which featured Sally Kellerman in a voice-only appearance. Henry is also known for his appearances in several films directed by , most notably (1984), in which Henry worked opposite Craig Wasson.
Henry appeared on numerous television series, on such programs as Family Law (starring Christopher McDonald and Julie Warner), (with Jude Ciccolella, Raymond Cruz, Alan Dale, Michelle Forbes, and Daniel Dae Kim), and Gilmore Girls. He starred as Hugh Panetta on (along with Todd Stashwick and Bruce French).
In addition to his film and television work, Henry continues to work on the stage. He has received 13 Drama Logue Awards, an L.A. Weekly Award, a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, and two additional LADCC nominations for his stage work. Besides acting, Henry is also a professional singer, songwriter, and pianist. He has released four CDs so far, with a fifth currently in the works.
Henry is married to American Theater Director Lisa James and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. He is also good friends with actor Bruce Greenwood, who appeared in and . Greenwood and Henry worked together on the NBC made-for-TV movie The Great Pretender (filmed in 1989, aired in 1991). Years later, Greenwood urged Henry to begin recording the songs he was writing. Greenwood has provided vocals on all of Henry's CDs.
== Acting career ==
=== 1970s ===
After making his television acting debut with a lead role in (1976) and working with Theodore Bikel and Stephen Macht on the NBC mini-series Loose Change, Henry was given the starring role in (1978). This film also featured fellow Star Trek alumni Marc Alaimo, Bill Catching, Logan Ramsey, Gregory Sierra, William Windom, and Ian Wolfe.
Later in 1978, Henry was seen in his third mini-series, ABC's Pearl, in which he and Mary Crosby played husband and wife. In 1979, Henry worked with his Insurrection co-star LeVar Burton for the first time on the 1979 TV movie Dummy, which also starred Paul Sorvino. That same year, Henry appeared with Ed Begley, Jr. in another TV movie, Hot Rod.
=== 1980s ===
In 1981, Henry appeared in . Two years later, Henry appeared in , marking his first collaboration with director Brian De Palma. Scarface also starred Henry's Insurrection castmate F. Murray Abraham, as well as Mark Margolis, and Harris Yulin. The following year, Henry again teamed with De Palma for Body Double, a horror movie with a cult following. In 1986, Henry starred in , co-starring Michael J. Pollard.
On television, Henry appeared in (1989, with Robin Gammell, William Lucking, Charles Napier, Duncan Regehr, Dan Shor, Robert Symonds, Noble Willingham, and Paul Winfield). Throughout the remainder of the 1980s, Henry was seen in many made-for-TV movies, including Boys in Blue (1984, with Jonathan Banks and Gerrit Graham), Bates Motel (1987, with Lori Petty and Robert Picardo), Police Story: The Watch Commander (1988, with David Graf and Robert Schenkkan), I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989, with Barbara J. Tarbuck and Ray Walston), The Gifted One (1989, with John Rhys-Davies and Dey Young), and (1989, with Theodore Bikel, Richard Kiley, James B. Sikking, and David Ogden Stiers).
Henry's other TV credits during the 1980s include guest appearances on (in an episode with Armin Shimerman), Voyagers! (with Gregory Itzin), (with Fionnula Flanagan), (with James Sloyan), (starring Brian Keith and Henry's Insurrection co-star Daniel Hugh Kelly), (with Elisha Cook and Branscombe Richmond), Falcon Crest (with Brett Cullen), (with Robert Foxworth), (with Cliff DeYoung and Bruce French), (with Ronny Cox, Charles Napier, and Gregory Sierra), and (with René Auberjonois, James Avery, Corbin Bernsen, Bernie Casey, and Larry Drake). In addition, Henry worked alongside Daphne Ashbrook, Ron Perlman, and Brian Thompson in an unsold television pilot entitled Our Family Honor, directed by Robert Butler.
=== 1990s ===
Henry continued working primarily on television throughout the 1990s. He made guest appearances on series such as WIOU (with Robin Gammell, Mariette Hartley, Phil Morris, Wallace Langham, and Harris Yulin), The Torkelsons (with William Schallert), Civil Wars (with Susan Diol, Susanna Thompson, and Herta Ware), M.A.N.T.I.S. (with Roger R. Cross), (with Roger Aaron Brown, Spencer Garrett, and Neal McDonough), and (with Glenn Morshower and Musetta Vander). He had a recurring role on the NBC series Reasonable Doubts (working with Richard Cansino and Gina Hecht in his first appearance on the show) and later recurred on the CBS series EZ Streets opposite Mike Starr. He also made return appearances on , , and for the first time since the late 1980s.
Henry greatly expanded his TV movie credits, as well. In 1993 alone, he appeared in no less than five TV movies, including Kiss of a Killer (with Gordon Clapp and Marnie McPhail), The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (with Matt Frewer and Jack Kehler), and Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story (co-starring Ann Cusack, Bruce French, Robert Schenkkan, and Dwight Schultz). His other TV movie credits during this decade included Fever (1991, with Gordon Clapp, J.D. Cullum, Steve Rankin, Tim Ransom, Ron Taylor, and Barry Wiggins), The Rape of Doctor Willis (1991, directed by Lou Antonio and co-starring Dan Butler, Larry Dobkin and Tina Lifford), The Substitute Wife (1994, starring Peter Weller), My Son Is Innocent (1996, with Matt McCoy and James Sloyan), and Tidal Wave: No Escape (1997, co-starring Corbin Bernsen and Harve Presnell).
In the fall of 1999, Henry made his first three appearances as Michael Holt on the CBS drama Family Law. In addition to series regulars Christopher McDonald and Julie Warner, Henry worked with such Star Trek performers as James Avery, Ellen Bry, Julie Cobb, Tina Lifford, Jim Metzler, Mark Moses, Stephanie Niznik, and Michael Rothhaar.
Besides Star Trek: Insurrection and Payback, Henry starred in a few other feature films during the 1990s. He reunited with Brian De Palma for (1992). In 1995, Henry and Bill Smitrovich had major supporting roles in the thriller Bodily Harm, which also featured Casey Biggs and William Utay. Lastly, in 1999, Henry and the aforementioned Jim Metzler co-starred in the drama The Big Brass Ring, which was based on an earlier screenplay by Orson Welles.
=== 2000s ===
Henry continued playing Michael Holt on Family Law for four more episodes: three in 2000 and one in early 2001. One episode in which he appeared also featured Anne Haney (who previously appeared in an episode of L.A. Law with Henry). Another episode co-starred Ken Jenkins, whom Henry had worked with on the 1990 TV movie Dark Avenger (which also starred Jennifer Savidge). In his last episode, Henry co-starred with Ronny Cox (whom Henry previously worked with on Murder, She Wrote), Thomas Kopache, and Lawrence Pressman.
In 2003, Henry made four appearances on , playing Captain Jonathan Wallace, the executive officer of the special operations group known as Coral Snake. That same year, Henry appeared in two episodes of , working with regulars: Robert Picardo and Roxann Dawson.
In 2005, Henry made recurring appearances on , starring Rick Worthy. From 2005 through 2007, he played the recurring role of Mitchum Huntzberger on . He appeared in a total of nine episodes of this series.
Henry's other TV credits during this time include guest spots on (with Glenn Morshower), (starring Jeri Ryan), (with Ron Glass), Boomtown (starring Neal McDonough, in an episode with Deborah May), The Agency (with Daniel Benzali, David Clennon, and Daniel Zacapa), and (with Colby French). He also starred with Jeff Kober, Cyril O'Reilly, Jeremy Roberts, and Daniel Roebuck in the 2001 TV movie Windfall. In 2005, Henry acquired notoriety for his performance as Dennis Rader in .
In addition, Henry has become increasingly active in feature films. He appeared in the 2000 independent comic thriller Sleep Easy Hitch Rimes, starring Steven Weber, and worked with Tom Wright in the 2001 thriller Layover. In 2002, he had supporting roles in (starring Rebecca Romijn) and (with Roger R. Cross co-starring in the latter). He then appeared in with Daniel Dae Kim. Henry's later film credits include (2006), (2006), and (2006).
Henry was a series regular on The Riches, which ran for 20 episodes before being canceled in 2008. Henry's Insurrection co-star, Michael Welch, appeared in the last four episodes of the series, while Greg Ellis appeared in the last two. After The Riches ended, Henry appeared on such shows as (with Scott Grimes and Lily Mariye), (with Brenda Bakke), and (with Mark Moses). On the latter show, he was directed by Jonathan Frakes, who also directed Henry in Insurrection.
From 2009 to 2011, Henry starred in , in which he played Mike Hunt. In June 2010, Henry appeared in an episode of , which starred Alfre Woodard. In 2011, he appeared in , for which he reunited with Slither writer-director James Gunn.
In 2014, Henry appeared as Peter Quill's grandfather in Marvel Studios' , starring Chris Pratt and Zoë Saldana.
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