17 Stars We Forgot Were on 'Star Trek'

If there's one thing that can be said about the 'Star Trek franchise, it's that it has definitely left its mark on pop culture. The series has been around for 50 years now and shows no signs of slowing down.

Is there anything in science fiction more iconic than 'Star Trek'? The iconic series premiered in 1966 and exposed viewers to a bright future in which humans had mastered space flight. Even the all-knowing Captain Kirk and his crew made mistakes from time to time, and some of their gaffes were scientifically appalling.

"Star Trek" is now known as one of the most popular science fiction franchises in the world. The franchise has produced movies, television series, and comics over the years. Some of the biggest stars in Hollywood have had a role in "Star Trek." However, there are some surprising stars who have appeared on "Star Trek" that many people may not know about. In this article, we will be discussing some of these forgotten stars and their roles in "Star Trek." Stay tuned!

17 Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

VOYAGER / TSUKATSE THE ROCK FOUGHT SEVEN OF NINE. In a tie-in between Star Trek and the WWF, Dwayne Johnson plays an alien wrestler who fights against the Voyager's resident Borg (while performing some of The Rock's trademark moves). — Sources: Memory Alpha, Scene on YouTube

16 Jason Alexander

VOYAGER / THINK TANK JASON ALEXANDER WAS A GALAXY-BRAIN ALIEN. Alexander spent years turning down parts in Star Trek, because he wanted to play an alien, not a human-until he got his wish with the part of Kurros, a shady genius. — Sources: Memory Alpha, Interview on YouTube

15 Kelsey Grammer

THE NEXT GENERATION CAUSE AND EFFECT KELSEY GRAMMER WAS A STARSHIP CAPTAIN. It's not clear if Captain Bateson had a radio show- but we do know his ship got trapped in a time loop, which ended up stranding him in another century. — Sources: Memory Alpha, Scene on YouTube

14 Paul Sorvino

THE NEXT GENERATION HOMEWARD PAUL SORVINO WAS WORF'S BROTHER. The GoodFellas actor didn't play an Italian mobster, but a Russian anthropologist. Не was Nikolai Rozhenko, Worf's human foster brother. — Sources: Memory Alpha, Scene on YouTube

13 Christian Slater

CRACKED.COM STAR TREK: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY CHRISTIAN SLATER WOKE UP SULU. No, Mr. Robot didn't play a robot-he was a very human communications officer aboard the Excelsior, whose only role in the movie is to wake up Captain Sulu about a Starfleet comuniqué. — Sources: Memory Alpha, Scene on YouTube

12 Adam Scott

STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT ADAM SCOTT GOT TO DRIVE THE DEFIANT. No wonder Parks and Recreation's Ben Wyatt is such a Trek-loving nerd-he was a helmsman under Worf. He's barely on screen, but has the awesome job of announcing the Enterprise has arrived. — Sources: Memory Alpha, Scene on YouTube

11 Kurtwood Smith

KURTWOOD SMITH PLAYED FOUR DIFFERENT CHARACTERS. Smith was the Federation's president in The Undiscovered Country, Odo's Cardassian predecessor in Deep Space Nine, brilliant scientist Annorax in Voyager, and Magistrate Clar in Lower Decks. And none of those ever says dumbass. — Source: Memory Alpha

10 Jeffrey Dean Morgan

ENTERPRISE / CARPENTER STREET JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN WAS A TIME-TRAVELING REPTILIAN. Unrecognizable under his scaly prosthetics (which made him want to quit acting), Morgan played Damron, a Xindi-Reptilian who goes back in time to the 21st century to destroy humanity. — Source: Memory Alpha

9 Mick Fleetwood

THE NEXT GENERATION MANHUNT MICK FLEETWOOD WAS A FISH. Anyone could have been under the mask of this Antedian dignitary- but it was the drummer of Fleetwood Mac (who shaved off his trademark beard to be fitted with the prostheses). — Source: Memory Alpha
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8 Famke Janssen

THE NEXT GENERATION THE PERFECT MATE FAMKE JANSSEN BONDED WITH CAPTAIN PICARD. Kamala (played by Janssen in one of her first roles ever) is an empathic metamorph- an overpoweringly alluring alien sex object. — Sources: Memory Alpha, Scene on YouTube

7 Teri Hatcher

THE NEXT GENERATION THE OUTRAGEOUS OKONA TERI HATCHER WAS SEDUCED BY A HAN SOLO WANNABE. Before Lois & Clark made her a household name, Hatcher played a bit part as Lieutenant В. G. Robison-whose only purpose in the episode is to show us that a visiting rogue is a ladies' man. — Sources: Memory Alpha, Scene on YouTube

6 Ashley Judd

THE NEXT GENERATION DARMOK - THE GAME ASHLEY JUDD HAD A BRIEF FLING WITH WESLEY CRUSHER. Judd's Ensign Robin Lefler was supposed to be in more episodes, but ended up showing up in just two - including one where she teams up with Wesley to foil a nefarious plot against Starfleet. — Source: Memory Alpha

5 Seth MacFarlane

ENTERPRISE / THE FORGOTTEN AFFLICTION SETH MacFARLANE WAS A STARFLEET ENGINEER. Years before being Captain Ed Mercer in his own Star Trek spoof The Orville, MacFarlane cameoed as Ensign Rivers in a couple episodes of the real thing. — Sources: Memory Alpha, Scene on YouTube

4 Iggy Pop

DEEP SPACE NINE / THE MAGNIFICENT FERENGI IGGY POP KIDNAPPED QUARK'S MOM. The rock star played a Vorta named Yelgrun who is holding Ishka captive, while Quark, Rom, and Nog team up to rescue their Moogie. — Sources: Memory Alpha, Scene on YouTube

3 Michael McKean

VOYAGER / THE THAW MICHAEL MCKEAN WAS A VIRTUAL CREEPY CLOWN. In this episode, five people are connected to a kind of Local Area Matrix, where they are haunted by a manifestation of their fears in the form of a clown (played by the Spinal Tap member). — Sources: Memory Alpha, Scene on YouTube

2 Sarah Silverman

VOYAGER / FUTURE'S END SARAH SILVERMAN FOUND A STARSHIP FROM THE FUTURE. When the U.S.S. Voyager traveled back in time to 1996, SETI astronomer Rain Robinson (played by Silverman) picked the ship with her instruments-and then met the crew members. — Sources: Memory Alpha, Scene on YouTube

1 Vanessa Williams

DEEP SPACE NINE ! HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN... VANESSA WILLIAMS CHOSE A BAD DAY TO BE IN STAR TREK. When Williams expressed an interest in the show, she was given the one-off role of Chief Facilitator Arandis-in what is widely considered one of the worst episodes in the entire franchise. — Source: Memory Alpha

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