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Biography

Jonathan Frakes plays Commander William Riker, the U.S.S. Enterprise's executive officer and second-in-command. "Riker's job is to provide Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) with the…more

Born

8/19/1952, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name

Jonathan Scott Frakes

Gender

Male

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Star (9)

Role
- How William Shatner Changed the World
  Himself
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
  Host
  - S 4: Ep 13 Episode 45
    9/5/02
  - S 4: Ep 12 Episode 44
    8/29/02
  - S 4: Ep 11 Episode 43
    8/22/02
  - S 4: Ep 10 Episode 42
    8/15/02
  - S 4: Ep 9 Episode 41
    8/8/02
  - + 21 More Credits
- Gargoyles
  David Xanatos
  - S 3: Ep 13 Angels In The Night
    2/15/97
  - S 3: Ep 12 Seeing Isn't Believing
    2/8/97
  - S 3: Ep 11 To Serve Mankind
    11/30/96
  - S 3: Ep 10 ...For It May Come True
    11/23/96
  - S 3: Ep 9 Generations
    11/16/96
  - + 59 More Credits
- The Paranormal Borderline
  The Host
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
  Cmdr. William T. Riker
  - S 7: Ep 26 All Good Things... (2)
    5/23/94
  - S 7: Ep 25 All Good Things... (1)
    5/23/94
  - S 7: Ep 24 Pre-emptive Strike
    5/16/94
  - S 7: Ep 23 Emergence
    5/9/94
  - S 7: Ep 22 Bloodlines
    5/2/94
  - + 173 More Credits
- North and South
  Stanley Hazard
  - S 3: Ep 3 Book 3 - Episode 3
    2/27/94
  - S 3: Ep 2 Book 3 - Episode 2
    2/27/94
  - S 3: Ep 1 Book 3 - Episode 1
    2/27/94
  - S 2: Ep 6 Book 2 - Episode 6
    5/4/86
  - S 2: Ep 4 Book 2 - Episode 4
    5/4/86
  - + 4 More Credits
- Paper Dolls
  Sandy Parris
  - S 1: Ep 14 Episode 14
    12/25/84
  - S 1: Ep 13 Episode 13
    12/18/84
  - S 1: Ep 12 Episode 12
    12/11/84
  - S 1: Ep 11 Episode 11
    12/4/84
  - S 1: Ep 10 Episode 10
    11/27/84
  - + 8 More Credits
- Bare Essence
  Marcus Marshall
  - S 1: Ep 11 Episode 11
    6/13/83
  - S 1: Ep 10 Episode 10
    6/13/83
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode 9
    4/29/83
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 8
    4/15/83
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 7
    4/8/83
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Doctors (1963)
  Tom Carroll (1977-1978)
  - — A March For Three Lovers
    8/12/63
  - — Sugar and Spice
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Falcon Crest
  Damon Ross
  - S 4: Ep 30 The Avenging Angel
    5/24/85
  - S 4: Ep 29 Confessions
    5/17/85
  - S 4: Ep 28 Cold Comfort
    5/10/85
  - S 4: Ep 27 ...And the Fall
    5/3/85
  - S 4: Ep 26 The Decline...
    4/19/85
  - + 6 More Credits
Guest Star (42)

Role
- The Super Hero Squad Show
  High Evolutionary
  - S 2: Ep 18 The Devil Dinosaur You Say!
    10/4/11
- NCIS: Los Angeles
  Navy Commander Dr. Stanfill
  - S 2: Ep 11 Disorder
    12/14/10
- Criminal Minds
  Dr. Malcolm
  - S 5: Ep 12 The Uncanny Valley
    1/13/10
- Family Guy
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 11 Not All Dogs Go to Heaven
    3/29/09
- Family Guy
  Commander William T. Riker
  - S 4: Ep 11 Peter's Got Woods
    9/11/05
- Star Trek: Enterprise
  William Riker
  - S 4: Ep 22 These Are the Voyages …
    5/13/05
- Xchange
  Studio Guest
  - S 7: Ep 227 26 July 2004
    7/26/04
  - S 7: Ep 225 23 July 2004
    7/23/04
- Futurama
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 12 Where No Fan Has Gone Before
    4/21/02
- Roswell
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 4 Secrets and Lies (1)
    10/30/01
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Convention
    2/2/00
- Star Trek Night
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Make It So
    9/16/01
  - S 2: Ep 2 From Enterprise to Franchise
    9/16/01
- The Lot
  Roland White
  - S 2: Ep 2 Hooked on Hollywood
    1/14/01
- 3rd Rock from the Sun
  Larry
  - S 5: Ep 10 Gwen, Larry, Dick and Mary
    1/25/00
- Roswell
  Countdown Guy
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    10/6/99
- Star Trek: Voyager
  Cmdr. William Riker
  - S 2: Ep 18 Death Wish
    2/19/96
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  Tim Lake
  - S 3: Ep 6 Don't Tug on Superman's Cape
    11/5/95
- Cybill
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Starting on the Wrong Foot
    2/6/95
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  Thomas Riker
  - S 3: Ep 9 Defiant
    11/21/94
- Wings
  Gavin Rutledge
  - S 6: Ep 7 All's Fare
    11/8/94
- Matlock
  D.A. Park
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Angel
    11/25/86
- It's a Living
  Steve
  - S 4: Ep 2 The Bar
    10/4/86
- The Twilight Zone (1985)
  Single Guy
  - S 1: Ep 31 But Can She Type?
    12/20/85
- Hotel
  Ted Travers
  - S 2: Ep 17 Bystanders
    3/13/85
- Highway to Heaven
  Arthur Krock, Jr.
  - S 1: Ep 8 A Divine Madness
    11/7/84
- The Fall Guy
  Connors
  - S 3: Ep 18 Always Say Always
    2/22/84
- Five Mile Creek
  Adam Scott
  - S 1: Ep 7 Gold Fever
    2/1/84
- Voyagers!
  Charles Lindburgh
  - S 1: Ep 10 An Arrow Pointing East
    12/12/82
- Quincy, M.E.
  Young Resident
  - S 8: Ep 2 A Ghost of a Chance
    10/6/82
- Remington Steele
  Unknown
- Quincy, M.E.
  Leon Bohanen
  - S 7: Ep 19 The Face of Fear
    3/24/82
- Hill Street Blues
  Eddie Sims
  - S 2: Ep 12 Of Mouse and Man
    2/11/82
- Hart To Hart
  Adam Blake
  - S 3: Ep 14 Harts and Palms
    2/9/82
- Harper Valley
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 7 Low Noon
    12/26/81
- The Dukes of Hazzard
  Jamie Lee Hogg
  - S 4: Ep 1 Mrs. Daisy Hogg
    10/9/81
- I'm a Big Girl Now
  Neal's Brother
  - S 1: Ep 13 He's Not Heavy, He's Neal's Brother
    2/13/81
- Here's Boomer
  Philip
  - S 1: Ep 7 Private Eye
    5/16/80
- Eight Is Enough
  Chapper
  - S 4: Ep 11 Separate Ways
    11/21/79
- The Waltons
  Ashley Longworth Jr.
  - S 8: Ep 8 The Lost Sheep
    11/1/79
  - S 7: Ep 20 The Legacy
    2/22/79
- The White Shadow
  basketball player
  - S 1: Ep 8 Just One of the Boys
    1/27/79
- Barnaby Jones
  David Douglas
  - S 7: Ep 8 Stages of Fear
    11/23/78
- Charlie's Angels
  Brad
  - S 3: Ep 11 Angel on My Mind
    11/22/78
- Fantasy Island
  Kirk Wendover
  - S 2: Ep 6 War Games / Queen of the Boston Bruisers
    10/28/78
- Paris (1979)
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 12 Pay the Two Bucks
Cameo (1)

Role
- Leverage
  Patient
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Snow Job
    1/27/09
Director (19)

Role
- Leverage
  Director
  - S 5: Ep 2 The First Contact Job
    7/22/12
  - S 4: Ep 15 The Lonely Hearts Job
    12/25/11
  - S 4: Ep 12 The Office Job
    12/4/11
  - S 4: Ep 10 The Queen's Gambit Job
    8/28/11
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Morning After Job
    9/5/10
  - + 6 More Credits
- Make It Or Break It
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 3 Time Is Of the Essence
    4/9/12
- NCIS: Los Angeles
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 16 Blye, K.
    2/21/12
  - S 2: Ep 11 Disorder
    12/14/10
  - S 1: Ep 14 LD50
    2/2/10
- Burn Notice
  Director
  - S 5: Ep 6 Enemy of My Enemy
    7/28/11
  - S 4: Ep 14 Hot Property
    11/18/10
- The Glades
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 4 Moonlighting
    6/26/11
  - S 1: Ep 8 Marriage is Murder
    8/29/10
- Bar Karma
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 9 Three Times a Lady
    4/8/11
- The Good Guys
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 16 Silence of the Dan
    11/5/10
  - S 1: Ep 9 Don't Tase Me, Bro
    8/2/10
- Persons Unknown
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 12 And Then There Was One
    8/28/10
  - S 1: Ep 10 Identity
    8/21/10
  - S 1: Ep 5 Incoming
    7/5/10
- V (2009)
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 7 John May
    4/13/10
- Castle
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 8 Kill the Messenger
    11/9/09
- Dollhouse
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 4 Belonging
    10/23/09
- Masters of Science Fiction
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Discarded
    8/25/07
- The Twilight Zone
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Lineman (2)
    10/23/02
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Lineman (1)
    10/23/02
- Roswell
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 8 Behind the Music
    11/27/01
  - S 3: Ep 4 Secrets and Lies (1)
    10/30/01
  - S 1: Ep 21 The White Room (1)
    5/8/00
  - S 1: Ep 19 Four Square
    4/24/00
  - S 1: Ep 7 River Dog (2)
    11/17/99
- Diagnosis Murder
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 18 Left-Handed Murder
    5/3/96
- Star Trek: Voyager
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 13 Prototype
    1/15/96
  - S 2: Ep 7 Parturition
    10/9/95
  - S 2: Ep 3 Projections
    9/11/95
- University Hospital
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 3 Life and Death
    1/30/95
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 12 Past Tense (2)
    1/9/95
  - S 3: Ep 8 Meridian
    11/14/94
  - S 3: Ep 2 The Search (2)
    10/3/94
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
  Director
  - S 7: Ep 14 Sub Rosa
    1/31/94
  - S 7: Ep 8 Attached
    11/8/93
  - S 6: Ep 20 The Chase
    4/26/93
  - S 6: Ep 9 The Quality Of Life
    11/16/92
  - S 5: Ep 18 Cause And Effect
    3/23/92
  - + 2 More Credits
Dialog Editor (1)

Role
- Persons Unknown
  Dialog Editor
  - S 1: Ep 12 And Then There Was One
    8/28/10

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Star Trek cast visiting Quahog

By Tim Surette, Feb 25, 2009

Appearing as a guest voice on The Simpsons is a sure sign that one has made it in Hollywood. But lagging not too far behind is dropping by Fox's other animated hit, Family Guy. And with that, we say, "Congratulations… read more

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- Jonathan was a psychology major in college. He then decided to transfer to the theater arts department, because he saw how much fun the actors were having.
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- Brent Spiner named his son Jackson in honor of Jonathan Frakes' son Jameson and Gates McFadden's son Jack.
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- Jonathan is the son-in-law of actor Ivor Francis.
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- Jonathan Frakes:I think the audience really likes to see people again whom they have identified with. I could be wrong, but I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to use some of us in something.
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- Jonathan Frakes: I think Star Trek has been very double-edged for all of us - as actors, writers, directors.
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- Jonathan Frakes: I just finished another movie here at Paramount called Clockstoppers which is about time travel and has a science fiction bent so I'm determined, or they are, whoever they are, to keep me close to other planets.
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