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He later played an ill-fated Klingon Captain in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), which gave him the distinction of being the first actor to play a Romulan, a Vulcan, and a Klingon in Star Trek.
He also played an unnamed Klingon captain in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979). Lenard had guest star roles in several other series, such as "Mission: Impossible", The Wild Wild West", "Gunsmoke", and "Hawaii Five-O".
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Lenard also became the first actor to play a Klingon with forehead ridges (and the first to speak the Klingon language) when he appeared as the Klingon Captain of the IKS Amar in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
He also played an unnamed Klingon captain in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979). Lenard had guest star roles in several other series, such as "Mission: Impossible", The Wild Wild West", "Gunsmoke", and "Hawaii Five-O".
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He portrayed the Romulan commander – Trek’s first-ever fully-seen Romulan -- in the The Original Series episode "Balance of Terror" (1966), and a Klingon – the first with forehead ridges and the first to actually speak Klingon -- in The Motion Picture.
Lenard's Klingon make-up is given a last-minute touch-up on the set of The Motion Picture. The Klingon captain was portrayed by Mark Lenard, who is better known as Sarek, Spock 's father. He was initially offered the role via a phone call from Gene Roddenberry.
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[first lines] Klingon captain : [giving an order in Klingon] Tactical... See also. Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs. Recently Viewed. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) Mark Lenard as Klingon Captain.
