Michael Prokopuk (born 12 December 1959; age 64) is an actor who worked as background actor on several episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and also appeared in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. He received no credit for his appearances.
Among his acting work are episodes of Cheers (1983, episode "Just Three Friends" with Bruce Dobos, 1984, episode "No Help Wanted" with Bruce Dobos, 1984 episode "Rebound: Part 1" with Kelsey Grammer, Bruce Dobos, Suzanne Lodge, and Roger Trantham, 1984 episode "I Call Your Name" with Kelsey Grammer and Bobby Burns, and 1984 episode "Sam Turns the Other Cheek" with Jeff Cadiente), The Jeffersons (1984), The Dukes of Hazzard (1984, with Chip Heller), Divorce Court, T. J. Hooker (starring William Shatner and James Darren), Capital News (1990, with Daniel Roebuck, Scott Jaeck, Chelsea Field, James Avery, and Noble Willingham), seaQuest DSV (1993), Grace Under Fire (1993), Murder One (1996, with Daniel Benzali, John Fleck, Barbara Bosson, Stanley Kamel, Gregory Itzin, John Prosky, Thomas Knickerbocker, Donna Murphy, Jeff Allin, Ned Vaughn, Deborah May, Conor O'Farrell, Paul Sandman, Mark Newsom, Bruce Wright, Clayton Rohner, Jack Kehler, Ron Canada, Don Stark, Don McManus, and Darwyn Carson and directed by Adam Nimoy and directed and produced by Marc Buckland) on which he also worked as stand-in for two years, and The Agency (2001, with Ronny Cox, David Clennon, Todd Jeffries, Nan Martin, Mario Roberts, and Richard Tanner).
Film work include The Bear (1984, with Michael McGrady, Walker Edmiston, Bill Erwin, Lou Elias, Randal Patrick, and Monty Cox), Streets of Fire (1984, with Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Ed Begley, Jr., Vince Deadrick, Jr., Bernie Pock, Spiro Razatos, Jeff Smolek, and David LeBell), Murphy's Romance (1985, with Georgann Johnson, Bruce French, and Michael Hungerford), Fletch (1985, with Richard Libertini, Kenneth Mars, James Avery, Bruce French, Bob Harks, and Conrad Hurtt), The Revenge of Al Capone (1989, with Keith Carradine, Charles Hallahan, Tony Amendola, Christopher Carroll, Kimberly Cullum, Michael Hungerford, Burr Middleton, Conor O'Farrell, Debby Lynn Ross, and Merritt Yohnka) on which he also worked as production assistant, the television comedy Dream Date (1989, with Bill Bolender and directed by Anson Williams), the action film The Final Alliance (1990), Hi Honey – I'm Dead (1991, with Catherine Hicks, Harvey Jason, Jerry Hardin, Gregory Itzin, and Beans Morocco), the television comedy Frankenstein: The College Years (1991, with Vincent Hammond, Greg Grunberg, and Joe Farago), In the Line of Fire (1993, with Gary Cole, Clyde Kusatsu, Carl Ciarfalio, Michael Zurich, and Lena Banks), Blown Away (1994, with Lloyd Bridges, Craig Richard Nelson, and Mike Starr), and Clear and Present Danger (1994, with Harris Yulin, Raymond Cruz, Ellen Geer, Beau Lotterman, Ann Magnuson, Reg E. Cathey, Vaughn Armstrong, John Putch, Michael Jace, Cameron Thor, Harley Venton, Miguel Perez, Kamala Lopez-Dawson, Leo Garcia, Elizabeth Dennehy, Aaron Lustig, Catherine MacNeal, Tory Christopher, Deborah Landis, R.A. Rondell, and Charles Tentindo).
Star Trek appearances[]
DS9: "Rivals", "The Wire", "The Collaborator", "The Search, Part II", "Second Skin", "The Abandoned", "Civil Defense", "Destiny", "Prophet Motive", "Shakaar"
(uncredited)
