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name: "John de Lancie"
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born: "20 March 1948"
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# John de Lancie

Actor. Born 20 March 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 March 1948, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Active:** 1987–2008
- **Also known as:** John DeLancie

## Biography

John de Lancie is an American actor. He attended Kent State University and the Juilliard School.

He first appeared on screen in the mid-1970s and is best known for playing the character Q in *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987–1994) and later entries in the franchise, including *Star Trek: Picard* (2020–2023). Other recurring television roles include Eugene Bradford in *Days of Our Lives* (1982–1990), Frank Simmons in *Stargate SG-1* (2001–2002) and Donald Margolis in *Breaking Bad* (2009–2010). He has also voiced Discord in *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic* (2011–2019).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Breaking Bad* (2008), Fi1m 91, as Donald Margolis — [page](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md)
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), Fi1m 85, as Q — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md)
- *The Fisher King* (1991), Fi1m 80, as TV Executive — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fisher-king.md)
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Fi1m 83, as Q — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)

## Also known for

- *The Mentalist* (2008), Edward Feinberg
- *Crank: High Voltage* (2009), Fish Halman
- *Gamer* (2009), Chief Of Staff
- *Charmed* (1998), Odin
- *Star Trek: Picard* (2020), Q
- *Stargate SG-1* (1997), Frank Simmons
- *Batman: The Animated Series* (1992), Eagleton (voice)
- *Olaf's Frozen Adventure* (2017), Mr. Olsen (voice)

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