John Garman "J. G." Hertzler (born March 18, 1949 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American actor, well known in the Star Trek community for his role on Star Trek Deep Space Nine (DS9) as the Klingon General (and later Chancellor) Martok.
Hertzler also appeared in the pilot episode "Emissary" of DS9 as the Vulcan captain of the Federation starship Saratoga. He also played the shapeshifter named Laas in the DS9 episode "Chimera", a Hirogen in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Tsunkatse", and a Klingon lawyer in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Judgement".
Hertzler has appeared in some TV movies and made guest appearances in TV shows such as Six Feet Under, Roswell, Charmed, and Highlander as an Immortal named Marcus Korolus in the first season episode "See No Evil". He also appeared in the series Zorro (1990-1993) as Alcalde Ignacio De Soto alongside Duncan Regehr and Henry Darrow. Most recently, he played the role of Henry Drummond in the Geva Theatre production of Inherit the Wind.
In some of his TV appearances, he is credited as John Garman Hertzler, Garman Hertzler, John G. Hertzler, or John Hertzler. In "Emissary", he was credited as John Noah Hertzler. (Winkipedia as of 1/13/2007)
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MARGARET, ELEANOR & GRANDCHILDREN: (l-r) Susan Hertzler Freeman, Margaret Lyter, John Hertzler, Jr., Eleanor Hertzler in the Lyter driveway, Town Lane, Port Royal (1957) (Photo from the Steve Freeman Collection)
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As the Klingon General (and later Chancellor) Martok in Star Trek, Deep Space Nine.
