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Template:Realworld John Lendale Bennett (27 November 1951 – 27 February 2006; age 54) was a stuntman and stunt actor who portrayed three characters in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Two of his appearances were as Klingons. In addition, he worked as a stunt double, photo double, and stand-in for Avery Brooks on Deep Space Nine and as stunt double for Tim Russ on Star Trek: Voyager. One of his costumes as double for Brooks was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [1] Bennett previously appeared in an early episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation [2] and performed a hightower fall stunt in another TNG episode.

He was one of the photo doubles, alongside Todd E. Slayton, Steve Wilson, and Jennifer Berlant, who filled in for the actors for the wide shots in the desert of Palmdale in California for the episode "Shadows and Symbols". (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Bennett initially considered joining the priesthood, graduating from Quigley Preparatory Seminary South. While there, he performed in a number of high school plays. He also won a statewide oration competition for his rendition of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.

He then attended Ohio State University, where he played college football. After returning to Chicago and working as a conductor, he moved to California to become an actor.

Bennett also had acting roles on the science fiction television shows Space: Above and Beyond and Seven Days. As a stuntman, he performed in such films as Face/Off (1997), Stuart Baird's U.S. Marshals (1998), Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000), The Replacements (2000), and Minority Report (2002).

Bennett died of his fourth heart attack in 2006. He was 54 years old. He is remembered as an "adrenaline junkie", a man who loved to take risks, yet his only serious injury was a broken arm. (Jim Ritter, "Action movie stuntman was 'adrenaline junkie,'" Chicago Sun-Times, 24 Apr. 2006)

Star Trek appearances

Stunt double appearances

Further appearance

DS9:
- "Rocks and Shoals" as stunt double for Avery Brooks
- "Shadows and Symbols" as photo double for Avery Brooks

External link

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-'''John Lendale Bennett''' (ca [[Early production history|1952]] &ndash; [[27 February]] [[2006 productions|2006]]) was an actor and [[movie]] stuntman who played three characters in  ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. Two of his appearances were as [[Klingon]]s. In addition, he has worked as a stunt double for [[Avery Brooks]] on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' and [[Tim Russ]] on ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''.
+'''John Lendale Bennett''' {{born|27|November|1951|died|27|February|2006}} was a stuntman and stunt actor who portrayed three characters in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. Two of his appearances were as [[Klingon]]s. In addition, he worked as a [[stunt double]], [[photo double]], and [[stand-in]] for [[Avery Brooks]] on ''Deep Space Nine'' and as stunt double for [[Tim Russ]] on ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''. One of his costumes as double for Brooks was sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay. {{stala|9687}} Bennett previously appeared in an [[TNG Season 2|early episode]] of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' [http://themuseumofreelculture.blogspot.de/2011/03/star-trek-next-generation-costume.html] and performed a hightower fall stunt in another TNG episode.
+He was one of the photo doubles, alongside [[Todd E. Slayton]], [[Steve Wilson]], and [[Jennifer Berlant]], who filled in for the actors for the wide shots in the desert of [[Palmdale]] in California for the episode {{e|Shadows and Symbols}}. (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'')
-His first ''[[Star Trek]]'' appearance was as [[Kozak]] in "[[The House of Quark]]". Later in [[DS9 Season 3|season three]] he played [[Gabriel Bell]] in "[[Past Tense, Part I]]". He also played the [[Unnamed Klingons (24th century)#Towering Klingon|"Towering Klingon"]] in the [[DS9 Season 5|season five]] premiere "[[Apocalypse Rising]]".
+[[Star Trek birthdays|Born]] in Chicago, Illinois, Bennett initially considered joining the priesthood, graduating from Quigley Preparatory Seminary South. While there, he performed in a number of high school plays. He also won a statewide oration competition for his rendition of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
-Bennett also had acting roles on the [[science fiction]] [[television]] shows ''Space: Above and Beyond'' and ''Seven Days''. As a stuntman, he performed in such films as ''Face/Off'' (1997), [[Stuart Baird]]'s ''U.S. Marshals'' (1998), ''Gone in Sixty Seconds'' (2000), ''The Replacements'' (2000), and ''Minority Report'' (2002).
+He then attended Ohio State University, where he played college football. After returning to Chicago and working as a conductor, he moved to California to become an actor.
-==Personal==
-[[Star Trek birthdays|Born]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], Bennett initially considered joining the priesthood, graduating from Quigley Preparatory Seminary South. While there, he performed in a number of high school plays. He also won a statewide oration competition for his rendition of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
+Bennett also had acting roles on the science fiction television shows ''Space: Above and Beyond'' and ''Seven Days''. As a stuntman, he performed in such films as ''Face/Off'' (1997), [[Stuart Baird]]'s ''U.S. Marshals'' (1998), ''Gone in Sixty Seconds'' (2000), ''The Replacements'' (2000), and ''Minority Report'' (2002).
-He then attended Ohio State University, where he played college [[football]]. After returning to Chicago and working as a conductor, he moved to [[California]] to become an actor.
-Bennett died of his fourth [[heart]] attack in 2006. He was 54 years old. He is remembered as an "adrenaline junkie", a man who loved to take risks; yet his only serious injury was a broken arm. [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20060424/ai_n16222126]
+Bennett died of his fourth heart attack in 2006. He was 54 years old. He is remembered as an "adrenaline junkie", a man who loved to take risks, yet his only serious injury was a broken arm. (Jim Ritter, "Action movie stuntman was 'adrenaline junkie,'" ''Chicago Sun-Times'', 24 Apr. 2006)
+== ''Star Trek'' appearances ==
-==Appearances==
+<gallery>
+File:Starbase Montgomery technician 1.jpg|[[Starbase Montgomery personnel#Technicians|Starbase Montgomery technician]]<br>{{TNG|The Icarus Factor}}<br>(uncredited)
+File:Kozak.jpg|[[Kozak]]<br />{{DS9|The House of Quark}}
+File:Gabriel Bell.jpg|[[Gabriel Bell]]<br />{{DS9|Past Tense, Part I}}
+File:Towering Klingon.jpg|[[Unnamed Klingons (24th century)#Towering Klingon|Towering Klingon]]<br />{{DS9|Apocalypse Rising}}
+</gallery>
+=== Stunt double appearances ===
 <gallery>
+File:Sisko double, Q-Less.jpg|Stunt double for<br />[[Avery Brooks]]<br />{{DS9|Q-Less}}<br />(uncredited)
-Image:Kozak.jpg|[[Kozak]]<br>[[DS9]]: "[[The House of Quark]]"
+File:Stunt Double Drex.jpg|Stunt double for<br />[[Obi Ndefo]]<br />{{DS9|The Way of the Warrior}}<br />(uncredited)
-Image:GabeBell.jpg|[[Gabriel Bell]]<br>[[DS9]]: "[[Past Tense, Part I]]"
+File:John L. Bennett, Far Beyond the Stars.jpg|Stunt double for<br />Avery Brooks<br />{{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}}<br />(uncredited)
-Image:Towering Klingon.jpg|[[Unnamed Klingons (24th century)#Towering Klingon|Towering Klingon]]<br>[[DS9]]: "[[Apocalypse Rising]]"
 </gallery>
+=== Further appearance ===
-==External Links==
+*{{DS9}}
-*{{IMDb-link|page=nm1477835}}
+**{{e|Rocks and Shoals}} as [[stunt double]] for [[Avery Brooks]]
+**{{e|Shadows and Symbols}} as [[photo double]] for Avery Brooks
+== External link ==
+* {{IMDb-link|page=nm1477835}}
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+[[Category:TNG performers|Bennett, John Lendale]]
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+[[Category:Stand-ins|Bennett, John Lendale]]
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