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John Saint John (born 13 April 1957; age 67), also known as John St. John, is an actor and stunt performer who appeared in several episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Beside his two Human appearances, he portrayed different background Klingons in the latter series. [2] The robe from his appearance in "The House of Quark" was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [3] Saint John assisted Central Casting and Casting Directors Junie Lowry-Johnson and Ron Surma by casting the Native American background performers for the episode "Journey's End".

Saint John graduated from the John Marshall High School in Los Angeles, California in 1976 and attended the Los Angeles Trade Tech College. He is a Screen Actors Guild member since 1994 and has worked as security officer, camera operator, and technical adviser. He was a regular background actor in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman between 1993 and 1998, in which he appeared alongside regulars Joe Lando, Chad Allen, Frank Collison, Barbara Babcock, Erika Flores, Helene Udy, Gail Strickland, and Nick Ramus. Saint John worked as a stand-in on the television series Family Law (starring Christopher McDonald, Julie Warner, and Salli Elise Richardson), performed stunts and precision driving stunts in A Man Apart (2003), Starsky & Hutch (2004), Cursed (2005), and Iron Man (2008).

In addition he portrayed background and supporting roles in ER (1994, with Ilona Wilson), Cybill (1997), Roswell (starring William Sadler and produced by Jonathan Frakes), Parent Hood, Grey's Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, and The Shield, On Deadly Ground (1994), Sioux City (1994, with Salli Elise Richardson), The One (2001), Say It Isn't So (2001), the short comedy Pennyman (2002), Adaptation (2002), and Destricted (2006).

More recently, Saint John appeared in the thriller Rites of Passage (2012, with Christian Slater, Joe Billingiere, Alina Andrei, and Kevin Derr).

Star Trek appearances

External links

John Saint John at the Internet Movie Database
NativeLife's homepage^(X) – former official site

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-'''John Saint John''' (also known as '''John St. John''') is an actor and stunt performer who appeared in at least three episodes of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. Beside his two Human appearances, he also portrayed a background Klingon in the latter series. [http://us.imdb.com/media/rm4174615552/nm1495354] The robe from this appearance was sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay. {{stala|4712}}
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+|birth name = John J. Gaytan
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+|birthplace = Los Angeles, California, USA
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+|characters = [[#Star Trek appearances|Multiple characters]]
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+'''John Saint John''' {{born|13|April|1957}}, also known as '''John St. John''', is an actor and stunt performer who appeared in several episodes of {{s|TNG}} and {{s|DS9}}. Beside his two Human appearances, he portrayed different background Klingons in the latter series. {{imdb|media/rm4174615552/nm1495354}} The robe from his appearance in {{e|The House of Quark}} was sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay. {{stala|4712}} Saint John assisted [[Central Casting]] and Casting Directors [[Junie Lowry-Johnson]] and [[Ron Surma]] by casting the Native American background performers for the episode {{e|Journey's End}}.
-Saint John graduated from the John Marshall High School in Los Angeles, California in 1976 and attended the Los Angeles Trade Tech College. He is a Screen Actors Guild member since 1994 and has worked as security officer, camera operator, and technical adviser. He was a regular background actor in the television series ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' between 1993 and 1998, in which he appeared alongside regulars [[Joe Lando]], [[Chad Allen]], [[Frank Collison]], [[Barbara Babcock]], [[Erika Flores]], [[Helene Udy]], [[Gail Strickland]], and [[Nick Ramus]]. Saint John worked as a stand-in on the television series ''Family Law'' (starring [[Christopher McDonald]], [[Julie Warner]], and [[Salli Elise Richardson]]), performed stunts and precision driving stunts in the action film ''A Man Apart'' (2003), the remake ''Starsky & Hutch'' (2004), {{w|Wes Craven}}'s horror film ''Cursed'' (2005), and more recently in the superhero movie ''Iron Man'' (2008).
+Saint John graduated from the John Marshall High School in Los Angeles, California in 1976 and attended the Los Angeles Trade Tech College. He is a Screen Actors Guild member since 1994 and has worked as security officer, camera operator, and technical adviser. He was a regular background actor in {{wt|Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman}} between 1993 and 1998, in which he appeared alongside regulars [[Joe Lando]], [[Chad Allen]], [[Frank Collison]], [[Barbara Babcock]], [[Erika Flores]], [[Helene Udy]], [[Gail Strickland]], and [[Nick Ramus]]. Saint John worked as a stand-in on the television series ''Family Law'' (starring [[Christopher McDonald]], [[Julie Warner]], and [[Salli Elise Richardson]]), performed stunts and precision driving stunts in {{wt|A Man Apart}} (2003), {{wt|Starsky & Hutch (film)|Starsky & Hutch}} (2004), {{wt|Cursed (2005 film)|Cursed}} (2005), and {{wt|Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man}} (2008).
-In addition he portrayed background and supporting roles in the television series ''Roswell'' (starring [[William Sadler]] and produced by [[Jonathan Frakes]]), ''Parent Hood'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''My Name is Earl'', and ''The Shield'', the thriller ''On Deadly Ground'' (1994), the drama ''Sioux City'' (1994, with Salli Elise Richardson), the science fiction thriller ''The One'' (2001), the comedy ''Say It Isn't So'' (2001), the short comedy ''Pennyman'' (2002), {{w|Spike Jonze}}'s drama ''Adaptation.'' (2002), and the drama ''Destricted'' (2006).
+In addition he portrayed background and supporting roles in {{wt|ER (TV series)|ER}} (1994, with [[Ilona Wilson]]), {{wt|Cybill}} (1997), {{wt|Roswell (TV series)|Roswell}} (starring [[William Sadler]] and produced by [[Jonathan Frakes]]), ''Parent Hood'', {{wt|Grey's Anatomy}}, {{wt|My Name Is Earl}}, and {{wt|The Shield}}, {{wt|On Deadly Ground}} (1994), {{wt|Sioux City (film)|Sioux City}} (1994, with Salli Elise Richardson), {{wt|The One (2001 film)|The One}} (2001), {{wt|Say It Isn't So (film)|Say It Isn't So}} (2001), the short comedy ''Pennyman'' (2002), {{wt|Adaptation (film)|Adaptation}} (2002), and {{wt|Destricted}} (2006).
+More recently, Saint John appeared in the thriller ''Rites of Passage'' (2012, with [[Christian Slater]], [[Joe Billingiere]], [[Alina Andrei]], and [[Kevin Derr]]).
 == ''Star Trek'' appearances ==
 <gallery>
-File:Tribal council member 2.jpg|[[Dorvan V inhabitants#Tribal Council members|Tribal Council member]]<br>{{TNG|Journey's End}}<br>(uncredited)
+File:Tribal council member 2.jpg|[[Dorvan V council members 001|Tribal Council member]]<br />{{TNG|Journey's End}}<br />(uncredited)
-File:Harana.jpg|[[Volan III inhabitants#Native American Maquis|Native American maquis]]<br />{{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}}<br />(uncredited)
+File:Klingon on Maranga IV 2.jpg|[[Klingon 24th Maranga bystander 002|Klingon bystander]]<br />{{TNG|Firstborn}}<br />(uncredited)
-File:Klingon patrol guard, Crossover.jpg|[[Unnamed Klingons#Klingon patrol guards (mirror universe)|Klingon patrol guard]] [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1495354/resumephotos?v=me709801091]<br />{{DS9|Crossover}}<br />(uncredited)
+File:Human Native American Volan III.jpg|[[Volan III Human 004|Native American Maquis]]<br />{{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}}<br />(uncredited)
+File:Klingon patrol 2, 2370.jpg|[[Klingon Alliance guard 008|Klingon patrol guard]] {{imdb|name/nm1495354/resumephotos?v{{=}}me709801091}}<br />{{DS9|Crossover}}<br />(uncredited)
+File:Klingon council member 4, 2371.jpg|[[Klingon 24th council members 003|Klingon Council member]]<br />{{DS9|The House of Quark}}<br />(uncredited)
 </gallery>
-==External links==
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+* {{imdb|name/nm1495354||external}}
-* {{brokenlink|url=http://members.aol.com/Native+Life/index.html|text=NativeLife's homepage}} - former official site
+* {{bl|members.aol.com/Native+Life/index.html|NativeLife's homepage}} &ndash; former official site
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-[[Category:DS9 performers|Saint John, John]]
+[[Category:TNG performers]]
+[[Category:DS9 performers]]
+[[Category:Casting department]]