Eugene Dynarski (September 13, 1933 – February 27, 2020) was an American actor. Three of the most popular projects that he has been involved with were two Steven Spielberg films, Duel and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and the Westwood Studios computer game Command & Conquer: Red Alert.
Acting career
Dynarski attended Harbor College in San Pedro, Los Angeles, where he majored in theater arts.
Dynarski acted on stage before he began working in films and on television.
Death
Dynarski died on February 27, 2020, in Studio City, Los Angeles, at the age of 86.
Filmography
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! Role
! Notes
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|1965|| Morituri || Merchant Marine || Uncredited
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|1966 || Star Trek: The Original Series || Ben Childress || S1:E6, "Mudd's Women"
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|1966 || The Monkees || Zeppo || S1:E16, "Son of a Gypsy"
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|1967|| The Monkees || Toto || S1:E26, "Monkee Chow Mein"
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|1967 || Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea || Centaur I || Episode: "Journey with Fear"
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|1968|| In Enemy Country || Capek ||
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|1969 || Star Trek: The Original Series || Krodak || S3E16 "The Mark of Gideon"
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|1971 || Duel || Truck Driver in Chuck's Cafe ||
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|1974|| Airport 1975 || 1st. Friend ||
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|1974|| Earthquake || Dam Caretaker ||
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|1976|| All the President's Men || Court Clerk ||
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|1976|| Starsky and Hutch || Vic Bellamy ||S1:E22
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|1977|| Close Encounters of the Third Kind || Ike ||
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|1984|| Best Defense || Gil ||
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|1985|| Movers & Shakers || Board Member #2 ||
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|1988 || Star Trek: The Next Generation || Quinteros || Episode: "11001001"
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|1989|| Breaking In || Brock, Ernie's Mob Connection ||
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|1996|| Command & Conquer: Red Alert || Joseph Stalin ||
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|1997|| Seinfeld || Izzy Mandelbaum Jr. || S9E4 "The Blood"
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|1999|| Boy Meets World || Mr. Peterman || S7E7 "It's About Time"
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|2000|| The X-Files || Ernie Stefaniuk || S8E3 "Patience"
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