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Bernie Bielawski (30 December 1940 – 21 January 2000; age 59) was an actor who appeared as a Ferengi waiter in several episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He also worked as additional stand-in on the series. He received no credit for his appearances and was identified by the name tag of his costume which was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay in an auction with another costume worn by fellow Ferengi background actor Vincent Carrera. [1](X) For the Star Trek: Voyager fourth season episode "The Killing Game", he filmed his scenes on Wednesday 3 December 1997 on location at the Universal Studios backlot "European Street".
Bielawski appeared as a taxi driver in Hard to Kill (1990, with William Sadler, Branscombe Richmond, Buddy Joe Hooker, Barbara Townsend, Philip Weyland, and Al Goto).
Bielawski passed away on 21 January 2000. [2]
Star Trek appearances[]
Stand-in work[]
- DS9:
- "Meridian" – stand-in for Armin Shimerman