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Jaron

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Daniel Roebuck (born 4 March 1963; age 61) was an actor who played Jaron, one of Spock's followers, in "Unification I" and "Unification II". He appeared in Final Destination with Tony Todd.

He played Deputy Marshal Bobby Biggs in the film The Fugitive (which also featured Andreas Katsulas, Richard Riehle, and Danny Goldring) and reprised his role in the sequel US Marshals (which was directed by Star Trek Nemesis director Stuart Baird). He also starred in the 1986 drama movie River's Edge (also starring Jim Metzler).

He had a recurring role on Nash Bridges as blundering (and later disgraced) San Francisco Police Inspector Rick Bettina. Caroline Lagerfelt also had a recurring role on the show, and Rene Auberjonois and Eric Pierpoint also had guest appearances on it.

He has played two TV icons in TV movies: Jay Leno in The Late Shift (co-starring Ed Begley, Jr. and Lawrence Pressman), which depicted Leno and David Letterman jockeying for the position of host of The Tonight Show after Johnny Carson's retirement. He played Harry Marshall in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of "Mork & Mindy" Other roles include playing Frankie Muniz's father in Agent Cody Banks and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London.

More recently he made a memorable appearance as the ill-fated castaway Leslie Arzt on Lost (which co-stars Daniel Dae Kim and Terry O'Quinn). Other TV appearances include a regular role on Matlock and guest appearances on ER, Becker, NYPD Blue, Monk, and Desperate Housewives.

He also made an appearance in ABC's Boston Legal, which stars William Shatner and Rene Auberjonois.

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