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'''Mark Metcalf''' played the [[Unnamed Hirogen#Hirogen Medic|Hirogen Medic]] in the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode {{e|The Killing Game}}.
 
'''Mark Metcalf''' played the [[Unnamed Hirogen#Hirogen Medic|Hirogen Medic]] in the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode {{e|The Killing Game}}.
   
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He is better known, however, for playing Doug Neidermeyer in ''{{W|National Lampoon's Animal House}}'' (which featured fellow ''Voyager'' guest star [[Bruce McGill]]) and as "the Master" on ''{{W|Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}''. He also played the abusive father in the music video for Twisted Sister's Top-40 hit ''We're Not Gonna Take It''. He appeared in two episodes of ''Seinfeld'' with fellow ''Voyager'' guest star [[Jason Alexander]], ironically playing a character nicknamed The Maestro, the Italian word for Master, like his ''Buffy'' character. Soon after his ''Voyager'' appearance, he would appear in three episodes of ''JAG'' as a naval officer named Captain Pike (who was given his position after [[Terry O'Quinn]]'s recurring character was promoted to Admiral).
Metcalf, acting since the 1970s got going in his career in 1977's ''Julia'' with [[John Glover]], however it was in 1978's ''National Lampoon's Animal House'' that Metcalf received his widest recognition as Omega House fraternity president Douglas Neidermeyer opposite [[Bruce McGill]] renowned for his role as Delta House member Daniel "D-Day" Simpson Day. Metcalf would reunite with ''Animal House'' costar Peter Riegert in ''Chilly Scenes of Winter''(1979) with [[Jerry Hardin]]. Metcalf joined fellow ''Animal House'' costar Otis Day in the 1980 road movie ''Where the Buffalo Roam'' costarring [[Rene Auberjonois]] and [[Paul Willson]]. Metcalf acted in the 1984 survival thriller ''The Oasis'' with [[Richard Cox]] and [[Ben Slack]]. Metcalf's next roles were in comedies, first 1985's supernatural release ''The Heavenly Kid'' with [[TNG]] gest [[Stephen Gregory]] in Gregory's only film role and 1986's screwball film ''One Crazy Summer'' on which [[Herman Zimmerman]] served as production designer. Metcalf remained in the comedy way appearing in 1988's ''Mr. North'' starring [[Virginia Madsen]] and [[David Warner]].
 
 
Beginning in the 1990s, Metcalf and Riegert would reteam in a film far less revered then ''Animal House'', 1991's mob comedy ''Oscar'' costarring [[Kurtwood Smith]]. That same year Metcalf acted in the telefilm ''Guilty Until Proven Innocent'' starring [[Caroline Kava]]. Rounding out the year, Metcalf joined the Kennedy-centric miniseries ''A Woman Named Jackie'' also starring [[Stephen Collins]] as President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, [[Bob Gunton]] as Hugh Auchincloss, [[Wendy Hughes]] as JFK's sister-in-law Janet Lee Bouvier, [[Jad Mager]] as heir Alexander Onassis, [[Nan Martin]] as socialite Diana Vreeland, [[Tim Ransom]] as the president's brother and Attorney General Robert Kennedy and [[Nancy Youngblut]]. 1992 put Metcalf and Gunton back together on film in the television drama ''Dead Ahead:The Exxon Valdez Disaster'' with Metcalf as Alaska state official Dennis Kelso. In this film, based on the sinking of the ship resulting in the 1989 oil spill off the Alaskan coast, Gunton and Metcalf worked opposite [[Bruce Gray]] and [[Christopher Lloyd]]. Metcalf next was seen in the coming-of-age drama ''A Reason to Believe''(1995) with [[Jay Underwood]]. That same year had Metcalf in the sci-fi film ''Rage'' with [[Gary Bullock]] and [[Kenneth Tigar]]. In 1996, Metcalf satirized his famous Neidermeyer role for ''Animal House'' director Jon Landis in ''The Stupids'' costarring [[Michael Bell]] and {{film|1}} director [[Robert Wise]]. More comedic roles followed in 1997 when Metcalf starred in ''Hijacking Hollywood'' with [[Mark Holton]] and [[Scott Thompson]] and the 1999 teen hit ''Drive Me Crazy'' again pairing Metcalf with Stephen Collins.
 
 
In 2000, Metcalf costarred with [[Clint Howard]] in ''The Million Dollar Kid''. Metcalf broke form comedy starring in the 2001 televised Western ''Warden of Red Rock'' with [[Jim Beaver]], [[Michael Cavanaugh]] and [[Michael Harney]]. Metcalf returned to comedy in 2002 and to ''Animal House'' costars James Daughton, Steven Furst and John Vernon in the college comedy hit ''Sorority Boys'' also featuring [[Bruce French]]. Metcalf broke again from comedy with work in the World War 2 film ''Fort McCoy'' with [[Seymour Cassel]]. Metcalf's current project is the [[William Shakespeare]] spoof ''Hamlet A.D.D.'' with [[Majel Barrett Roddenberry]], her voice work recorded prior to her passing.
 
 
   
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Template:Realworld Mark Metcalf played the Hirogen Medic in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "The Killing Game".

He is better known, however, for playing Doug Neidermeyer in National Lampoon's Animal House (which featured fellow Voyager guest star Bruce McGill) and as "the Master" on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He also played the abusive father in the music video for Twisted Sister's Top-40 hit We're Not Gonna Take It. He appeared in two episodes of Seinfeld with fellow Voyager guest star Jason Alexander, ironically playing a character nicknamed The Maestro, the Italian word for Master, like his Buffy character. Soon after his Voyager appearance, he would appear in three episodes of JAG as a naval officer named Captain Pike (who was given his position after Terry O'Quinn's recurring character was promoted to Admiral).

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