Randy Oglesby


Thomas Randell Oglesby, usually known professionally as Randy Oglesby but sometimes credited as Thomas Oglesby, is an American actor, best known for his recurring role as Degra on '. He is also known for his other Star Trek roles, including captain Trena'L in the ' episode "Unexpected |Unexpected", the Miradorn twins, Ah-Kel and Ro-Kel, in the ' episode "Vortex |Vortex", Silaran Prin in "The Darkness and the Light |The Darkness and the Light" and as the telepathic alien Kir in "Counterpoint |Counterpoint", a season 5 episode of Star Trek Voyager.
He played Professor Seidel in the Angel episode "Supersymmetry".
On ', Season 2 Episode 5, "Loud as a Whisper", aired 01-09-1989, he played one of three Interpreters known as Riva's Chorus.
Oglesby appeared in Independence Day as Mike Dodge. His most memorable moment is asking Randy Quaid if the aliens, whom he claimed abducted him, did any "sexual things".
In 2000, he made a guest appearance as Reverend Mackee in the seventh season episode "Signs and Wonders" of The X-Files, and as Joshua Vinten on the second last episode of TV series Columbo.
Oglesby made a guest appearance on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital in the role of Huell on July 17, 2007. In the same year he played Bethlehem Steel executive Walter Veith in the Mad Men episode "New Amsterdam".
He played Tom Jeter's father in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
In 2011, Oglesby played the role of Capt. Lachlan McKelty in the video game L.A. Noire, that was developed by Team Bondi and Rockstar Games.
In 2017, Oglesby played the role of Asa Leopold in the Netflix limited series Godless