10 Actors Who Appeared On Star Trek In Unusual Ways

10. Christian Slater

Christian Slater was, in 1990, a major Hollywood star, so he could generally have had his pick of whatever project he wanted to do. When Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country came along, he had the unique honour of being able to say 'My Mom got me the part.'

Mary Slater was the casting director for the film and when a scene came that required Captain Sulu to be informed of a communique from Starfleet, she quickly got her son fitted for a monster maroon Starfleet uniform and slotted him into the role.

On paper, it's a lot of dialogue for a stand-and-deliver character, which is part of the charm. Plus, seeing George Takei snap at Slater was a hoot as well, as Slater probably was making more money per movie than Takei did for the entirety of the Original Series' run.

Either way, this is a fine example of a Trek fan using a little bit of clout and some very well placed connections to get a part in a film - a larger part in fact than the world's richest man could claim.