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Stephen Mendillo appeared as Captain Tavek in the Enterprise episode The Seventh. He was, however, well-known to fans of the franchise film Slap Shot, alongside Paul Newman. This movie, focusing on minor league Hockey, starred Mendillo as the Chiefs' alternate Captain, Jim Ahern, who is described, among other things, as a 'reluctant fashion show participant and laundry critic.'

He had a varied career on screen and on stage and was a graduate of Yale School of Drama. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, where he played hockey at a young age. His coach was the New Rangers iron man, Murray Murdoch, and his father was also the team doctor with the New Haven Blades of the Eastern Hockey League.

Mendillo was married to actress Lisa Blake Richards, who appeared with Mendillo in Do Not Go Gentle. He was 84 when he died.