John Sherwood de Lancie, Jr. (born March 20, 1948) is an American actor, director, producer, writer, singer, voice artist, and comedian. He portrayed Donald Margolis in Breaking Bad.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Masters of the Universe: Revolution (2024)
Starring as Granamyr
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: The Scepter and The Sword (Jan 25, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: Ascension (Jan 25, 2024)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)
Guest starring as Q
- Episode 3x02: Wedding Bell Blues (Jul 17, 2025) [Special Guest Star]
DOTA: Dragon's Blood (2021)
Guest starring as Ritterfau
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x02: Chapter Two: My Sword, My Life (Jan 18, 2022)
- Episode 2x01: Chapter One: Nothing with Nothing (Jan 18, 2022)
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)
Guest starring as Q
- Episode 1x08: Veritas (Sep 24, 2020) [Special Guest Star]
Star Trek: Picard (2020)
Guest starring as Q
(9 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: Part Ten: "The Last Generation" (Apr 20, 2023) [Uncredited]
- Episode 2x10: Farewell (May 5, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x08: Mercy (Apr 21, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x06: Two of One (Apr 7, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x05: Fly Me to the Moon (Mar 31, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x04: Watcher (Mar 24, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x03: Assimilation (Mar 17, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x02: Penance (Mar 10, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x01: The Star Gazer (Mar 3, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
The Librarians (2014)
Guest starring as Mr. Sesselman
- Episode 2x06: And the Infernal Contract (Nov 29, 2015)
Star Trek Continues (2013)
Guest starring as Galisti
- Episode 1x09: What Ships Are For (Jul 30, 2017)
Young Justice (2010)
Starring as Mr. Twister/Brom Stikk
- Episode 1x03: Welcome to Happy Harbor (Jan 21, 2011)
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (2010)
Guest starring as Discord
(2 episodes)
- Episode 7x12: Discordant Harmony (Aug 5, 2017)
- Episode 5x07: Make New Friends But Keep Discord (May 16, 2015)
Law & Order: LA (2010)
Guest starring as Judge Avery Staynor
- Episode 1x19: Carthay Circle (Jun 6, 2011)
The Mentalist (2008)
Guest starring as Edward Feinberg
- Episode 6x17: Silver Wings of Time (Apr 13, 2014)
In Plain Sight (2008)
Guest starring as Ran Bachman
- Episode 4x02: Crazy Like a Witness (May 8, 2011)
GREEK (2007)
Guest starring as John de Lancie
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x07: The Dork Knight (Oct 12, 2009)
- Episode 3x01: The Day After (Aug 31, 2009)
Torchwood (2006)
Guest starring as Allen Shapiro
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x10: The Blood Line (Sep 9, 2011)
- Episode 4x09: The Gathering (Sep 2, 2011)
- Episode 4x08: End of the Road (Aug 26, 2011)
The Unit (2006)
Guest starring as Elliott Gillum
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x20: Chaos Theory (Apr 26, 2009)
- Episode 4x05: Dancing Lessons (Oct 26, 2008)
Crossing Jordan (2001)
Guest starring as Medical Examiner Thaxton
- Episode 2x04: Payback (Oct 14, 2002)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Guest starring as General Robert Lansdale
- Episode 14x13: Boston Brakes (Jan 22, 2014)
Andromeda (2000)
Guest starring as Sid Barry
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x04: Cui Bono (Oct 11, 2002)
- Episode 1x11: The Pearls That Were His Eyes (Jan 22, 2001)
The West Wing (1999)
Guest starring as Al Kiefer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x20: Mandatory Minimums (May 3, 2000)
- Episode 1x16: 20 Hours in L.A. (Feb 23, 2000)
Charmed (1998)
Guest starring as Odin
(4 episodes)
- Episode 7x16: The Seven Year Witch (Apr 10, 2005)
- Episode 7x10: Witchness Protection (Nov 28, 2004)
- Episode 7x06: Once in a Blue Moon (Oct 17, 2004)
- Episode 7x02: The Bare Witch Project (Sep 19, 2004)
Sports Night (1998)
Guest starring as Bert Stans
- Episode 2x19: April is the Cruelest Month (Mar 28, 2000)
Ally McBeal (1997)
Guest starring as Jackson Poile
- Episode 2x10: Making Spirits Bright (Dec 14, 1998)
Stargate SG-1 (1997)
Guest starring as Col. Frank Simmons
(5 episodes)
- Episode 6x11: Prometheus (Aug 23, 2002)
- Episode 5x14: 48 Hours (Mar 15, 2002)
- Episode 5x11: Desperate Measures (Sep 7, 2001)
- Episode 5x04: The Fifth Man (Jul 20, 2001)
- Episode 5x03: Ascension (Jul 13, 2001)
Fired Up (1997)
Guest starring as Mr. Lux
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x14: Mission: and A-Hopin' (Jan 26, 1998)
- Episode 2x06: Beat the Clock (Oct 27, 1997)
The Practice (1997)
Guest starring as Walter Bannish
- Episode 5x12: Payback (Jan 14, 2001)
Guest starring as Dr. Walsh
- Episode 2x12: Race with the Devil (Dec 13, 1997)
Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures (1996)
Starring as Dr. Benton C. Quest
(18 episodes)
- Episode 2x26: More than Zero (Apr 16, 1997)
- Episode 2x25: The Robot Spies (Apr 15, 1997)
- Episode 2x23: General Winter (Mar 26, 1997)
- Episode 2x21: The Edge of Yesterday (Mar 17, 1997)
- Episode 2x18: Thoughtscape (Feb 13, 1997)
- Episode 2x17: Digital Doublecross (Feb 12, 1997)
- Episode 2x16: Other Space (Feb 11, 1997)
- Episode 2x15: Dark Sentinel (Feb 10, 1997)
- Episode 2x14: Village of the Doomed (Dec 31, 1996)
- Episode 2x13: Without a Trace (Dec 30, 1996)
- Episode 2x09: DNA Doomsday (Dec 23, 1996)
- Episode 2x08: Nemesis (Dec 20, 1996)
- Episode 2x07: Undersea Urgency (Dec 19, 1996)
- Episode 2x06: Cyberswitch (Dec 18, 1996)
- Episode 2x05: The Dark Mountain (Dec 17, 1996)
- Episode 2x04: Race Against Danger (Dec 16, 1996)
- Episode 2x02: Rock of Rages (Sep 28, 1996)
- Episode 2x01: The Mummies of Malenque (Sep 18, 1996)
Guest starring as Construction Worker
- Episode 2x07: Undersea Urgency (Dec 19, 1996)
Guest starring as Blaine
- Episode 2x07: Undersea Urgency (Dec 19, 1996)
Guest starring as Screaming Guard
- Episode 2x08: Nemesis (Dec 20, 1996)
Guest starring as Guard
- Episode 2x09: DNA Doomsday (Dec 23, 1996)
Guest starring as Agent #1
- Episode 2x13: Without a Trace (Dec 30, 1996)
Guest starring as Moffat
- Episode 2x14: Village of the Doomed (Dec 31, 1996)
Guest starring as Guard #1
- Episode 2x17: Digital Doublecross (Feb 12, 1997)
Legend (1995)
Starring as Janos Kristof Bartok
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Skeletons in the Closet (Aug 8, 1995)
- Episode 1x12: Clueless in San Francisco (Jul 24, 1995)
- Episode 1x11: Fall of a Legend (Jul 18, 1995)
- Episode 1x10: Revenge of the Herd (Jul 4, 1995)
- Episode 1x09: Bone of Contention (Jun 20, 1995)
- Episode 1x08: The Gospel According to Legend (Jun 12, 1995)
- Episode 1x07: Knee-High Noon (May 23, 1995)
- Episode 1x06: The Life, Death and Life of Wild Bill Hickok (May 16, 1995)
- Episode 1x05: Custer's Next to Last Stand (May 9, 1995)
- Episode 1x04: Legend on His President's Secret Service (May 2, 1995)
- Episode 1x03: Mr. Pratt Goes to Sheridan (Apr 25, 1995)
- Episode 1x02: Birth of a Legend (2) (Apr 18, 1995)
- Episode 1x01: Birth of a Legend (1) (Apr 18, 1995)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Guest starring as Q
(3 episodes)
- Episode 7x19: Q2 (Apr 11, 2001) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x11: The Q and the Grey (Nov 27, 1996) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x18: Death Wish (Feb 19, 1996)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Guest starring as Justinian Jones
- Episode 4x05: Jones vs. God (Oct 19, 1997) [Special Guest Star]
Time Trax (1993)
Guest starring as Gandolf Reicher
- Episode 1x19: Beautiful Songbird (Nov 10, 1993) [Special Guest Star]
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Starring as Eagleton
- Episode 1x54: Blind as a Bat (Feb 22, 1993)
Guest starring as Eagleton
- Episode 1x48: The Mechanic (Jan 24, 1993)
Civil Wars (1991)
Guest starring as Dr. Jason Strickland
- Episode 1x09: Pro Se Can You See (Jan 22, 1992)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Guest starring as Q
(10 episodes)
- Episode 7x26: All Good Things... (2) (May 23, 1994)
- Episode 7x25: All Good Things... (1) (May 23, 1994)
- Episode 6x15: Tapestry (Feb 15, 1993)
- Episode 6x06: True Q (Oct 26, 1992)
- Episode 4x20: Qpid (Apr 22, 1991)
- Episode 3x13: Déjà Q (Feb 5, 1990)
- Episode 2x16: Q Who? (May 8, 1989)
- Episode 1x10: Hide and Q (Nov 23, 1987)
- Episode 1x02: Encounter at Farpoint (2) (Sep 28, 1987)
- Episode 1x01: Encounter at Farpoint (1) (Sep 28, 1987)
L.A. Law (1986)
Guest starring as Mark Chelios
- Episode 5x15: The Beverly Hills Hangers (Mar 14, 1991)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Guest starring as Binky Holborn
- Episode 2x22: If The Frame Fits (May 18, 1986)
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Guest starring as Officer
- Episode 1x22: Experiment in Terra (Mar 18, 1979) [Co-Star]
The Kent Chronicles (1978)
Guest starring as Lt. Stark
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (May 22, 1978) [Co-Star]
Barnaby Jones (1973)
Guest starring as Mitchell Grady II
- Episode 6x21: Terror on a Quiet Afternoon (Feb 9, 1978)
Emergency! (1972)
Guest starring as Neil Colby, M.D. / F.A.C.S.
(3 episodes)
- Episode S06 Special: The Convention (Jul 3, 1979)
- Episode S06 Special: What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing... (Jun 26, 1979)
- Episode S06 Special: The Steel Inferno (Jan 7, 1978)
Days of Our Lives (1965)
Starring as Eugene Bradford
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1985-12-26: Dec 26, 1985 (Dec 26, 1985)
- Episode 1985-01-03: Thu Jan 3 1985 (Jan 3, 1985)
- Episode 1985-01-02: Wed Jan 2 1985 (Jan 2, 1985)
- Episode 1983-07-08: Jul 8, 1983 (Jul 8, 1983)