J. G. Hertzler (Martok Star Trek) Acting A Klingon and Avery Brooks

From J. G. Hertzler's panel on Saturday of the Central PA Comic Con 2014.
Central PA Comic Con: www.centralpacomiccon.com/

[@jamesmartin9401]

Okay, the Avery Brooks impression was both unexpected and unbelievably on point.

[@jerobriggs6861]

Oh, I know. He did a great impersonation.

[@Lyze]

It was uncanny.

[@eloryosnak4100]

Naw thats spooky

[@vsync]

"a very comfortable lifestyle" exactly the dig a Klingon would make haha

[@jerodast]

"We do not soften our bodies with real beds!"

[@MegaJustGeorge]

@@jerodast Let's not forget this Klingon proverb - "Act, and you shall have dinner. Wait, and you shall be dinner."

[@thomastessier4529]

Hertzler was the best Klingon ever, that includes ALL Star Trek series and movies.

[@ruinenlust_]

He was a _true_ Klingon.

[@Blue_eye_devil]

They were all pretty good in their own way tbh. Gowrons eyes. Worfs honor, Changs sophistication ect...

[@SciFi65]

I thought Tony Todd did a great job with Kurn as well.

[@thomastessier4529]

@@SciFi65 You are right, he did indeed.

[@foxbat1766]

Kang (Michael Ansarra) disapproves of your statement...

[@Tiber234]

JG nailed a Spot on impression of Avery Brooks!

[@jasontodd9]

His Rene Auberjonois is pretty good, too.

[@LucianLacroix]

“Terry was the hot secretary “ understatement of the century.

[@cowsagainstcapitalism347]

I love how he takes a pause to appreciate the image in his head.

[@wetlazer]

Hertzler has such a terrific voice. Such a talented actor.

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

He brings great honour to his house, Qapla’!

[@CostaApostolou]

His voice is a big part that made the character for me, obviously the acting also, but if his voice was different it would have nowhere near the gravitas.

[@DavidKMartin]

2:40 is amazing. Dead-perfect Avery Brooks impression.

[@tarn1135]

I’m glad the brought Martok back as the the real Martok and didn’t leave that character dead. We’d have missed out on so much.

[@brosephbroman7564]

They brought him back for Star Trek Online too. He's my favorite NPC in the game.

[@antourte1]

@@brosephbroman7564 I mean he's the Chancellor of the Empire, how could they not have him! (I know nothing about STO's storyline, just seems like a given.)

[@brosephbroman7564]

@@antourte1 Well he is thought to be dead in the game too. STO isn't canon, but I don't want to spoil it for you though either. It's free to play on Xbox, and maybe free on PC. If you're a big Star Trek fan you'll definitely love it. My top 10 favorite game. Tons of stuff to do and get, in the game. I feel like I'm in the show. They cover almost every race, have almost every main character(original voices), and more in the game. Or if not, I'm sure someone here on youtube has a playthrough of the missions. They're always adding to the game. So make sure if you watch it on youtube also watch the added content from this year.

[@antourte1]

@@brosephbroman7564 Yeah it's a game I've thought about getting into but it is hard to believe it would have the same feeling as the show so I've always hesitated even though I've heard good things about the quality. Also have plenty of history with MMOs in general and it is a big ask to get into another one haha.

[@The.Badger.]

“I don’t think I’ve ever told that story to Rene or Avery.” I hope he got the chance before Auberjonois died!! ❤️❤️😭😭😭💔💔💔💔

[@kaitlyn__L]

Me too 😭

[@helloitismetomato]

This man has a special gift for going off topic in the best of ways

[@esw01407]

I wish back in the day I had a better camera that was able to record the whole panel. This was a masterpiece in paneling and entertainment.

[@redbaron1953]

Martok was a proud warrior with the sensibility to not let that klingon pride and anger cloud his judgement...and what I liked about him most is how he poured his heart out about the difficulties and the joys of being with his wife as he told his story to Worf as it related to him and jadziah...he truly showed that the klingon heart not only feels the warriors bloodlust for battle but also the love for their mates .

[@antourte1]

It's funny how the better marriage stories in Star Trek all revolve around Klingons haha.

[@MrBaltch]

What a fantastic Avery impression, right up there with Brent Spiner's Patrick Stewart impression.

[@bujoun76]

If you're a Trekker - this is gold..!

[@sleepisoptional]

avery brooks was just pushing rene to show him what real anger looks like directly. genius directing if your actor isnt showing enough anger, make him mad. really make him mad

[@wkmac2]

Loved the Martok character.

[@nytrodioxide]

Rene going "But that's MINE!!!!!!" when he was pissed off omfg

[@nicholasmaude6906]

I got to meet J. G. Hertzler and Robert O'Reilly back in 2008 at a Sci-Fi conference and I have to say they made a great double-act.

[@woodysmith2681]

I remember the actor who played Gowron (Robert O'Reilly) once remark that after his first scene with Hertzler, "OH! He's good. I need to keep an eye on him!"

[@antourte1]

"He might take my job one day if I'm not careful!"

[@christopherdean1326]

Is it just me, or is this guy as wonderful in real life as he is as Martok!

[@jerobriggs6861]

It's not just you. He is amazing.

[@travcollier]

That's one of the things that made DS9 so good as it went on... The writes and show runners encouraged the actors to put parts of themselves into the characters, so those characters just got better and better. Let smart creative folks do their thing ;)

[@PtolemyCeasar]

J. G. Hertzler is one of the greatest actors I've ever seen.

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

I've seen this a hundred times and his impression of Avery Brooks still cracks me up. As does the ending of his story.

[@GreyhawkGrognard]

Man, every convention hotel conference room seems to have that same wallpaper and wainscoting.

[@esw01407]

A few years after this convention, the hotel closed and still stands abandoned but stripped out. A Sheetz convenience store sits in front of it.

[@tslaytonic8196]

I worked with both. J.G. is so awesome! Avery! WOW!

[@jerodast]

I very briefly worked with JG on a friend's student film. It was a comedy, and he was absolutely hilarious :) I'm just trying to figure out how I'd ever work with Brooks without being intimidated as hell!

[@tslaytonic8196]

@@jerodast I played Thot Gor on DS9 🤫

[@fekalistagrzybowory7619]

I envy you 🥺

[@jerodast]

@@tslaytonic8196 BRBRRBBGLGLGBRB. RRGBGL.

[@joejoe6952]

Hail Martok! Leader of the Empire!

[@Marguns21]

Hearing his voice in Lower decks was so awesome!

[@Slopmaster]

“f**k you”! and hangs up on Captain Freeman. 😂

[@madman026]

J. G. Hertzler was a legendry klingon

[@toomanyaccounts]

he was in the cd-rom fmv game as an old Klingon

[@Chuckqnit]

He's been a theatre friend for 40 years. You can't help but love the guy...I sure do. He's all about integrity, on stage and off. He was always ready to pick up a hammer or a flat or a platform when there was work to be done. He has what you might call a "stealth genius", he's often the smartest guy in the room, but he respects everyone else's ideas and creativity. He's one of my favorite people :)

[@bostonrailfan2427]

it’s a crime that the sixth and seventh seasons didn’t have him as a full cast member, he deserved it

[@techniqueswithtodd]

One of my fave actors and characters of DS9

[@dakariszulu]

Toss up between him and Andy Robinson tbh, both were beyond excellent..

[@tkardaishou]

"I don't think I've ever told that story to Rene, or to Avery..." I hope he did.

[@terranman4702]

Avery Brooks and Hertzler deserved a lot more roles

[@korky94]

always thought his Martok voice sounded very Dustin Hoffman's Captain Hook voice-like. not in a bad way, I think he was stellar in every way

[@russell5078084]

great actor. also did a great job in Prelude to Axanar.

[@lhayes219]

Love DS9. Best Star Trek ever! Would love to see it come back with Avery too!!

[@jerobriggs6861]

My favorite Star Trek was TOS, then ENT, then a tie between TNG & DS9. But all 5 (or 6 including TAS) I thought were just freaking amazing!

[@jerobriggs6861]

This man is so entertaining. Always loved him as General Martok, so I knew he was a great actor, but I had no idea just how fun he is as himself. Love the guy.

[@PiazzaGurl]

Martok was one of the Best!! 👏👏🙌🙌.

[@butterflysnme724]

I loved Martok! This is awesome.

[@mykhedelic6471]

Martok is the man.

[@MrSpinteractive]

Martok is such a fantastic character - this is a treat to see. Thanks OP!

[@darrensmith6999]

I could listen to him reading the telephone directory all day long, great Avery impersonation (:

[@robertgerrard]

Martok was great 👍

[@memattia3198]

General Martok is my favourite Klingon character. J.G. Hertzler nailed it!

[@Scrapla1]

His voice is amazing!

[@PhillipLemmon]

All Hail General Martok!!!! Leader of the Klingon Empire!!!

[@promnightdumpsterbaby9553]

Im so happy hes back in star trek online.

[@JnEricsonx]

Hell, I was suprised with Robert O'Reilly. Gowron's grandfather is a asshole. More so than Gowron.

[@mikeystones8853]

I would love to have a voice like his.

[@davegalloway6473]

JG Rocks !

[@KY0UJlN]

I could listen to him for days and not get bored

[@Mxyzptlksac]

I was an actor and I can see the costume helping me get into character. I always did well but when we got costumes I found more depth

[@wessmoore7894]

I guess we’re all slaves to appearances on some level.

[@JelloFluoride]

What a damn good show that was, wasn't it?

[@maxtroy]

The best dude. There will never be anything like it again. At least not in our lifetime

[@Fluffykeith]

Martok is my favourite Klingon....he was like a space pirate...he had such a different take on being Klingon

[@moose2577]

So weird that this pops up on my timeline. I watched that episode a couple days ago!

[@Scrapla1]

Random but Martok's voice always reminded me of Rip Torns character Scully in the 80s movie Summer Rental

[@NormAppleton]

You know what Analog is?....no response. JG slumps a bit in his oldness. Then he makes a Rita Hayworth reference.

[@deepspacenine]

And they don't get either one. Am I old bc I do?

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@deepspacenine I’m 27 and I got them, but then I love sci-fi and Hollywood history.

[@George_M_]

Lol always calm Sisko story, meanwhile next video suggestion : Sisko angry moments.

[@DocB03]

I loved this series and cast of actors!

[@nunyabuizness2953]

Loved his role in the first Dead Space game!

[@WilbertLek]

Nunya Buizness As capt. Benjamin Matheus. Had to look it up...

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

Analog magazine, referenced in this video, I believe, is still in active publication.

[@briane5706]

J.G. gave great depth to Martin and portrayed a true Klingon leader and warrior. Fine actor.

[@MonteLeeMyPOV]

This guy is great i could watch hours of him talking!

[@randomizzer2389]

That was my favorite episode of any Star Trek.

[@ransom182]

This was amazing!

[@NLaertes]

Rene vs. Avery arguing was priceless

[@bullit219]

I thought his panel was the best part of the con . I think I was siting near you, when you shot this.

[@esw01407]

That con was rough, and the room was not big, so there's a good chance. I wish I would have had a better camera and shut the projector off before recording, but man he was brilliant.

[@JosephAlanMeador]

Absolute gold

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

He will fight any battle anywhere. Power was not sought by him..it was thrust upon him.

[@tcschenks]

Also enjoyed seeing him in the Prelude to Axanar fan film on KZbin.

[@williamgalaini7005]

I was hear for this. Loved it.

[@esw01407]

+William Galaini I found the con to be underwhelming, but Hertzler's panel was by far the most enjoyable part.

[@Abaddonscodpiece785]

Martok and Gowron were both excellent Kingons.

[@HoldenNY22]

I haven't seen that Far Beyond the Stars Episode in years, but I look forward to seeing it again. One of the things that I remember the most is that Armin Schimmerman plays the Antti Quark Character in that Episode. He plays a very Liberal, Progressive Guy, maybe Jewish guy who supports Black Civil Rights and Avery Brooks's Character Idea of a Black Captain. He is basically accused of being a Communist by the Rene Odo Character who is a Conservatrive Establishment guy who doesn't want to do Avery Brooks's Progressive Idea. Go back to Doing stories about Robots. I think in real life Armin Shimmerman is actually a left Wing Labor Guy, the very opposite of what I think is his Odius (not Odo) Hyper Capitalism Character- Quark.

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

Then I bet he felt a bit envious when it was Max Grodenchik who had to utter "WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE"

[@bobbyfeet2240]

It was over of a bunch of truly amazing episodes. DS9 was both able to do really hard-hitting episodes and really light, fun on we s in a way no other trek has.

[@kaitlyn__L]

Yeah, I’ve said before that part of the reason he embodied Quark so well was because of how he knew how slimy it all was. He lets just enough of the self-interest knowingly show through, rather than playing it totally straight. Although ironically I think Marc Alaimo was able to embody Dukat so well precisely because he truly seemed to think Dukat was a stand-up guy. He did play it straight. But Dukat is a very different type of character than Quark.

[@jimapplebee5322]

Anyone else raise their hand when JG asked if anyone knew what the episode of far beyond the stars was about?

[@keithklassen5320]

The only reason anyone had the nerve to ask him questions is because of those glasses....

[@esw01407]

He was so nice that day, his panel really carried the convention.

[@bradameerbeg2154]

That story was the best!

[@dashfatbastard]

Damn, John! I don't think ANYBODY has heard anyone do Brooks before. It's like an unscented Lugosi, with the beginning of each sentence starting with a diaphragmatic heave. Miss you, dude.

[@haakonstenseth]

Qapla' Martok Long live the emperor Martok

[@stitch626aloha]

oh, I wish they had provided ACTUAL HARDCOPY versions of the story he mentions! I'd pay REALLY GOOD money for a copy, ESPECIALLY if autographed by Prof. Avery Brooks!!

[@johnsteiner3417]

Now I want to know what he thinks about his likeness being used in Car Talk with Martok memes?

[@MrLobbyLeader]

Anyone else able to track the exact scene he's talking about? Darn founders.

[@Colin_]

If youre talking about the episode where odo and obrien are in klingon gear? Its the episode after Broken Link where they think that Gowron is a shapeshifter due to misinformation given to odo. They disguise as klingons to infiltrate the secure compound to try and out him.

[@Euripides_Panz]

The Changeling Martok recognized Sisko and had him thrown into a cell, he was telling them Gowron had the poleron emitters destroyed and he was hoping they would attempt to assassinate Gowron, widening the Klingons' animosity against the Federation in the process.

[@joshr8666]

I didn't know he had a regular speaking voice lol

[@faintsignal]

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[@angrydalek]

I am not go with the names, but I placed the characters just off his impersonations.

[@johnballard5547]

🙂👍🏽📽

[@mikedamore9259]

He's the best Klingon I've ever seen aside from the original series is he still alive

[@OrangeHand]

Yes.

[@GORT70]

Is that a movie set in Mexico?

[@noneofurbusiness5223]

Why aren't Hertzler and other supporting actors on convention cicuit?

[@JnEricsonx]

I guess it depends. A whole bunch of ST actors were at a con near me last year. I went with a friend of mine because he wanted to meet Nana Vistor for real after they did a online play of Richard the 3rd. Yes, Nana played Richard. Thankfully I convinced my friend to watch the pilot of Ds9, and Duet, to give some idea of Kira.

[@noneofurbusiness5223]

@@JnEricsonx so much going on in my life (going to con is on the list)

[@toomanyaccounts]

they used to do star trek cruises

[@noneofurbusiness5223]

@@toomanyaccounts That is now on my bucket 🪣 list.

[@toomanyaccounts]

@@noneofurbusiness5223 just do a search star trek cruise. videos taking during past cruises are on youtube.

[@TheSithLord]

He sounds like brooks.

[@jhart043]

Don Ignacio Desoto

[@captainkane1984]

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[@captainkane1984]

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[@captainkane1984]

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[@MegaJustGeorge]

I see that I'm not the only one who recognizes the Alcalde of the Puebla de Los Angeles - who still dreams of returning to Madrid a hero, believing that he will capture the notorious outlaw, Zorro.

[@jhart043]

At least he fared better than Luis Ramone

[@capngloval]

Bravado. Bravado is the other 1.1% of being a klingon.

[@consumablecorner150]

I was disappointed only a tiny bit of him was in What we left behind.

[@JaimeWulf]

I love how DS9 got the original actors to come back and replay their characters from TOS when they were needed for a story...J.G. being the most obvious one here ofc...

[@guyvergrimlock5506]

stop bragging , you romulan turncoat :P i wish i met JG or the children of the empire ( mike , armin if he counts :P , tony and rob ) you , who the hell did you bribe for this footage XD cus i know the Tal Shi'Ar aint happy

[@esw01407]

Asked permission and took it at a very slow/boring convention. I've had one other Star Trek guest say no, because people don't attend the panels then.

[@guyvergrimlock5506]

@@esw01407 O_o yeah but the panels are the best part ( nycc ) altho this has me wanting to go to filly even more mostly cus of the ACTUAL INTIMATE SETTING OF 30 OR LESS FANS ( like big apple comic con ). thanks again ^__^

[@alexghous]

I disagree. Klingons as in The Next Generation, required a lot more acting than merely “makeup”. Do you doubt that the fire in them were real?

[@alexghous]

Once apon a time, you threw an actor into a robot suit and that were enough. The Next Generation really started to change the mere notion that Bob were alien, merely because of the way he looked.

[@alexghous]

Klingons, humans, romulans, ferengi, cardassians, dominion, worm hole aliens, borg, Vulcans. I mean, each of these have their own identities as a race, based on how the actors pulled the character off.

[@alexghous]

The amount of acting that went into these characters is more than skin deep.

[@alexghous]

You can put bob into a Klingon outfit.... It doesn’t make him Klingon.

[@alexghous]

Yet Jim with no makeup at all..... doubt his heart....

[@DerHoschi]

Eating in make-up, waiting for the shoot? This guy (Martok is a ficional charakter) is drunk, for 14 people.

[@OrangeHand]

He's not drunk.

[@vezner]

Martok reminds me of Trump. No BS and a strong leader that loves the average man and soldier.

[@vonBeavis]

You need to lay off the Romulan ale, V.

[@bush1701]

GOD have MERCY FIRST FOOTBALL now TREK is there NO PLACE to escape this NATIONAL INSANITY I can't even escape into the fictional 24th century without one of you people introducing t-RUMP into the equation it's like we CAN'T escape this PESTILENCE but since you have befouled TREK with the SOCIAL DISEASE that is t-RUMPism I'll comment the Martok character is a creature of courage honor discipline honesty foresight & a true LEADER. Your President possess NONE of these qualities NONE of THEM he's not even a decent human being let alone a leader he'd however make a perfect FERENGI....GREEDY. SELFISH. COWARDLY AMORAL.PATHOLOGICALLY LYING.LAZY. MASOGINISTC.SOCIOPATHIC.WEAKMINDED. LOUD MOUTHED. RUDE. & SOCIALLY UNDESIRABLE(the man gets uninvited to FUNERALS & WEDDINGS what kind of a TURD do you have to be for that to happen more than once no LESS)in other words....TRUMP!

[@FireHawkGaming]

Martok would have taken Trumps head off for his arrogance, cowardice and betrayal of all things American.

[@FireHawkGaming]

@@bush1701 Next up a trumpet compares trump to Picard...

[@directive0]

Nope. Trump = Gowron.

[@captbss]

FUNNY HOW THE MOST LIBERAL THEME EPISODE HE REFERS TO AS THE BEST ONE. SORRY IT WAS NOT THE BEST ONE J.G.

[@PosthumousAddress]

+Kenneth Perrone Seriously? Why do conservatives obsessively make everything about politics? Why do they so often act like they have a big chip on their shoulder? Chill out mate.

[@captbss]

Yes your right I have never seen anyone on the left ever do that.

[@PosthumousAddress]

Kenneth Perrone It tends to be people on the right in American who go nuts and start shooting people, and shrieking "It's all a conspiracy! Obama is a Muslim!" and nonsense like that. Like these nuts in Oregon. It's genuinely sad that these people believe the whole world is against them, and live in a kind-of permanent state of agitation and embitterment

[@captbss]

+LordHealey typical liberal lie

[@ShaundraLee1920]

Not sorry. It was one of my favorite because it dealt with a real issue of the time they were depicted.

[@johnsierra3537]

I love the stories you hear from the actors of the show, even after all these years you can tell that ds9 was a really special time in their lives, in a way im jealous. These guys and ladies made something great together.

[@erickirwan8703]

Martok, one of my most favourite characters.

[@homealone931]

Just an AMAZING ACTOR !!!

[@haakonstenseth]

tlhIngan Hargh" They fight like Klingons "tlhIngan HeghlaH. yoDwI' Qaw'. tIj mangrup" "Then they can die like Klingons. Destroy their shields. Prepare boarding parties." "jIyaj. Duj vay', yoDwI' Qaw'" "As you recommend. All ships, concentrate fire on their shield generators" (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior")

[@VTX00128]

I love that moment. It's like ah a worthy opponent this could get interesting.