Worf

For the waterfront construction, see wharf. Or see Wharf (disambiguation). Worf, played by Michael Dorn, is a main character in both Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and also the films based on The Next Generation. Worf is the first Klingon main character to appear in Star Trek, and has appeared in more Star Trek episodes than any other character. He is the only character to be regular in more than one Star Trek series. Worf was at first not intended to be a regular character, since Roddenberry wanted to avoid "retreads of characters or races featured prominently in the original Star Trek series," and so the June 1, 1987 cast portrait did not include Worf. Several "tall, slim, black actors" auditioned for Worf before Michael Dorn came along, walking into the audition in character and not smiling. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry wanted a character on the bridge of the Enterprise-D from a race that had been enemies of the Federation in the original... full article at wikipedia