Roger C. Carmel

Roger C. Carmel
Carmel as Harry Mudd in Star Trek: The Original Series
Born	Roger Charles Carmel (1932-09-27)September 27, 1932 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	November 11, 1986(1986-11-11) (aged 54) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Congestive heart failure
Resting place	New Mount Carmel Cemetery in Glendale, Queens, New York
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1958–1986

Roger Charles Carmel (September 27, 1932 – November 11, 1986) was an American actor. Of his hundreds of roles, he is best remembered for playing the flamboyant and hapless criminal Harcourt Fenton Mudd in two episodes of NBC's Star Trek: The Original Series: "Mudd's Women" and "I, Mudd", and one episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series: "Mudd's Passion". He was one of the few actors, other than those who played Enterprise crew members, to appear in multiple episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series, as the same character.

Carmel starred as the henpecked husband Roger Buell in the 1967 NBC sitcom The Mothers-in-Law, but was replaced by Richard Deacon after season 1. Officially, Carmel had a salary dispute with producer Desi Arnaz, although, according to rumors, he was fired because his drug use interfered with production.

Carmel's other guest roles included the accountant Doug Wesley on CBS's The Dick Van Dyke Show and Colonel Gumm on ABC's Batman. He also appeared in roles on The Patty Duke Show, I Spy, Blue Light, The Everglades, Hogan's Heroes, Car 54, Where Are You?, Banacek, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Munsters, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Hawaii Five-O, The High Chaparral, All in the Family, and The San Pedro Beach Bums. He was a regular contestant on Pantomime Quiz, also known as Stump the Stars. His film roles included Gambit, Myra Breckinridge, Breezy, Thunder and Lightning, and Jerry Lewis's. 1981 comeback film, Hardly Working.