Ira Steven Behr
Birthday: 23 October 1953, New York City, New York, USA
Graduate of Lehman College in New York City, Behr studied Mass Communications and Theater, and was offered a playwriting scholarship at Brandeis University. Instead, Behr elected to move to Los Angele ...Show More
"I've said it once and I'll say it again, we're here to make quality television." (Speaking about DS Show more
"I've said it once and I'll say it again, we're here to make quality television." (Speaking about DS9 in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) Companion book). Hide
On why he left Star Trek: The Next Generation: Basically because I found the work frustrating. I fel Show more
On why he left Star Trek: The Next Generation: Basically because I found the work frustrating. I felt there wasn't enough conflict within the characters. I felt that the types of stories we could've done were limited. Humor was not encouraged. Just in terms of the work itself, it was unfulfilling. So I left. They offered me a two-year pay or play commitment, but I still left. I guess I really wanted to go. But I still remained friendly with Michael Piller and he was able to convince me to come back to the fold for DS9. Hide
Ira Steven Behr's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (17)
