James Sloyan

James Sloyan was an American actor of stage and screen who also worked extensively as a voice artist. Born in Indianapolis, he spent part of his childhood in Europe and began training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1957. He became a steady presence in television guest roles, on series including Hawaii Five-O, Moonlighting, Quantum Leap, The X-Files and Murder, She Wrote, and he took several parts in the Star Trek franchise, among them the Romulan admiral Alidar Jarok and the Bajoran scientist Mora Pol. His films included The Sting (1973), The Traveling Executioner (1970), The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971) and Xanadu (1980). For two decades, from 1989 until 2009, he was the voice of Lexus, and he later narrated commercials for Mitsubishi and trailers for films. He died in 2026.