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Darrell Burris (born14 June1959; age 65) is an actor who played an Enterprise conn officer on the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. He was also the stand-in for LeVar Burton on the first and second seasons.
In addition to his appearance on Star Trek, Burris worked as a background police officer on episodes of Hill Street Blues along with Cassandra Foster, Gene Cross, Ilona Wilson, Bob Bryan, Adrian Tafoya, and Conrad Hurtt.