- Made a grand total of 282 "Star Trek" appearances. He appeared in 175 of the 178 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), 102 of the 176 episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). He also directed the following episodes: In the Cards (1997), Inquisition (1998), When It Rains... (1999) and Two Days and Two Nights (2002). The 277 episodes of Star Trek he appeared in means he has appeared in more episodes of Sci-Fi Television than any other actor.
- Has appeared on-screen in more Star Trek episodes and movies as the same character, than anyone. (Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) Seasons 4-7, Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)).
- Owns and operates an old Air Force T-33 "Shooting Star" trainer jet, one of the first jet aircraft in the United States inventory; this is often referred to as his "starship".
- He was considered for the role of the Master in the television movie Doctor Who: The Movie (1996), which went to Eric Roberts.
- Is an accomplished pilot and the owner of several aircraft. He has flown with the Blue Angels and the United States Air Force Precision Flight team.
- At a science fiction convention, he told the audience that he thinks of Worf as Hamlet.
- Best friends with Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) co-star, Marina Sirtis.
- The role of Worf was a last minute decision and had no written character as such. Dorn was told to create his own character and was given the history, being rescued by humans, etc. The rest is down to him.
- Is a huge fan of Star Trek (1966).
- Owns and flies an old F-86 Sabre jet that he acquired from the South African Air Force. He flies out of Van Nuys Airport in Van Nuys, California.
- His voice grew deeper, as a result of inflecting a bass tone for his character, Lt. Commander Worf. He also developed a mild condition for his years of wearing his Next Generation makeup, for which the departments use a different type for alien effects.
- Has worked with two Captain Von Trapps. In Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), he worked opposite Christopher Plummer, who starred in the film The Sound of Music (1965). The role was originally played on stage by Theodore Bikel, who played his foster father on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).
- The Klingon proverb his character Worf is fond of: "It is a good day to die!" has been included in the StarCraft computer game dialog when the flying Corsair unit has completed production.
- Is a huge fan of South Park (1997) and admitted in an interview that he wished they had asked him to guest voice himself in his appearance in the episode "Fun with Veal".
- Currently serves as a member of the Air Force Aviation Heritage Foundation.
- Along with Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Marina Sirtis, Colm Meaney and Jeffrey Combs, he is one of only six actors to appear in the finales of two different "Star Trek" series (Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)).
- Has stated that his favorite episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) is The Drumhead (1991).
- Along with Armin Shimerman, he is one of only two actors to appear in eleven different seasons of "Star Trek" (Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) Seasons 1-7 and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) Seasons 4-7).
- Has co-starred with Saul Rubinek on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and also on different episodes of The Outer Limits (1995).
- Has appeared with Rene Auberjonois in six different productions: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Aladdin (1994), The Savage Dragon (1995), Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys (1996) and Fallout: New Vegas (2010).
- Previously appeared with four of his future Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) co-stars on "Star Trek" before joining the cast of that series. He appeared with Colm Meaney in many episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Armin Shimerman in the Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) episodes "Haven", "The Last Outpost", "Peak Performance" and "Firstborn", Rene Auberjonois in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) and Alexander Siddig in the Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) episode "Birthright, Part I" (although he and Siddig did not share any scenes).
- Studied radio and television production at Pasadena City College. From there, he pursued a career in music as a performer in several rock bands, traveling from San Francisco and then back to Los Angeles.
- Has played the same character (Lieutenant / Lt. Commander Worf) on four different series: Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Webster (1983), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Family Guy (1999).
- He pilots a Cessna plane.
- Has played the same character (Worf) on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) for eleven non consecutive years from 1987-1994 and 1995-1999.
- Provides the voice of the Captain on the icebox.com series "Starship Regulars".
- Has played a great deal of police officers in his early career, and grew tired of them very quickly.
- He is a popular voice actor.
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