Merritt R. Butrick (September 3, 1959 - March 17, 1989) was an American actor best known for his role as David Marcus in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
He died in 1989 at the age of 29 from complications related to HIV/AIDS.
Film Roles
- Star Trek:
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan as David Marcus
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock as David Marcus
- Zapped! (1982) as Gary Cooter
- Sweet Revenge as Capt. Paul Dennison (TV Movie)
- Head Office as John Hudson
- When the Bough Breaks as Tim Kruger (TV Movie)
- Wired To Kill as Reegus
- Shy People as Mike
- Fright Night Part 2 as Richie
- From The Dead Of Night as Rick (TV Movie)
- Death Spa as David Avery
Television Roles
- Hill Street Blues as Rapist (1 episode)
- CHiPs as Michael (1 episode)
- Square Pegs as Johnny Slash
- Fame as Billy Christiansen (1 episode)
- The Paper Chase (1978) as Staffer (1 episode)
- Beauty and the Beast (1987) as Shake (1 episode)
- The Law And Harry Mc Graw as Drew Adams (1 episode)
- Ohara as Pete Nolan (1 episode)
- Jake and the Fatman as Taylor Fleming (1 episode)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as T'Jon (1 episode)
- Hooperman as Archie Greenwood (1 episode)
Tropes associated with him include:
- Ascended Fanboy: He claimed to have been "raised" on Star Trek, and he found it difficult working on the set because he was so familiar with the actors' voices after hearing them on television so much.
