Anthony Zerbe is an American actor, born on May 20, 1936, in Long Beach, California. He studied acting under Stella Adler and began his career in television in the early 1960s. Over the decades, he has built a reputation for playing complex and often villainous characters across film and television.

     Zerbe's notable film roles include Matthias in The Omega Man (1971), Milton Krest in Licence to Kill (1989), and Councillor Hamann in The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003). He has also appeared in Cool Hand Luke (1967), Papillon (1973), The Dead Zone (1983), and American Hustle (2013). On television, he starred in Harry O and The Young Riders, and made guest appearances in Mission: Impossible, Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-O, and Columbo.

     In Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Zerbe played Admiral Matthew Dougherty, a Starfleet officer who secretly collaborated with the Son'a to forcibly relocate the Ba'ku people. His character was ultimately betrayed and killed by Ru'afo, the Son'a leader. His performance added a layer of political intrigue to the film, making Dougherty a memorable antagonist.