10-5 Riker-Wesley audition sides - March 24, 1987
04/18/23 • 24 min
The Riker walk. The Riker sit. They all had an origin that took the character from "a little smarmy" to a "Gary Cooper" type to being fully inhabited by our special guest: Jonathan Frakes. The Trek Files goes back to the origins with a special reading of the very audition sides that landed Frakes the role of the iconic William Riker.
See the documents: facebook.com/thetrekfiles
Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise.
The Riker walk. The Riker sit. They all had an origin that took the character from "a little smarmy" to a "Gary Cooper" type to being fully inhabited by our special guest: Jonathan Frakes. The Trek Files goes back to the origins with a special reading of the very audition sides that landed Frakes the role of the iconic William Riker.
See the documents: facebook.com/thetrekfiles
Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise.
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