 Early in planning, Michael Dorn (qv)s character of Lieutenant  Worf from _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) had been  suggested as being part of the Voyager crew. The idea was dropped  when Dorn chose not to pursue the role. However, he did continue to  play his Worf character on  _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv) as well as in  _Star Trek: Generations (1994)_ (qv),  _Star Trek: First Contact (1996)_ (qv),  _Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)_ (qv) and  _Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)_ (qv).