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Chief Miles O'Brien is a fictional character portrayed by Colm Meaney in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Encounter at Farpoint (season 1), they were 34 years old.
They appear in 52 episodes out of a total of 176 aired and have accumulated 902 positive votes.
The character of Chief Miles O'Brien is mainly associated with Lieutenant Commander Data, Counselor Deanna Troi and Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

Chief Miles O'Brien

by Colm Meaney

character

Episodes52

  • 6.9
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    Encounter at Farpoint

    episode S1.E1 september 1987
    On the maiden mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), an omnipotent being known as Q challenges the crew to discover the secret of a mysterious base in an advanced and civilized fashion.
  • 6.3
    /10

    Lonely Among Us

    episode S1.E6 october 1987
    While distracted by two antithetical races applying for Federation membership, the Enterprise picks up a sentient entity that can alternately possess either man or machinery.
  • 5.8
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    The Child

    episode S2.E1 november 1988
    Deanna is impregnated by an unknown alien life-form, and Dr. Katherine Pulaski joins the Enterprise as the ship's new Chief Medical Officer.
  • 7
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    Where Silence Has Lease

    episode S2.E2 november 1988
    The Enterprise encounters a mysterious void in space and when they move in closer to investigate further, it envelops them and they can't get out.
  • 6.5
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    Loud as a Whisper

    episode S2.E5 january 1989
    The crew ferries a deaf mediator to Solais V to negotiate an end to a civil war.
  • 6.5
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    Unnatural Selection

    episode S2.E7 january 1989
    Enhanced DNA developments trigger an epidemic of rapid aging. Caught among its victims - Dr. Pulaski.
  • 8
    /10

    A Matter of Honor

    episode S2.E8 february 1989
    Under an Officers Exchange Program, Riker serves aboard a Klingon ship, whose aging captain seeks an unwarranted bloody retaliation for suspected Enterprise treachery.
  • 9.1
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    The Measure of a Man

    episode S2.E9 february 1989
    When Data resigns his commission rather than be dismantled for examination by an inadequately skilled scientist, a formal hearing is convened to determine whether Data is considered property without rights or is a sentient being.
  • 6.2
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    The Dauphin

    episode S2.E10 february 1989
    Wesley falls for the young future leader of Daled IV, unaware just how dangerous the girl's protective and overly restrictive guardian can be.
  • 7.6
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    Contagion

    episode S2.E11 march 1989
    Encountering the superior technology of a very ancient race creates system malfunctions for a doomed Federation starship, for the Enterprise, and for an eavesdropping Romulan warbird.
  • 6.6
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    The Royale

    episode S2.E12 march 1989
    Worf, Data and Riker find themselves trapped in a recreation of a poorly written novel.
  • 7.5
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    Time Squared

    episode S2.E13 april 1989
    The Enterprise comes across its own shuttlecraft adrift in space - a duplicate - with an unconscious duplicate Capt. Picard inside.
  • 6.2
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    The Icarus Factor

    episode S2.E14 april 1989
    Riker's delight at being offered a command of the USS Aries turns to frustration when the man sent to prepare him for his mission is his estranged father; Worf's behavior leads Wesley to delve into Klingon tradition.
  • 6.8
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    Pen Pals

    episode S2.E15 april 1989
    Data befriends an alien girl in distress, breaking the Prime Directive, while Wesley commands his first team.
  • 8.9
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    Q Who

    episode S2.E16 may 1989
    Q tries to prove that Picard needs him as part of their crew by hurling the Enterprise 7,000 light years away where they encounter the Borg for the first time.
  • 6.2
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    Up the Long Ladder

    episode S2.E18 may 1989
    An antiquated distress signal leads to two lost 22nd century Earth colonies, each facing doom in different ways, one by fire, the other by prolonged cloning.
  • 6.1
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    Manhunt

    episode S2.E19 june 1989
    A midlife Betazoid condition renders Ambassador Troi hot on the hunt for romance and wedlock with Captain Picard - or any man.
  • 7.5
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    The Emissary

    episode S2.E20 june 1989
    The Enterprise addresses the emergency of an old Klingon ship coming out of stasis and ready to fight the Federation. A half-Human/half Klingon emissary arrives to help, who once knew Worf intimately.
  • 3.3
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    Shades of Gray

    episode S2.E22 july 1989
    When Commander Riker comes down with a dangerous alien infection after an away mission, the only way to treat it may be through reliving his memories.
  • 7.4
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    The Ensigns of Command

    episode S3.E2 september 1989
    After 111 years of silence, an extremely litigious alien race asserts its agreed upon right to wipe out a Federation colony in its territory.
  • 6.7
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    The Bonding

    episode S3.E5 october 1989
    A startling surprise awaits the crew of the Enterprise when a mission costs the life of a crew member, who left her son behind.
  • 7.4
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    Booby Trap

    episode S3.E6 october 1989
    The Enterprise triggers an ancient yet effective trap left by an extinct race, with a perfectly preserved derelict ship serving as cheese for Picard.
  • 7.8
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    The Enemy

    episode S3.E7 november 1989
    La Forge gets left behind on a storm-plagued planet when the rest of his team encounters a Romulan warrior.
  • 6.3
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    The Price

    episode S3.E8 november 1989
    While the Enterprise hosts negotiations for control of a stable wormhole, Troi forms a personal relationship with an opposing negotiator, unaware of his true being.
  • 7.5
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    The Hunted

    episode S3.E11 january 1990
    Investigating a planet applying for membership into the Federation, the crew of the Enterprise finds a group of inhabitants who used to be soldiers, but now fight for their very existence.
  • 6.7
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    A Matter of Perspective

    episode S3.E14 february 1990
    The widow of respected scientist Dr. Nel Apgar accuses Riker of seducing her and killing her husband. Rather than turn Riker over for unfavorable trial, the Enterprise reconstructs the facts.
  • 7.2
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    Tin Man

    episode S3.E20 april 1990
    The Enterprise reaches out to an alien being, while dancing around with the Romulans, who want to attack it in an act of vengeance.
  • 7.7
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    Hollow Pursuits

    episode S3.E21 april 1990
    A shy member of the "Enterprise" crew becomes addicted to the holodeck, where relationships are easier than in real life, when his knowledge is needed in engineering.
  • 7.6
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    The Most Toys

    episode S3.E22 may 1990
    When transporting a dangerous material to the Enterprise, Data is kidnapped and the crew is led to believe he is dead when the shuttlecraft he was piloting explodes enroute.
  • 8.1
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    Sarek

    episode S3.E23 may 1990
    Legendary Federation ambassador Sarek visits the Enterprise to conclude peace talks with a race called the Legarans. His arrival is accompanied with a rash of unusual emotional outbursts among the crew.
  • 6.9
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    Transfigurations

    episode S3.E25 june 1990
    The Enterprise finds a deserted planet where a ship has crashed, and, with it, the lone survivor with no memory, but extraordinary healing powers.
  • 9.3
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    The Best of Both Worlds: Part 1

    episode S3.E26 june 1990
    Responding to a distress call on one of the Federation's outer-most colonies, the Enterprise arrives...only to find a big hole in the ground where the town used to be, and discovers the Borg are behind the attack.
  • 9.2
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    The Best of Both Worlds: Part 2

    episode S4.E1 september 1990
    Having absorbed Captain Picard and his knowledge, the Borg head for Earth, leaving Riker and the Enterprise desperate for an unanticipated way to defeat them.
  • 8.3
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    Family

    episode S4.E2 september 1990
    After defeating the Borg, the crew of the Enterprise experiences shore leave in various ways. Captain Picard's return to his family's vineyard in France has some extraordinary repercussions.
  • 7.7
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    Brothers

    episode S4.E3 october 1990
    After an accident aboard the Enterprise leaves one of its children in grave danger, Data commandeers the Enterprise, driven to take the ship to an unknown origin, where an interesting figure awaits.
  • 7.8
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    Remember Me

    episode S4.E5 october 1990
    Dr. Crusher's fear of losing loved ones becomes real when her worries create an alternate reality.
  • 6.7
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    Legacy

    episode S4.E6 october 1990
    The crew of the Enterprise enters into orbit around the home planet of their former crewmate, Tasha Yar, where they encounter her sister.
  • 8.1
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    Data's Day

    episode S4.E11 january 1991
    Data tries to comprehend the complex emotions between O'Brien and Keiko, who are about to be married.
  • 8.1
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    The Wounded

    episode S4.E12 january 1991
    After being fired upon by a Cardassian vessel, Picard races against time to find out the facts behind the Cardassian commander's claim that the Federation attacked one of their outposts.
  • 8.2
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    Clues

    episode S4.E14 february 1991
    Effects of passing through a wormhole give the Enterprise crew a sense that they were unconscious for more than the thirty seconds they've been led to believe.
  • 7.1
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    Night Terrors

    episode S4.E17 march 1991
    The Enterprise gets trapped in a Tyken's Rift, an energy-absorbing rupture in space, where all but Data, Troi and Guinan experience rising hallucinations and paranoia.
  • 7.3
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    Half a Life

    episode S4.E22 may 1991
    Counselor Troi's mother visits the Enterprise and becomes infatuated with a man whose culture forces him into a suicidal ritual called "The Resolution."
  • 7.7
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    The Mind's Eye

    episode S4.E24 may 1991
    Geordi is brainwashed by the Romulans to start a war between the Klingons and the Federation
  • 7.1
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    In Theory

    episode S4.E25 june 1991
    When a female crew member is infatuated with Lieutenant Commander Data, he decides to give a romantic relationship a try. Also, the Enterprise finds itself having to maneuver through a dangerous nebula.
  • 8.4
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    Redemption II

    episode S5.E1 september 1991
    As Worf fights in the Klingon Civil War, Captain Picard and his crew must stop the Romulans from helping their pawns achieve victory.
  • 8.7
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    Darmok

    episode S5.E2 september 1991
    Picard must learn to communicate with a race that speaks in metaphor under a difficult set of circumstances.
  • 7.9
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    Disaster

    episode S5.E5 october 1991
    Collision with a quantum filament leaves Troi in charge of a damaged and endangered Enterprise with emergency bulkheads cutting off sections of the ship.
  • 7.4
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    The Game

    episode S5.E6 october 1991
    Wesley Crusher returns to the Enterprise on vacation from the Academy only to discover a mysterious alien game infiltrating and controlling the crew.
  • 7.3
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    Power Play

    episode S5.E15 february 1992
    A long-lost ship is found on a planet where cosmic storms prevented detection for 200 years. When a surface landing goes wrong, the away team is beamed back...with a few extra surprises.
  • 7.2
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    Realm of Fear

    episode S6.E2 september 1992
    Overcoming his fear of transporter, Lt. Barclay joins an away team, only to find something in the beam with him.
  • 7.2
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    Rascals

    episode S6.E7 october 1992
    An emergency beam out renders four crewmen down to childhood shortly before renegade Ferengi take over the Enterprise and offload the adults.
  • 9.1
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    All Good Things...

    episode S7.E25 may 1994
    Capt. Picard finds himself shifting continually into the past, future and present and must use that to discover a threat to humanity's existence.

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  • 7.2
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    74% of the votes

    Realm of Fear

    episode S6.E2 september 1992
    Overcoming his fear of transporter, Lt. Barclay joins an away team, only to find something in the beam with him.
  • 8.1
    /10
    71% of the votes

    The Wounded

    episode S4.E12 january 1991
    After being fired upon by a Cardassian vessel, Picard races against time to find out the facts behind the Cardassian commander's claim that the Federation attacked one of their outposts.
  • 6.5
    /10
    9% of the votes

    Unnatural Selection

    episode S2.E7 january 1989
    Enhanced DNA developments trigger an epidemic of rapid aging. Caught among its victims - Dr. Pulaski.
  • 7.3
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    4% of the votes

    Half a Life

    episode S4.E22 may 1991
    Counselor Troi's mother visits the Enterprise and becomes infatuated with a man whose culture forces him into a suicidal ritual called "The Resolution."
  • 6.8
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    2% of the votes

    Pen Pals

    episode S2.E15 april 1989
    Data befriends an alien girl in distress, breaking the Prime Directive, while Wesley commands his first team.
  • 7.2
    /10
    2% of the votes

    Rascals

    episode S6.E7 october 1992
    An emergency beam out renders four crewmen down to childhood shortly before renegade Ferengi take over the Enterprise and offload the adults.
  • 7.3
    /10
    2% of the votes

    Power Play

    episode S5.E15 february 1992
    A long-lost ship is found on a planet where cosmic storms prevented detection for 200 years. When a surface landing goes wrong, the away team is beamed back...with a few extra surprises.
  • 8.1
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    2% of the votes

    Data's Day

    episode S4.E11 january 1991
    Data tries to comprehend the complex emotions between O'Brien and Keiko, who are about to be married.
  • 6.9
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    1% of the votes

    Encounter at Farpoint

    episode S1.E1 september 1987
    On the maiden mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), an omnipotent being known as Q challenges the crew to discover the secret of a mysterious base in an advanced and civilized fashion.
  • 7.9
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    1% of the votes

    Disaster

    episode S5.E5 october 1991
    Collision with a quantum filament leaves Troi in charge of a damaged and endangered Enterprise with emergency bulkheads cutting off sections of the ship.

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