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Garak is a fictional character portrayed by Andrew Robinson in the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Past Prologue (season 1), they were 50 years old.
They appear in 37 episodes out of a total of 173 aired and have accumulated 4660 positive votes.
The character of Garak is mainly associated with Doctor Julian Bashir, Constable Odo and Captain Benjamin 'Ben' Sisko.

Garak

by Andrew Robinson

character

Episodes37

  • 7.1
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    Past Prologue

    episode S1.E3 january 1993
    Tahna Los, a former Bajoran terrorist during the Occupation, asks Sisko for asylum on DS9. Meanwhile, the station's last Cardassian inhabitant, Garak, possibly a former spy for the Cardassian government, proves an interesting mystery to Dr. Bashir.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Cardassians

    episode S2.E5 october 1993
    Political tensions rise on DS9 when Bajorans board the station with a supposedly orphaned Cardassian whom they have adopted.
  • 7.2
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    Profit and Loss

    episode S2.E18 march 1994
    A Cardassian woman named Natima Lang, who was once a flame of Quark's, visits the station under dubious circumstances.
  • 8.2
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    The Wire

    episode S2.E22 may 1994
    Dr. Bashir fights to save Garak's life when a device implanted in his brain, designed to alleviate pain in the event of torture, begins to malfunction and is slowly killing him.
  • 7.8
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    Crossover

    episode S2.E23 may 1994
    Kira and Bashir find themselves in an alternate universe.
  • 8.2
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    The Search, Part II

    episode S3.E2 october 1994
    Odo has found his home and is introduced. Meanwhile Sisko finds out peace talks between the Dominion and the Federation have already started.
  • 7.9
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    Second Skin

    episode S3.E5 october 1994
    Kira finds herself on Cardassia as a Cardassian. She is told she is called Iliana Ghemor and was a Cardassian spy.
  • 7.9
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    Civil Defense

    episode S3.E7 november 1994
    The station goes into lockdown and the crew is endangered when an old Cardassian security program is accidentally activated.
  • 6.4
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    Distant Voices

    episode S3.E18 april 1995
    After being attacked in the infirmary, Dr. Bashir has a dual mystery on his hands: what has happened to the station while he was out and why is he aging so rapidly now?
  • 7.4
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    Through the Looking Glass

    episode S3.E19 april 1995
    Sisko is kidnapped and forced to impersonate his deceased mirror universe counterpart in order to convince Jennifer Sisko to defect to the Terran Rebellion.
  • 8.5
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    Improbable Cause

    episode S3.E20 april 1995
    After an attempt is made on Garak's life, Odo conducts the investigation on who tried to murder the Cardassian tailor - and why.
  • 8.9
    /10

    The Die Is Cast

    episode S3.E21 may 1995
    Now rejoined with his former mentor, Garak is ordered to interrogate Odo about the secrets of his people, while the joined Romulan/Cardassian attack fleet moves towards the Founders' home world on a mission of destruction.
  • 9
    /10

    The Way of the Warrior

    episode S4.E1 october 1995
    Sisko becomes uncomfortable when the Klingons station a task force to help defend against the Dominion. Worf is summoned to find out their true intentions.
  • 7.9
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    Our Man Bashir

    episode S4.E9 november 1995
    When a transporter emergency turns the command crew into holosuite characters, Bashir's James Bond fantasy takes on a deadly reality.
  • 7.1
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    Shattered Mirror

    episode S4.E19 april 1996
    When the Mirror Universe counterpart of Sisko's deceased wife lures Jake to the other side, Sisko must follow and help the Terran resistance against the Alliance forces.
  • 7.8
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    For the Cause

    episode S4.E21 may 1996
    Sisko must face betrayal when evidence surfaces that Kasidy is smuggling for the Maquis. Meanwhile Garak makes acquaintance with Ziyal.
  • 7.4
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    Body Parts

    episode S4.E24 june 1996
    Quarks hears on Ferenginar he is going to die. Rom convinces him to sell his remains. After an accident, Bashir has to move Keiko's baby to Kira's womb.
  • 8.2
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    Broken Link

    episode S4.E25 june 1996
    Odo is suddenly struck by illness. He is barely able to hold shape. Bashir and Odo see no other alternative than going to the Founders. Garak wants to come along.
  • 7.4
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    Things Past

    episode S5.E8 november 1996
    Sisko, Dax, Odo and Garak find themselves in the past when the Cardassians controlled the station, and a crime that Odo investigated may be the key.
  • 8.7
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    In Purgatory's Shadow

    episode S5.E14 february 1997
    A coded message from the Gamma Quadrant leads Garak to believe his mentor, Enabran Tain, is still alive. He and Worf seek him out, only to discover something much worse: a Dominion invasion fleet poised to attack the Alpha Quadrant.
  • 8.8
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    By Inferno's Light

    episode S5.E15 february 1997
    The station readies for a Dominion attack. Worf and Garak meet some unexpected friends in a Dominion Prison camp.
  • 7.7
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    Empok Nor

    episode S5.E24 may 1997
    While salvaging components from DS9's sister station, the crew run afoul of a "surprise" left behind by the Cardassians.
  • 9
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    Call to Arms

    episode S5.E26 june 1997
    With Dominion warships continuing to enter the Alpha Quadrant, Deep Space Nine prepares for a confrontation with the Dominion and Cardassia.
  • 8.5
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    A Time to Stand

    episode S6.E1 september 1997
    Borrowing a captured Jem'Hadar attack ship, Sisko and crew embark on a mission to destroy the hidden base where all of the ketracel-white is stored for the entire Alpha Quadrant.
  • 8.5
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    Rocks and Shoals

    episode S6.E2 october 1997
    Sisko and his crew crash on a barren world when their commandeered Jem'Hadar ship is shot down. They encounter Jem'Hadar who crashed there earlier, and have taken Nog and Garak hostage in exchange for medical aid for their Vorta overseer.
  • 8.5
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    Favor the Bold

    episode S6.E5 october 1997
    Sisko mounts an attack to re-take DS9, while Rom faces charges as an enemy of the Dominion state.
  • 9
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    Sacrifice of Angels

    episode S6.E6 november 1997
    The Federation attacks DS9 in hopes of keeping the mine field at the wormhole intact, while the Dominion waits entrance to the Alpha Quadrant from the other side.
  • 9.4
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    In the Pale Moonlight

    episode S6.E19 april 1998
    To save the Federation in a critical scheme, Sisko comes to realize that he must violate its fundamental principles to do so.
  • 8.2
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    Tears of the Prophets

    episode S6.E26 june 1998
    When Sisko is picked to head up an attack on the Cardassian homeworld, the Prophets appear to him in a vision, warning him of impending doom if he leaves the station.
  • 7.2
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    Afterimage

    episode S7.E3 october 1998
    Sisko tries to convince Ezri to stay in Starfleet and serve aboard DS9, as Ezri tries to get to know Jadzia's friends aboard the station, especially Worf. Meanwhile, Garak tries to deal with a severe bout of claustrophobia.
  • 6.3
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    The Emperor's New Cloak

    episode S7.E12 february 1999
    Quark and Rom have to rescue Grand Nagus Zek who's being held captive in the alternate universe.
  • 8.3
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    Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges

    episode S7.E16 march 1999
    While making plans to attend a medical conference on the Romulan home world, Dr. Bashir is contacted by Sloane of Section 31 and recruited to determine the health of a high-ranking Romulan official. Things turn more desperate, though, when the ranking Starfleet admiral traveling with him, who knows about Section 31's interest in the conference mysteriously suffers a brain aneurysm after Dr. Bashir finds out that Sloane is traveling with the group, as well.
  • 8.1
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    When It Rains...

    episode S7.E21 may 1999
    Kira gets sent behind Cardassian lines in an effort to train them in resistance fighting. When Dr. Bashir learns of the deadly disease Odo is infected with, he meets with resistance whilst trying to obtain Odo's medical records from Starfleet. Martok gets blindsided by Gowron when he arrives on DS9, announcing he has assumed command of the Klingon fleet.
  • 8.7
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    Tacking into the Wind

    episode S7.E22 may 1999
    Odo is affected by the disease threatening to eliminate his race more than he lets on, while Kira has to deal with the Cardassians' dislike of her. Even though General Martok sees Chancellor Gowron's move as part of a political vendetta, he does nothing about it. Worf suspects Gowron's military strategies are meant to humiliate Martok's command abilities, without thought the consequences have for Klingons as a whole. Meanwhile, O'Brien suggests to Bashir he announce he's found a cure to the Changelings' disease to lure someone from Section 31 to DS9.
  • 7.7
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    Extreme Measures

    episode S7.E23 may 1999
    Dr. Bashir and Chief O'Brien go to some pretty extreme measures to try and track down a cure for Odo.
  • 8.2
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    The Dogs of War

    episode S7.E24 may 1999
    Odo begins recovery from the deadly disease which Dr. Bashir tells him had been engineered by Section 31 in order to wipe out the Founders' entire race, A resistance mission goes bad for Kira and Garak, and they end up hiding in the basement of the house which Garak grew up in. They soon hear Legate Damar - who had been on their mission and was hiding with them - has just become a casualty of war. The Grand Nagus has chosen Quark to become his successor, upon his impending retirement on the pleasure planet, Risa.
  • 8.9
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    What You Leave Behind

    episode S7.E25 june 1999
    As the Dominion War comes to an end, Dukat goes to the Pah Wraiths to awaken them. Meanwhile the Dominion turn on the rebelling Cardassians, destroying them city by city. Will the Alliance prevail over the Dominion? Will Garak and the Rebellion stop them before the destruction of Cardassia? Will Sisko stop the Pah Wraiths from rising?

Best moments10

  • 8.7
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    93% of the votes

    In Purgatory's Shadow

    episode S5.E14 february 1997
    A coded message from the Gamma Quadrant leads Garak to believe his mentor, Enabran Tain, is still alive. He and Worf seek him out, only to discover something much worse: a Dominion invasion fleet poised to attack the Alpha Quadrant.
  • 7.5
    /10
    88% of the votes

    Cardassians

    episode S2.E5 october 1993
    Political tensions rise on DS9 when Bajorans board the station with a supposedly orphaned Cardassian whom they have adopted.
  • 8.5
    /10
    88% of the votes

    Improbable Cause

    episode S3.E20 april 1995
    After an attempt is made on Garak's life, Odo conducts the investigation on who tried to murder the Cardassian tailor - and why.
  • 8.2
    /10
    84% of the votes

    The Wire

    episode S2.E22 may 1994
    Dr. Bashir fights to save Garak's life when a device implanted in his brain, designed to alleviate pain in the event of torture, begins to malfunction and is slowly killing him.
  • 8.8
    /10
    81% of the votes

    By Inferno's Light

    episode S5.E15 february 1997
    The station readies for a Dominion attack. Worf and Garak meet some unexpected friends in a Dominion Prison camp.
  • 9.4
    /10
    75% of the votes

    In the Pale Moonlight

    episode S6.E19 april 1998
    To save the Federation in a critical scheme, Sisko comes to realize that he must violate its fundamental principles to do so.
  • 8.9
    /10
    73% of the votes

    The Die Is Cast

    episode S3.E21 may 1995
    Now rejoined with his former mentor, Garak is ordered to interrogate Odo about the secrets of his people, while the joined Romulan/Cardassian attack fleet moves towards the Founders' home world on a mission of destruction.
  • 7.7
    /10
    71% of the votes

    Empok Nor

    episode S5.E24 may 1997
    While salvaging components from DS9's sister station, the crew run afoul of a "surprise" left behind by the Cardassians.
  • 8.9
    /10
    68% of the votes

    What You Leave Behind

    episode S7.E25 june 1999
    As the Dominion War comes to an end, Dukat goes to the Pah Wraiths to awaken them. Meanwhile the Dominion turn on the rebelling Cardassians, destroying them city by city. Will the Alliance prevail over the Dominion? Will Garak and the Rebellion stop them before the destruction of Cardassia? Will Sisko stop the Pah Wraiths from rising?
  • 8.5
    /10
    66% of the votes

    A Time to Stand

    episode S6.E1 september 1997
    Borrowing a captured Jem'Hadar attack ship, Sisko and crew embark on a mission to destroy the hidden base where all of the ketracel-white is stored for the entire Alpha Quadrant.

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