American actor and theatre founder (1930 to 2011) who played Commander Beach, an officer on the bridge of the USS Reliant, in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
Paul Kent was an American actor and acting teacher who founded the Melrose Theatre in Los Angeles and worked steadily in television from the 1960s onwards.
In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) he played Commander Beach, one of Captain Terrell's officers aboard the USS Reliant. Beach is seen on the bridge at the start of the film, as the ship surveys Ceti Alpha VI in search of a lifeless test site for Project Genesis, and keeps in contact with Terrell and Chekov when they beam down. Like the rest of the Reliant crew he is marooned on Ceti Alpha V once Khan takes the ship.
Kent's other screen work consisted of many guest roles in American television series across four decades.