American character actor (1926 to 2008) who played the captain of the merchant ship carrying Valkris in the opening act of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
Paul Sorensen was an American character actor with a long list of film and television credits, including a recurring role as Andy Bradley in Dallas and many Westerns.
In Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) he played the gruff captain of the small merchantman hired by the Klingon agent Valkris. Impatient to be paid and unaware of what his passenger is really carrying, he grumbles as they wait at the rendezvous point for Kruge's ship to appear.
When the Bird-of-Prey decloaks and Valkris reveals that she has seen the Genesis data, Kruge fires on the freighter, and the captain dies with his crew and his passenger.