TrekMovie.com verified with Armin Shimerman and Kitty Swink that Michael Dorn wanted Armin to play the Ferengi Worf kills in Star Trek: Picard season 3, not have Worf kill Quark specifically. TrekMovie's article is here. Screen Rant's original article erroneously interpreting Worf kills Quark is below.

Summary

• Michael Dorn wanted to kill Quark, not Sneed, in Star Trek: Picard season 3, but Armin Shimerman shut down the idea.
• Michael and Armin are friends in real life, making the request to kill Quark surprising to him.
• Listen to TrekMovie's All Access Star Trek podcast to hear more from Shimerman, Kitty Swink, and Jonathan Frakes about this funny Trek tidbit.

Captain Worf (Michael Dorn) killed the Ferengi named Sneed (Aaron Stanford) in Star Trek: Picard season 3, but Armin Shimerman says it was Quark who Dorn wanted to kill instead. Dorn and Shimerman starred together in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine seasons 4-7. Although the Klingon warrior never liked the Ferengi bartender, in real life, Michael is good friends with Armin and his wife, Kitty Swink - which is why Dorn's request for Worf to murder Quark caught Shimerman off guard.

Appearing on TrekMovie's All Access Star Trek podcast to promote Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer's fundraising and walk at PanCAN PurpleStride, Armin Shimerman, Kitty Swink, and Jonathan Frakes (joined by Juan Carlos Coto), Kitty asked Armin to recount the story of Michael Dorn requesting Worf kill Quark in Star Trek: Picard season 3. Read their quotes and listen to the clip on TrekMovie's X post below:

Armin Shimerman: Dorn called me up and said, ‘I’m doing an episode of Picard where I kill off a Ferengi. Wouldn’t it be great if it were you?’ I said no, it would not be great. I told him just to forget about that idea altogether.

Kitty Swink: I gotta say, for all the times I’ve baked bread for Michael Dorn, that was really a sh****y thing for him to say. (laughs)

Jonathan Frakes: I’m not sure he knew he was gonna cut his head off.

Armin Shimerman: He knew that, he knew that. Because that’s what he said to me.

Jonathan Frakes: But that Ferengi was based on on your Ferengi, and the tightrope you walked, all levity aside, to represent what Roddenberry thought was this despicable capitalist pig with huge ears, and yet be humorous, smart, charming, clever… all the qualities that Quark had and still be essentially a villain, and do it through rubber… It takes a special actor, which you are.

You can listen to and download the excellent episode of TrekMovie's All Access Star Trek Podcast here.

What Is Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer?

Star Trek is fighting against this deadly disease

Jonathan Frakes, Armin Shimerman, Kitty Swink, John Billingsley, and Juan Carlos Coto formed a team called Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer to raise funds and awareness toward fighting the deadly disease. Frakes lost his brother to pancreatic cancer, as did Juan Carlos Coto, whose brother was Star Trek: Enterprise showrunner Manny Coto. Billingsley's mother died from the disease, while Shimerman's wife, Kitty Swink, is a 19-year survivor.

Star Trek continues to show its commitment to helping others.

Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer is walking at Pancreatic Cancer Action Network's PanCAN PurpleStride on Saturday, April 27 in Los Angeles. PurpleStride events are taking place in 60 cities across America on that day. Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer is the top fundraising team at PurpleStride, and if you wish to donate or learn more, their team page is PurpleStride.org/TeamTrek. Star Trek continues to show its commitment to helping others, and Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer is symbolic of living up to Star Trek's ideals.

Source: TrekMovie.com All Access Star Trek Podcast

Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine are available to stream on Paramount+