who played as barney?
David Joyner
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 Other stars subsequently cast included Ray Liotta as U.S. Justice Department official Paul Krendler ( the character had appeared in The Silence of the Lambs , but original actor Ron Vawter had died in the interim ) and Italian actor Giancarlo Giannini as Detective Rinaldo Pazzi . Francesca Neri played Pazzi 's wife , Allegra . Frankie Faison reprised his role as orderly Barney Matthews . 

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 John Balma as Barney Varmn , an incredibly boring accountant . 

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 The pilot featured only a small cast of characters , and following its commission into a series there was a need for additional characters . Many were picked for their roles in previous series , for example according to Adams , Mark Wing @-@ Davey had played a character in The Glittering Prizes " who took advantage of people and was very trendy " making him suitable for the role of Zaphod . Meanwhile , Richard Vernon , who was noted for his portrayal of " grandfatherly types " , was chosen to be Slartibartfast . Other main characters included Susan Sheridan as Trillian and Stephen Moore as Marvin . 

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 The episode featured the first appearance of Jerry 's uncle Leo ( Len Lesser ) , who became a recurring character on the show . The episode also featured the first appearance of Barney Martin as Morty Seinfeld , replacing actor Phil Bruns , who had portrayed Morty in the season 1 episode " The Stake Out " . " The Pony Remark " aired on January 30 , 1991 , and gained a Nielsen rating of 10 @.@ 7 / 16 . It gained positive responses from critics and The New York Times considers the episode a turning point for the show . 

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 Alongside Jon Lovitz , the episode guest stars Maurice LaMarche , a regular on The Critic , who voices George C. Scott as well as Jay Sherman 's belch . Phil Hartman also makes a brief appearance as Charlton Heston . Rainier Wolfcastle 's line " on closer inspection , these are loafers " was ad @-@ libbed by Dan Castellaneta who was providing the voice of the character on a temporary track . It was later re @-@ recorded by Wolfcastle 's normal voice actor , Harry Shearer . 
