Roy Engel

Summary

Roy Engel (September 13, 1913 – September 29, 1980)[citation needed] was an American actor on radio, film, and television. He performed in more than 150 films and almost 800 episodes of television programs.[1]

Roy Engel
Engel in Suddenly (1954)
Born(1913-09-13)September 13, 1913
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedSeptember 29, 1980(1980-09-29) (aged 67)
OccupationActor
Years active1943–1977
ChildrenRoyan Engel

Career edit

Engel's ancestry was Irish and Dutch. His father was Roy Engelwood Stults. Engel was a letterman in football Rockhurst High School and Rockhurst College.[2] After he graduated from college, he worked in a warehouse.[3]

Engel's career in radio began at KCMO in Kansas City. His first work on network radio came when he had a role on Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy.[3] He provided the original voice of the title character on the radio version of Sky King from 1946-1947.[4] His film debut came in D.O.A. (1950).[5]

On television, Engel made eleven appearances in Gunsmoke and had recurring roles as a rancher on The Virginian and as a doctor on Bonanza.[1]

Personal life edit

Engel was married, and the couple had a daughter, Royan.[2]

Selected filmography edit

Selected Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
1958 Cheyenne (TV series) U.S. Marshal Thad Veck Season 3/Episode 15 - “Wagon-Tongue North"
1961 Have Gun-Will Travel Sheriff Season 4/Episode 27 - “Everyman"
1961 Wanted: Dead or Alive Art Hampton Season 3 Episode 25 (Dead Reckoning)
1962 Rawhide Whit Stokes Season 5/Episode 6 - "Incident of the Lost Woman"
1962 The Andy Griffith Show Jess Morgan Season 3/Episode 3 - “Andy and the New Mayor"
1966 The Wild Wild West President Ulysses S. Grant Season 1/Episode 16 - "The Night of the Steel Assassin"
1967 The Wild Wild West President Ulysses S. Grant Season 2/Episode 24 - "The Night of the Colonel's Ghost"
1967 The Wild Wild West President Ulysses S. Grant Season 3/Episode 16 - "The Night of the Arrow"
1968 The Wild Wild West President Ulysses S. Grant Season 3/Episode 24 - "The Night of the Death-Maker"
1968 The Wild Wild West President Ulysses S. Grant Season 4/Episode 1 - "The Night of the Big Blackmail"
1969 The Wild Wild West President Ulysses S. Grant Season 4/Episode 15 - "The Night of the Winged Terror, Part 1"
1972 Mission Impossible Judge (uncredited) Episode "Committed"

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Toyota Signs Roy Engel to Exhibit Pact". The Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet. April 7, 1964. p. 20. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Roy Engel Stars In 'Sky King,' Heard On WTJS". The Jackson Sun. November 3, 1946. p. 12. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Roy Engel Personifies Character He Portrays On WTJS-ABC Juvenile Show". The Jackson Sun. December 28, 1947. p. 26. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Harmon, Jim (2011). Radio Mystery and Adventure and Its Appearances in Film, Television and Other Media. McFarland. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-7864-8508-6. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Roy Engel". AllMovie. Archived from the original on April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.

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