Roy Engel
Roy Engel | |
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Born |
St. Louis, Missouri | September 13, 1913
Died |
September 29, 1980 67) Burbank, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1943–1977 |
Roy Engel (September 13, 1913 – September 29, 1980) was an American film and television actor.
Career
Engel appeared in 194 films and television programs between 1943 and 1977 and most of his films list him as uncredited. His first film was The Heat's On (1943), and his career ended with the Billy Wilder film Buddy Buddy (1981).[1]
Engel's film credits include The Man from Planet X (1951), Confidence Girl (1952), The Band Wagon (1953), Indestructible Man (1956), The Houston Story (1956), Spartacus (1960), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), Lawman (1971), Switchblade Sisters (1975) and Kingdom of the Spiders (1977).[1]
His television credits include You Are There (1953–57), Highway Patrol (1955), The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1957), Sheriff of Cochise (1956–57), The Walter Winchell File (1957), Cheyenne (1958), "Have Gun Will Travel" (1961), Alcoa Premiere (1962), The Untouchables (1959–63), and My Favorite Martian (1966).[1]
On Bonanza, he had a semi-regular role as Virginia City's Doctor Paul Martin, and in The Wild Wild West he had a recurring role as President Ulysses S. Grant. He appeared on The Andy Griffith Show episode "Andy And The New Mayor" (October 15, 1962).[1]
Selected filmography
- The Heat's On (1943) as Roy (uncredited)
- Red, Hot and Blue (1949) as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- D.O.A. (1949) as Police Captain (uncredited)
- The Flying Saucer (1950) as Dr. Carl Lawton
- Shakedown (1950) as Waiter Captain (uncredited)
- Outrage (1950) as Sheriff Charlie Hanlon
- The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) as Colonel (uncredited)
- Wyoming Mail (1950) as Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
- Chicago Calling (1951) as Pete
- Rogue River (1951) as Ed Colby
- Missing Woman (1951) as Officer Baumhaus (uncredited)
- M (1951) as Police Chief Regan
- The Man from Planet X (1951) as Tommy - the Constable
- Fighting Coast Guard (1951) as Voice from Crowd / Skip Wilder (uncredited)
- I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. (1951) as Jackie's Father (uncredited)
- The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951) (uncredited)
- Strangers on a Train (1951) as Policeman (uncredited)
- Never Trust a Gambler (1951) as Undersheriff (uncredited)
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) as Government Man (uncredited)
- You Never Can Tell (1951) as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
- The Well (1951) as Gleason
- The Sea Hornet (1951) as Gus (uncredited)
- Carbine Williams (1952) as Prisoner (uncredited)
- Without Warning! (1952) as Police Captain (uncredited)
- Paula (1952) as Detective Sergeant (uncredited)
- The Sellout (1952) as Sam F. Slaper
- Confidence Girl (1952) as Store Detective Walsh (uncredited)
- Thundering Caravans (1952) as Frank (uncredited)
- Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952) as Lawson - Boat Charter Operator [Ch. 3]
- Breakdown (1952) as Al Bell
- Strange Fascination (1952) as Mr. Frim
- It Grows on Trees (1952) as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
- Something for the Birds (1952) as Congressman Roy Farrow (uncredited)
- Thunderbirds (1952) as Mailmen (uncredited)
- The Black Castle (1952) as Burgler (uncredited)
- The Mississippi Gambler (1953) as Captain of the Sultana (uncredited)
- Jungle Drums of Africa (1953) as First Constable [Chs.7,12]
- The Magnetic Monster (1953) as Gen. Behan
- I Love Melvin (1953) as Policeman (uncredited)
- The Glass Wall (1953) as Police News Broadcaster (uncredited)
- Count the Hours (1953) as Deputy (uncredited)
- One Girl's Confession (1953) as Bar Manager (uncredited)
- Code Two (1953) as Police Sergeant Instructor at Academy (uncredited)
- The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) as Maj. Evans (uncredited)
- The Band Wagon (1953) as Reporter (uncredited)
- The Golden Blade (1953) as Heavy Scientist (uncredited)
- I, the Jury (1953) as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
- Champ for a Day (1953) as Heckling Fight Spectator (uncredited)
- Vicki (1953) as 1st Detective (uncredited)
- Thy Neighbor's Wife (1953)
- Three Sailors and a Girl (1953) as Walter Kerr (uncredited)
- Forbidden (1953) as Al (uncredited)
- Killers from Space (1954) as 1st Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
- Dragon's Gold (1954) as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
- Executive Suite (1954) as Jimmy Farrell (uncredited)
- Dangerous Mission (1954) as Fisherman Finding Adam's Car (uncredited)
- Siege at Red River (1954) as Union Col. Stag (uncredited)
- The Mad Magician (1954) as Detective (uncredited)
- Suddenly (1954) as Driver asking Slim for directions (uncredited)
- Strange Lady in Town (1955) as Deputy (uncredited)
- A Bullet for Joey (1955) as Truck Driver (uncredited)
- Love Me or Leave Me (1955) as Reporter / Propman (uncredited)
- It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) as Control Room Officer Ordinary Drop Nets (uncredited)
- The Night of the Hunter (1955) as Sheriff (uncredited)
- The Naked Dawn (1955) as Guntz
- The Houston Story (1956) as Police Inspector Gregg (uncredited)
- The Price of Fear (1956) as Harry - Conductor (uncredited)
- Indestructible Man (1956) as Desk Sergeant
- Tribute to a Bad Man (1956) 2nd Buyer (uncredited)
- Frontier Gambler (1956) as Tom McBride
- Three Violent People (1956) as Carpetbagger
- Ride the High Iron (1956) as Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
- Not of This Earth (1957) as Sgt. Walton
- The Storm Rider (1957) as Major Bonnard
- All Mine to Give (1957) as Mr. Harry Bradley (uncredited)
- Escape from San Quentin (1957) as Hap Graham
- Death in Small Doses (1957) as Wally Morse
- The Veil (1958, TV Mini-Series) as Wally Hoffman
- The Colossus of New York (1958) as Police Inspector (uncredited)
- The Law and Jake Wade (1958) as Avery (uncredited)
- The Gun Runners (1958) as Caz (uncredited)
- Joy Ride (1958) as Barrett
- Some Came Running (1958) as Sheriff (uncredited)
- A Dog's Best Friend (1959) as Sheriff Dan Murdock
- Hell Bent for Leather (1960) as Blacksmith (uncredited)
- Wake Me When It's Over (1960) as General from Pentagon (uncredited)
- Spartacus (1960) as Roman Businessman (uncredited)
- The Sergeant Was a Lady (1961) as Sgt. Bricker
- The Flight That Disappeared (1961) as Jameson
- Bachelor in Paradise (1961) as McCracken (scenes deleted)
- The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) as Agent Welby (uncredited)
- Black Gold (1962) as Hoby Williams (uncredited)
- Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) as Reporter (uncredited)
- Wall of Noise (1963) as Veterinarian (uncredited)
- It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) as Patrolman / Police Radio Voice Unit F-14 (uncredited)
- Viva Las Vegas (1964) as Mr. Baker (uncredited)
- Your Cheatin' Heart (1964) as Joe Rauch
- Take the Money and Run (1969) as Prison Guard Captain (uncredited)
- Lawman (1971) as Bartender
- Will to Die (1971) (uncredited)
- The Last Movie (1971) as Harry Anderson
- The Last Child (1971, TV Movie) as Conductor
- Silent Running (1972) as Anderson (voice, uncredited)
- Skyjacked (1972) as Pilot
- When the Legends Die (1972) as Sam Turner
- Charley and the Angel (1973) as Driver
- Switchblade Sisters (1975) as Jobo
- The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977, TV Movie) as Production Manager
- Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) as Mayor Connors (final film role)
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