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Roy Engel (born Leroy Englewood Stults Jr.;"Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLFM-JTCJ : Thu Jul 18 04:43:41 UTC 2024), Entry for Leroy Englewood Stults and Virginia Groves Stults, 16 Oct 1940. September 13, 1913"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPC2-HDQ : 26 November 2014), Roy Engel, 29 Dec 1980; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento. – December 29, 1980) was an American actor on radio, film, and television. He performed in more than 150 films and almost 800 episodes of television programs.


Career

Engel's ancestry was Irish and Dutch. His father was Roy Engelwood Stults. Engel was a
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and
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. After he graduated from college, he worked in a warehouse. 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''. He provided the original voice of the title character on the radio version of ''
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'' from 1946-1947. His film debut came in '' D.O.A.'' (1949)."D.O.A. Will Screen Today"
''Los Angeles Times''. December 23, 1949. p. 11 Retrieved November 6, 2024.
On television, Engel made eleven appearances in
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and had recurring roles as a rancher on '' The Virginian'' and as a doctor on ''
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''.


Personal life and death

Engel was married, and the couple had a daughter,
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. On December 29, 1980, Engel died at St. Joseph's Hospital in
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at age 67.


Selected filmography

* '' The Flying Saucer'' (1950) as Dr. Carl Lawton * '' Outrage'' (1950) as Sheriff Charlie Hanlon * '' Chicago Calling'' (1951) as Pete * '' Rogue River'' (1951) as Ed Colby * '' M'' (1951) as Police Chief Regan * ''
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'' (1951) as Tommy - the Constable * ''
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'' (1951) as Gleason * '' The Sellout'' (1952) as Sam F. Slaper * '' Zombies of the Stratosphere'' (1952) as Lawson - Boat Charter Operator h. 3* '' Breakdown'' (1952) as Al Bell * '' Strange Fascination'' (1952) as Mr. Frim * '' Jungle Drums of Africa'' (1953) as First Constable hs.7,12* ''
The Magnetic Monster ''The Magnetic Monster'' is a 1953 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film, produced by Ivan Tors and George Van Marter, directed by Curt Siodmak and (uncredited) Herbert L. Strock. The film stars Richard Carlson, K ...
'' (1953) as Gen. Behan * ''
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'' (1953) as Reporter (uncredited) * '' Thy Neighbor's Wife'' (1953) * '' The Naked Dawn'' (1955) as Guntz * ''
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'' (1956) as Desk Sergeant * '' Frontier Gambler'' (1956) as Tom McBride * '' Three Violent People'' (1956) as Carpetbagger * '' Not of This Earth'' (1957) as Sgt. Walton * ''
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'' (1957) as Major Bonnard * '' 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 * '' Joy Ride'' (1958) as Barrett * ''
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'' (1959) as Sheriff Dan Murdock * ''
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'' (1960) as Grimes in “Don Matteo” (S6E7) * '' The Sergeant Was a Lady'' (1961) as Sgt. Bricker * ''
The Flight That Disappeared ''The Flight That Disappeared'' (a.k.a. ''Flight That Disappeared'') is a 1961 American science fiction film, produced by Robert E. Kent, directed by Reginald Le Borg, that stars Craig Hill, Paula Raymond, and Dayton Lummis. The film was relea ...
'' (1961) as Jameson * ''
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'' (04/12/1962) "Innocents Abroad" as Steve's visiting old friend * '' The Virginian'' (1964 episode "The Intruders") as Barney Wingate * ''
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'' (1964) as Joe Rauch * ''
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'' (1967) as General Grant * '' Lawman'' (1971) as Bartender * ''
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'' (1971) as Harry Anderson * ''
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'' (1971, TV Movie) as Conductor * '' Skyjacked'' (1972) as Pilot * ''
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'' (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 * ''
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'' (1977) as Mayor Connors


Selected Television


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