R. D. Call

Roy Dana Call (February 16, 1950 – February 27, 2020)^[1] was an American film and television actor. He appeared in several films including 48 Hrs. (1982), Brewster's Millions (1985), At Close Range (1986), No Man's Land (1987), Colors (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Young Guns II (1990), State of Grace (1990), Waterworld (1995), Murder by Numbers (2002), Babel (2006), and Into the Wild (2007).

R. D. Call
Born	(1950-02-16)February 16, 1950 Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Died	February 27, 2020(2020-02-27) (aged 70)
Other names	RD Call
Occupation(s)	Film, television and stage actor
Years active	1977–2020
Spouse	Nita Nickerson 1972-1981

Life and career

Call was born in Ogden, Utah. An early television appearance saw him in a supporting role on an episode of Trapper John, M.D., where he was cast and directed by director Leo Penn. He has since appeared in various films with Leo Penn, Sean Penn, Martin Sheen, Charlie Sheen, and Emilio Estevez, such as At Close Range, Colors, I Am Sam, Into the Wild, Judgment in Berlin, No Man's Land, State of Grace, The Weight of Water, and Young Guns II.

Call has also appeared in several of Walter Hill's films: 48 Hrs. (with Nick Nolte), Brewster's Millions (with John Candy), and Last Man Standing (with Bruce Willis). Other roles have included Babel (with Brad Pitt), Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July (with Tom Cruise), Michael Mann's L.A. Takedown, Murder by Numbers (with Sandra Bullock), and Waterworld (with Kevin Costner).

Television appearances include Burn Notice, Cruel Doubt, the acclaimed CBS series EZ Streets, Murder, She Wrote, Timestalkers, and The X-Files (episode Miracle Man). He played Jude Andrews in Stephen King's Golden Years.

Call's recent stage work includes Blackout (a performance that Variety called "riveting"),^[2] The Speed of Darkness, Drift, and Good Bobby.

Call was born into a family that were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[3] He left that Church in his early teens. He married Nita Nickerson at the Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church, in Layton, Utah on April 14, 1972. They had no children and divorced in December 1981, but remained life-long friends. He died on February 27, 2020, from complications of back surgery at the age of 70.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
1979	Barnaby Jones	Walsh	Winrich Kolbe	Episode: "False Witness"
1982	Little House on the Prairie	Dwayne	Michael Landon	Episode: "He Was Only Twelve: Part 1"
1982	48 Hrs.	Duty Sergeant	Walter Hill
1985	V	Visitor Bringing Message	Cliff Bole	Episode: "The Champion"
1985	Trapper John, M.D.	Laundry Truck Driver	Leo Penn	Episode: "The Unholy Ghost"
1985	Brewster's Millions	Courtroom Guard	Walter Hill
1986	At Close Range	Dickie	James Foley
1986	The Children of Times Square	Walter - Rival Boss	Curtis Hanson	TV movie
1987	Timestalkers	Bart	Michael Schultz	TV movie
1987	No Man's Land	Frank Martin	Peter Werner
1988	Colors	Officer Rusty Baines	Dennis Hopper
1988	Judgment in Berlin	Stephen N. Raboun	Leo Penn
1988	War Party	Posse Member #1	Franc Roddam
1988–1989	Knightwatch	Bates	Various	3 episodes
1989	Unconquered	Floyd Petrie, KKK Member	Dick Lowry	TV movie
1989	L.A. Takedown	Harry Dieter	Michael Mann	TV movie
1989	Born on the Fourth of July	Chaplain – Vietnam	Oliver Stone
1990	Guns of Paradise	Fletcher	Michael Lange	Episode: "Devil's Escort"
1990	Young Guns II	D.A. Rynerson	Geoff Murphy
1990	State of Grace	Pat Nicholson, Frankie's Lieutenant	Phil Joanou
1991	Golden Years	Jude Andrews	Various	7 episodes
1991	Other People's Money	Arthur	Norman Jewison
1992	Cruel Doubt	District Attorney Mitchell Norton	Yves Simoneau	2 episodes
1993	Jack Reed: Badge of Honor	Lt. Lloyd Butler	Kevin Connor	TV movie
1993–1998	Walker, Texas Ranger	Stan Gorman / Dave Kilmer	Michael Preece / Tony Mordente	2 episodes
1994	Murder, She Wrote	Joseph Kempinsky	Peter S. Fischer	Episode: "Deadly Assets"
1994	The X-Files	Sheriff Maurice Daniels	Michael Lange	Episode: "Miracle Man"
1995	Waterworld	Enforcer	Kevin Reynolds
1996	Last Man Standing	Jack McCool	Walter Hill
1996–1997	EZ Streets	Michael "Fivers" Dugan	Various	9 episodes
1998	The Practice	Det. Morris	Michael Schultz	Episode: "The Pursuit of Dignity"
1998	Diagnosis: Murder	Eddie Wallace	Christopher Hibler	Episode: "Murder at the Finish Line"
1998	Logan's War: Bound by Honor	Albert Talgorno	Michael Preece	TV movie
1998	Malaika	Jack Grant	Marina Martins
2000	Family Law	Sergeant Rodriguez		Episode: "Stealing Home"
2000	The Weight of Water	Coast Guard Officer	Kathryn Bigelow
2001	I Am Sam	Cop at Park	Jessie Nelson
2002	Murder by Numbers	Captain Rod Cody	Barbet Schroeder
2002	JAG	Master Chief Proctor	Michael Schultz	Episode: "The Killer"
2005	Supernatural	Sheriff Pierce	David Nutter	Episode: "Pilot"
2005	The Work and the Glory II: American Zion	Boggs	Sterling Van Wagenen
2006	Dark Heart	Finn	Kevin Lewis
2006	Babel	FBI Interrogation Officer	Alejandro González Iñárritu
2006	The Drop	Interviewer	Kevin Lewis
2006	The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided	Boggs	Sterling Van Wagenen
2007	Into the Wild	Bull	Sean Penn
2008	Adventures in Appletown	Coach Joe	Robert Moresco
2009	Follow the Prophet	General Davis	Drew Ann Rosenberg
2012	Burn Notice	Quinn	Alfredo Barrios Jr.	Episode: " Unchained"
2012	Silent Night in Muncie	Michael	Jon D. Wagner	Short
2012	Perception	Marcus	Stan Harrington
2014	Castle	Quinn	Mickey Barbozza	Episode: "For Better or Worse" (as RD Call)
2015	Rogues of LA	Neal	Stuart Alexander	3 episodes
2015	Blue Telescope	John Fortuna	John D. Wagner
2016	Code of Honor	Mayor Randolf	Michael Winnick
2018	Not a Stranger	Sergeant Fitzgerald	James Russo	(final film role)

Awards

Call was the winner of the 2010 Action On Film International Film Festival (AOF) "Legends Award".^[5]

References

1. "R.D. Call Dies: 'Into The Wild', 'Born On The Fourth Of July' Actor Was 70". deadline.com. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
2. Martinez, Julio (2003-04-22). "Review: 'Blackout'". Variety. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
3. "Biographies: Latter-day Saint and/or Utah Film Personalities: C". www.ldsfilm.com.
4. "Roy Call Obituary (1950 - 2020) - Layton, UT - Deseret News". Legacy.com.
5. "2010 AOF Awards List" (PDF). aoffest.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.

External links

• R. D. Call at IMDb
• R. D. Call at AllMovie