Roy Engel

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.
Died	September 29, 1980(1980-09-29) (aged 67) Burbank, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1943–1977
Children	Royan Engel

Career

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

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

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
• The Man from Planet X (1951) as Tommy - the Constable
• The Well (1951) as Gleason
• The Sellout (1952) as Sam F. Slaper
• Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952) as Lawson - Boat Charter Operator [Ch. 3]
• Breakdown (1952) as Al Bell
• Strange Fascination (1952) as Mr. Frim
• Jungle Drums of Africa (1953) as First Constable [Chs.7,12]
• The Magnetic Monster (1953) as Gen. Behan
• The Band Wagon (1953) as Reporter (uncredited)
• Thy Neighbor's Wife (1953)
• The Naked Dawn (1955) as Guntz
• Indestructible Man (1956) as Desk Sergeant
• Frontier Gambler (1956) as Tom McBride
• Three Violent People (1956) as Carpetbagger
• Not of This Earth (1957) as Sgt. Walton
• The Storm Rider (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
• A Dog's Best Friend (1959) as Sheriff Dan Murdock
• Gunsmoke (1960) as Grimes in “Don Matteo” (S6E7)
• The Sergeant Was a Lady (1961) as Sgt. Bricker
• The Flight That Disappeared (1961) as Jameson
• My Three Sons (04/12/1962) "Innocents Abroad" as Steve's visiting old friend
• The Virginian (1964 episode "The Intruders") as Barney Wingate
• Your Cheatin' Heart (1964) as Joe Rauch
• Wild Wild West (1967) as General Grant
• Lawman (1971) as Bartender
• The Last Movie (1971) as Harry Anderson
• The Last Child (1971, TV Movie) as Conductor
• 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

Selected Television

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

1. "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. "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. "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.

External links

• Biography portal

• Roy Engel at IMDb
• Roy Engel at AllMovie