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Roy Engel
Engel in Suddenly (1954)
Born	Leroy Englewood Stults Jr. (1913-09-13)September 13, 1913 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	December 29, 1980(1980-12-29) (aged 67) Burbank, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1943–1977
Children	Royan Engel

Roy Engel (born Leroy Englewood Stults Jr.; September 13, 1913 – 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 letterman in football Rockhurst High School and Rockhurst College. 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 Sky King from 1946-1947. His film debut came in D.O.A. (1949).

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

Personal life and death

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

On December 29, 1980, Engel died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, California 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
• 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
• Breakdown (1952) as Al Bell
• Strange Fascination (1952) as Mr. Frim
• Jungle Drums of Africa (1953) as First Constable
• 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

References

1. "Roy Engel Personifies Character He Portrays on WTJS-ABC Juvenile Show". The Jackson Sun. December 28, 1947. p. 26. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "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.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ "Roy Engel Stars In 'Sky King,' Heard On WTJS". The Jackson Sun. November 3, 1946. p. 12. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "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.
7. 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.
8. ^ "Obituaries: Roy Engel". Variety. March 4, 1981. p. 111. ProQuest 963289463. Roy Engel, character actor, died recently at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank. After a career in radio, where he was the original 'Sky King' and also appeared on 'The Whistler,' Engel made his film debut in 'D.O.A.' in 1949.
9. "D.O.A. Will Screen Today". Los Angeles Times. December 23, 1949. p. 11 Retrieved November 6, 2024.

External links

• Roy Engel at IMDb

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