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Roy Engel (born Leroy Englewood Stults Jr.;[1][2] September 13, 1913[3][2] – December 29, 1980[3]) was an American actor on radio, film, and television. He performed in more than 150 films and almost 800 episodes of television programs.[4]

Roy Engel
Engel in Suddenly (1954)
Born
Leroy Englewood Stults Jr.

(1913-09-13)September 13, 1913
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedDecember 29, 1980(1980-12-29) (aged 67)
OccupationActor
Years active1943–1977
ChildrenRoyan Engel

Career

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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.[5] After he graduated from college, he worked in a warehouse.[6]

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.[6] He provided the original voice of the title character on the radio version of Sky King from 1946-1947.[7] His film debut came in D.O.A. (1949).[8][9]

On television, Engel made eleven appearances in Gunsmoke and had recurring roles as a rancher on The Virginian and as a doctor on Bonanza.[4]

Personal life and death

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Engel was married, and the couple had a daughter, Royan.[5]

On December 29, 1980, Engel died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, California at age 67.[8]

Selected filmography

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Selected Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1958 Cheyenne (TV series) U.S. Marshal Thad Veck Season 3/Episode 15 - “Wagon-Tongue North"
1960 Death Valley Days John Fremont Season 9/Episode 7 - The Gentle Sword
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

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.
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