Roy Engel

Roy Engel (September 13, 1913 – September 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. (1950).

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

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