Royce D. Applegate

Royce Dwayne Applegate (December 25, 1939 – January 1, 2003) was an American actor and screenwriter who was first billed as Roy Applegate.

Born in Midwest City, Oklahoma, his most visible role was that of Chief Petty Officer Manilow Crocker on the first season of the television series seaQuest DSV.

Applegate portrayed Deputy Crawford in Stir Crazy (1985). In that year, he also appeared in two episodes of Diff'rent Strokes, playing family man-turned-kidnapper Donald Brown, a father who kidnaps character Sam McKinney in order to replace his own dead son.

He portrayed Confederate General James L. Kemper in two films, Gettysburg (1993) and Gods and Generals (2003).

On New Year's Day 2003, Applegate died in his Hollywood Hills home in a fire just one week after his 63rd birthday.

Television

 * Chesty Anderson, USN (1976) .... Phil
 * American Raspberry (1977) .... Miracle White Announcer
 * Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978) .... 'Dutch'
 * Loose Shoes (1978) .... Delmus
 * Charlie's Angels (1979, TV Series) .... 'Bingo'
 * Alligator (1980) .... Callan
 * Back Roads (1981) .... The Father
 * Flamingo Road (1981, TV Series) .... 'Tiny'
 * Hart to Hart (1981, TV Series) .... Billy Ray Thompson
 * History of the World: Part I (1981) ....Coming Attractions
 * Little House on the Prairie (1981, TV Series) .... Georgie
 * The Dukes of Hazzard (1981-1985, TV Series) .... Insurance Adjuster / Harry Ray Pearson
 * The Blue and the Gray (1982, TV Mini-Series) .... 1st Cell Reporter
 * TJ Hooker (1982, TV Series) .... Frank Durbin
 * Diff'rent Strokes (1985, TV Series) .... Donald Brown, Sam's Kidnapper
 * Million Dollar Mystery (1987) .... Tugger
 * Rain Man (1988) .... (voice)
 * Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All (1989, TV Series) .... William Bundy
 * Quantum Leap ...	Sheriff Blount
 * Quantum Leap ... Announcer
 * Twin Peaks (1990, TV Series)... Reverend Clarence Brocklehurst
 * Murder in Mississippi (1990, TV Movie) .... Deputy Winter
 * Career Opportunities (1991) .... (voice)
 * seaQuest DSV (1993–1994, TV Series) .... Chief Manilow Crocker
 * Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) .... Ryback's Cook
 * Poodle Springs (1998, TV Movie) .... Ivan, The Motel Manager
 * JAG (1998–2001, TV Series) .... Craig Allenby
 * Inherit the Wind (1999, TV Movie) .... George Sillers
 * CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000, Episode: "Pilot") .... Mr. Laferty
 * Artie (2000) .... Officer Clemmons
 * Nothing But the Truth (2000) .... Danny Whalen
 * Purgatory Flats (2003) .... Detective Travis McGill (Final Film Role)

Writer

 * Loose Shoes (1980)
 * Evil Town (1987)