Royce D. Applegate | |
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Born | Royce Dwayne Applegate December 25, 1939 Midwest City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | January 1, 2003 63) Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Resting place | Woodland Memorial Park Cemetery in Sand Springs, Oklahoma |
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Years active | 1969–2003 |
Spouse | Norma Applegate (m. 1958;div. 1969) |
Royce Dwayne Applegate (December 25, 1939 – January 1, 2003) was an American actor and screenwriter who was first billed as Roy Applegate. [1]
Born in Midwest City, Oklahoma, [1] his most visible role was that of Chief Petty Officer Manilow Crocker on the first season of the television series seaQuest DSV . [2]
Applegate portrayed Deputy Crawford in Stir Crazy (1985). [2] : 1021 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. [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1972 | Fuzz | Patrolman Cramer | credited as Roy Applegate |
1972 | They Only Kill Their Masters | Harry | credited as Roy Applegate |
1972 | The Mad Bomber | Man in Car | credited as Roy Applegate |
1974 | The Last Porno Flick | Policeman #1 | |
1984 | Splash | Buckwalter | |
1986 | Armed and Dangerous | 2nd Toxic Guard | |
1987 | From the Hip | Mr. Wilby | |
1987 | Rampage | Gene Tippetts | |
1992 | White Sands (film) | Peterson | |
1993 | Gettysburg | Brigadier General James L. Kemper | |
1994 | The Getaway | Gun Shop Salesman | |
1998 | Phoenix | Dickerman | |
1998 | Dr. Dolittle | "I Love You" Dog (voice) | |
2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Man with Bullhorn | |
2002 | The Rookie | Henry | |
2003 | Gods and Generals | Brigadier General James L. Kemper | |
2003 | Seabiscuit | 'Dutch' Doogan | |
2003 | Intolerable Cruelty | Mr. Gutman |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1974 | Cry Panic | Grady | credited as Roy Applegate |
1975 | Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan | John Worden | credited as Roy Applegate |
Year | Title | Role | Episodes | Notes |
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1969-1971 | That Girl | Harry Bill | Hearing Today, Gone Tomorrow Two for the Money | credited as Roy Applegate |
1970 | Mayberry R.F.D. | Guy With Headband | Sensitivity Training | credited as Roy Applegate |
1971 | Mod Squad | Eddie | The Price of Love | credited as Roy Applegate |
1981-1982 | CHiPs | Roger Brown Dewayne | Ponch's Angels Part I and II Silent Partner |
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