American actor and screenwriter
Royce D. Applegate
Born Royce Dwayne Applegate
(1939-12-25 ) December 25, 1939Died January 1, 2003(2003-01-01) (aged 63) Resting place Woodland Memorial Park Cemetery in Sand Springs, Oklahoma Other names Roy Applegate Royce Applegate Occupations
Actor
screenwriter
author
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]
Partial filmography
Film
Television Film
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
References
^ a b Lentz, Harris M. III (2008). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture . McFarland. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-7864-5208-8 . Retrieved September 1, 2019 .
^ a b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 938. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7 .
^ "Actor Royce Applegate found dead" . USA Today . Associated Press. January 3, 2003.
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