Roy Jenson
| Roy Jenson | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 9, 1927 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Died | April 24, 2007 (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–1999 |
| Spouse | Barbara Dionysius (3 children) Marina Petrova (1964–2007) (his death) |
Roy Jenson (February 9, 1927 – April 24, 2007) was a Canadian-born actor.
Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he moved to Los Angeles with his family as a child. He joined the U.S. Navy and then graduated from UCLA where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.[1] He then became a professional Canadian football player for the Calgary Stampeders, the Montreal Alouettes and finally the BC Lions from 1951 through 1957.
He guest starred on the television show Daniel Boone during the fourth season (1968-19690; however, he is remembered by many as the first man beaten up by Caine on the television show Kung Fu (1972), for his appearance in the Star Trek episode "The Omega Glory" and as the villain Puddler in The Moving Target, he worked frequently in television in the '70s and '80s.
A prolific character actor, he appeared in such films as The Missouri Traveler, Warlock, Al Capone, How the West Was Won, Waterhole No. 3, Our Man Flint, Big Jake, Harper, Soylent Green, The Getaway, The Way We Were, The Outfit and Chinatown.
He also worked frequently with directors John Milius (Dillinger, The Wind and the Lion, Red Dawn) and Clint Eastwood (Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, The Gauntlet, Every Which Way but Loose, Any Which Way You Can, Honkytonk Man), as well as actor Geoffrey Lewis.[2]
Jenson died of cancer in Los Angeles, California, aged 80.[3] His son is actor Sasha Jenson.
[edit] References
- ^ The Rainbow, vol. 132, no. 3, p. 53
- ^ Staff report (May 4, 2007). Roy Jenson, 80; football player became actor who often portrayed bad guys. Los Angeles Times
- ^ Staff report (May 2, 2007). Roy Jenson, 80, actor Variety
[edit] External links
- Roy Jenson at the Internet Movie Database
- Roy Jenson at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
- Roy Jenson at Find a Grave
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