Roy Engel (born Leroy Englewood Stults Jr.;[1][2] September 13, 1913[3][2] – December 29, 1980[3]) was an American actor on radio, film, and television. He performed in more than 150 films and almost 800 episodes of television programs.[4]
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.[5] After he graduated from college, he worked in a warehouse.[6]
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.[6] He provided the original voice of the title character on the radio version of Sky King from 1946-1947.[7] His film debut came in D.O.A. (1949).[8][9]
On television, Engel made eleven appearances in Gunsmoke and had recurring roles as a rancher on The Virginian and as a doctor on Bonanza.[4]
Personal life and death
Engel was married, and the couple had a daughter, Royan.[5]
On December 29, 1980, Engel died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, California at age 67.[8]
^ ab"Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLFM-JTCJ : Thu Jul 18 04:43:41 UTC 2024), Entry for Leroy Englewood Stults and Virginia Groves Stults, 16 Oct 1940.
^ ab"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPC2-HDQ : 26 November 2014), Roy Engel, 29 Dec 1980; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
^ ab"Obituaries: Roy Engel". Variety. March 4, 1981. p. 111. ProQuest963289463. Roy Engel, character actor, died recently at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank. After a career in radio, where he was the original 'Sky King' and also appeared on 'The Whistler,' Engel made his film debut in 'D.O.A.' in 1949.
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