Royce D. Applegate
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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).Template:R 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.
Applegate was a top-billed ensemble cast member in the 1987 Richard Fleischer-directed, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World- and Midnight Madness-esque screwball comedy film Million Dollar Mystery, playing the dim-witted roadside desert diner proprietor Tugger.
Applegate twice co-starred under the direction of The Coen Brothers, appearing in both O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and Intolerable Cruelty (2003), the latter of which was his final screen role, and released posthumously.
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
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Fuzz | Patrolman CramerTemplate:Efn |
| They Only Kill Their Masters | HarryTemplate:Efn | |
| The Mad Bomber | Man in CarTemplate:Efn | |
| 1976 | Chesty Anderson, USN | Phil |
| 1974 | The Last Porno Flick | Policeman #1 |
| 1978 | Harper Valley P.T.A. | 'Dutch' |
| Loose Shoes | Delmus | |
| 1980 | Alligator | Callan |
| 1981 | Back Roads | The Father |
| History of the World: Part I | Coming Attractions | |
| 1984 | Splash | Buckwalter |
| 1986 | Armed and Dangerous | 2nd Toxic Guard |
| 1987 | From the Hip | Mr. Wilby |
| Rampage | Gene Tippetts | |
| Million Dollar Mystery | Tugger | |
| 1992 | White Sands | Peterson |
| 1993 | Gettysburg | Brigadier General James L. Kemper |
| 1994 | The Getaway | Gun Shop Salesman |
| 1995 | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Ryback's Cook |
| 1998 | Phoenix | Dickerman |
| 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 |
| Seabiscuit | 'Dutch' Doogan | |
| Intolerable Cruelty | Mr. Gutman |
Television Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Cry Panic | GradyTemplate:Efn |
| 1975 | Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan | John WordenTemplate:Efn |
| 1990 | Murder in Mississippi | Deputy Winter |
| 1998 | Poodle Springs | Ivan, The Motel Manager |
| 1999 | Inherit the Wind | George Sillers |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-1971 | That Girl | Harry BillTemplate:Efn |
Hearing Today, Gone Tomorrow Two for the Money |
| 1970 | Mayberry R.F.D. | Guy With HeadbandTemplate:Efn | Sensitivity Training |
| 1971 | Mod Squad | EddieTemplate:Efn | The Price of Love |
| 1979 | Charlie's Angels | 'Bingo' | |
| 1981 | Flamingo Road | 'Tiny' | |
| Hart to Hart | Billy Ray Thompson | ||
| Little House on the Prairie | Georgie | ||
| 1981-1982 | CHiPs | Roger Brown Dewayne |
Ponch's Angels Part I and II Silent Partner |
| 1981-1985 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Insurance Adjuster / Harry Ray Pearson | |
| 1982 | The Blue and the Gray | 1st Cell Reporter | |
| TJ Hooker | Frank Durbin | ||
| 1985 | Diff'rent Strokes | Donald Brown, Sam's Kidnapper | |
| 1989 | Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All | William Bundy | |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks | Reverend Clarence Brocklehurst | |
| 1993-1994 | seaQuest DSV | Chief Manilow Crocker | |
| 1998-2001 | JAG | Craig Allenby | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mr. Laferty | Episode: "Pilot |
Writer
- Loose Shoes (1980)
- Evil Town (1987)
Notes
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External links
- Template:Trim/ Template:PAGENAMEBASE at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Royce D. Applegate on Yahoo movies