Roy Jenson
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Roy Jenson is the sort of actor who has been at it long enough for audiences to grow up watching him. There is 'Soylent Green' as well. The career opened quietly, the way most long ones do. Whatever else appears, crime runs right through the filmography. 103 credits across 75 years is a rate most careers never reach. The role of Claude Mulvihill in 'Chinatown' is the one that keeps being brought up.
Roy Jenson
70 Movies
33 Series
Roy Jenson is the sort of actor who has been at it long enough for audiences to grow up watching him. There is 'Soylent Green' as well. The career opened quietly, the way most long ones do. Whatever else appears, crime runs right through the filmography. 103 credits across 75 years is a rate most careers never reach. The role of Claude Mulvihill in 'Chinatown' is the one that keeps being brought up.
Movies
Plays Claude Mulvihill
Chinatown
1974
Plays Mr. Morris
Red Dawn
1984
Plays Donovan
Soylent Green
1973
Plays Biker
The Gauntlet
1977
Plays Army Captain
The Way We Were
1973
Plays Woody
Every Which Way but Loose
1978
Plays Dunlop
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974
Plays Moody
Any Which Way You Can
1980
Plays Blue
Foolin' Around
1980
Plays Chris Banion
Breakheart Pass
1975
Plays Puddler
Harper
1966
Plays Ray Mott
The Car
1977
Plays Cully
The Getaway
1972
Plays Hennessey
Paint Your Wagon
1969
Plays Mace Jones
5 Card Stud
1968
Plays Sailor
The Caine Mutiny
1954
Plays Doug Stark
Telefon
1977
Plays Admiral Chadwick
The Wind and the Lion
1975
Plays Spencer
Breakout
1975
Plays Al
The Outfit
1973
Plays Outlaw
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
Plays Howie Elwood
Sometimes a Great Notion
1971
Plays Boetius Sullivan
Will Penny
1967
Plays Carl
The Helicopter Spies
1968
Plays Samuel Cowley
Dillinger
1973
Plays Roy Johnson
Law of the Lawless
1964
Plays Bartender
Solar Crisis
1992
Plays Karl
The Ambushers
1967
Plays Briggs
Powderkeg
1971
Plays Sgt. Hogan
Apache Uprising
1965
Plays Quinn
Brute Corps
1971
Plays Doc Quinlen
Waterhole #3
1967
Plays Harry Greco
Halls of Anger
1970
Plays Mendenhour
Tom Horn
1980
Plays Bloodworth
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
1976
Plays Harkins
Stage to Thunder Rock
1964
Plays Blacksmith
Cry for Me, Billy
1972
Plays Klan Leader
Bustin' Loose
1981
Plays Tough Patron
Baby the Rain Must Fall
1965
Plays Jake
99 and 44/100% Dead
1974
Plays Roy Nelson
Number One
1969
Plays Mark Baines
Demonoid
1981
Plays Haskins
Framed
1975
Plays Josh Racker
The Bandits
1967
Plays Charlie
Deadly Stranger
1988
Plays Sandy
Nightmare Honeymoon
1974
Plays Simpson
The Missouri Traveler
1958
Plays 2nd prospector
Red Tomahawk
1967
Plays Man in the Park
Fools
1970
Plays Walter
Stranger in the House
1968
TV Shows
Plays Troy
Gunsmoke
1955
Plays Jensen
Daniel Boone
1964
Plays Frank Lynch
The High Chaparral
1967
Plays Whitey
Batman
1966
Plays Winchell
The Rockford Files
1974
Plays Duke Corelle
Toma
1973
Plays Capt. MacBain
Yancy Derringer
1958
Plays Hatch
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983
Plays Frank Letterman
The Magician
1973
Plays Trooper Leroy Miller
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Plays Jack Wilkins
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Plays Cloud William
Star Trek
1966
Plays Rupp
Kung Fu
1972
Plays Elmer's Successor
The A-Team
1983
Plays Lobb McCoy
The F.B.I.
1965
Plays Purdue
Knight Rider
1982
Plays Max
Charlie's Angels
1976
Plays Frank Kelton
Kojak
1973
Plays Officer
Perry Mason
1957
Plays First Assistant
Vega$
1978
Plays Deputy
The Fugitive
1963
Plays Dace Edwards
The Big Valley
1965
Plays Guard
Adventures in Paradise
1959
Plays Mr. Stashall
Honey West
1965
Plays Bull
Nichols
1971
Plays Dillon's Interrogator
The Name of the Game
1968
Plays Alien
The Invaders
1967
Plays Connie
Mission: Impossible
1966
Plays Dragon
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
Plays Hastings
Barnaby Jones
1973
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Solar Crisis
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Solar Crisis
Bartender
1992
Film
Deadly Stranger
Charlie
1988
Film
Red Dawn
Mr. Morris
1984
Film
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Hatch · 1 episode
1983–
TV
The A-Team
Elmer's Successor · 1 episode
1983–
TV
Knight Rider
Purdue · 1 episode
1982–
TV
Bustin' Loose
Klan Leader
1981
Film
Demonoid
Mark Baines
1981
Film
Any Which Way You Can
Moody
1980
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Roy Jenson still alive?
Roy Jenson passed away on April 27, 2007 at age 80.
What are the most famous roles of Roy Jenson?
Roy Jenson is best known for roles in Chinatown, Soylent Green, Red Dawn.
How many movies has Roy Jenson been in?
Over a 56-year career (since 1951), Roy Jenson has appeared in 70 movies and 33 TV shows.
What was Roy Jenson's first movie?
The career of Roy Jenson began with Westward the Women (1951).
What is Roy Jenson's most recent movie or series?
Roy Jenson's most recent release is Hard Time: Hostage Hotel, which premiered on November 14, 1999.
What TV shows has Roy Jenson appeared in?
On television, Roy Jenson has appeared in Star Trek, Knight Rider, The A-Team, Batman.
Roy Jenson
1927-02-09 · Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Roy Jenson was born on February 9, 1927 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is known for his work on Chinatown (1974), Soylent Green (1973) and Harper (1966). He was married to Marina Petrova and Barbara Dionysius. He died on April 24, 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.