Royce D. Applegate is, by now, a veteran American actor with a body of work built one job at a time. 'Rain Man' put him in front of the widest audience of the career. 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' is the other credit most often cited. The career opened quietly, the way most long ones do. Casting directors have gone to him for drama more than for anything else. Television and film have both stayed in regular use across the career. Read more