Roy Jenson

Roy Jenson

Jenson as Woody in Every Which Way but Loose
Born (1927-02-09)February 9, 1927
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Died April 24, 2007(2007-04-24) (aged 80)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1951–1999
Spouse(s) Barbara Dionysius (3 children)
Marina Petrowa (1964–2007; his death)
Children Martin Jensen
Morgan Jensen
Sasha Jenson (b. 1964)
Roy Jenson
Career information
Position(s) G, LB
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg)
College UCLA
Career history
As player
1951–55 Calgary Stampeders
1956–57 BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 1954

Roy Jenson (February 9, 1927 – April 24, 2007) was a Canadian American actor.

Life and career

Born in Calgary, Alberta, 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 and the BC Lions from 1951 through 1957.[2]

He guest starred on NBC's television series Daniel Boone during the fourth season (1968–1969); 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 Harper, he worked frequently in television in the '70s and '80s. He also appeared in episodes 11 and 12 of Batman in 1966, was the English newspaper printer in Season 5, Episode 136-2 of Bonanza, appeared in an episode of The Silent Force in 1970, and in 1976 guest-starred in an episode of Gibbsville.

A prolific character actor, he appeared in such films as The Missouri Traveler, Warlock, 13 Ghosts, How the West Was Won, Waterhole No. 3, Our Man Flint, Big Jake, Harper, Bustin' Loose, 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.[3]

Jenson died of cancer in Los Angeles, California, aged 80.[4] His son is actor Sasha Jenson.

Credited filmography

Television

  • Not for Hire (1959) - episode - The Hunting License
  • Wagon Train (1959) - episode - The Estaban Zamora Story - Watkins (uncredited)
  • Peter Gunn (1959) - episode - The Lederer Story - Dutch
  • Wagon Train (1959) - episode - The Greenhorn Story - Bully (uncredited)
  • Yancy Derringer (1959) - episode - Longhair - Capt. MacBain
  • Bonanza (1959) - episode - The Magnificent Adah - Sledge (uncredited)
  • Peter Gunn (1960) - episode - The Long Green Kill - Frank Garrett
  • Perry Mason (1961) - episode - The Case of the Malicious Mariner - Officer
  • Peter Gunn (1961) - episode - The Murder Bond - Regan
  • Bonanza (1963) - episode - The Prime of Life - Jesse Wade
  • Rawhide (1964) - episode - Incident of the Odyssey - Bit Part (uncredited)
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) - episode - The Vulcan Affair - Assassin (uncredited)
  • Bonanza (1965) - episode - Five Sundowns to Sunup - Gang Member (uncredited)
  • Bonanza (1965) - episode - The Brass Box - Harry
  • Daniel Boone (1965) - episode - The Trek - Jensen
  • Laredo (1966) - episode - That's Noway, Thataway - Brawler (uncredited)
  • T.H.E. Cat Episode 1 (1966) - Stavic
  • I Spy (1966) - episode - It's All Done with Mirrors - Tate
  • Batman (1966) - episodes - A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away & When the Rat's Away, the Mice Will Play - Whitey
  • Daniel Boone (1966) - episode - The High Cumberland: Parts 1 & 2 - Cash Doyle
  • Gunsmoke (1966) - episode - The Goldtakers - Troy
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1967) - episode - The Prince of Darkness Affair: Parts I & II - Carl
  • I Spy (1967) - episode - Magic Mirror - Roschovsky
  • The Andy Griffith Show (1967) - episode - Andy's Investment - Trooper Leroy Miller
  • Hondo (1967) - episode - Hondo and the Judas - Bob Ford
  • Mannix (1967) - episode - Catalogue of Sins - Duane Toohey
  • The Virginian (1968) - episode - The Storm Gate - Lueders
  • Star Trek (1968) - episode - The Omega Glory - Cloud William
  • Mission: Impossible (1968) - episode - The Killing - Connie
  • Daniel Boone (1968) - episode - Hero's Welcome - Luke
  • I Spy (1968) - episode - Tag, You're It - Abrams
  • Gunsmoke (1968) - episode - Railroad - Larnen
  • Gunsmoke (1968) - episode - The Victim - Crow
  • Bonanza (1969) - episode - The Wish - Craig
  • Daniel Boone (1969) - episode - The Road to Freedom - Crane Hawkins
  • Gunsmoke (1970) - episode - The Scavengers - Rath
  • Gunsmoke (1970) - episode - The Badge/II - Keller
  • The F.B.I. (1970) - episode - The Dealer - Lobb McCoy
  • Nichols (1971) - episode - The One Eyed Mule's Time Has Come - Bull
  • Mannix (1971) - episode - The Man Outside - First Man
  • Bearcats! (1971) - episode - Powderkeg - Briggs
  • Bonanza (1972) - episode - Forever - Mr. Hanley
  • Cannon (1972) - episode - Murder by Moonlight - Swede
  • Kung Fu (1972) - episode - Pilot - Fuller
  • Kung Fu (1973) - episode - Superstition - Rupp
  • Movin' On (1974) - episode - In Tandem - Attendant (uncredited)
  • Mannix (1974) - episode - Trap for a Pigeon - Ozzie
  • Gunsmoke (1974) - episode - The Colonel - Jeff Higgins
  • Kojak (1976) - episode - Dead Again - Frank Kelton
  • Little House on the Prairie (1976) - episode - The Bully Boys - George Galender
  • Barnaby Jones (1976) - episode - Silent Vendetta - Hastings
  • How the West Was Won (1977) - episode - Episode #1.1 - Sergeant Macklin
  • Quincy M.E. (1977) - episode - The Hero Syndrome - Jake Hennafy
  • The Rockford Files (1977) - episodes - The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Parts 1 & 2 - Winchell
  • Charlie's Angels (1978) - episode - Mother Angel - Max
  • Vega$ (1979) - episode - Classic Connection - First Assistant
  • Fantasy Island (1979) - episode - Goose for the Gander/The Stuntman - Snuffy Harris
  • How the West Was Won (1979) - TV Mini-Series - episode - The Slavers - Trako
  • The Dukes of Hazzard (1980) - episode - The Great Santa Claus Chase - Lacey
  • Simon & Simon (1982) - episode - The Hottest Ticket in Town - Nelson
  • Bret Maverick (1982) - episode - Dateline: Sweetwater - Monte
  • Quincy M.E. (1983) - episode - Guilty Until Proven Innocent - Dade
  • Simon & Simon (1983) - episode - D.J., D.O.A. - Tony
  • Magnum, P.I. (1986) - episode - One Picture Is Worth - Jack Wilkins
  • Knight Rider (1986) - episode - The Scent of Roses - Purdue
  • Kung Fu: The Movie (1986) - TV Movie - Warehouse Foreman
  • Dallas (1986) - episode - Return to Camelot: Part 1
  • Simon & Simon (1987) - episode - Desperately Seeking Dacody - Trucker Fred
  • Simon & Simon (1987) - episode - Tanner, P.I. for Hire - Artie Pike
  • Police Story: The Watch Commander (1988) - TV movie - Kearns

Filmography/Television (Stuntman)

Note: All the films he did as a Stuntman he was uncredited for it.

References

  1. ↑ The Rainbow, vol. 132, no. 3, p. 53
  2. ↑ CFLAPEDIA entry: Roy Jenson
  3. ↑ Staff report (May 4, 2007). Roy Jenson, 80; football player became actor who often portrayed bad guys. Los Angeles Times
  4. ↑ Staff report (May 2, 2007). Roy Jenson, 80, actor Variety
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