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Royce D. Applegate is a Actor and Scriptwriter American born on 25 december 1939 at Midwest City (USA)

Royce D. Applegate

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Nationality USA
Birth 25 december 1939 at Midwest City (USA)
Death 1 january 2003 (at 63 years) at Hollywood Hills (USA)

Royce D. Applegate (December 25, 1939 – January 1, 2003) was an American actor and screenwriter. Born in Oklahoma, his most visible role was that of Chief Petty Officer Manilow Crocker on the first season of the Steven Spielberg-produced television series seaQuest DSV.

In 1985 Applegate played tragic family man-turned-kidnapper Donald Brown, a bereaved father who abducts Sam McKinney (Danny Cooksey) in order to replace his own dead son, on the premiere episode of Diff'rent Strokes final season (when it moved from NBC to ABC).

Applegate portrayed Confederate General James L. Kemper in two Ronald F. Maxwell movies, 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.



^ The Associated Press (January 3, 2003). "Actor Royce Applegate found dead". USA Today.

Biography

Né un jour de Noël et mort accidentellement dans un incendie un 1er janvier, cet acteur de seconds rôles fut souvent vu chez les frères Coen, Roger Donaldson ou Ron Howard.

Il fut à ses débuts appelé "Roy" Applegate et tourna son premier film en 1972 auprès de Burt Reynolds et Raquel Welch.

Usually with

Brian Grazer
Brian Grazer
(3 films)
Beth Grant
Beth Grant
(4 films)
Gary Ross
Gary Ross
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Royce D. Applegate (34 films)

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Gods and Generals, 3h34
Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall, Kevin Conway, C. Thomas Howell, Jeremy London
Roles Brigadier General James L. Kemper (CSA) - reprising role
Rating62% 3.100283.100283.100283.100283.10028
The film centers on the life of Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, the God-fearing and militarily brilliant yet eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point when Jackson, while on a night ride with his staff to plan the next day's battle, is accidentally shot by his own soldiers in May 1863 while commanding at the Battle of Chancellorsville. It also follows Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and Winfield Scott Hancock. Chamberlain is a Maine college professor who is appointed a Lieutenant Colonel and becomes second-in-command of the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The film prominently features the Battles of Bull Run (1st Manassas), Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. The film's original running time clocked in at nearly 6 hours (much like the original running time of Gettysburg). The longer version featured the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) as well as an entire plot following the American actor and future assassin John Wilkes Booth and his colleague Henry Harrison (from Gettysburg).
Intolerable Cruelty, 1h40
Directed by Frères Coen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geoffrey Rush, Edward Herrmann, Cedric the Entertainer, Paul Adelstein
Rating62% 3.1472653.1472653.1472653.1472653.147265
Donovan Donaly (Geoffrey Rush) a TV soap opera producer, comes home early and finds his wife Bonnie (Stacey Travis) with her ex-boyfriend, Ollie (Jack Kyle). Bonnie hires Miles Massey (George Clooney), a top divorce attorney and the inventor of the "Massey pre-nup", a completely foolproof prenuptial agreement. Miles wins the divorce case, leaving Donaly with nothing.
Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit (2003)
, 2h20
Directed by Gary Ross
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Horse sports in film, Sport hippique
Actors Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, William H. Macy, Elizabeth Banks, Eddie Jones
Roles Dutch Doogan
Rating72% 3.648453.648453.648453.648453.64845
Three men, Red Pollard (Tobey Maguire), Charles S. Howard (Jeff Bridges), and Tom Smith (Chris Cooper) come together as the principal jockey, owner, and trainer of the championship horse Seabiscuit, rising from troubled times to achieve fame and success through their association with the horse.
The Rookie
The Rookie (2002)
, 2h7
Directed by John Lee Hancock
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Baseball films, Children's films
Actors Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernández, Brian Cox, Angus T. Jones, Beth Grant
Roles Henry
Rating68% 3.4490653.4490653.4490653.4490653.449065
The film tells the story of Jim Morris, the son of a career Navy man, who moves the family to a small Texas town. Jim is shown to be a very skilled pitcher as a youth, though his father disapproves of Jim's dream of making it to Major League Baseball. It is later mentioned that the town to which Jim's family moved, Big Lake, has never cared for baseball. Thus, he was unable to play baseball in high school. He later gets a chance when he is drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers, but he tears up his shoulder, ending his hopes of achieving his lifelong dream.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?, 1h46
Directed by Frères Coen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films based on mythology, Prison films, Radio, Transport films, Musiques du monde, Musical films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Évasion, Road movies, Buddy films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Chris Thomas King, Holly Hunter
Roles Man with Bullhorn
Rating76% 3.8477853.8477853.8477853.8477853.847785
Three convicts, Ulysses Everett McGill (George Clooney), known as Everett, Pete Hogwallop (John Turturro) and Delmar O’Donnel (Tim Blake Nelson) escape from a chain gang and set out to retrieve the $1.2 million that Everett buried. The three get a lift from a blind man driving a handcar on a railway. He tells them that they will find a fortune, but not the one they seek. The trio make their way to Pete’s cousin Wash’s house. They remove their chains and sleep in the barn, but Wash betrays them and they are woken by policemen led by Sheriff Cooley, who have them surrounded. The police try to smoke them out, but Wash’s son rescues them.
Phoenix
Phoenix (1998)
, 1h47
Directed by Danny Cannon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Gangster films
Actors Ray Liotta, Anjelica Huston, Anthony LaPaglia, Daniel Baldwin, Jeremy Piven, Tom Noonan
Roles Dickerman
Rating62% 3.1439253.1439253.1439253.1439253.143925
In Phoenix, Arizona, Harry Collins is a cop whose compulsive gambling has indebted him to a local gangster, Chicago. As his losses mount and time counts down, Collins resorts to exploiting a young woman, Veronica, that he has picked up to distract his friends in a poker game. Despite the successful distraction, he still loses, and he rejects Veronica's sexual advances, as he considers her to be bad luck. When Collins drops her off at her house, Veronica's mother sees her daughter in tears and glares at Collins. Collins later tracks down Veronica's mother, Leila, and defends himself, stating that he did not have sex with her. Unimpressed, Leila rebukes him, which causes him to reassess his behavior and offer a sincere apology. Surprised by his apology, Leila slowly warms to Collins, and they begin a romance. Having lost his lucky lighter, Collins asks her for a keepsake, but Leila tells him that he must make his own luck and avoid whatever trouble in which he's become involved.
Doctor Dolittle, 1h25
Directed by Betty Thomas
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films about animals, Children's films
Actors Eddie Murphy, Sandra Bullock, Ossie Davis, Eileen Ryan, Oliver Platt, Candice Bergen
Roles 'I Love You' Dog (voice)
Rating54% 2.704062.704062.704062.704062.70406
Young John Dolittle talks to his dog (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres), who explains dogs sniff each other's butts as a way of greeting, and John does so when meeting his new principal. This behavior concerns his father (Ossie Davis), who hires the local minister to perform an exorcism. When John is scared his dog attacks the minister, and his father gives the dog up for adoption. The incident greatly upsets John and he stops talking to animals.
Poodle Springs, 1h40
Directed by Bob Rafelson
Origin USA
Genres Noir, Crime
Actors James Caan, Dina Meyer, David Keith, Tom Bower, Joe Don Baker, Michael Laskin
Roles Manager (Ivan)
Rating59% 2.9982752.9982752.9982752.9982752.998275
In 1963, an aging Philip Marlowe (James Caan) is newly married to young socialite Laura Parker (Dina Meyer). The private investigator leaves his Los Angeles apartment behind and sets up a new base of operations in Poodle Springs, an upscale community in the desert a couple hours from L.A. (a parody of Palm Springs), where he and his wife intend to live.
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, 1h39
Directed by Geoff Murphy
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Rail transport films, Dans un avion, Films about hijackings, Film se déroulant dans un train
Actors Steven Seagal, Eric Bogosian, Katherine Heigl, Morris Chestnut, Everett McGill, Brenda Bakke
Roles Ryback's Cook
Rating55% 2.7525952.7525952.7525952.7525952.752595
Casey Ryback has retired from the United States Navy and is a chef at the Mile High Cafe in Denver, Colorado. Casey is taking his estranged niece Sarah to Los Angeles to visit the grave of Sarah's father. Sarah and Casey board the Grand Continental, a train traveling from Denver to Los Angeles through the Rocky Mountains. Armed mercenaries, led by former U.S. government computer hacker and computer genius Travis Dane and mercenary leader Marcus Penn, hijack the train. Dane worked on Grazer One, a top-secret military satellite particle weapon designed to destroy underground targets. The military fired Dane because of his mental instability; Dane later faked his suicide.
The Getaway, 1h55
Directed by Roger Donaldson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Heist films, Chase films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, James Woods, Jennifer Tilly, Richard Farnsworth
Roles Gun Shop Salesman
Rating57% 2.8991952.8991952.8991952.8991952.899195
Carter "Doc" McCoy (Baldwin) and his wife Carol (Basinger) are taking target practice with pistols when Rudy (Madsen) arrives to propose they break a Mexican drug lord's nephew out of jail for a $300,000 payment. The job is successful, but it turns out the drug lord wanted his nephew free only in order to kill him.
Gettysburg
Gettysburg (1993)
, 4h14
Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen, Sam Elliott, Stephen Lang, Kevin Conway
Roles Brig. Gen. James L. Kemper
Rating75% 3.7965353.7965353.7965353.7965353.796535
The film follows the plot line of Killer Angels. The focus on the first day is on John Buford, who selects the battlefield. The focus on the second day is Joshua Chamberlain's defense of Little Round Top. The focus on the following evening is on preparation for and the execution of Pickett's Charge. James Longstreet is the major focus of those scenes.
White Sands, 1h41
Directed by Roger Donaldson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Willem Dafoe, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L. Jackson, M. Emmet Walsh, James Rebhorn
Roles Peterson
Rating59% 2.999042.999042.999042.999042.99904
Ray Dolezal, a bored Torrance County, New Mexico Deputy Sheriff, investigates an apparent suicide in the desert. Alongside the body is a suitcase containing $500,000. During the autopsy, they find a digested piece of paper with a phone number; Dolezal, posing as Spenser, calls the number and goes to a meeting, where he is robbed and instructed to meet Gorman Lennox at a restaurant. FBI agent Greg Meeker intercepts Dolezal and informs him that Spenser was really an undercover agent. Now that Dolezal has lost the money, Meeker suggests he continue posing as Spenser to either recover the money or help arrest Lennox.
Murder in Mississippi, 1h36
Directed by Roger Young
Genres Drama
Actors Tom Hulce, Blair Underwood, Jennifer Grey, CCH Pounder, Andre Braugher, Royce D. Applegate
Roles Deputy Winter
Rating69% 3.4867553.4867553.4867553.4867553.486755
Les dernières semaines des militants des droits civiques Michael "Mickey" Schwerner, Andrew Goodman et James Chaney avant leur disparition pendant l'été 1964.
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All, 1h32
Directed by John Nicolella
Origin USA
Genres Action, Noir, Crime
Actors Stacy Keach, Lynda Carter, Lindsay Bloom, Don Stroud, Jim Carrey, Stacy Galina
Roles Bundy
Rating60% 3.000753.000753.000753.000753.00075
Mike is asked by a Las Vegas entertainer named Johnny Roman (Edward Winter) to come to Vegas. Mike refuses, but somebody knocks him out and abducts him, then tosses him out of a plane with a parachute when arriving over Las Vegas.