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Roy Glenn(1914-1971)

  • Actor
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Roy Glenn in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Roy Glenn was born on 3 June 1914 in Pittsburg, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) and Porgy and Bess (1959). He was married to Pauline (Lilla) Fractious. He died on 12 March 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 3, 1914
DiedMarch 12, 1971(56)
BornJune 3, 1914
DiedMarch 12, 1971(56)
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Known for

Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, and Katharine Houghton in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
7.8
  • Mr. Prentice(as Roy E. Glenn Sr.)
  • 1967
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
6.3
  • Lawyer(as Roy E. Glenn Sr.)
  • 1971
Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dorothy Dandridge in Porgy and Bess (1959)
Porgy and Bess
6.9
  • Frazier
  • 1959
Hang 'Em High (1968)
Hang 'Em High
7.0
  • Guard
  • 1968

Credits

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Actor

  • Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
    Escape from the Planet of the Apes
    6.3
    • Lawyer (as Roy E. Glenn Sr.)
    • 1971
  • Jack Elam, James Garner, Harry Morgan, and Suzanne Pleshette in Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
    Support Your Local Gunfighter
    6.8
    • Headwaiter
    • 1971
  • James Daly in Medical Center (1969)
    Medical Center
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Inspector Holman
    • Dr. Wallis
    • 1969–1970
  • Ralph Bellamy, George Maharis, and Yvette Mimieux in The Most Deadly Game (1970)
    The Most Deadly Game
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Mack Beckwith (as Roy E. Glenn Sr.)
    • 1970
  • James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander in The Great White Hope (1970)
    The Great White Hope
    6.9
    • Pastor (as Roy E. Glenn Sr.)
    • 1970
  • Andy Griffith in Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)
    Mayberry R.F.D.
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Dr. Wallace
    • 1970
  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mr. Rizzo
    • 1970
  • The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
    The Bill Cosby Show
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Jailer (as Roy Glenn Sr.)
    • 1970
  • Jim Brown in Tick, Tick, Tick (1970)
    Tick, Tick, Tick
    6.7
    • The Drunk (as Roy E. Glenn Sr.)
    • 1970
  • Sammy Davis Jr. in The Pigeon (1969)
    The Pigeon
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Lieutenant Frank Miller (as Roy Glenn Sr.)
    • 1969
  • Bob Denver and Herb Edelman in The Good Guys (1968)
    The Good Guys
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Charlie
    • 1969
  • Harry Morgan and Jack Webb in Dragnet 1967 (1967)
    Dragnet 1967
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mr. Farrell
    • John Erickson
    • 1968–1969
  • Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in Mod Squad (1968)
    Mod Squad
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Pilot (as Roy Glenn Sr.)
    • 1969
  • Diahann Carroll and Marc Copage in Julia (1968)
    Julia
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Brown
    • 1969
  • Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Don Francks, and Tommy Steele in Finian's Rainbow (1968)
    Finian's Rainbow
    6.1
    • Passion Pilgrim Gospeleer (uncredited)
    • 1968

Soundtrack

  • Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Don Francks, and Tommy Steele in Finian's Rainbow (1968)
    Finian's Rainbow
    6.1
    • performer: "The Begat" (1946) (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Cheyenne (1955)
    Cheyenne
    8.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"
    • 1958
  • Dorothy Dandridge in Carmen Jones (1954)
    Carmen Jones
    6.7
    • performer: "Whizzin' Away Along de Track" (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • The Old Plantation (1935)
    The Old Plantation
    5.6
    Short
    • performer: "Old Black Joe" (uncredited)
    • 1935

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Roy Glen
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • June 3, 1914
    • Pittsburg, Kansas, USA
  • Died
    • March 12, 1971
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Pauline (Lilla) FractiousMarch 29, 1936 - March 12, 1971 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Stage play: Run, Little Chillun - as Brother Moses, a Young Priest; written and composed by Hall Johnson and directed by Clarence Muse; at the Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Widely reported as the original voice of "Tony the Tiger" in Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes commercials in the early 1950s. Kellogg's, however, maintains that Thurl Ravenscroft was always the original voice.
  • Trademark
      Deep, basso voice

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