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Roy Thinnes

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Roy was born on April 6, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois. During his formative years, he had wanted to become a doctor or football player - or, if one wants to believe his early press releases, both. He started in show business at a radio station, where he did everything: engineering, DJ shows, news and dramatizations. That led to an interest in acting in general. After a hitch in the army, he went to New York and then to California, where he started working in episodes of TV shows. Having made his professional acting debut as a teen-aged firebug in a 1957 pilot for the never-sold TV series, "Chicago 212", Thinnes spent several lean years "between engagements", working as a hotel clerk, vitamin salesman and copy boy to Chicago columnist Irv Kupcinet. His first regular TV work was as "Phil Brewer" on the daytime soap opera, General Hospital (1963); during this period, the young actor became the television equivalent of a matinée idol, sparking a barrage of protest mail when he briefly left "GH" in pursuit of other acting jobs. Aggressively campaigning for the starring role of "Ben Quick" on The Long, Hot Summer (1965) -- the TV version of the film, The Long, Hot Summer (1958) -- Thinnes won the part, as well as a whole new crop of adoring female fans. While "Summer" was unsuccessful, Thinnes enjoyed a longer run as "David Vincent" on the The Fugitive (1963)-like sci-fi series, The Invaders (1967). Success with this popular show also led to marriage to first wife, Lynn Loring, who acted with him in the show as well as in the movie, Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969) (aka "Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun"); she is now a CBS film executive. They parted in 1984. Though he'd occasionally show up in such features as The Hindenburg (1975), Airport 1975 (1974) and Blue Bayou (1990), Thinnes has remained essentially a TV star. Among his post-"The Invaders" TV-series roles was "Dr. James Whitman" on The Psychiatrist (1970), "Capt. (and later Maj.) Holms" on From Here to Eternity (1980), "Nick Hogan" on Falcon Crest (1981) (who, in 1983, married "Victoria Gioberti" [Jamie Rose] in a highly-rated ceremony) and the dual role of "Roger Collins" and "Rev. Trask" in the 1991 prime-time revival, Dark Shadows (1991). Roy's more recent appearances on the The X-Files (1993) put him back in the forefront. He revived his role as the enigmatic alien, "Jeremiah Smith", a turnabout role series creator Chris Carter renewed for Roy in the February 25, 2001 episode, This Is Not Happening (2001).
BornApril 6, 1938
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Ian Hendry and Roy Thinnes in Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969)
Roy Thinnes in Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969)
Ian Hendry and Roy Thinnes in Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969)
Roy Thinnes in Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969)
Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and Roy Thinnes in The X-Files (1993)
James Caan, Karyn Kupcinet, Sherwood Price, Hugh Sanders, and Roy Thinnes in Death Valley Days (1952)
Roy Thinnes in The X-Files (1993)
Roy Thinnes in The X-Files (1993)
Roy Thinnes in The X-Files (1993)
Roy Thinnes in The X-Files (1993)
Roy Thinnes in The X-Files (1993)
James Caan, Karyn Kupcinet, and Roy Thinnes in Wide Country (1962)

Known for

Airport 1975 (1974)
Airport 1975
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  • Urias
  • 1974
Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind (2001)
A Beautiful Mind
8.2
  • Governor
  • 2001
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969)
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun
6.3
  • Colonel Glenn Ross
  • 1969
Dark Shadows (1991)
Dark Shadows
7.5
TV Series
  • Roger Collins
  • Rev. Trask
  • Reverend Trask

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Actor

  • Parker Posey and Melvil Poupaud in Broken English (2007)
    Broken English
    • Peter Andrews
    • 2007
  • Spectropia
    • Franklin DeMott
    • 2006
  • Undone
    • 2006
  • Eric Balfour, Jordan Bridges, Stephanie March, Julianne Nicholson, and J. August Richards in Conviction (2006)
    Conviction
    • Ralph Hanlon
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Alexander Barnett in The Eyes of Van Gogh (2005)
    The Eyes of Van Gogh
    • Dr. Peyron
    • 2005
  • The Suite Life of Hudson and James
    • Juggler (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    • Curtis Johansen
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Oz (1997)
    Oz
    • Leader of Aryan Brotherhood
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind (2001)
    A Beautiful Mind
    • Governor
    • 2001
  • Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian, Julianne Nicholson, and Chris Noth in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
    • Sheridan Beckworth
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
    The X-Files
    • Jeremiah Smith
    • TV Series
    • 1996–2001
  • Scott Baio, Kelly Preston, and Nicole Sullivan in Bar Hopping (2000)
    Bar Hopping
    • Man with Cassandra
    • TV Movie
    • 2000
  • Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jacinda Barrett, Kristanna Loken, Gabriel Olds, and Daniel Sunjata in D.C. (2000)
    D.C.
    • Fred Hamilton
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Pastore, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and Tony Sirico in The Sopranos (1999)
    The Sopranos
    • Dr. Baumgartner
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Ice-T, Sam Waterston, Mariska Hargitay, Camryn Manheim, Christopher Meloni, Jeffrey Donovan, Mehcad Brooks, Kelli Giddish, and Danielle Moné Truitt in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    • D.A. Alfred Wentworth
    • Mr. Kushner
    • Victor Panatti
    • TV Series
    • 1990–1999

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  • Alternative name
    • Roy Thinnis
  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Born
    • April 6, 1938
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Spouses
      Stephanie Batailler2005 - present
  • Children
      Christopher Thinnes
  • Other works
    (9/02) Stage: Appeared (as "Man") in "Faster" by Adam Rapp, Rattlestick Theater, New York City.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Interviews
    • 1 Article
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Was originally hired to play Arthur Adamson in Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot (1976), but Hitchcock had always wanted William Devane for the part. Devane was originally unavailable, so Hitchcock began filming with Thinnes in the role. When Devane became suddenly available one month into filming, Hitchcock unceremoniously fired Thinnes without explanation and replaced him with Devane (Hitchcock later claimed he was dissatisfied with Thinnes' performance). The way Hitchcock handled the firing led to a famously public confrontation between the two men in a crowded Chasen's Restaurant. Thinnes can be seen in several publicity stills from the production, but no footage apparently exists.
  • Salary
    • The Invaders
      (1967)
      $7,500 /week

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