Royce D. Applegate

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 the character Sam in order to replace his own dead son, on the season premiere of Diff'rent Strokes last 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.

Partial filmography
Movies
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) .... Mr. Gutman
Seabiscuit (2003) .... Dutch Doogan
Gods and Generals (2003) .... Brig. Gen. James Kemper
The Rookie (2002) .... Henry
Purgatory Flats (2002) .... Det. Travis McGill
JAG (TV) (2 episodes) (1998–2001) .... Craig Allenby
Artie (2000) .... Officer Clemmons
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV) (Pilot (CSI)|Pilot) (2000) .... Mr. Laferty
Inherit the Wind (TV) (1999) .... George Sillers
Dr. Dolittle (1998) .... Huge, sad-looking dog that says "I love you" (voice only)
Poodle Springs (TV) (1998) .... Ivan, the Motel Manager
Phoenix (1998) .... Dickerman
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) .... Ryback's Cook
The Dukes Of Hazzard (1985) .... Insurance Adjuster (as Royce Applegate)
Diff'rent Strokes (1985) .... Donald Brown, an enemy who kidnaps Sam
Splash (1984) .... Buckwalter
The Blue and the Gray (1982) .... 1st Cell Reporter

Writer
Evil Town (1987)
Loose Shoes (1980)

References

Other websites

Royce D. Applegate on Yahoo movies

Category:1939 births
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