Roy Thinnes

Career timeline

1. 1938 · Born

   Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA

2. 1952 · Screen debut

   Cavalcade of America (TV)

3. 1990 · Breakthrough

   Law & Order (TV)

4. 2007 · Latest release

   Broken English (Movie)

Career in numbers

4 1950s

5 1960s

21 1970s

12 1980s

16 1990s

6 2000s

• Drama45
• Tv Movie20
• Crime17
• Mystery12
• Thriller8
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy7

Highest-rated title The Sopranos 1999 8.7 Most popular title Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Roy Thinnes in our catalogue.

Dick Wolf

4 titles together

Robert Douglas

3 titles together

Stuart Margolin

2 titles together

Stephanie March

2 titles together

Jamie Rose

2 titles together

Robert Stevenson

2 titles together

BD Wong

2 titles together

Abner Biberman

2 titles together

Tim Van Patten

2 titles together

Christopher Meloni

2 titles together

1. 2007 Broken English as Peter Andrews 5.9 Movie
2. 2006 Conviction as Ralph Hanlon TV
3. 2006 Spectropia as Franklin DeMott Movie
4. 2001 A Beautiful Mind as Governor 7.9 Movie
5. 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Sheridan Beckworth 7.6 TV
6. 2000 Bar Hopping as Man with Cassandra Movie
7. 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Curtis Johansen 8.0 TV
8. 1999 The Sopranos as Dr. Baumgartner 8.7 TV
9. 1997 Oz as Leader of Aryan Brotherhood 8.0 TV
10. 1996 Poltergeist: The Legacy as Clayton Wallace 6.3 TV
11. 1996 Terminal as John Cabot Movie
12. 1995 The Invaders as David Vincent TV
13. 1995 The Invaders as David Vincent Movie
14. 1994 Touched by an Angel as Senator Guy Hammond 7.2 TV
15. 1993 The X-Files as Jeremiah Smith 8.4 TV
16. 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger as Colonel Dayton 7.0 TV
17. 1992 Stormy Weathers as Andrew Chase Movie
18. 1991 P.S. I Luv U TV
19. 1991 An Inconvenient Woman as Sims Lord TV
20. 1991 Dark Shadows as Roger Collins 7.9 TV
21. 1990 Law & Order as D.A. Alfred Wentworth 7.3 TV
22. 1990 Blue Bayou as Barry Fontenot Movie
23. 1989 Rush Week as Dean Grail 5.1 Movie
24. 1989 Dark Holiday as Jimmy LePere Movie
25. 1988 War of the Worlds as Van Order 6.5 TV
26. 1987 Mind Benders as Principal Borden Movie
27. 1984 1st & Ten as Teddy TV
28. 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Lt. Ted Misko 7.5 TV
29. 1982 Hotel as John White 6.7 TV
30. 1981 Falcon Crest as Nick Hogan 5.6 TV
31. 1981 Sizzle as Wheeler Movie
32. 1981 Scruples as Bennett Hall Movie
33. 1981 Freedom as Michael Movie
34. 1980 From Here to Eternity as Major Dana Holmes TV
35. 1979 Stone as Det. Cliff Bell Movie
36. 1979 The Return of Mod Squad as Dan Movie
37. 1979 From Here to Eternity as Capt. Dana Holmes TV
38. 1979 Supertrain as J. J. Phillips / Eddy Barnes TV
39. 1978 Battlestar Galactica as Croft 7.1 TV
40. 1977 The Love Boat 6.3 TV
41. 1977 Code Name: Diamond Head as Johnny Paul Movie
42. 1977 Secrets as Herb Fleming Movie
43. 1977 Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected TV
44. 1975 The Hindenburg as Martin Vogel 6.4 Movie
45. 1974 Airport 1975 as Urias 5.8 Movie
46. 1973 Death Race as Arnold McMillan Movie
47. 1973 Satan's School for Girls as Dr. Joseph Clampett 5.4 Movie
48. 1973 Charley-One-Eye as The Indian Movie
49. 1973 The Norliss Tapes as David Norliss 6.2 Movie
50. 1973 The Horror at 37,000 Feet as Alan O'Neill 4.9 Movie
51. 1972 The Man Hunter as David Farrow Movie
52. 1971 Black Noon as Reverend John Keyes Movie
53. 1971 The Psychiatrist as Dr. James Whitman TV
54. 1970 The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children as Dr. James Whitman Movie
55. 1970 The Other Man as Johnny Bryant Movie
56. 1969 Doppelgänger as Colonel Glenn Ross 6.3 Movie
57. 1967 The Invaders as David Vincent 6.9 TV
58. 1965 The F.B.I. as Larry Drake 5.6 TV
59. 1965 The Long, Hot Summer TV
60. 1963 The Fugitive as Carl Crandall 7.3 TV
61. 1959 The Untouchables as Denny Brannon 8.1 TV
62. 1958 Peter Gunn 6.6 TV
63. 1955 Gunsmoke as Harry 6.7 TV
64. 1952 Cavalcade of America as Mickey Hubbard TV

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