Roy Brocksmith Biography (1945-)

Born September 15, 1945, in Quincy, IL; son of Otis E. (a mechanic) and VeraA. (maiden name, Hartwig) Brocksmith; married Adele M. Albright, December 25,1963; children: Blake. Addresses: Agent: Talent Group, Inc., 6300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2110, Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Contact: 8730 Sunset Blvd.,#220, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, playwright, essayist
Birth Details: September 15, 1945; Quincy, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Warehouse owner, Rip Off (also known as The Squeeze, Controrapina, Der Diamantencoup, Diamond Thieves, Gretchko, The Heist, Rip Off-The Diamond Connection, and The Rip-Off), Warner Bros., 1972
Frinkuleschti, King of the Gypsies, Paramount, 1978
Ollie, Killer Fish (also known as Deadly Treasure of the Piranha, The Naked Sun, L'invasion des piranhas, Killer fish agguato sul fondo, and Treasure of the Piranha), Associated Films,1979
Dick Lobel, Stardust Memories, United Artists, 1980
Stan, Rent Control, Group S, 1981
(As Ray Brocksmith) Fat park jogger, Wolfen, Warner Bros., 1981
Bartender, Tales of Ordinary Madness (also known as Storie di ordinaria follia), Fred Baker, 1983
Crystal salesman, Who's That Girl?, Warner Bros., 1987
Doctor Parker, Big Business, Buena Vista, 1988
Mike the mailman, Scrooged, Paramount, 1988
Mr. Fisk, The War of the Roses, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
Federal Agent Davis, Tango & Cash, Warner Bros., 1989
Coroner, Relentless, New Line Cinema, 1989
Doctor Edgemar, Total Recall, TriStar, 1990
Irv Kendall, Arachnophobia, Buena Vista, 1990
Mr. Kornheiser, Martians Go Home!, Taurus Entertainment, 1990
Deputy James, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (also known as Bill and Ted Go to Hell), Orion, 1991
Sammy Thornton, Nickel & Dime, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1992
Death Ring, New Line Cinema, 1993
Poultney Dab, The Road to Wellville, Columbia, 1994
Junction City tailor, Lightning Jack, Savoy Pictures, 1994
Assessor, It Runs in the Family (also known as My Summer Story), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994
Board member, The Hudsucker Proxy (also known as Hudsucker-Dergrosse Sprung), Warner Bros., 1994
Tu, Kull the Conqueror, Universal, 1997
The Brave, 1997
(Uncredited) Passerby/Hitchcock cameo, Psycho, 1998
Television Appearances
Series
Mr. Guest, It's Garry Shandling's Show, 1986
Principal Michael Oslo, Picket Fences, CBS, 1992-1995
Also appeared in The Beggar's Opera, a cable television production.
Movies
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner without a Name, Cell without a Number (also known as Prisoner without a Name, Cell without a Number), NBC, 1983
Sheriff Bledsoe, Izzy and Moe, CBS, 1985
Mr. Solomon, Killer Instinct (also known as Over the Edge and Deadly Observation), NBC, 1988

Colonel Roland Duggins, Steel Justice (also known as Nash's Vision), NBC, 1992
Professor Trumbell, A Walton Wedding (also known as John-Boy'sWedding), CBS, 1995
Guv'ner Twist, White Dwarf, Fox, 1995
Kuranda, Almost Dead (also known as Resurrection), HBO, 1996
Specials
Monsieur Loyal, "Tartuffe," Great Performances, PBS, 1978
"Almost Partners," WonderWorks, PBS, 1987
Martin (Old One), "The Price of Life" (also known as "Triple Play II"), American Playhouse, PBS, 1991
Zwertlow Cruntagg, Vidiots, CBS, 1991
Episodic
Marv Fletcher, "The House of the Rising Flan," L.A. Law, 1986
"Sweet and Sour Charity," Newhart, 1986
Soloman Marcus, "The Aztec Dagger," The Wizard, CBS, 1987
"Boomerang," Hunter, 1988
Dr. Wiggle, "Yet Another Day in the Life," Night Court, NBC, 1989
Sirna Kolrami, "Peak Performance," Star Trek: The Next Generation,syndicated, 1989
Vic, "The Man Who Was Death," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1989
Bartender, "Cutting Cards," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1990
Fulton, "The Switch," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1990
Landlord, "The Nose Job," Seinfeld, NBC, 1991
"Good to the Last Drop," L.A. Law, 1991
Mr. Carter, "A Night in the Life," Ferris Bueller, 1991
Mr. Lemkur, "Frank and Denise," The Wonder Years, 1991
William, "Room Seven," The Golden Girls, 1991
Chairman, "The Forces of Nature," The Jackie Thomas Show, 1993
Judge, "Belly of the Beast," Coach, ABC, 1993
Floyd, "Neverending Battle," Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, ABC, 1993
Dr. Elliott Matheson, "Chapter Five," Murder One, ABC, 1995
Bud Atkins, "Shine A Light on You," Nowhere Man, UPN, 1995
Razka, "Indiscretion," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, syndicated, 1995
Brother Alwyn Macomber, "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars," Babylon5, syndicated, 1997
Carl Huber, "Grace's New Job," Grace under Fire, ABC, 1997
Brother Alwyn Macomber, "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars," Babylon5, syndicated, 1997
Chef Henry Jambon, "Pacific Open Duck," Payne, CBS, 1999
Judge Raymond Norway, "Over the Rainbow," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2000
Judge Raymond Norway, "Boy Next Door," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2000
Also appeared in "Charlie Smith and the Fritter Tree," Nova, PBS;as Mr. Busby, "The Bloodhound Gang: The Veiled Thief," 3-2-1 Contact,PBS.
Pilots
Orthwaite Frodo, Starstuck, CBS, 1979
Also appeared in The Streets, NBC.
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) Jack in the box, A Christmas Pageant, Quincy JuniorTheatre, Quincy, IL, 1950
(New York debut) Cop, The Whip Lady, Hunter's Playwrights Project,1971
The ballad singer, The Threepenny Opera, Vivian Beaumont Theatre,New York City, 1976
Louis XIII, The Three Musketeers, Broadway production, 1984
Also appeared in The Stingiest Man in Town (musical), New York Town Hall, New York City; as Sganarelle, Don Juan, Delacorte Theatre, NewYork City; appeared in multiple roles in the Broadway production of Stages; appeared in a California production of A Woman of Mystery; appeared in New York City productions as Dr. Roy, Doctor Selavy's Magic Theatre; in multiple roles, Polly; as Ben Budge/Peachum, The Beggar'sOpera; as Varanushka, The Master and Margarita; as Worm, In the Jungle of Cities; as Green Father, The Leaf People; as Loyal, Tartuffe; in regional theatre as Cauchon, Joan of Lorraine, Hartman, CT; as Baron, The Lower Depths, Arena; as Harry Donovan, Swing, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC; as Petkoff, Arms and the Man, as Sganarelle, Don Juan, as Professor Willard, Our Town, as Touchstone, As You Like It, and as Semicolon, Hang On to Me, all Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN; toured as Thurio in the musical Two Gentlemen of Verona.
Stage Work
Director, Twelfth Night, Alaska Repertory Theatre, Anchorage, 1985-1986
Directed Africanis Instructus at Lennox Arts Center and Flea inHer Ear at Center Stage, Baltimore, MD; directed Box Prelude Opus No.1, Matinee, The One Less Traveled, A Necessary End, Ripe Conditions, andLetters from Queens, California Cottage Theatre.
WRITINGS
Plays
Paraplanta Verite, La MaMa, New York City, 1977
Adapter of Flea in Her Ear, Center Stage, Baltimore, MD; author ofthe plays Box Prelude Opus No. 1 and Letters from Queens, bothCalifornia Cottage Theatre.
Other
Contributor to periodicals, including Performing Arts Journal; contributor to satirical newsletters under the pseudonym Billy Breeze.

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