Roy Jenson
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Roy Jenson, (born 1935 Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian actor. He also played American football for UCLA, then professionally Canadian football for the Calgary Stampeders and the Montreal Alouettes.
Remembered by many as the first man beaten up by Caine on the television show Kung Fu (1972) and for his appearance in the Star Trek episode The Omega Glory (TOS episode), he worked frequently in television in the '70s and '80s. A prolific character actor, he appeared in such films as Big Jake, Soylent Green, The Way We Were, and Chinatown. He also worked frequently with directors John Milius (The Wind and the Lion, Red Dawn) and Clint Eastwood (Every Which Way But Loose, Honkytonk Man), as well as actor Geoffrey Lewis.
[edit] External link
- Roy Jenson at the Internet Movie Database
- Roy Jenson article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
