Roy Jenson
| Roy Jenson | |
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Jenson as Woody in Every Which Way but Loose
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| Born |
February 9, 1927 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Died | April 24, 2007 (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–1999 |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Dionysius (3 children) Marina Petrowa (1964–2007; his death) |
| Children | Martin Jensen Morgan Jensen Sasha Jenson (b. 1964) |
| Career information | |
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| Position(s) | G, LB |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| College | UCLA |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1951–55 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1956–57 | BC Lions |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1954 |
Roy Jenson (February 9, 1927 – April 24, 2007) was a Canadian American actor.
Born in Calgary, Alberta, he moved to Los Angeles with his family as a child. He joined the U.S. Navy and then graduated from UCLA where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. He then became a professional Canadian football player for the Calgary Stampeders and the BC Lions from 1951 through 1957.
He guest starred on NBC's television series Daniel Boone during the fourth season (1968–1969); however, he is remembered by many as the first man beaten up by Caine on the television show Kung Fu (1972), for his appearance in the Star Trek episode "The Omega Glory" and as the villain Puddler in Harper, he worked frequently in television in the '70s and '80s.
He also appeared in episodes 11 and 12 of Batman in 1966, was the English newspaper printer in Season 5, Episode 136-2 of Bonanza, appeared in an episode of The Silent Force in 1970, and in 1976 guest-starred in an episode of Gibbsville.
A prolific character actor, he appeared in such films as The Missouri Traveler, Warlock, 13 Ghosts, How the West Was Won, Waterhole No. 3, Our Man Flint, Big Jake, Harper, Bustin' Loose, Soylent Green, The Getaway, The Way We Were, The Outfit and Chinatown.
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