Biography
Roy Thinnes (; born April 6, 1938) is an American former television and film actor best known for his portrayal of lonely hero David Vincent in the ABC 1967–68 television series The Invaders.
He starred in the 1969 British science fiction film Doppelgänger (a.k.a. Journey to the Far Side of the Sun outside Britain), and also played Manhattan District Attorney Alfred Wentworth in the pilot episode of Law & Order. Thinnes was born in Chicago of German descent. After serving in the United States Army as a military police officer, he relocated to California and attended Los Angeles City College.
He was married to actress Lynn Loring from 1967 to 1984. Loring gave birth to their son Christopher Dylan Thinnes on Feb. 12 1969, and in 1974 gave birth to their daughter Casey Thinnes.
Thinnes's third wife, actress Catherine Smythe, is the mother of two of his five children.
In 2005, Thinnes married film editor Stephanie Batailler.
Filmography
all 65
TV Shows 33
Movies 32
self 3
Broken English (2007)
Conviction (2006)
Spectropia (2006)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
The Sopranos (1999)
Oz (1997)
Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996)
Terminal (1996)
The Invaders (1995)
The Invaders (1995)
The X-Files (1993)
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
Stormy Weathers (1992)
Lady Against the Odds (1992)
An Inconvenient Woman (1991)
Dark Shadows (1991)
Law & Order (1990)
Blue Bayou (1990)
Rush Week (1989)
War of the Worlds (1988)
Invasion of the Mindbenders (1987)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Falcon Crest (1981)
Sizzle (1981)
Scruples (1981)
Freedom (1981)
From Here to Eternity (1980)
Stone (1979)
From Here to Eternity (1979)
Code Name: Diamond Head (1977)
Secrets (1977)
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (1977)
The Hindenburg (1975)
Death Race (1973)
Charley-One-Eye (1973)
The Norliss Tapes (1973)
The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973)
The Man Hunter (1972)
Black Noon (1971)
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (1970)
The Psychiatrist (1970)
The Other Man (1970)
Doppelgänger (1969)
The Invaders (1967)
The F.B.I. (1965)
The Long, Hot Summer (1965)
Reporter (1964)
The Fugitive (1963)
The Untouchables (1959)
The FBI Story (1959)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Cavalcade of America (1952)
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GenderMale
Birthday1938-04-06 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, Illinois, USA
RelationshipsLynn Loring (1967-01-01 - 1984-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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