Roy Thinnes

Date of Birth: 06 Apr 1938
Country: USA
Biography: Best known as architect David Vincent in the 1960s cult television series, "The Invaders" (1967). He appeared in a mini-series remake of that series, The Invaders (1995) (TV), also in the role of David Vincent.
During his formative years, he had wanted to become a doctor or football player - or, if one wants to believe his early press releases, both. He started in show business at a radio station, where he did everything: engineering, DJ shows, news and dramatizations. That led to an interest i
Total Credits at Criticker: 20 (Actor)
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A human drama about the struggle of a true genius, inspired by events in the life of John Forbes Nash, Jr.
In a startling mature and nuanced performance, Parker Posey plays Nora Wilder, a thirty-something Manhattanite who is cynical about love and relationships, in this astute collaboration with first-time writer/director Zoe Cassavetes. (Magnolia Pictures)
A planet is discovered in the same orbit as Earth's but is located on the exact opposite side of the sun, making it not visible from Earth. The European Space Exploration Council decide to send American astronaut Glenn Ross and British scientist John Kane via spaceship to explore the other planet. After a disastrous crash-landing Ross awakes to learn that Kane lies near death and that they apparently have returned to Earth, as evidenced by the presence of the Council director and his staff. (imdb)
The Norliss Tapes (1973) - TV Movie
A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter David Norliss (Roy Thinnes), who has disappeared during an investigation. The tapes tell the story of that investigation, involving a recent widow (Angie Dickenson) whose late husband has been seen working in his private studio. As Norliss and the widow investigate, they unravel a plot involving Voodoo and the walking dead. (imdb)
This film is a compendium of the facts and fiction of the events leading up to the disaster. For dramatic effect, Sabotage was chosen as the cause, rather than electricity lashing out at a couple of tons of hydrogen. (imdb)
Satan's School for Girls (1973) - TV Movie
A young woman investigating her sister's suicide at a private girls' school finds herself battling a satanic cult. (imdb)
Code Name: Diamond Head (1977) - TV Movie
A failed Quinn Martin pilot for a series starring a Hawaii-based government counter intelligence agency run by the indomitable Aunt Mary. In this, his only adventure, Diamond Head has to prevent the evil Tree from stealing a deadly nerve toxin gas and selling it to foreign powers. To help Diamond Head is the Dragon Lady and Zulu. (imdb)
A 747 in flight collides with a small plane, and is rendered pilotless. Somehow the control tower must get a pilot aboard so the jet can land. (IMDb)
A Union Army soldier on the lam in Mexico during the Civil War encounters a crippled, homeless Indian in the desert. They team up and face down a bounty hunter who threatens to return the soldier to the North for a $500 reward. (BFI)
Dark Shadows (1991) - TV Series
Step inside the romantic but deadly world of "Dark Shadows," where love devours its victims and age-old secrets live to haunt eternity. (DVD)
The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973) - TV Movie
An architect and his wife are flying from London to L.A. with an altar from an ancient abbey secured in the plane's cargo hold. Also aboard the flight are Buddy Ebsen as a pushy millionaire, William Shatner as a drunken, cynical ex-priest, Tammy Grimes as a nutcase, and Chuck Connors as the lantern-jawed pilot. Crew and passengers come into jeopardy when an invisible demon escapes from the altar, and threatens the plane in an effort to destroy the architect's wife. (imdb)
When Toni Daniels, an ambitious student reporter, goes in search of an exciting story, she discovers the dark secrets of Tambers College. Three beautiful coeds have disappeared, leaving behind some bizarre clues. Are the disappearances somehow related to the fraternity rituals of Rush Week? Are they linked to the tragic death of the dean's daughter? Skeletons pop up from every closet and veiled threats fly as Toni follows the twisting trail of clues that leads to a shocking surprise ending. (imdb)
Sizzle (1981) - TV Movie
Set in Prohibition era Chicago, Forsythe plays a cold-hearted gangster who succumbs to the innocent charms and curvaceous body of a small-town girl.
Terminal (1996) - TV Movie
A hospital in need of funds announces a cure for a form of brain cancer, having saved several wealthy men's lives. When a young girl with the cancer dies, one doctor notices that she and all the cured men had been treated with exactly the same medicine. Investigating further, she uncovers a plot by the administration to locate wealthy men already suffering from a serious condition, and give them the cancer, which can then be treated successfully. (imdb)
The Invaders (1967) - TV Series
- Beachhead (1967)
- The Experiment (1967)
- The Mutation (1967)
- The Leeches (1967)
- Genesis (1967)
- Vikor (1967)
- Nightmare (1967)
- Doomsday Minus One (1967)
- Quantity: Unknown (1967)
- The Innocent (1967)
- The Ivy Curtain (1967)
- The Betrayed (1967)
- Storm (1967)
- Counter-Attack (1968)
- Panic (1967)
- Condition: Red (1967)
- Summit Meeting: Part I (1967)
- The Saucer (1967)
- The Watchers (1967)
- Inquisition (1968)
- Valley of the Shadow (1967)
- The Enemy (1967)
- Summit Meeting: Part II (1967)
- The Trial (1967)
The Return of Mod Squad (1979) - TV Movie
Three undercover detectives who once worked together are called back to team up again after several attempts are made on the life of their former commander. However, they soon discover that the attempts were a ruse to draw them out, and that they are the real targets of the would-be killer.
Lady Against the Odds (1992) - TV Movie
A private detective becomes involved in a new cast when her partner's guardian is murdered.
Dark Holiday (1989) - TV Movie
American tourist Gene LePere (Lee Remick), on vacation in Turkey, is hounded by a street vendor into buying a carved head she doesn't want. Then she is cast into prison for smuggling an antique.