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1945-09-15 · Quincy, Illinois, USA · Male

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Roy Brocksmith (September 15, 1945 – December 16, 2001) was an American actor.

Life and career

Brocksmith was born in Quincy, Illinois, the son of Vera Marguerite (née Hartwig) and Otis E. Brocksmith, who was a mechanic. He graduated from Quincy University in 1970. He then moved to New York City where he began a career on Broadway. His roles included Louis XIII in The Three Musketeers and the balladeer in a revival of The Threepenny Opera with Raul Julia.

Brocksmith's film and television roles included Dr. Edgemar in Total Recall, a police sergeant possessed by Bill in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, principal Michael Oslo in Picket Fences and mortician Irv Kendall in Arachnophobia.

He died in 2001, aged 56, from complications of diabetes.