Roy E. Glenn, Sr. (born in Pittsburg, Kansas on June 3, 1914 – died of cardiovascular disease on March 12, 1971) was an American character actor. Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in Southeast Kansas, United States. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Cardiovascular disease or cardiovascular diseases refers to the class of diseases that involve the Heart or Blood vessels ( arteries and Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones
Biography
Glenn's career spanned five decades, beginning in radio with shows such as Amos 'n Andy and The Jack Benny Show. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Amos 'n' Andy was a situation comedy based on Stereotypes of African-Americans and popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky February 14, 1894 - December 26, 1974) was an American Comedian, vaudevillian He made numerous appearances on television, from its early days until 1970. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The year 1970 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1970. Widely reported as the original voice of "Tony the Tiger" in Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes in Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes commercials in the early 1950s. The term voice-over refers to a production technique where a non-diagetic voice is broadcast live or pre-recorded in Radio, Television, Film, Kellogg Company (often referred to as simply Kellogg or Kellogg's, or even more formally Kellogg's of Battle Creek) is an American multinational Frosted Flakes or Zucaritas ( North American countries) or Frosties ( UK, Commonwealth of Nations and European countries A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced Kellogg's, however, maintains that Thurl Ravenscroft was always the original voice. Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft ( February 6, 1914 &ndash May 22, 2005) was an American Voice actor and Singer [1]
in the early 1950s. The year 1950 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1950.
His first film appearance was in 1937; his career included roles in A Raisin in the Sun (1961), with Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee and Claudia McNeil, and a memorable turn as Mr. The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in A role, or rôle, in the Performing arts, is usually taken to mean an Actor 's Characterization, or Interpretation A Raisin in the Sun is a 1961 Drama film starring Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Roy Glenn, and The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (ˈpwɑːtie born February 20, 1927) is an Oscar - Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Grammy Ruby Dee (born October 27, 1924) is an American Actress, Poet, Playwright, Screenwriter, Journalist Claudia McNeil (born August 13 1917 - died November 25 1993 was an actress best known for premiering the role of Matriarch Lena Younger in both the stage and screen productions of Prentice, (again playing opposite Poitier) in the 1967 feature film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film In the Film industry, a feature film is a Film made for initial distribution in theaters and being the "main attraction" of the screening Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is a 1967 Comedy - Drama Film starring Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Roy Glenn's last big screen appearance was in Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971). Support Your Local Gunfighter is a 1971 comic western film starring James Garner and Suzanne Pleshette. The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary
External links
- Roy Glenn at the Internet Movie Database
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