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Roy Brocksmith

Roy Brocksmith

12 movies on Netflix

Biography

Roy Brocksmith was an actor who began performing at age three at Hap Kuhl's Tavern in his native Quincy, Illinois. As a boy soprano he sang in schools and on local radio and television, and at sixteen he taught at a children's theater. After touring the United States for two years with a Richmond, Virginia, production, he graduated from Quincy University in 1970. He directed for the Pragressive Playhouse and founded the Great River Theater Workshop, then earned his AEA card opposite John Carradine in The Stingiest Man in Town. He made his Broadway debut in The Leaf People for Joseph Papp. At the Guthrie Theater he played roles in Arms and the Man, As You Like It, Our Town, and Don Juan, winning a Kudos Award from Minneapolis critics. He formed the California Cottage Theater in 1987. He also appeared on 3-2-1 Contact (1980) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), and died in 2001.

56years old at death

  • Born Quincy
  • Died Burbank
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films
12
Career span
18 years1979 to 1997

Genres

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Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Total Recall1990 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Dr. Edgemar

    IMDb rating 7.5385K votes

  2. Arachnophobia1990 Comedy, Fantasy, Horroras Irv Kendall

    IMDb rating 6.581K votes

  3. The Hudsucker Proxy1994as Board Member

    IMDb rating 7.291K votes

  4. Tango & Cash1989as Fed. Agent Davis

    IMDb rating 6.4121K votes

  5. Kull the Conqueror1997as Tu

    IMDb rating 4.99.3K votes

  6. Tales of Ordinary Madness1981as Barman

    IMDb rating 6.63.4K votes

  7. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey1991as Deputy James

    IMDb rating 6.386K votes

  8. Lightning Jack1994as Junction City Tailor

    IMDb rating 5.57.7K votes

Worked with

Roy Brocksmith shares two films with Frank Pesce, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Frank Pesce, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Frank PesceDavid Byrd, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with David ByrdRichard Riehle, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Richard RiehleJohn Goodman, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with John GoodmanJames Hong, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with James HongAnthony Hopkins, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Anthony HopkinsPaul VerhoevenDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Paul VerhoevenAlbert MagnoliDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Albert MagnoliAndrey KonchalovskiyDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Andrey Konchalovskiy

Films together

Box office

What Roy Brocksmith's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$458 million

9 of the 12 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 12 films: 9 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 figure not found.

  • 9Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 2Figure not found

Top grosser

Total Recall1990as Dr. Edgemar$261 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Total Recall1990as Dr. Edgemar
    $261M57.1% of the total
  2. 2
    Tango & Cash1989as Fed. Agent Davis
    $63M13.8% of the total
  3. 3
    Arachnophobia1990as Irv Kendall
    $53M11.6% of the total
  4. 4
    Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey1991as Deputy James
    $38M8.3% of the total
  5. 5
    The Road to Wellville1994as Poultney Dab
    $26M5.7% of the total
  6. 6
    Relentless1989as Coroner
    $7.0M1.5% of the total
  7. 7
    Kull the Conqueror1997as Tu
    $6.1M1.3% of the total
  8. 8
    The Hudsucker Proxy1994as Board Member
    $2.8M0.6% of the total
It Runs in the Family (1994), $70,936

$70,936from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total

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