Roy Thinnes

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Roy Thinnes (born April 6. 1938) is an American television actor.

Roy Thinnes

Born in Chicago, Thinnes is best known for his portrayal of lonely hero David Vincent in the ABC 1967 television series The Invaders, a Quinn Martin Production. He also played Alfred Wentworth, in the pilot episode of Law & Order. He starred in the 1969 British science fiction film, Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (also known as Doppelgänger), and his first primetime role was as Ben Quick in the short-lived 1965-66 television series The Long Hot Summer, which ran on ABC (during its run he received around 1500 letters a week from lovelorn women). During this time he appeared on the cover of TV Guide (April 9-15 1966 issue) for his one and only time to date.

Another short-lived series in which Thinnes starred was The Psychiatrist, in the title role of the unconventional psychiatrist, Dr. James Whitman. The pilot for the series, a TV movie called The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (also known as The Psychiatrist: Children of the Lotus Eaters) co-starred Pete Duel in the role of Casey Poe, a former drug addict and patient of Whitman.

He also appeared as intrepid writer and investigator of the supernatural David Norliss in 1973's The Norliss Tapes, a pilot for an unproduced TV series. He also played a suspicious schoolmaster in the TV movie Satan's School for Girls with Kate Jackson.

During the 1982-1983 season, Thinnes appeared on the hit CBS prime time soap opera Falcon Crest as Nick Hogan.

Thinnes played Roger Collins in the 1991 revival of TV's Dark Shadows.

Thinnes also appeared on General Hospital as Phil Brewer from 1963 to 1966, on One Life to Live as Alex Crown from 1984 to 1985, and as Sloan Carpenter from 1992 to 1995. He also played a lead role in "The Crystal Scarab", a first season episode of Poltergeist: The Legacy in 1996.

As well, Thinnes made three appearances in the X-Files ("Herrenvolk" in 1996, "Talitha Cumi" in 1996, "This Is Not Happening" in 2001) as Jeremiah Smith, an alien rebel with healing and shape-shifting abilities.

Roy also appeared in the three-hour, 1995 TV mini-series The Invaders starring Scott Bakula, in which he returned as a much older David Vincent.

Roy twice appeared on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live playing two different characters. From 1984-1985, he played the role of "Alex Crown" and from 1992-1995, he played the role of "Gen. Sloan Carpenter." During both of his stints on the show, his characters became a father-in-law to the same character, "Cassie Callison" then died.