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Allan Royal
Born
Allan G. Royal

(1944-08-17) August 17, 1944 (age 80)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Years active1967–present

Allan Royal (born August 17, 1944) is a Canadian actor,[1] who is also sometimes credited as Allan G. Royal and Alan Royal. He is known for playing the crime reporter Tom Kirkwood on the hit Canadian police drama Night Heat [2] from 1985 to 1989. He is also known for his recurring role on such programs as the American TV drama Falcon Crest as well as roles in numerous other TV shows, movies, and plays.

Early career

Royal grew up in a bilingual home His father was a French Canadian and his mother was of British ancestry.[3] He grew up in Montreal's West End.[4] He began performing while still in high school, and ultimately left Montreal to study acting in New York with Lee Strasberg.[5] He returned to Canada, performing on stage in Toronto beginning in the mid-1960s. He joined the Toronto Arts Production theater company, where he played a wide range of roles throughout the 1970s, in new plays as well as productions of Shakespeare and Molière.[6]

Career

In 1985, Royal joined the cast of a new television production, Night Heat, which aired on both Canadian and American television.[7] Prior to the end of Night Heat, he had moved to Los Angeles, where he hoped to appear in more films. He instead portrayed novelist R.D. Young on Falcon Crest.[8] After playing the role for a year, he appeared in They Came from Outer Space from 1990 to 1991, and another TV series, Foreign Affairs, in 1992 and 1993.[9]

Throughout the late 1980s well into the 2010s, Royal has worked steadily, appearing in productions that were made in the US and several that were made in Canada, such as the 1988 film Switching Channels, a remake of the 1931 movie classic Front Page, which was filmed in Toronto.[10] In addition, he was in several made-for-TV movies, including a role as John Sculley in the 1999 production Pirates of Silicon Valley, and the role of Mark Roberts in the 1999 production of "Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly" (later renamed "Cry Rape"). Royal also portrayed Captain Braxton in two 1996 episodes of Star Trek: Voyager: "Future's End, Parts I and II". In addition, Royal appeared in other TV series, including Amerika, Forever Knight, Mutant X, Relic Hunter, The Practice, JAG, and The Border. He played Chief Constable Stockton in the Canadian detective show Murdoch Mysteries and Judge Phillip Hopkins in three episodes of Suits.

In 2011, he returned to the stage in Toronto, where he had not performed live since the early-1980s, to star in a one-man play, The Disappearing Act, which he also wrote.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1971 The Only Thing You Know Scott
1977 Welcome to Blood City Peter
1979 Fish Hawk Will Fellows
1979 Title Shot Dunlop
1982 Trapped Leonard
1987 Tomorrow's a Killer Conley Reid
1987 Taking Care Dr. Barton
1988 Switching Channels Obregon
2006 One Way Edgar Rasky

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1973–75 Police Surgeon Chick, Les, Tony 3 episodes
1977 The Man Inside Nelson TV movie
1977 The Fighting Men Wayne Archer TV movie
1980–85 The Littlest Hobo Fanagan, Olivier, unnamed 6 episodes
1982 Hangin' In Roland, Mr. Glade 2 episodes
1983 Vanderberg Ryan Evans TV movie
1983 Moving Targets Lew Parker TV movie
1985–89 Night Heat Tom "Tommy" Kirkwood Main cast
1986 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Lucky Landrey Episode: "Blackmailers Don't Shoot"
1986 Hot Shots Kirkwood Episode: "All in the Game"
1986 Christmas Eve Grodin TV movie
1987 Amerika President Miniseries, 2 episodes
1988–89 Falcon Crest Daniel Cabot 8 episodes
1990 Dragnet Lt. Hyde Episode: "Requiem"
1990–91 They Came from Outer Space Lt. Col. Tom Barker Main cast
1991 Matlock Howard Boggs Episode: "The Parents"
1991 Street Legal Captain McDonnell Episode: "On Women and Independence"
1992 Jake and the Fatman Mitchell Lazarus Episode: "Last Dance"
1992 Foreign Affairs Andrew Copeland unknown episodes
1992 Life Goes On Ben Episode: "Consenting Adults"
1993 Beyond Reality Bobby's Father Episode: "Face-Off"
1993 Bakersfield P.D. President Childs Episode: "Cable Does Not Pay"
1993 E.N.G. Mark Ulster Episode: "And the Winner Is.."
1994 Mary Silliman's War Judge TV movie
1994 Forever Knight Ronald Gault Episode: "Undue Process"
1994–95 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Jackson Tait 2 episodes
1995 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Dante Carmel Episode: "Citizen Caine"
1995 Bloodknot Arthur / Father TV movie
1996 Star Trek: Voyager Captain Braxton Episodes: "Future's End" Part I, Part II
1997 Any Mother's Son Ben TV movie
1998 JAG Skipper Episode: "Yesterday's Heroes"
1999 Party of Five Andrew Episode: "Fam-i-ly"
1999 Cry Rape Mark Roberts TV movie
1999 Pirates of Silicon Valley John Sculley TV movie
2000 Psi Factor Dale Wilson Episode: "GeoCore"
2000 The Avengers: United They Stand Grim Reaper Episode: "The Sorceress's Apprentice"
2000 The Practice Dr. Bernard White,
Dr. Dennis Murphy 		2 episodes
2000 Code Name: Eternity Dr. George Keating 2 episodes
2001 Relic Hunter Dr. Alistair Newell Episode: "Sydney at Ten"
2002 Doc Ben Episode: "Second Time Around"
2002 The Brady Bunch in the White House Chief Justice TV movie
2003 Mutant X Dr. Nigel Rigas Episode: "Hard Time"
2003 Soul Food Professor Lecki Episode: "Life 101"
2003 DC 9/11: Time of Crisis Karl Rove TV movie
2004 Reversible Errors O'Grady TV movie
2004 Kevin Hill Bryce Graydon Episode: "Snack Daddy"
2004 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye Mr. Blanton Episode: "Simon Says"
2006 Monster Warriors Mayor Mel Episode: "The Giant Spider Invasion"
2007 'Til Death Do Us Part Dr. Gerald Clark Episode: "The Airplane Murder"
2008 The Good Witch Walter Cobb TV movie
2008–14 Murdoch Mysteries Chief Stockton 4 episodes
2009 The Border Cyrus Church Episode: "Killer Debt"
2011 Skins Judge Episode: "Stanley"
2011 The Kennedys Allen Dulles Episode: "Bay of Pigs"
2012 Heartland Mr. Walker Episode: "Fool's Gold"
2012 The Firm Judge Trott 3 episodes
2014 Suits Judge Phillip Hopkins 3 episodes
2015 The Lizzie Borden Chronicles Judge Franklin 2 episodes
2023 Fall into Winter Papa Joe McLeod TV movie
2023 Essex County David Miniseries, 3 episodes

References

  1. ^ John Fraser. "Royal's the Product of Anger, the Method, and an Odd Marriage." Toronto Globe & Mail, March 21, 1977, p. 14.
  2. ^ Diane Smith. "Great Scott." Toronto Star, March 29, 1986, p. S4
  3. ^ "Royal's the Product of Anger, the Method, and an Odd Marriage." Toronto Globe & Mail, March 21, 1977, p. 14.
  4. ^ Gina Mallet. "Actor Knows the Score even in Italian Comedy." Toronto Star, March 12, 1980, p. B1.
  5. ^ Linda Renaud. "Royal Goes from Night Heat to Dark Secrets." Toronto Star, June 17, 1989, p. H4.
  6. ^ Gina Mallet. "Actor Knows the Score even in Italian Comedy." Toronto Star, March 12, 1980, p. B1.
  7. ^ Mike Boone. "Night Heat Action Alternative to Late-Night Talk Shows." Montreal Gazette, February 27, 1985, p. H2.
  8. ^ Linda Renaud. "Royal Goes from Night Heat to Dark Secrets." Toronto Star, June 17, 1989, p. H4.
  9. ^ Eirik Knutzen. "TV Talkback." Toronto Star, April 20, 2002, p. S8.
  10. ^ "People." Maclean's magazine, April 13, 1987, p. 24.
  11. ^ Alison Broverman. One-Man Escape from Hollywood." Toronto Star, March 2, 2011, p. E4.
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