Photo: NBC Television / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Roy Thinnes belongs to a vanished era of television I have real affection for. As David Vincent in The Invaders, he carried an entire series as a lonely man no one believed, a paranoid-hero template that clearly fed later shows like The X-Files. His run from a Chicago high school through Los Angeles City College to leading roles, including a British science-fiction film and the Law and Order pilot, reflects a working actor who built a career on craft rather than celebrity. I respect performers like him who anchored a genre without ever demanding the spotlight.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Roy Thinnes
- Name (Japanese)
- ロイ・シネス
- Reading
- ろい・しねす
- Born
- April 6, 1938 (age 88)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Tiger
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Amundsen High School
- University
- Los Angeles City College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Roy Thinnes born?
Born April 6, 1938 (age 88).
Where is Roy Thinnes from?
Roy Thinnes is from Chicago, Illinois, United States.
What does Roy Thinnes do?
Roy Thinnes works as television actor, film actor, actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.