Roger Til | |
|---|---|
 Roger Til in Topaz, 1969 | |
| Born | January 5, 1909 |
| Died | June 28, 2002 (aged 93) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1947–1994 |
Roger Til (January 5, 1909 – June 28, 2002) was a French-American film and television actor.[1] He played "Devillaine" in the miniseries The French Atlantic Affair. He also appeared in numerous film and television programs, mostly as a Maitre d' and Waiter.[2][3]
Born in Paris, France.[2] He guest-starred in numerous television programs including The Andy Griffith Show,[4] Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Laverne & Shirley, Mission: Impossible, The Bold and the Beautiful, Silver Spoons, The Facts of Life, Trapper John, M.D., The Rockford Files, Quincy, M.E., The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, 77 Sunset Strip, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Bosom Buddies, The Donna Reed Show, Fantasy Island and WKRP in Cincinnati.[2] Til died in June 2002 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 93.[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Secret Cargo | ||
| 1948 | Scandals of Clochemerie | ||
| 1950 | Le Tampon du Capiston | Le Lieutenant | |
| 1951 | Les Memoires de la Vache Yolande | ||
| 1954 | Le Rafle est Pour ce Soir | Raymond – Tami de Jean Duport | |
| 1957 | An Affair to Remember | French Commentator | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Lafayette Escadrille | Capitaine | Uncredited |
| 1960 | 12 to the Moon | Dr. Etienne Martel | |
| 1961 | Valley of the Dragons | Vidal | |
| 1963 | Wall of Noise | Maitre d' | Uncredited |
| 1963 | Take Her, She's Mine | Inspector | Uncredited |
| 1964 | A Global Affair | Delegate | Uncredited |
| 1969 | Sweet Charity | Greeter at 'Pompeli Club' | Uncredited |
| 1969 | Topaz | Jean Chabrier | |
| 1976 | Harry and Walter Go to New York | Waiter | |
| 1977 | The Other Side of Midnight | Hotel Detective | |
| 1977 | Rollercoaster | Maitre d' | Uncredited |
| 1984 | Protocol | Belgium Ambassador | |
| 1985 | Brewster's Millions | Maitre d' | |
| 1994 | Stargate | Professor #2 | (final film role) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | The Adventures of Hiram Holiday | High Dive Barker | Episode: "Dancing Mouse" |
| 1957 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Edward DuBios | Episode: "Monsieur Francois" |
| 1958 | The Walter Winchell File | Emil | Episode: "Flight to Freedom: File #36" |
| 1958 | Suspicion | Jacques | Episode: "Meeting in Paris" |
| 1958 | Northwest Passage | General Calgrenne | Episode: "The Red Coat" |
| 1958 | General Electric Theater | Herny Arnaud | Episode: "The World's Greatest Quarterback" |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show | Anton Duval | Episode: "Dough Re Mi" |
| 1958–1959 | Dragnet | Renald Bertello | 3 episodes |
| 1958–1960 | The Millionaire | Doctor / Pierre – Antique Appraiser | 2 episodes |
| 1959–1960 | 77 Sunset Strip | Antoin Bonhomme / Inspector D'Avril | 2 episodes |
| 1960 | The Loretta Young Show | Charles | Episode: "The Misfit" |
| 1960 | Surfside 6 | Jacque Andre | Episode: "Deadly Male" |
| 1961 | Death Valley Days | Jean-Philippe Jacomet | Episode: "The Stolen City" |
| 1962 | The Andy Griffith Show | Waiter in French Restaurant | Episode: "Andy and Barney in the Big City" |
| 1962 | The New Loretta Young Show | Mr. Duprez | Episode: "Pony Tails and Politics" |
| 1962 | Combat! | French Priest | Episode: "Escape to Nowhere" |
| 1963 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Pierre | Episode: "Two for the Whipsaw" |
| 1964 | Burke's Law | Maitre d' | Episode: "Who Killed Annie Foran?" |
| 1964 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Jacques, the Maitre d' | Episode: "One Tiger to a Hill" |
| 1965 | The Rogues | Bank Official | Episode: "The Laughing Lady of Luxor" |
| 1965 | Memorandum for Spy | TV movie | |
| 1965–1969 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Waiter/Maitre d' | 4 episodes |
| 1965 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 2 episodes | |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Bartender | Episode: "The Montori Device Affair" |
| 1966 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Manager | Episode: "The Napoleon's Tomb Affair" |
| 1966–1967 | Mission: Impossible | Baccarat Croupier / Butler | 2 episodes |
| 1969 | Dragnet | William Smith | TV movie |
| 1973 | Letters from Three Lovers | Maitre d' | TV movie |
| 1975 | Let's Switch | TV movie | |
| 1976 | Kojak | Roget | Uncredited, Episode: "Justice Deferred" |
| 1976 | Raid on Entebbe | French President Valley Giscard d'Estaing | TV movie, Uncredited |
| 1976–1977 | The Bionic Woman | Maitre d' / Rochette / Robaire | 3 episodes |
| 1977 | Laverne & Shirley | Maitre d' | Episode: "Hi Neighbor, Book 2" |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Paris Police Officer | Episode: "Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula, Part I" |
| 1978 | Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women | Casino Manager | TV movie |
| 1978 | The Pirate | Dupree | TV movie |
| 1979 | Time Express | Crillon | Episode: "The Copy-Writer/The Figure Skater" |
| 1979 | The French Atlantic Affair | Devillaine | 3 episodes |
| 1979 | The Rockford Files | Henri Tayir | Episode: "Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs" |
| 1979 | Quincy, M.E. | Claude Deschamps | Episode: "The Money Plague" |
| 1980 | Death Ray 2000 | Henir | TV movie |
| 1980 | Doctor Franken | Anaesthesiologist | TV movie |
| 1980 | Fantasy Island | Old Man | Episode: "PlayGirl/Smith's Valhalla" |
| 1980–1983 | Hart to Hart | Maitre d' / Sommelier / Claude Luter | 3 episodes |
| 1981 | Scruples | Phillipe Nizan | TV movie |
| 1981 | Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy | Monnet | TV movie |
| 1981 | WKRP in Cincinnati | Andre | Episode: "Jennifer and the Will" |
| 1981 | Bosom Buddies | Maurice | Episode: "On the Road to Monte Carlo" |
| 1982 | Trapper John, M.D. | Maitre d' | Episode: "The Peter Pan Syndrome" |
| 1982 | The Facts of Life Goes to Paris | Chef Antoine | TV movie |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Professor LeCalir | Episode: "Just My Bill" |
| 1982 | The Devlin Connection | Eli | Episode: "Ring of Kings, Ring of Thieves" |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | Episode: "Internal Affairs" | |
| 1982 | Benson | Monsieur Arnaud | Episode: "Pen Pal" |
| 1983 | Simon & Simon | Andre | Episode: "Murder Between the Lines" |
| 1983 | Grace Kelly | Bishop | TV movie |
| 1983 | The Facts of Life | Chef Antoine | Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" |
| 1983 | Bare Essence | Clemenseau | Episode: "Hour Seven" |
| 1984 | Blue Thunder | Francois | Episode: "Hour Seven" |
| 1987 | Silver Spoons | Maitre d' | Episode: "Pardon My French" |
| 1987 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Francois | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Growing Pains | Waiter No. 2 | Episode: "Confidentially Yours" |
| 1990 | Wings | Monsieur Busard | Episode: "A Standup Kind of Guy" |
| 1992 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Head Waiter | Episode: "Jerry's Journey" |
References
- ↑ Bag of Flour Got Til Out Of Spanish Jail. April 29, 1961. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Google Books.
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- 1 2 3 "The fancy French waiter from The Andy Griffith Show also served Gomer, Laverne and more". MeTV. October 19, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ↑ Molseed, Megan (July 16, 2021). "'The Andy Griffith Show' Actor Was Typecast in the Same Role Across Several Classic Shows". Outsider. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ↑ Robinson, Fernandes, Dale, David (August 24, 2012). The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference: Episode-by-Episode, with Cast and Production Biographies and a Guide to Collectibles. McFarland. p. 113. ISBN 9781476601878 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Roger Til Obituary (1909–2002)". Los Angeles Daily News. July 6, 2002. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
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