Roy Brocksmith (September 15, 1945 â€" December 16, 2001) was an
American actor.Brocksmith was born in Quincy, Illinois, the son of
Vera Marguerite (née Hartwig) and Otis E. Brocksmith, who was a
mechanic. He graduated from Quincy University in 1970. He then moved
to New York City where he began a career on Broadway. His roles
included Louis XIII in The Three Musketeers and the balladeer in a
revival of The Threepenny Opera with Raul Julia.Brocksmith's nerdy,
pudgy appearance, and effete mannerisms made him perfect for comic
roles, particularly in the late '80s and 1990s. Among his more
prominent roles are the duplicitous Dr. Edgemar in Total Recall, a
police sergeant possessed by Bill in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey,
principal Michael Oslo in Picket Fences and jovial mortician Irv
Kendall in Arachnophobia.He died in 2001, aged 56, from complications
of diabetes.
American actor.Brocksmith was born in Quincy, Illinois, the son of
Vera Marguerite (née Hartwig) and Otis E. Brocksmith, who was a
mechanic. He graduated from Quincy University in 1970. He then moved
to New York City where he began a career on Broadway. His roles
included Louis XIII in The Three Musketeers and the balladeer in a
revival of The Threepenny Opera with Raul Julia.Brocksmith's nerdy,
pudgy appearance, and effete mannerisms made him perfect for comic
roles, particularly in the late '80s and 1990s. Among his more
prominent roles are the duplicitous Dr. Edgemar in Total Recall, a
police sergeant possessed by Bill in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey,
principal Michael Oslo in Picket Fences and jovial mortician Irv
Kendall in Arachnophobia.He died in 2001, aged 56, from complications
of diabetes.
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