Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

181

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-11-16

Deathday

1994-05-15 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Royal Edward Dano Sr.

Royal Dano

Biography

Royal Edward Dano (November 16, 1922 – May 15, 1994) was an American film and television character actor.

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Known For

8.3%

Twin Peaks

Apr 8, 1990

7.4%

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Jun 30, 1976

6.6%

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

May 27, 1988

7.9%

Little House on the Prairie

Sep 11, 1974

7.4%

The Right Stuff

Oct 20, 1983

7.0%

The Trouble with Harry

Oct 3, 1955

7.5%

Bonanza

Sep 12, 1959

7.5%

Bonanza

Sep 12, 1959

7.4%

Johnny Guitar

May 26, 1954

7.1%

Moby Dick

Jun 27, 1956

6.0%

The Dark Half

Apr 23, 1993

5.5%

House II: The Second Story

May 14, 1987

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Acting

1993

The Dark Half as Digger Holt

1990		Spaced Invaders as Wrenchmuller
1990		Twin Peaks as Judge Clinton Sternwood

1988		James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
1988		Once Upon a Texas Train as Nitro Jones
1988		Killer Klowns from Outer Space as Farmer Gene Green

1987		Ghoulies II as Uncle Ned
1987		House II: The Second Story as Gramps

1986

Red Headed Stranger as Larn Claver

1985		Amazing Stories as Salvation Army Officer
1985		Amazing Stories as Elmer Quick
1985		Cocaine Wars as Bailey

1984

Teachers as Ditto Stiles

1983		The Right Stuff as Minister
1983		Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade as Cow John
1983		Something Wicked This Way Comes as Tom Fury
1983		Will There Really Be a Morning? as Ernest Farmer

1982

Hammett as Pops

1981		Take This Job and Shove It as Beeber
1981		A Dream Called Walt Disney World as Abraham Lincoln (voice)

1980

Back to the Planet of the Apes as Farrow

1979		The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang as Pa Dalton
1979		In Search of Historic Jesus as Prophet #1
1979		Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter as Mr. Willis

1978		The Crash of Flight 401
1978		Donner Pass: The Road to Survival as Sutter
1978		Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell as Will Hays

1977		CHiPs as Coroner
1977		Bad Georgia Road as Arthur Pennyrich
1977		The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977		Code R as Carson

1976		Quincy, M.E.
1976		The Killer Inside Me as Father
1976		The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
1976		Drum as Zeke Montgomery
1976		The Outlaw Josey Wales as Ten Spot
1976		The Quest

1975		Capone as Anton J. Cermak
1975		Huckleberry Finn as Mark Twain
1975		The Wild Party as Tex

1974		Big Bad Mama as Reverend Johnson
1974		Planet of the Apes
1974		Police Woman
1974		Little House on the Prairie

1973		Doc Elliot
1973		Cahill: United States Marshal as MacDonald
1973		Electra Glide in Blue as Coroner
1973		Messiah of Evil as Joseph Lang
1973		Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies as Jake
1973		Police Story

1972		Kung Fu
1972		Moon of the Wolf as Tom Sr.
1972		The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid as Gustavson
1972		The Culpepper Cattle Co. as Cattle Rustler
1972		The Man Hunter as Pa Bocock
1972		Emergency!

1971		Skin Game as John Brown
1971		Cannon
1971		Decisions! Decisions! as Tex
1971		Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns as Zach
1971		Alias Smith and Jones

1970		Night Gallery as Owen
1970		Run, Simon, Run as Sheriff Tacksberry

1969		The Undefeated as Major Sanders
1969		Then Came Bronson
1969		My World and Welcome to It
1969		Backtrack! as Faraway (archive footage)
1969		Death of a Gunfighter as Arch Brandt

1968		If He Hollers, Let Him Go! as Carl Blair
1968		The Outcasts
1968		Adam-12 as Walter Covey
1968		Hawaii Five-O as Hody Linquist
1968		Day of the Evil Gun as Dr. Eli Prather

1967		The Last Challenge as Pretty Horse
1967		The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967		Hondo
1967		Cimarron Strip
1967		Welcome to Hard Times as John Bear

1966		The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones as Otto
1966		Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966		Gunpoint as Ode

1965		The F.B.I. as Newman
1965		The F.B.I. as Jess Buford
1965		Lost in Space as Major Domo
1965		The Big Valley as Ezra
1965		The Big Valley as The Vet
1965		The Big Valley as Jesse Bleeck
1965		The Big Valley as Rufus Morton
1965		The Legend of Jesse James as Jailer

1964		Daniel Boone as Matty Brenner
1964		Daniel Boone as John Maddox
1964		7 Faces of Dr. Lao as Carey

1963		Mr. Novak as Mr. Metcalfe
1963		The Fugitive as Preacher
1963		Savage Sam as Pack Underwood
1963		The Dakotas

1962		Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol as Marley's Ghost (voice)
1962		The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Mr. Miley
1962		The Virginian as Dan Molder
1962		The Virginian as Faraway McPhail
1962		The Virginian as Faraway MacPhail
1962		The Virginian as Uncle Dell Benton
1962		The Virginian as Daniels

1961		King of Kings as Peter
1961		The New Breed as Harry Tilden
1961		Ben Casey
1961		Target: The Corruptors!
1961		Posse from Hell as Uncle Billy

1960		Cimarron as Ike Howes
1960		The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960		Route 66
1960		The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Harlan
1960		Tate

1959		Hound-Dog Man as Fiddling Tom Waller
1959		The Rebel as Amos Cooper
1959		The Rebel as Ben Crowe
1959		Johnny Ringo as Lucas Frome
1959		Bonanza as Matt Jeffers
1959		Bonanza as Jason Ganther
1959		Face of Fire as Jake Winter
1959		The Boy and the Bridge as Evangelist
1959		These Thousand Hills as Carmichael
1959		Never Steal Anything Small as Words Cannon
1959		Rawhide as Monty Fox
1959		Rawhide as Jeb Newton
1959		Rawhide as Sam Wentworth
1959		Rawhide as Mr. Teisner

1958		Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958		The Rifleman
1958		Wanted: Dead or Alive as Charlie Wright
1958		Man of the West as Trout
1958		Handle with Care as Al Lees
1958		Saddle the Wind as Clay Ellison

1957		Man in the Shadow as Aiken Clay
1957		All Mine to Give as Howard Tyler
1957		Have Gun, Will Travel
1957		Trooper Hook as Mr. Trude

1956		Crime of Passion as Capt. Charlie Alidas
1956		Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Will
1956		Wire Service as Carl Strawn
1956		Tension at Table Rock as Harry Jameson
1956		Santiago as Lobo
1956		Moby Dick as Elijah
1956		Tribute to a Bad Man as Abe

1955		The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955		The Trouble with Harry as Calvin Wiggs
1955		Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Martin Ross
1955		Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mr. Atkins
1955		Gunsmoke as Obie Tater
1955		Gunsmoke as Seth Tandy
1955		Gunsmoke as Bender
1955		Gunsmoke as Praylie
1955		Gunsmoke as Lambert
1955		Gunsmoke as Rory Luken
1955		Gunsmoke as Jefferson Dooley
1955		Gunsmoke as Jessup
1955		Gunsmoke as Gideon Hale
1955		Gunsmoke as Henry Mather
1955		Gunsmoke as Watney
1955		The Millionaire as Hap Connolly

1954		Climax! as Sergeant
1954		Climax! as Doctor
1954		Johnny Guitar as Corey
1954		The Far Country as Luke

1953		Letter to Loretta as Roy Henry
1953		General Electric Theater as Confederate Deserter

1952		Mr. Lincoln as Abraham Lincoln
1952		Omnibus
1952		Bend of the River as Long Tom

1951		Flame of Araby as Basra
1951		The Red Badge of Courage as The Tattered Man
1951		Under the Gun as Sam Nugent, trustee-gunner

1950		Undercover Girl as The Moocher
1950		Lux Video Theatre as Sergeant Finley

1949		Suspense
1949		Suspense as Lucky
1949		Suspense as Marvin the Push
1949		Suspense as Policeman

1948		Studio One
1948		Studio One as Tom Doan
1948		Studio One as Zack