Roy Thinnes

Roy Thinnes (/ˈθɪnɛs/; born April 6, 1938) is an American former television and film actor best known for his portrayal of lonely hero David Vincent in the ABC 1967–68 television series The Invaders. He starred in the 1969 British science fiction film Doppelgänger (a.k.a. Journey to the Far Side of the Sun outside Britain), and also played Manhattan District Attorney Alfred Wentworth in the pilot episode of Law & Order. Thinnes was born in Chicago of German descent. After serving in the United States Army as a military policeman, he relocated to California and attended Los Angeles City College. His first primetime role was in "A Fist of Five", a 1962 episode of Quinn Martin's The Untouchables, as a brother of an ex-policeman (played by Lee Marvin). Later that year he appeared in a small role as a cowboy named "Harry" on James Arness's TV Western Gunsmoke ("False Front" - S8E15). He appeared on General Hospital as the "philandering Dr. Phil Brewer" from 1963 to 1965, which was later described as "Thinnes' big break." In 1964, he guested twice in episodes "Murder by Scandal" and the "Lost Lady Blues" of the 13-episode CBS drama The Reporter. Thinnes guest starred on another Quinn Martin series, Twelve O'Clock High produced by 20th Century Fox Television, becoming a casualty of war while commanding a B-17 bomber on a dangerous mission. Later he co-starred as Ben Quick in the short-lived 1965-66 20th Century Fox Television series The Long Hot Summer, which ran on ABC.