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Roy Milton Davis(1949-2013)

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Roy Milton Davis
Character actor Roy Milton Davis was born on May 11, 1949. Davis first started acting in films in the early 1980's. A stringy man with a big nose who often sported a highly distinctive scruffy beard (usually sans mustache), Roy was frequently cast in both films and TV shows alike as a homeless man. Davis died at age 63 from lung cancer on May 6, 2013 in New York.
BornMay 11, 1949
DiedMay 6, 2013(63)
BornMay 11, 1949
DiedMay 6, 2013(63)
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Known for

Terrence Howard, Colin Farrell, and Noomi Rapace in Dead Man Down (2013)
Dead Man Down
6.4
  • Derelict
  • 2013
The Wackness (2008)
The Wackness
6.9
  • Homeless Man
  • 2008
Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, and Melanie Griffith in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
5.6
  • Latino
  • 1990
Jerry O'Connell and Megan Ward in Joe's Apartment (1996)
Joe's Apartment
5.5
  • Complaint Handler(as Roy Davis)
  • 1996

Credits

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  • Robin Williams, Mila Kunis, Peter Dinklage, and Melissa Leo in The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)
    The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
    5.7
    • Buster (Homeless man)
    • 2014
  • Terrence Howard, Colin Farrell, and Noomi Rapace in Dead Man Down (2013)
    Dead Man Down
    6.4
    • Derelict
    • 2013
  • All Wifed Out (2012)
    All Wifed Out
    5.1
    • Bum
    • 2012
  • Krysten Ritter in Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 (2012)
    Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Homeless Person
    • 2012
  • Nous York (2012)
    Nous York
    4.4
    • Clochard métro (as Roy Davis)
    • 2012
  • Peter Vack and Kelli Barrett in I Just Want My Pants Back (2012)
    I Just Want My Pants Back
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Homeless Man #2
    • 2012
  • Robert De Niro and Paul Dano in Being Flynn (2012)
    Being Flynn
    6.4
    • Homeless Man 2
    • 2012
  • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Charlie
    • Homeless Man
    • 2006–2012
  • Boardwalk Empire (2010)
    Boardwalk Empire
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Pony Wrangler
    • 2011
  • Patrick Wilson in A Gifted Man (2011)
    A Gifted Man
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Homeless Man (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • The Singer and the Poet (2008)
    The Singer and the Poet
    Short
    • Homeless Man
    • 2008
  • The Wackness (2008)
    The Wackness
    6.9
    • Homeless Man
    • 2008
  • Jared Leto in Chapter 27 (2007)
    Chapter 27
    5.6
    • Homeless Man
    • 2007
  • Brooke Shields, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, and Pierfrancesco Favino in Mariti in affitto (2004)
    Mariti in affitto
    4.2
    • Homeless Man
    • 2004
  • Out of Time
    8.0
    Short
    • Jerry (Janitor)
    • 2003

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Roy Davis
  • Born
    • May 11, 1949
  • Died
    • May 6, 2013
    • New York, New York, USA(lung cancer)

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