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Roy Blount Jr.

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Roy Blount Jr. was born on 4 October 1941 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Michael (1996) and Married to the Mob (1988).
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    • Known for

    Denzel Washington in The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
    The Manchurian Candidate
    6.6
    • Political Pundit
    • 2004
    John Travolta in Michael (1996)
    Michael
    5.7
    • Soundtrack
    • 1996
    Michelle Pfeiffer and Matthew Modine in Married to the Mob (1988)
    Married to the Mob
    6.3
    • The Humane Reporter
    • 1988
    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Tim Blake Nelson and Jacob Batalon in The True Don Quixote (2019)
      The True Don Quixote
      5.4
      • Narrator
      • 2019
    • Denzel Washington in The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
      The Manchurian Candidate
      6.6
      • Political Pundit
      • 2004
    • Flowers (2002)
      Flowers
      6.2
      • Gene
      • 2002
    • Bill Murray and Tai in Larger Than Life (1996)
      Larger Than Life
      5.7
      • Heckler #1
      • 1996
    • Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington in Philadelphia (1993)
      Philadelphia
      7.7
      • Partygoer (uncredited)
      • 1993
    • Michelle Pfeiffer and Matthew Modine in Married to the Mob (1988)
      Married to the Mob
      6.3
      • The Humane Reporter
      • 1988

    Writer

    • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
      Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
      6.9
      TV Series
      • teleplay
      • 2000
    • Bill Murray and Tai in Larger Than Life (1996)
      Larger Than Life
      5.7
      • screenplay
      • 1996

    Soundtrack

    • John Travolta in Michael (1996)
      Michael
      5.7
      • lyrics: "The Pie Song"
      • 1996

    Videos1

    James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times
    Trailer 0:33
    James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Roy Blount
    • Born
      • October 4, 1941
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
    • Other works
      Wrote, played self, in video essay as part of short-form writers' series "Byline Showtime" for Showtime cable network, 1987. Directed by Marc Wallace, photographed by Bill Dill.
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      • 1 Article

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      He's appeared in Flowers (2002) written and directed by his son Kirven Blount, as well as in three films directed by Jonathan Demme.

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