Roger DeKoven (Actor)

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(10-22-1907 - 01-28-1988) Age 81

Roger DeKoven was a character actor on the English and European stage and played on Days of our Lives for 20 years.

 

 

 

He appeared in the following 16 episodes of Radio Mystery Theater
Date Episode Title Plot
01/06/1974 0001 The Old Ones Are Hard to Kill An old lady rents a room to a sick boarder. She runs into problems with his strange deathbed confession.
01/28/1974 0023 Three Women A writer is pressed by his publisher to alter the ending of his book in order to take fuller advantage of the character of his heroine. The writer hesitates with the premonition that the character crafted by him might actually be alive
01/30/1974 0025 Mother Love An unusual favor and $6000 are all a fortune teller needs to grant the wish of a desperate woman to conceive
02/05/1974 0031 The Lady Was a Tiger A femme fatale double agent frames an unemployed reporter for homicide in Paris.
03/04/1974 0050 This Will Kill You Negative reviews can get you into trouble - especially if the book under review is written by a demon-worshipper! A journalist finds this out to his own cost as the inflamed writer puts a death curse on him. He can only be rid of the curse if he passes it on to another.
03/26/1974 0063 Death by Whose Hands Set nearly a hundred years back, this story is about a prosthetic surgeon's transplant of the hand of a prodigious musician to his competitor with disastrous repercussions.
04/18/1974 0077 A Portrait of Death A man suddenly achieves the power to become a great painter. But all his subjects seem to meet their ends quite as suddenly. His step brother starts to worry as the man plans to paint his wife in his next session.
05/08/1974 0088 The Breaking Point A thought projection experiment takes a deadly turn as a scientist takes an extreme step and subjects his wife's subconscious to the process to persuade her to kill him!
06/06/1974 0102 Deadly Darling Dolores A conspiracy to destroy all animal life on the planet is exposed by a scientist.
08/07/1974 0129 The Picture of Dorian Gray In exchange for eternal youth, a man makes a deal with the devil and gives up his soul. As he is consumed by evil, his portrait changes to mirror the abomination he has become.
11/26/1974 0179 Courtyard of Death This is the tale of the lewd monk Rasputin, who was the spiritual consultant of Russian Czar Nicholas II and his family.
02/02/1976 0424 First Prize -- Death Despite being co-director of the Sociological Advisory Institute and a celebrated sociologist in his own right, time and again John Desmond is overlooked and the Parkhurst Medal awarded to his colleagues. When Mr. Strickland approaches John with an intriguing proposition-- the next Parkhurst Medal it seems almost surreal. However, the offer comes with a heavy price. Now, it is up to John to make a decision.
06/07/1976 0489 The Corpse that Would Not Die To marry his lover, a man kills her husband despite being his best friend. Soon the weight of both their sins begins to slowly poison their love.
12/30/1976 0574 Your Move, Mr. Ellers Chess seems the perfect foil for a sophisticated jewel thief. An insurance investigator looks into the theft of several diamonds and other jewels from a jeweler. A stolen emerald and a game of chess lead him to look into the lives of three supsects: an employee; a long time member at the jewelry store; and a fence. Every character in this story is a chess fan.
11/04/1977 0735 The Final Judgement A classic tale from the legendary fables of King Solomon. Three merchants go to Solomon to get his counsel as to which of them is unscrupulous. Solomon uses his sagacity and devices a unique strategy to get at the truth.
02/17/1978 0784 The Church of Hell A nasty surprise awaits a couple as they return from their blissful holiday to find their tenant and caretaker killed by supernatural forces. They must fight the forces of Satan to save their home and hearth.

2 Responses to DeKoven Roger

Roger DeKoven ROCKED "The breaking point".

Thomas

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In his 60 year entertainment career, Roger DeKoven had numerous appearances in over 50 old time radio programs, including Suspense, Gangbusters and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. He appeared in over 20 Broadway productions and is best remembered for his role of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. in Funny Girl. He also appeared in over 30 films and television programs including his 20 year role as James Spencer on the daytime soap opera, Days of our Lives.

Charlie

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