Roger Herren

Roger Herren was a handsome young U.S. actor of brief acclaim in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Blessed with good looks and southern charm, Herren appeared to be headed for stardom, yet he is known to have had only one credited film role and one credited stage role. Born in Baxter, Tennessee, in September 1945, Herren is the older of four sons of a carpenter father and homemaker mother. He joined the U.S. Navy and was discharged in 1968 after serving in Vietnam. As a boy he excelled as a volleyball player and was considered Olympic caliber when he played in the International Military League. After his discharge from the Navy he secured his first role (uncredited) in the 1969 big-budget musical film production of Lerner and Loewe's Paint Your Wagon (1969) starring Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin. He had a higher-profile stage role with credits as the cowboy gigolo in southwest U.S. stage productions of "The Boys in the Band." His career peaked and ended with his co-starring performanc