Roy Gaintner(1916-2008)
- Actor
Roy Gaintner, 1916-2008, was a long-time actor on a number of local
theater levels, as well as performing in movies and commercials. Born
in Lancaster, PA in 1916, he was involved in little theater work there
until the late 1930s. After moving to the Washington, D.C. area, he
became active with the Crossroads Theater Group in Arlington, VA, where
he met his wife of over 50 years, Esther, a professional violinist.
Moving to Phoenix, AZ in 1951, Roy was a steady performer and director
of numerous plays for Phoenix Little Theater and Scottsdale's
Stagebrush Theater, as well as performing at Cudia City, a
long-standing western theater set used in many westerns of the 1940s
and 50s. In his 50s and 60s, Roy was a SAG performer, with roles in a
number of movies filmed in the Arizona area. In 1976, he toured for a
year as the second lead opposite Bob Cummings in the dinner theater
circuit play, "Take Her, She's Mine."
