Roy Barcroft
September 7, 1902 (123 years old) in Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA
Roy Barcroft (born Howard Harold Ravenscroft; September 7, 1902 – November 28, 1969) was an American character actor famous for playing villains in B-Westerns and other genres. From 1937 to 1957, he appeared in more than 300 films for Republic Pictures. Some of his prominent roles were the marshal in Oklahoma! (1955) and Colonel Jim Logan in The Adventures of Spin & Marty (1955 - 1957).
Known For
Credits
- 1970 · Monte Walsh as Proprietor
- 1969 · The Reivers as Ed (The Judge)
- 1969 · Gaily, Gaily as Dr. Gorson
- 1968 · Bandolero! as Bartender
- 1967 · The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper as Narrator
- 1967 · Cimarron Strip as
- 1967 · The Way West as Mr. Masters
- 1966 · Texas Across the River as Morton
- 1966 · Destination Inner Space as Skipper
- 1966 · Gunpoint as Dr. Beardsley
- 1966 · Billy the Kid Versus Dracula as Sheriff Griffin
- 1966 · D-Day on Mars as The Purple Monster
- 1965 · Laredo as
- 1964 · Profiles in Courage as Judge
- 1963 · The Great Adventure as Dr. Anthony Thompson
- 1962 · The Lucy Show as Chief of Police
- 1962 · The Virginian as Bill Goforth
- 1962 · The Virginian as Mr. Tait
- 1962 · Six Black Horses as Mustanger
- 1961 · Straightaway as
- 1961 · Ben Casey as Rudick
- 1961 · Gunslinger as Taggert
- 1960 · Ten Who Dared as Jim Baker
- 1960 · The Andy Griffith Show as Clint Biggers
- 1959 · Johnny Ringo as Pat Merlin
- 1959 · Escort West as Sgt. Doyle
- 1959 · Rawhide as Casey
- 1959 · Rawhide as Cliff Stanton
- 1959 · Rawhide as Sanders
- 1959 · Rawhide as Sheriff
- 1959 · Rawhide as Adams
- 1958 · Lawman as
- 1958 · Lawman as Luke Tennant
- 1958 · The Rifleman as
- 1958 · The Texan as
- 1958 · Wanted: Dead or Alive as Frank Hagen
- 1957 · The New Adventures of Spin and Marty as Jim Logan
- 1957 · 26 Men as
- 1957 · Trackdown as
- 1957 · Trackdown as Sheriff
- 1957 · Domino Kid as
- 1957 · Maverick as The Cattleman
- 1957 · Maverick as Marshal
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Murphy
- 1957 · Have Gun, Will Travel as Jim Sherwood
- 1957 · Last Stagecoach West as Park Ketchum
- 1957 · The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm as J.P. Flemming
- 1957 · Gun Duel in Durango as Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)
- 1956 · Further Adventures of Spin and Marty as Jim Logan
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Marshal Carl Neuman
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Pat Merlin
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Rady Smith
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Mike - Ranch Foreman
- 1956 · Gun Brothers as Sheriff Jorgen
- 1956 · The Last Hunt as Maj. Smith
- 1955 · The Spoilers as The Marshal
- 1955 · The Adventures of Spin and Marty as Col. Logan
- 1955 · Oklahoma! as Marshal
- 1955 · Cheyenne as
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Luke
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Farr
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Jake
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Asa
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Cotter
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Pop
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Roy
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Jonas
- 1955 · The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as
- 1955 · The Cobweb as Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)
- 1955 · Man Without a Star as Sheriff Olson
- 1955 · The Millionaire as Sergeant Bailey
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Sheriff Bodie Hampton
- 1954 · Rogue Cop as Lt. Vince D. Bardeman
- 1954 · Lassie as
- 1954 · Man with the Steel Whip as Sheriff [Chs. 8, 10-12]
- 1954 · The Desperado as Martin Novak
- 1954 · Public Defender as
- 1953 · The Man Behind the Badge as
- 1953 · City Detective as
- 1953 · El Paso Stampede as Henchman Floyd Garrett
- 1953 · Bandits of the West as Bud Galloway
- 1953 · Down Laredo Way as Cooper
- 1953 · City That Never Sleeps as
- 1952 · Ride the Man Down as Russ Schultz
- 1952 · Montana Belle as Jim Clark
- 1952 · Desperadoes' Outpost as Jim Boylan
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as Herbert Wheelock
- 1952 · Adventures of Superman as
- 1952 · Hopalong Cassidy as
- 1952 · Hoodlum Empire as Morris Draper
- 1952 · Border Saddlemates as Steve Baxter
- 1952 · Oklahoma Annie as Curt Walker
- 1952 · Radar Men from the Moon as Retik
- 1951 · Pals of the Golden West as Ward Sloan
- 1951 · Honeychile as Walter Judson
- 1951 · Utah Wagon Train as Hank Driscoll
- 1951 · Arizona Manhunt as Pete Willard
- 1951 · Fort Dodge Stampede as Henchman Pike Hardin
- 1951 · The Adventures of Kit Carson as
- 1951 · Insurance Investigator as Duke Wallace
- 1951 · Night Riders of Montana as Henchman Brink
- 1950 · The Missourians as Nick Kovacs
- 1950 · Under Mexicali Stars as Hays Lawson
- 1950 · Rustlers on Horseback as Leo Straykin
- 1950 · Surrender as Deputy Gerard
- 1950 · Vigilante Hideout as Muley Price
- 1950 · Desperadoes of the West as Hacker
- 1950 · Rock Island Trail as Barnes
- 1950 · The Arizona Cowboy as Henchman Mike Slade
- 1950 · The Vanishing Westerner as Sand Sanderson
- 1950 · Code of the Silver Sage as Hulon Champion
- 1950 · Federal Agent at Large as Nels Berger
- 1950 · Gunmen of Abilene as Brink Fallon
- 1949 · The Lone Ranger as Marshal Roy Dillon
- 1949 · The James Brothers of Missouri as Ace Marlin
- 1949 · Outcasts of the Trail as Jim Judd
- 1949 · Frontier Investigator as Flint Fleming
- 1949 · Ghost of Zorro as Hank Kilgore
- 1948 · The Far Frontier as Henchman Bart
- 1948 · Grand Canyon Trail as Henchman Dave Williams
- 1948 · Desperadoes of Dodge City as Homesteader
- 1948 · Eyes of Texas as Vic
- 1948 · Lightnin' in the Forest as Police Lieut. Bain
- 1948 · Madonna of the Desert as Buck Keaton
- 1948 · The Main Street Kid as Torrey
- 1947 · Bandits of Dark Canyon as Jeff Conley
- 1947 · The Fabulous Texan as Standifer
- 1947 · The Wild Frontier as Henchman
- 1947 · Jesse James Rides Again as Frank Lawton
- 1947 · Wyoming as Sheriff Niles
- 1947 · Blackmail as Spice Kellaway
- 1947 · Springtime in the Sierras as Matt Wilkes
- 1947 · Vigilantes of Boomtown as McKean
- 1947 · Son of Zorro as Henchman Boyd
- 1946 · G.I. War Brides as (uncredited)
- 1946 · The Last Crooked Mile as Man on Street
- 1946 · My Pal Trigger as Henchman Hunter
- 1946 · Crime of the Century as Various Voices (uncredited)
- 1945 · Wagon Wheels Westward as Dave McKean
- 1945 · Dakota as Poli's Driver
- 1945 · Colorado Pioneers as Bull Reagan
- 1945 · Girls of the Big House as Police Dispatcher (voice)
- 1945 · The Purple Monster Strikes as The Purple Monster
- 1945 · Sunset in El Dorado as Buster Welch
- 1945 · Along the Navajo Trail as Rusty Channing
- 1945 · Trail of Kit Carson as Doc Ryan
- 1944 · The Big Bonanza as Sheriff Dan Pendleton
- 1944 · Firebrands of Arizona as Deputy Ike
- 1944 · Haunted Harbor as Carter / Kane
- 1944 · The Girl Who Dared as David Scott
- 1944 · The Laramie Trail as Dick Rapidan
- 1944 · Hidden Valley Outlaws as Gilbert J. Leland
- 1944 · The Fighting Seabees as Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
- 1943 · Overland Mail Robbery as David Patterson
- 1943 · False Colors as Sheriff
- 1943 · Man from Music Mountain as Cattlemen Henchman (uncredited)
- 1943 · The Stranger From Pecos as Sheriff Ben
- 1943 · Riders of the Rio Grande as Sarsaparilla
- 1943 · Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Prison Guard (uncredited)
- 1943 · Sagebrush Law as Mark Carter
- 1943 · Hoppy Serves a Writ as Colby
- 1943 · Idaho as Townsman Slugging Bud
- 1942 · Dawn on the Great Divide as Chuck Loder
- 1942 · Pirates of the Prairie as Lew Harmon
- 1942 · Silver Queen as Dan Carson
- 1942 · West of the Law as Ludlow
- 1942 · Sunset Serenade as Bart Reynolds - Henchman
- 1942 · Romance on the Range as Henchman Pete
- 1942 · Nazi Agent as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
- 1942 · Below the Border as Ed Scully
- 1941 · They Died with Their Boots On as Officer (uncredited)
- 1941 · The Masked Rider as Henchman Luke
- 1941 · Jesse James at Bay as Henchman Vern Stone
- 1941 · The Bandit Trail as Joel Nesbitt
- 1941 · King of the Texas Rangers as Ross
- 1941 · Wide Open Town as Henchman Red
- 1941 · Sheriff of Tombstone as Saloon Boss
- 1941 · Pals of the Pecos as Keno
- 1940 · A Volta do Besouro Verde as Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism
- 1940 · Santa Fe Trail as Engineer (uncredited)
- 1940 · East of the River as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1940 · Trailing Double Trouble as Jim Moreland
- 1940 · Deadwood Dick as Marshal Jim Bridges' Imposter
- 1940 · Winners of the West as Logan
- 1940 · Hidden Gold as Hendricks
- 1940 · The Showdown as Bowman
- 1940 · Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe as Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
- 1939 · Another Thin Man as Slim (uncredited)
- 1939 · Riders of the Frontier as Outlaw Ed Carter
- 1939 · The Oregon Trail as Colonel Custer
- 1939 · Daredevils of the Red Circle as Mine Superintendent
- 1939 · Fast and Loose as Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)
- 1939 · The Phantom Creeps as AMI Agent Parker
- 1938 · The Frontiersmen as Sutton
- 1938 · The Stranger from Arizona as Henchman Thane
- 1938 · Flaming Frontiers as Ben Hollister - Henchman
- 1938 · Blondes at Work as Attorney Meadows (uncredited)
- 1937 · Rosalie as Conspirator (uncredited)
- 1936 · Flash Gordon as Throne Guard
- Future · Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine as
- 1966 · Run, Light Buck, Run as Narrator
- 1961 · When the Clock Strikes as Sheriff Mitchell
- 1960 · Freckles as John McLean
- 1954 · Two Guns and a Badge as Bill Sterling - Rancher
- 1953 · Shadows of Tombstone as Mike
- 1953 · Savage Frontier as William Oakes
- 1953 · Iron Mountain Trail as Mate Orrin
- 1953 · Old Overland Trail as John Anchor
- 1953 · Marshal of Cedar Rock as Henry Mason
- 1952 · South Pacific Trail as Link Felton
- 1952 · The WAC from Walla Walla as Mr. Prentiss
- 1952 · Old Oklahoma Plains as Arthur Jensen
- 1952 · Thundering Caravans as Ed Brill
- 1952 · Black Hills Ambush as Bart
- 1952 · Wild Horse Ambush as Harkins
- 1952 · Leadville Gunslinger as Chet Yonker / Pete Yonker
- 1952 · Captive of Billy the Kid as Piute
- 1951 · Desert of Lost Men as Link
- 1951 · Street Bandits as Monk Walter
- 1951 · Rodeo King and the Senorita as Steve Lacey
- 1951 · The Dakota Kid as Henchman Turk Smith
- 1951 · Wells Fargo Gunmaster as Brick Mason
- 1951 · In Old Amarillo as Clint Burnside
- 1951 · Don Daredevil Rides Again as Douglas Stratton
- 1950 · North of the Great Divide as Banning
- 1950 · Prisoners in Petticoats as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
- 1950 · The Savage Horde as Fergus
- 1950 · Salt Lake Raiders as Brit Condor
- 1949 · Powder River Rustlers as Henchman Bull Macons
- 1949 · Pioneer Marshal as Clip Pearson
- 1949 · Ranger of Cherokee Strip as Mark Sanders
- 1949 · San Antone Ambush as Henchman Roberts
- 1949 · Down Dakota Way as Mack McKenzie
- 1949 · South of Rio as Lon Bryson
- 1949 · The Phantom Creeps as Parker (uncredited)
- 1949 · Law of the Golden West as Clete Larrabee
- 1949 · Prince of the Plains as Henchman Regan
- 1949 · Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. as Spade Gordon
- 1949 · Sheriff of Wichita as Sam Stark
- 1948 · Renegades of Sonora as George Keeler
- 1948 · Sundown in Santa Fe as Tracy Gillette
- 1948 · Out of the Storm as Arty Sorenson
- 1948 · Sons of Adventure as Leslie Bennett
- 1948 · Daredevils of the Clouds as RCMP Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
- 1948 · Marshal of Amarillo as Ben Dolan
- 1948 · Train to Alcatraz as Guard Grady
- 1948 · The Timber Trail as Big Bart
- 1948 · Secret Service Investigator as Al Turk
- 1948 · Old Los Angeles as Clyborne
- 1948 · The Bold Frontiersman as Smiling Jim
- 1948 · Oklahoma Badlands as Henchman Sanders
- 1948 · G-Men Never Forget as Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron
- 1947 · Along the Oregon Trail as Jake Stoner
- 1947 · Marshal of Cripple Creek as Henchman Sweeney
- 1947 · Rustlers of Devil's Canyon as Land Agent Clark
- 1947 · Web of Danger as Monks, Worker
- 1947 · Oregon Trail Scouts as Bill Hunter
- 1947 · Spoilers of the North as Moose McGovern
- 1947 · Last Frontier Uprising as Henchman Boyd Blackwell
- 1946 · Stagecoach to Denver as Big Bill Lambert
- 1946 · The Mysterious Mr. Valentine as Blackmailer (voice) (uncredited)
- 1946 · Night Train to Memphis as Chad Morgan
- 1946 · Traffic in Crime as Insp. Tip Hogan
- 1946 · Daughter of Don Q as Mel Donovan
- 1946 · Sun Valley Cyclone as Blackie Blake
- 1946 · Home on the Range as Henchman
- 1946 · Alias Billy the Kid as Matt Conroy
- 1946 · The Phantom Rider as The Marshal
- 1945 · Song of Mexico as Visitor
- 1945 · The Cherokee Flash as Jeff Carson
- 1945 · Marshal of Laredo as Denver Jack
- 1945 · Bells of Rosarita as Henchman Maxwell
- 1945 · Santa Fe Saddlemates as John Gant
- 1945 · Lone Texas Ranger as Hands Weber
- 1945 · Corpus Christi Bandits as Wade Larkin
- 1945 · The Vampire's Ghost as Capt. Jim Barrett
- 1945 · Manhunt of Mystery Island as Capt. Mephisto
- 1945 · The Topeka Terror as Ben Jode
- 1944 · Sheriff of Sundown as Jack Hatfield
- 1944 · Lights of Old Santa Fe as Ken Ferguson
- 1944 · Code of the Prairie as Professor Graham
- 1944 · Cheyenne Wildcat as Dandy Joe Meeker
- 1944 · Stagecoach to Monterey as J. Rodney Stevens
- 1944 · Call of the South Seas as Steve Landrau
- 1943 · Raiders of Sunset Pass as Henchman Lefty Lewis
- 1943 · Canyon City as Jeff Parker
- 1943 · The Man from the Rio Grande as Henchman Ace Holden
- 1943 · Wagon Tracks West as Henchman Laird
- 1943 · Six Gun Gospel as Henchman Durkin
- 1943 · Bordertown Gun Fighters as Jack Gatling
- 1943 · Calling Wild Bill Elliott as Captain Carson
- 1943 · Cheyenne Roundup as Slim Layton
- 1943 · Carson City Cyclone as Prosecutor Joe Newman
- 1942 · Ridin' Down the Canyon as Henchman
- 1942 · The Valley of Vanishing Men as Deputy Jed 'Luke' Lucas
- 1942 · The Old Chisholm Trail as Ed Phillips
- 1942 · Stardust on the Sage as Henchman Murphy
- 1942 · Land of the Open Range as Gil Carse
- 1942 · Sunset on the Desert as Deputy Nelson
- 1942 · The Lone Rider in Cheyenne as Mort Saunders
- 1941 · Riders of the Badlands as Captain Rogers
- 1941 · West of Cimarron as Captain Hawks
- 1941 · Outlaws of Cherokee Trail as Val Lamar
- 1941 · Riders of Death Valley as Henchman Dirk
- 1940 · Ragtime Cowboy Joe as Henchman Putt
- 1940 · Stage to Chino as Dude Elliott
- 1940 · Bad Man from Red Butte as Henchman Hank
- 1940 · West of Carson City as Bill Tompkins
- 1940 · Yukon Flight as Henchman Lodin
- 1939 · Crashing Thru as Henchman Green
- 1939 · Renegade Trail as Stiff-Hat Bailey
- 1939 · S.O.S Tidal Wave as
- 1939 · The Man from Texas as Henchman Drifter
- 1939 · Silver on the Sage as Henchman Ewing
- 1939 · Mexicali Rose as Mac McElroy
- 1938 · Heroes of the Hills as Robert Beaton
- 1936 · The President's Mystery as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1932 · A Woman Commands as Cossack