Roy Barcroft
Known for Acting · 300 credits
- Born
- 1902-09-07
- Died
- 1969-11-28
- Place of birth
- Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA
- Also known as
- Howard Harold Ravenscroft
Biography
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
TV Shows (39)
Perry Mason
1957
as Murphy
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Clint Biggers
Lassie
1954
Maverick
1957
as The Cattleman / Marshal
The Rifleman
1958
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Jim Sherwood
The Virginian
1962
as Bill Goforth / Mr. Tait
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Lawman
1958
as Luke Tennant
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Marshal Carl Neuman / Pat Merlin / Rady Smith / Mike - Ranch Foreman
Ben Casey
1961
as Rudick
Cheyenne
1955
Rawhide
1959
as Casey / Cliff Stanton / Sanders / Sheriff / Adams
The Lucy Show
1962
as Chief of Police
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Frank Hagen
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Marshal Roy Dillon
Gunsmoke
1955
as Luke / Farr / Jake / Asa / Cotter / Pop / Roy / Jonas
The Texan
1958
The Millionaire
1955
as Sergeant Bailey
Laredo
1965
Trackdown
1957
as Sheriff
Adventures of Superman
1952
Public Defender
1954
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Herbert Wheelock
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Pat Merlin
The Great Adventure
1963
as Dr. Anthony Thompson
Cimarron Strip
1967
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
26 Men
1957
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Sheriff Bodie Hampton
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
City Detective
1953
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Judge
The Man Behind the Badge
1953
Gunslinger
1961
as Taggert
Straightaway
1961
The Adventures of Spin and Marty
1955
as Col. Logan
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty
1957
as Jim Logan
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty
1956
as Jim Logan
Movies (261)
Bandolero!
1968
as Bartender
The Fighting Seabees
1944
as Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
Oklahoma!
1955
as Marshal
Hidden Gold
1940
as Hendricks
Gunpoint
1966
as Dr. Beardsley
The Missourians
1950
as Nick Kovacs
Dakota
1945
as Poli's Driver
Surrender
1950
as Deputy Gerard
Flash Gordon
1936
as Throne Guard
The Way West
1967
as Mr. Masters
Another Thin Man
1939
as Slim (uncredited)
The Reivers
1969
as Ed (The Judge)
The Showdown
1940
as Bowman
Monte Walsh
1970
as Proprietor
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Officer (uncredited)
Rosalie
1937
as Conspirator (uncredited)
Escort West
1959
as Sgt. Doyle
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Engineer (uncredited)
The Cobweb
1955
as Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)
Texas Across the River
1966
as Morton
The Spoilers
1955
as The Marshal
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism
The Phantom Creeps
1939
as AMI Agent Parker
Insurance Investigator
1951
as Duke Wallace
Nazi Agent
1942
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Ride the Man Down
1952
as Russ Schultz
Montana Belle
1952
as Jim Clark
Radar Men from the Moon
1952
as Retik
Utah Wagon Train
1951
as Hank Driscoll
Gun Duel in Durango
1957
as Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)
Man Without a Star
1955
as Sheriff Olson
Night Riders of Montana
1951
as Henchman Brink
Rogue Cop
1954
as Lt. Vince D. Bardeman
Fast and Loose
1939
as Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)
Street Bandits
1951
as Monk Walter
The Vanishing Westerner
1950
as Sand Sanderson
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Sagebrush Law
1943
as Mark Carter
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
1966
as Sheriff Griffin
Sunset Serenade
1942
as Bart Reynolds - Henchman
Domino Kid
1957
Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939
as Mine Superintendent
The Last Hunt
1956
as Maj. Smith
The Frontiersmen
1938
as Sutton
G.I. War Brides
1946
as (uncredited)
Gaily, Gaily
1969
as Dr. Gorson
Outcasts of the Trail
1949
as Jim Judd
Last Stagecoach West
1957
as Park Ketchum
The Last Crooked Mile
1946
as Man on Street
The Girl Who Dared
1944
as David Scott
Leadville Gunslinger
1952
as Chet Yonker / Pete Yonker
City That Never Sleeps
1953
Blackmail
1947
as Spice Kellaway
Out of the Storm
1948
as Arty Sorenson
The Desperado
1954
as Martin Novak
The Vampire's Ghost
1945
as Capt. Jim Barrett
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
as Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
Wide Open Town
1941
as Henchman Red
Trail of Kit Carson
1945
as Doc Ryan
Six Black Horses
1962
as Mustanger
Idaho
1943
as Townsman Slugging Bud
My Pal Trigger
1946
as Henchman Hunter
Rock Island Trail
1950
as Barnes
Gun Brothers
1956
as Sheriff Jorgen
Gunmen of Abilene
1950
as Brink Fallon
Hoodlum Empire
1952
as Morris Draper
Winners of the West
1940
as Logan
Destination Inner Space
1966
as Skipper
Riders of Death Valley
1941
as Henchman Dirk
Sunset in El Dorado
1945
as Buster Welch
Border Saddlemates
1952
as Steve Baxter
Silver Queen
1942
as Dan Carson
Desperadoes of Dodge City
1948
as Homesteader
False Colors
1943
as Sheriff
A Woman Commands
1932
as Cossack
The WAC from Walla Walla
1952
as Mr. Prentiss
Marshal of Laredo
1945
as Denver Jack
Freckles
1960
as John McLean
Wyoming
1947
as Sheriff Niles
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953
as Henry Mason
Train to Alcatraz
1948
as Guard Grady
Ten Who Dared
1960
as Jim Baker
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
as Ben Dolan
East of the River
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
Along the Navajo Trail
1945
as Rusty Channing
Bells of Rosarita
1945
as Henchman Maxwell
Daughter of Don Q
1946
as Mel Donovan
Under Mexicali Stars
1950
as Hays Lawson
Lightnin' in the Forest
1948
as Police Lieut. Bain
The Arizona Cowboy
1950
as Henchman Mike Slade
Ghost of Zorro
1949
as Hank Kilgore
Son of Zorro
1947
as Henchman Boyd
Springtime in the Sierras
1947
as Matt Wilkes
Ridin' Down the Canyon
1942
as Henchman
The Far Frontier
1948
as Henchman Bart
Eyes of Texas
1948
as Vic
Flaming Frontiers
1938
as Ben Hollister - Henchman
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Curt Walker
The Laramie Trail
1944
as Dick Rapidan
Frontier Investigator
1949
as Flint Fleming
Oregon Trail Scouts
1947
as Bill Hunter
Man from Music Mountain
1943
as Cattlemen Henchman (uncredited)
Honeychile
1951
as Walter Judson
Powder River Rustlers
1949
as Henchman Bull Macons
Crashing Thru
1939
as Henchman Green
Riders of the Rio Grande
1943
as Sarsaparilla
Haunted Harbor
1944
as Carter / Kane
Spoilers of the North
1947
as Moose McGovern
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
1957
as J.P. Flemming
Sunset on the Desert
1942
as Deputy Nelson
Oklahoma Badlands
1948
as Henchman Sanders
Romance on the Range
1942
as Henchman Pete
Bad Man from Red Butte
1940
as Henchman Hank
Crime of the Century
1946
as Various Voices (uncredited)
Lights of Old Santa Fe
1944
as Ken Ferguson
Iron Mountain Trail
1953
as Mate Orrin
Six Gun Gospel
1943
as Henchman Durkin
Silver on the Sage
1939
as Henchman Ewing
Arizona Manhunt
1951
as Pete Willard
About Roy Barcroft
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). With 300 credits spanning from 1932 to 1970, Roy Barcroft has appeared in 261 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Roy Barcroft Movies
- Bandolero! (1968) — as Bartender
- The Fighting Seabees (1944) — as Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
- Oklahoma! (1955) — as Marshal
- Hidden Gold (1940) — as Hendricks
- Gunpoint (1966) — as Dr. Beardsley
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