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 Rifleman
1958
Lassie
1954
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Clint Biggers
Adventures of Superman
1952
Maverick
1957
as The Cattleman / Marshal
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Marshal Roy Dillon
The Lucy Show
1962
as Chief of Police
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Jim Sherwood
Lawman
1958
as Luke Tennant
Cheyenne
1955
The Virginian
1962
as Bill Goforth / Mr. Tait
Gunsmoke
1955
as Luke / Farr / Jake / Asa / Cotter / Pop / Roy / Jonas
Rawhide
1959
as Casey / Cliff Stanton / Sanders / Sheriff / Adams
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Marshal Carl Neuman / Pat Merlin / Rady Smith / Mike - Ranch Foreman
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Frank Hagen
The Millionaire
1955
as Sergeant Bailey
Ben Casey
1961
as Rudick
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Texan
1958
Laredo
1965
City Detective
1953
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Sheriff Bodie Hampton
Public Defender
1954
Trackdown
1957
as Sheriff
26 Men
1957
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Herbert Wheelock
The Great Adventure
1963
as Dr. Anthony Thompson
Cimarron Strip
1967
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Pat Merlin
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty
1956
as Jim Logan
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Judge
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty
1957
as Jim Logan
Gunslinger
1961
as Taggert
The Man Behind the Badge
1953
The Adventures of Spin and Marty
1955
as Col. Logan
Straightaway
1961
Movies (261)
Bandolero!
1968
as Bartender
Border Saddlemates
1952
as Steve Baxter
Oklahoma!
1955
as Marshal
The Way West
1967
as Mr. Masters
Last Stagecoach West
1957
as Park Ketchum
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Officer (uncredited)
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism
Texas Across the River
1966
as Morton
The Reivers
1969
as Ed (The Judge)
The Cobweb
1955
as Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)
Another Thin Man
1939
as Slim (uncredited)
Ten Who Dared
1960
as Jim Baker
Along the Navajo Trail
1945
as Rusty Channing
Heroes of the Hills
1938
as Robert Beaton
Flash Gordon
1936
as Throne Guard
Dakota
1945
as Poli's Driver
Man Without a Star
1955
as Sheriff Olson
Radar Men from the Moon
1952
as Retik
The Fighting Seabees
1944
as Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
Rosalie
1937
as Conspirator (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Engineer (uncredited)
The Last Hunt
1956
as Maj. Smith
Under Mexicali Stars
1950
as Hays Lawson
Old Los Angeles
1948
as Clyborne
Don Daredevil Rides Again
1951
as Douglas Stratton
Iron Mountain Trail
1953
as Mate Orrin
Thundering Caravans
1952
as Ed Brill
The Spoilers
1955
as The Marshal
Old Oklahoma Plains
1952
as Arthur Jensen
Eyes of Texas
1948
as Vic
Pioneer Marshal
1949
as Clip Pearson
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
1966
as Sheriff Griffin
Down Dakota Way
1949
as Mack McKenzie
Montana Belle
1952
as Jim Clark
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
as Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
Down Laredo Way
1953
as Cooper
The Phantom Creeps
1939
as AMI Agent Parker
The Savage Horde
1950
as Fergus
Monte Walsh
1970
as Proprietor
Sunset on the Desert
1942
as Deputy Nelson
Escort West
1959
as Sgt. Doyle
Sheriff of Wichita
1949
as Sam Stark
Gaily, Gaily
1969
as Dr. Gorson
Train to Alcatraz
1948
as Guard Grady
Overland Mail Robbery
1943
as David Patterson
Black Hills Ambush
1952
as Bart
Ridin' Down the Canyon
1942
as Henchman
Outcasts of the Trail
1949
as Jim Judd
Desperadoes of the West
1950
as Hacker
The Girl Who Dared
1944
as David Scott
The Cherokee Flash
1945
as Jeff Carson
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Old Overland Trail
1953
as John Anchor
Daredevils of the Clouds
1948
as RCMP Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
City That Never Sleeps
1953
Riders of Death Valley
1941
as Henchman Dirk
G-Men Never Forget
1948
as Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron
Gunpoint
1966
as Dr. Beardsley
Nazi Agent
1942
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
1942
as Mort Saunders
Santa Fe Saddlemates
1945
as John Gant
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
Silver Queen
1942
as Dan Carson
The Vanishing Westerner
1950
as Sand Sanderson
Fort Dodge Stampede
1951
as Henchman Pike Hardin
Spoilers of the North
1947
as Moose McGovern
Gun Duel in Durango
1957
as Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)
Rogue Cop
1954
as Lt. Vince D. Bardeman
Stagecoach to Monterey
1944
as J. Rodney Stevens
False Colors
1943
as Sheriff
The Last Crooked Mile
1946
as Man on Street
Run, Light Buck, Run
1966
as Narrator
The Masked Rider
1941
as Henchman Luke
Desert of Lost Men
1951
as Link
Cheyenne Roundup
1943
as Slim Layton
Federal Agent at Large
1950
as Nels Berger
Lights of Old Santa Fe
1944
as Ken Ferguson
Law of the Golden West
1949
as Clete Larrabee
Stagecoach to Denver
1946
as Big Bill Lambert
Sunset in El Dorado
1945
as Buster Welch
Along the Oregon Trail
1947
as Jake Stoner
Pals of the Pecos
1941
as Keno
The Vampire's Ghost
1945
as Capt. Jim Barrett
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Curt Walker
Marshal of Cripple Creek
1947
as Henchman Sweeney
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953
as Henry Mason
Sheriff of Tombstone
1941
as Saloon Boss
Domino Kid
1957
Six Black Horses
1962
as Mustanger
Hoppy Serves a Writ
1943
as Colby
East of the River
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Frontiersmen
1938
as Sutton
Home on the Range
1946
as Henchman
Two Guns and a Badge
1954
as Bill Sterling - Rancher
Wagon Tracks West
1943
as Henchman Laird
Destination Inner Space
1966
as Skipper
Night Riders of Montana
1951
as Henchman Brink
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
1957
as J.P. Flemming
The Phantom Creeps
1949
as Parker (uncredited)
The Big Bonanza
1944
as Sheriff Dan Pendleton
Prince of the Plains
1949
as Henchman Regan
Pals of the Golden West
1951
as Ward Sloan
The President's Mystery
1936
as Townsman (uncredited)
Last Frontier Uprising
1947
as Henchman Boyd Blackwell
Riders of the Badlands
1941
as Captain Rogers
Pirates of the Prairie
1942
as Lew Harmon
Renegade Trail
1939
as Stiff-Hat Bailey
Sunset Serenade
1942
as Bart Reynolds - Henchman
Hidden Valley Outlaws
1944
as Gilbert J. Leland
Man from Music Mountain
1943
as Cattlemen Henchman (uncredited)
Gunmen of Abilene
1950
as Brink Fallon
The Oregon Trail
1939
as Colonel Custer
Wide Open Town
1941
as Henchman Red
The WAC from Walla Walla
1952
as Mr. Prentiss
Hoodlum Empire
1952
as Morris Draper
Fast and Loose
1939
as Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)
Rock Island Trail
1950
as Barnes
Jesse James Rides Again
1947
as Frank Lawton
Wagon Wheels Westward
1945
as Dave McKean
Utah Wagon Train
1951
as Hank Driscoll
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
- Border Saddlemates (1952) — as Steve Baxter
- Oklahoma! (1955) — as Marshal
- The Way West (1967) — as Mr. Masters
- Last Stagecoach West (1957) — as Park Ketchum
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