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
Maverick
1957
as The Cattleman / Marshal
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Jim Sherwood
The Virginian
1962
as Bill Goforth / Mr. Tait
Cheyenne
1955
Adventures of Superman
1952
Rawhide
1959
as Casey / Sanders / Cliff Stanton / Sheriff / Adams
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Marshal Roy Dillon
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Marshal Carl Neuman / Pat Merlin / Rady Smith / Mike - Ranch Foreman
The Lucy Show
1962
as Chief of Police
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Luke / Farr / Jake / Asa / Cotter / Pop / Roy / Jonas
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Frank Hagen
Lawman
1958
as Luke Tennant
Ben Casey
1961
as Rudick
The Texan
1958
The Millionaire
1955
as Sergeant Bailey
Laredo
1965
Trackdown
1957
as Sheriff
City Detective
1953
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Pat Merlin
Public Defender
1954
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Herbert Wheelock
The Great Adventure
1963
as Dr. Anthony Thompson
Cimarron Strip
1967
26 Men
1957
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Sheriff Bodie Hampton
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Judge
Gunslinger
1961
as Taggert
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty
1956
as Jim Logan
Straightaway
1961
The Man Behind the Badge
1953
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty
1957
as Jim Logan
The Adventures of Spin and Marty
1955
as Col. Logan
Movies (261)
Last Stagecoach West
1957
as Park Ketchum
Bandolero!
1968
as Bartender
Border Saddlemates
1952
as Steve Baxter
Heroes of the Hills
1938
as Robert Beaton
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism
Fort Dodge Stampede
1951
as Henchman Pike Hardin
Along the Navajo Trail
1945
as Rusty Channing
Down Laredo Way
1953
as Cooper
The Cobweb
1955
as Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)
The Way West
1967
as Mr. Masters
Ten Who Dared
1960
as Jim Baker
Iron Mountain Trail
1953
as Mate Orrin
Texas Across the River
1966
as Morton
Eyes of Texas
1948
as Vic
Don Daredevil Rides Again
1951
as Douglas Stratton
The Savage Horde
1950
as Fergus
Monte Walsh
1970
as Proprietor
Desperadoes of the West
1950
as Hacker
Sunset on the Desert
1942
as Deputy Nelson
Old Los Angeles
1948
as Clyborne
Oklahoma!
1955
as Marshal
Law of the Golden West
1949
as Clete Larrabee
The Girl Who Dared
1944
as David Scott
Old Overland Trail
1953
as John Anchor
Old Oklahoma Plains
1952
as Arthur Jensen
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
1966
as Sheriff Griffin
Radar Men from the Moon
1952
as Retik
Under Mexicali Stars
1950
as Hays Lawson
The Cherokee Flash
1945
as Jeff Carson
G-Men Never Forget
1948
as Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Stagecoach to Denver
1946
as Big Bill Lambert
Black Hills Ambush
1952
as Bart
Sheriff of Wichita
1949
as Sam Stark
Montana Belle
1952
as Jim Clark
Dakota
1945
as Poli's Driver
Overland Mail Robbery
1943
as David Patterson
Outcasts of the Trail
1949
as Jim Judd
Night Riders of Montana
1951
as Henchman Brink
The Arizona Cowboy
1950
as Henchman Mike Slade
Man Without a Star
1955
as Sheriff Olson
The Fighting Seabees
1944
as Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
The Last Hunt
1956
as Maj. Smith
Gunpoint
1966
as Dr. Beardsley
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
1942
as Mort Saunders
In Old Amarillo
1951
as Clint Burnside
Spoilers of the North
1947
as Moose McGovern
Gunmen of Abilene
1950
as Brink Fallon
Escort West
1959
as Sgt. Doyle
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Curt Walker
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Officer (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
as Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
Ridin' Down the Canyon
1942
as Henchman
Gun Duel in Durango
1957
as Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)
The Big Bonanza
1944
as Sheriff Dan Pendleton
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Engineer (uncredited)
The Spoilers
1955
as The Marshal
A Woman Commands
1932
as Cossack
Pioneer Marshal
1949
as Clip Pearson
Rosalie
1937
as Conspirator (uncredited)
Thundering Caravans
1952
as Ed Brill
The Last Crooked Mile
1946
as Man on Street
Sagebrush Law
1943
as Mark Carter
Pals of the Pecos
1941
as Keno
Fast and Loose
1939
as Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)
Silver Queen
1942
as Dan Carson
Last Frontier Uprising
1947
as Henchman Boyd Blackwell
Leadville Gunslinger
1952
as Chet Yonker / Pete Yonker
The Vampire's Ghost
1945
as Capt. Jim Barrett
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
as Ben Dolan
Down Dakota Way
1949
as Mack McKenzie
Wide Open Town
1941
as Henchman Red
The Phantom Creeps
1939
as AMI Agent Parker
Deadwood Dick
1940
as Marshal Jim Bridges' Imposter
Son of Zorro
1947
as Henchman Boyd
Flash Gordon
1936
as Throne Guard
Oregon Trail Scouts
1947
as Bill Hunter
Two Guns and a Badge
1954
as Bill Sterling - Rancher
Gaily, Gaily
1969
as Dr. Gorson
Domino Kid
1957
Wyoming
1947
as Sheriff Niles
Powder River Rustlers
1949
as Henchman Bull Macons
Wild Horse Ambush
1952
as Harkins
The Frontiersmen
1938
as Sutton
North of the Great Divide
1950
as Banning
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
1957
as J.P. Flemming
Train to Alcatraz
1948
as Guard Grady
Hidden Valley Outlaws
1944
as Gilbert J. Leland
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953
as Henry Mason
Bordertown Gun Fighters
1943
as Jack Gatling
Gun Brothers
1956
as Sheriff Jorgen
Another Thin Man
1939
as Slim (uncredited)
East of the River
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Reivers
1969
as Ed (The Judge)
The Phantom Creeps
1949
as Parker (uncredited)
Flaming Frontiers
1938
as Ben Hollister - Henchman
Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939
as Mine Superintendent
Romance on the Range
1942
as Henchman Pete
Riders of the Rio Grande
1943
as Sarsaparilla
Sons of Adventure
1948
as Leslie Bennett
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
Sunset in El Dorado
1945
as Buster Welch
Haunted Harbor
1944
as Carter / Kane
The Fabulous Texan
1947
as Standifer
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
1947
as Land Agent Clark
Winners of the West
1940
as Logan
Springtime in the Sierras
1947
as Matt Wilkes
Daughter of Don Q
1946
as Mel Donovan
South Pacific Trail
1952
as Link Felton
Marshal of Cripple Creek
1947
as Henchman Sweeney
Wagon Wheels Westward
1945
as Dave McKean
Idaho
1943
as Townsman Slugging Bud
Jesse James at Bay
1941
as Henchman Vern Stone
Cheyenne Wildcat
1944
as Dandy Joe Meeker
Jesse James Rides Again
1947
as Frank Lawton
Santa Fe Saddlemates
1945
as John Gant
Alias Billy the Kid
1946
as Matt Conroy
The Vanishing Westerner
1950
as Sand Sanderson
Hoppy Serves a Writ
1943
as Colby
Prince of the Plains
1949
as Henchman Regan
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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- Last Stagecoach West (1957) — as Park Ketchum
- Bandolero! (1968) — as Bartender
- Border Saddlemates (1952) — as Steve Baxter
- Heroes of the Hills (1938) — as Robert Beaton
- A Volta do Besouro Verde (1940) — as Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism
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