Roy Barcroft

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)

Movies (261)

Bandolero!
Movie

Bandolero!

1968

as Bartender

Border Saddlemates
Movie

Border Saddlemates

1952

as Steve Baxter

Oklahoma!
Movie

Oklahoma!

1955

as Marshal

The Way West
Movie

The Way West

1967

as Mr. Masters

Last Stagecoach West
Movie

Last Stagecoach West

1957

as Park Ketchum

They Died with Their Boots On
Movie

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Officer (uncredited)

A Volta do Besouro Verde
Movie

A Volta do Besouro Verde

1940

as Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism

Texas Across the River
Movie

Texas Across the River

1966

as Morton

The Reivers
Movie

The Reivers

1969

as Ed (The Judge)

The Cobweb
Movie

The Cobweb

1955

as Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)

Another Thin Man
Movie

Another Thin Man

1939

as Slim (uncredited)

Ten Who Dared
Movie

Ten Who Dared

1960

as Jim Baker

Along the Navajo Trail
Movie

Along the Navajo Trail

1945

as Rusty Channing

Heroes of the Hills
Movie

Heroes of the Hills

1938

as Robert Beaton

Flash Gordon
Movie

Flash Gordon

1936

as Throne Guard

Dakota
Movie

Dakota

1945

as Poli's Driver

Man Without a Star
Movie

Man Without a Star

1955

as Sheriff Olson

Radar Men from the Moon
Movie

Radar Men from the Moon

1952

as Retik

The Fighting Seabees
Movie

The Fighting Seabees

1944

as Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)

Rosalie
Movie

Rosalie

1937

as Conspirator (uncredited)

Santa Fe Trail
Movie

Santa Fe Trail

1940

as Engineer (uncredited)

The Last Hunt
Movie

The Last Hunt

1956

as Maj. Smith

Under Mexicali Stars
Movie

Under Mexicali Stars

1950

as Hays Lawson

Old Los Angeles
Movie

Old Los Angeles

1948

as Clyborne

Don Daredevil Rides Again
Movie

Don Daredevil Rides Again

1951

as Douglas Stratton

Iron Mountain Trail
Movie

Iron Mountain Trail

1953

as Mate Orrin

Thundering Caravans
Movie

Thundering Caravans

1952

as Ed Brill

The Spoilers
Movie

The Spoilers

1955

as The Marshal

Old Oklahoma Plains
Movie

Old Oklahoma Plains

1952

as Arthur Jensen

Eyes of Texas
Movie

Eyes of Texas

1948

as Vic

Pioneer Marshal
Movie

Pioneer Marshal

1949

as Clip Pearson

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
Movie

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

1966

as Sheriff Griffin

Down Dakota Way
Movie

Down Dakota Way

1949

as Mack McKenzie

Montana Belle
Movie

Montana Belle

1952

as Jim Clark

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Movie

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

1940

as Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)

Down Laredo Way
Movie

Down Laredo Way

1953

as Cooper

The Phantom Creeps
Movie

The Phantom Creeps

1939

as AMI Agent Parker

The Savage Horde
Movie

The Savage Horde

1950

as Fergus

Monte Walsh
Movie

Monte Walsh

1970

as Proprietor

Sunset on the Desert
Movie

Sunset on the Desert

1942

as Deputy Nelson

Escort West
Movie

Escort West

1959

as Sgt. Doyle

Sheriff of Wichita
Movie

Sheriff of Wichita

1949

as Sam Stark

Gaily, Gaily
Movie

Gaily, Gaily

1969

as Dr. Gorson

Train to Alcatraz
Movie

Train to Alcatraz

1948

as Guard Grady

Overland Mail Robbery
Movie

Overland Mail Robbery

1943

as David Patterson

Black Hills Ambush
Movie

Black Hills Ambush

1952

as Bart

Ridin' Down the Canyon
Movie

Ridin' Down the Canyon

1942

as Henchman

Outcasts of the Trail
Movie

Outcasts of the Trail

1949

as Jim Judd

Desperadoes of the West
Movie

Desperadoes of the West

1950

as Hacker

The Girl Who Dared
Movie

The Girl Who Dared

1944

as David Scott

The Cherokee Flash
Movie

The Cherokee Flash

1945

as Jeff Carson

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Movie

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

as Prison Guard (uncredited)

Old Overland Trail
Movie

Old Overland Trail

1953

as John Anchor

Daredevils of the Clouds
Movie

Daredevils of the Clouds

1948

as RCMP Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)

City That Never Sleeps
Movie

City That Never Sleeps

1953

Riders of Death Valley
Movie

Riders of Death Valley

1941

as Henchman Dirk

G-Men Never Forget
Movie

G-Men Never Forget

1948

as Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron

Gunpoint
Movie

Gunpoint

1966

as Dr. Beardsley

Nazi Agent
Movie

Nazi Agent

1942

as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)

The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
Movie

The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

1942

as Mort Saunders

Santa Fe Saddlemates
Movie

Santa Fe Saddlemates

1945

as John Gant

S.O.S Tidal Wave
Movie

S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

Silver Queen
Movie

Silver Queen

1942

as Dan Carson

The Vanishing Westerner
Movie

The Vanishing Westerner

1950

as Sand Sanderson

Fort Dodge Stampede
Movie

Fort Dodge Stampede

1951

as Henchman Pike Hardin

Spoilers of the North
Movie

Spoilers of the North

1947

as Moose McGovern

Gun Duel in Durango
Movie

Gun Duel in Durango

1957

as Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)

Rogue Cop
Movie

Rogue Cop

1954

as Lt. Vince D. Bardeman

Stagecoach to Monterey
Movie

Stagecoach to Monterey

1944

as J. Rodney Stevens

False Colors
Movie

False Colors

1943

as Sheriff

The Last Crooked Mile
Movie

The Last Crooked Mile

1946

as Man on Street

Run, Light Buck, Run
Movie

Run, Light Buck, Run

1966

as Narrator

The Masked Rider
Movie

The Masked Rider

1941

as Henchman Luke

Desert of Lost Men
Movie

Desert of Lost Men

1951

as Link

Cheyenne Roundup
Movie

Cheyenne Roundup

1943

as Slim Layton

Federal Agent at Large
Movie

Federal Agent at Large

1950

as Nels Berger

Lights of Old Santa Fe
Movie

Lights of Old Santa Fe

1944

as Ken Ferguson

Law of the Golden West
Movie

Law of the Golden West

1949

as Clete Larrabee

Stagecoach to Denver
Movie

Stagecoach to Denver

1946

as Big Bill Lambert

Sunset in El Dorado
Movie

Sunset in El Dorado

1945

as Buster Welch

Along the Oregon Trail
Movie

Along the Oregon Trail

1947

as Jake Stoner

Pals of the Pecos
Movie

Pals of the Pecos

1941

as Keno

The Vampire's Ghost
Movie

The Vampire's Ghost

1945

as Capt. Jim Barrett

Oklahoma Annie
Movie

Oklahoma Annie

1952

as Curt Walker

Marshal of Cripple Creek
Movie

Marshal of Cripple Creek

1947

as Henchman Sweeney

Marshal of Cedar Rock
Movie

Marshal of Cedar Rock

1953

as Henry Mason

Sheriff of Tombstone
Movie

Sheriff of Tombstone

1941

as Saloon Boss

Domino Kid
Movie

Domino Kid

1957

Six Black Horses
Movie

Six Black Horses

1962

as Mustanger

Hoppy Serves a Writ
Movie

Hoppy Serves a Writ

1943

as Colby

East of the River
Movie

East of the River

1940

as Policeman (uncredited)

The Frontiersmen
Movie

The Frontiersmen

1938

as Sutton

Home on the Range
Movie

Home on the Range

1946

as Henchman

Two Guns and a Badge
Movie

Two Guns and a Badge

1954

as Bill Sterling - Rancher

Wagon Tracks West
Movie

Wagon Tracks West

1943

as Henchman Laird

Destination Inner Space
Movie

Destination Inner Space

1966

as Skipper

Night Riders of Montana
Movie

Night Riders of Montana

1951

as Henchman Brink

The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
Movie

The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm

1957

as J.P. Flemming

The Phantom Creeps
Movie

The Phantom Creeps

1949

as Parker (uncredited)

The Big Bonanza
Movie

The Big Bonanza

1944

as Sheriff Dan Pendleton

Prince of the Plains
Movie

Prince of the Plains

1949

as Henchman Regan

Pals of the Golden West
Movie

Pals of the Golden West

1951

as Ward Sloan

The President's Mystery
Movie

The President's Mystery

1936

as Townsman (uncredited)

Last Frontier Uprising
Movie

Last Frontier Uprising

1947

as Henchman Boyd Blackwell

Riders of the Badlands
Movie

Riders of the Badlands

1941

as Captain Rogers

Pirates of the Prairie
Movie

Pirates of the Prairie

1942

as Lew Harmon

Renegade Trail
Movie

Renegade Trail

1939

as Stiff-Hat Bailey

Sunset Serenade
Movie

Sunset Serenade

1942

as Bart Reynolds - Henchman

Hidden Valley Outlaws
Movie

Hidden Valley Outlaws

1944

as Gilbert J. Leland

Man from Music Mountain
Movie

Man from Music Mountain

1943

as Cattlemen Henchman (uncredited)

Gunmen of Abilene
Movie

Gunmen of Abilene

1950

as Brink Fallon

The Oregon Trail
Movie

The Oregon Trail

1939

as Colonel Custer

Wide Open Town
Movie

Wide Open Town

1941

as Henchman Red

The WAC from Walla Walla
Movie

The WAC from Walla Walla

1952

as Mr. Prentiss

Hoodlum Empire
Movie

Hoodlum Empire

1952

as Morris Draper

Fast and Loose
Movie

Fast and Loose

1939

as Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)

Rock Island Trail
Movie

Rock Island Trail

1950

as Barnes

Jesse James Rides Again
Movie

Jesse James Rides Again

1947

as Frank Lawton

Wagon Wheels Westward
Movie

Wagon Wheels Westward

1945

as Dave McKean

Utah Wagon Train
Movie

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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