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 · 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
- 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 · 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 · 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 · The Desperado as Martin Novak
- 1954 · Public Defender as
- 1953 · The Man Behind the Badge as
- 1953 · Shadows of Tombstone as Mike
- 1953 · City Detective as
- 1953 · El Paso Stampede as Henchman Floyd Garrett
- 1953 · Bandits of the West as Bud Galloway
- 1953 · City That Never Sleeps as
- 1953 · Savage Frontier as William Oakes
- 1953 · Old Overland Trail as John Anchor
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as Herbert Wheelock
- 1952 · Adventures of Superman as
- 1952 · Hopalong Cassidy as
- 1952 · Old Oklahoma Plains as Arthur Jensen
- 1952 · Border Saddlemates as Steve Baxter
- 1952 · Hoodlum Empire as Morris Draper
- 1952 · Oklahoma Annie as Curt Walker
- 1952 · Radar Men from the Moon as Retik
- 1951 · The Adventures of Kit Carson as
- 1951 · The Dakota Kid as Henchman Turk Smith
- 1951 · Night Riders of Montana as Henchman Brink
- 1950 · Under Mexicali Stars as Hays Lawson
- 1950 · North of the Great Divide as Banning
- 1950 · Rustlers on Horseback as Leo Straykin
- 1950 · Vigilante Hideout as Muley Price
- 1950 · The Vanishing Westerner as Sand Sanderson
- 1950 · Code of the Silver Sage as Hulon Champion
- 1949 · Pioneer Marshal as Clip Pearson
- 1949 · Ranger of Cherokee Strip as Mark Sanders
- 1949 · San Antone Ambush as Henchman Roberts
- 1949 · The Lone Ranger as Marshal Roy Dillon
- 1949 · The James Brothers of Missouri as Ace Marlin
- 1949 · South of Rio as Lon Bryson
- 1949 · Outcasts of the Trail as Jim Judd
- 1949 · The Phantom Creeps as Parker (uncredited)
- 1949 · Frontier Investigator as Flint Fleming
- 1949 · Sheriff of Wichita as Sam Stark
- 1948 · Renegades of Sonora as George Keeler
- 1948 · Grand Canyon Trail as Henchman Dave Williams
- 1948 · Desperadoes of Dodge City as Homesteader
- 1948 · The Timber Trail as Big Bart
- 1948 · Lightnin' in the Forest as Police Lieut. Bain
- 1947 · The Fabulous Texan as Standifer
- 1947 · The Wild Frontier as Henchman
- 1947 · Marshal of Cripple Creek as Henchman Sweeney
- 1947 · Jesse James Rides Again as Frank Lawton
- 1947 · Blackmail as Spice Kellaway
- 1947 · Oregon Trail Scouts as Bill Hunter
- 1947 · Spoilers of the North as Moose McGovern
- 1947 · Vigilantes of Boomtown as McKean
- 1947 · Son of Zorro as Henchman Boyd
- 1946 · Stagecoach to Denver as Big Bill Lambert
- 1946 · The Mysterious Mr. Valentine as Blackmailer (voice) (uncredited)
- 1946 · The Last Crooked Mile as Man on Street
- 1946 · Night Train to Memphis as Chad Morgan
- 1946 · My Pal Trigger as Henchman Hunter
- 1946 · Daughter of Don Q as Mel Donovan
- 1946 · Sun Valley Cyclone as Blackie Blake
- 1946 · Home on the Range as Henchman
- 1945 · Dakota as Poli's Driver
- 1945 · Marshal of Laredo as Denver Jack
- 1945 · Sunset in El Dorado as Buster Welch
- 1945 · Trail of Kit Carson as Doc Ryan
- 1945 · Bells of Rosarita as Henchman Maxwell
- 1945 · Lone Texas Ranger as Hands Weber
- 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 · Code of the Prairie as Professor Graham
- 1944 · Cheyenne Wildcat as Dandy Joe Meeker
- 1944 · Stagecoach to Monterey as J. Rodney Stevens
- 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 · Raiders of Sunset Pass as Henchman Lefty Lewis
- 1943 · Canyon City as Jeff Parker
- 1943 · False Colors as Sheriff
- 1943 · Man from Music Mountain as Cattlemen Henchman (uncredited)
- 1943 · The Man from the Rio Grande as Henchman Ace Holden
- 1943 · Six Gun Gospel as Henchman Durkin
- 1943 · Bordertown Gun Fighters as Jack Gatling
- 1943 · Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Prison Guard (uncredited)
- 1943 · Calling Wild Bill Elliott as Captain Carson
- 1943 · Cheyenne Roundup as Slim Layton
- 1943 · Sagebrush Law as Mark Carter
- 1943 · Hoppy Serves a Writ as Colby
- 1943 · Idaho as Townsman Slugging Bud
- 1942 · Ridin' Down the Canyon as Henchman
- 1942 · Dawn on the Great Divide as Chuck Loder
- 1942 · The Valley of Vanishing Men as Deputy Jed 'Luke' Lucas
- 1942 · Pirates of the Prairie as Lew Harmon
- 1942 · Silver Queen as Dan Carson
- 1942 · Sunset Serenade as Bart Reynolds - Henchman
- 1942 · Stardust on the Sage as Henchman Murphy
- 1942 · Sunset on the Desert as Deputy Nelson
- 1942 · The Lone Rider in Cheyenne as Mort Saunders
- 1942 · Nazi Agent as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
- 1941 · Riders of the Badlands as Captain Rogers
- 1941 · West of Cimarron as Captain Hawks
- 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 · Outlaws of Cherokee Trail as Val Lamar
- 1941 · Wide Open Town as Henchman Red
- 1941 · Riders of Death Valley as Henchman Dirk
- 1941 · Sheriff of Tombstone as Saloon Boss
- 1940 · Santa Fe Trail as Engineer (uncredited)
- 1940 · Trailing Double Trouble as Jim Moreland
- 1940 · Stage to Chino as Dude Elliott
- 1940 · Deadwood Dick as Marshal Jim Bridges' Imposter
- 1940 · Bad Man from Red Butte as Henchman Hank
- 1940 · The Showdown as Bowman
- 1940 · Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe as Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
- 1940 · West of Carson City as Bill Tompkins
- 1939 · Crashing Thru as Henchman Green
- 1939 · Another Thin Man as Slim (uncredited)
- 1939 · Renegade Trail as Stiff-Hat Bailey
- 1939 · Daredevils of the Red Circle as Mine Superintendent
- 1939 · Silver on the Sage as Henchman Ewing
- 1939 · The Phantom Creeps as AMI Agent Parker
- 1938 · Flaming Frontiers as Ben Hollister - Henchman
- 1937 · Rosalie as Conspirator (uncredited)
- 1936 · The President's Mystery as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1936 · Flash Gordon as Throne Guard
- Future · Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine as
- 1967 · The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper as Narrator
- 1966 · Run, Light Buck, Run as Narrator
- 1962 · Six Black Horses as Mustanger
- 1961 · When the Clock Strikes as Sheriff Mitchell
- 1960 · Freckles as John McLean
- 1957 · Last Stagecoach West as Park Ketchum
- 1954 · Two Guns and a Badge as Bill Sterling - Rancher
- 1954 · Man with the Steel Whip as Sheriff [Chs. 8, 10-12]
- 1953 · Down Laredo Way as Cooper
- 1953 · Iron Mountain Trail as Mate Orrin
- 1953 · Marshal of Cedar Rock as Henry Mason
- 1952 · Ride the Man Down as Russ Schultz
- 1952 · Montana Belle as Jim Clark
- 1952 · South Pacific Trail as Link Felton
- 1952 · The WAC from Walla Walla as Mr. Prentiss
- 1952 · Desperadoes' Outpost as Jim Boylan
- 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 · Pals of the Golden West as Ward Sloan
- 1951 · Street Bandits as Monk Walter
- 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 · Rodeo King and the Senorita as Steve Lacey
- 1951 · In Old Amarillo as Clint Burnside
- 1951 · Wells Fargo Gunmaster as Brick Mason
- 1951 · Don Daredevil Rides Again as Douglas Stratton
- 1951 · Insurance Investigator as Duke Wallace
- 1950 · The Missourians as Nick Kovacs
- 1950 · Prisoners in Petticoats as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
- 1950 · Surrender as Deputy Gerard
- 1950 · Desperadoes of the West as Hacker
- 1950 · The Savage Horde as Fergus
- 1950 · Rock Island Trail as Barnes
- 1950 · Salt Lake Raiders as Brit Condor
- 1950 · The Arizona Cowboy as Henchman Mike Slade
- 1950 · Federal Agent at Large as Nels Berger
- 1950 · Gunmen of Abilene as Brink Fallon
- 1949 · Powder River Rustlers as Henchman Bull Macons
- 1949 · Down Dakota Way as Mack McKenzie
- 1949 · Law of the Golden West as Clete Larrabee
- 1949 · Prince of the Plains as Henchman Regan
- 1949 · Ghost of Zorro as Hank Kilgore
- 1949 · Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. as Spade Gordon
- 1948 · The Far Frontier as Henchman Bart
- 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 · Eyes of Texas as Vic
- 1948 · Secret Service Investigator as Al Turk
- 1948 · Old Los Angeles as Clyborne
- 1948 · The Bold Frontiersman as Smiling Jim
- 1948 · Madonna of the Desert as Buck Keaton
- 1948 · Oklahoma Badlands as Henchman Sanders
- 1948 · G-Men Never Forget as Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron
- 1948 · The Main Street Kid as Torrey
- 1947 · Bandits of Dark Canyon as Jeff Conley
- 1947 · Along the Oregon Trail as Jake Stoner
- 1947 · Wyoming as Sheriff Niles
- 1947 · Springtime in the Sierras as Matt Wilkes
- 1947 · Rustlers of Devil's Canyon as Land Agent Clark
- 1947 · Web of Danger as Monks, Worker
- 1947 · Last Frontier Uprising as Henchman Boyd Blackwell
- 1946 · G.I. War Brides as (uncredited)
- 1946 · Traffic in Crime as Insp. Tip Hogan
- 1946 · Alias Billy the Kid as Matt Conroy
- 1946 · Crime of the Century as Various Voices (uncredited)
- 1946 · The Phantom Rider as The Marshal
- 1945 · Song of Mexico as Visitor
- 1945 · Wagon Wheels Westward as Dave McKean
- 1945 · The Cherokee Flash as Jeff Carson
- 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 · Along the Navajo Trail as Rusty Channing
- 1945 · Santa Fe Saddlemates as John Gant
- 1945 · Corpus Christi Bandits as Wade Larkin
- 1944 · The Big Bonanza as Sheriff Dan Pendleton
- 1944 · Firebrands of Arizona as Deputy Ike
- 1944 · Lights of Old Santa Fe as Ken Ferguson
- 1944 · Call of the South Seas as Steve Landrau
- 1943 · Overland Mail Robbery as David Patterson
- 1943 · Wagon Tracks West as Henchman Laird
- 1943 · The Stranger From Pecos as Sheriff Ben
- 1943 · Riders of the Rio Grande as Sarsaparilla
- 1943 · Carson City Cyclone as Prosecutor Joe Newman
- 1942 · The Old Chisholm Trail as Ed Phillips
- 1942 · West of the Law as Ludlow
- 1942 · Romance on the Range as Henchman Pete
- 1942 · Land of the Open Range as Gil Carse
- 1942 · Below the Border as Ed Scully
- 1941 · King of the Texas Rangers as Ross
- 1941 · Pals of the Pecos as Keno
- 1940 · The Green Hornet Strikes Again! as Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism
- 1940 · East of the River as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1940 · Ragtime Cowboy Joe as Henchman Putt
- 1940 · Winners of the West as Logan
- 1940 · Hidden Gold as Hendricks
- 1940 · Yukon Flight as Henchman Lodin
- 1939 · Riders of the Frontier as Outlaw Ed Carter
- 1939 · The Oregon Trail as Colonel Custer
- 1939 · S.O.S Tidal Wave as
- 1939 · The Man from Texas as Henchman Drifter
- 1939 · Mexicali Rose as Mac McElroy
- 1939 · Fast and Loose as Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)
- 1938 · The Frontiersmen as Sutton
- 1938 · The Stranger from Arizona as Henchman Thane
- 1938 · Heroes of the Hills as Robert Beaton
- 1938 · Blondes at Work as Attorney Meadows (uncredited)
- 1932 · A Woman Commands as Cossack




