Roy Barcroft
Acting
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).
Filmography 300
Movies (261)
Monte Walsh1970Proprietor
The Reivers1969Ed (The Judge)
Gaily, Gaily1969Dr. Gorson
Bandolero!1968Bartender
The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper1967Narrator
The Way West1967Mr. Masters
Texas Across the River1966Morton
Destination Inner Space1966Skipper
Gunpoint1966Dr. Beardsley
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula1966Sheriff Griffin
Run, Light Buck, Run1966Narrator
D-Day on Mars1966The Purple Monster
Six Black Horses1962Mustanger
When the Clock Strikes1961Sheriff Mitchell
Ten Who Dared1960Jim Baker
Freckles1960John McLean
Escort West1959Sgt. Doyle
Domino Kid1957
Last Stagecoach West1957Park Ketchum
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm1957J.P. Flemming
Gun Duel in Durango1957Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)
Gun Brothers1956Sheriff Jorgen
The Last Hunt1956Maj. Smith
The Spoilers1955The Marshal
Oklahoma!1955Marshal
The Cobweb1955Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)
Man Without a Star1955Sheriff Olson
Rogue Cop1954Lt. Vince D. Bardeman
Two Guns and a Badge1954Bill Sterling - Rancher
Man with the Steel Whip1954Sheriff [Chs. 8, 10-12]
Shows (39)
Cimarron Strip1967
Laredo1965- Profiles in Courage1964Judge
The Great Adventure1963Dr. Anthony Thompson
The Lucy Show1962Chief of Police
The Virginian1962Bill Goforth
Straightaway1961
Ben Casey1961Rudick
Gunslinger1961Taggert
The Andy Griffith Show1960Clint Biggers
Johnny Ringo1959Pat Merlin
Rawhide1959Casey
Lawman1958
The Rifleman1958
The Texan1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive1958Frank Hagen
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty1957Jim Logan
26 Men1957
Trackdown1957
Maverick1957The Cattleman
Perry Mason1957Murphy
Have Gun, Will Travel1957Jim Sherwood
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty1956Jim Logan
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956Marshal Carl Neuman
The Adventures of Spin and Marty1955Col. Logan
Cheyenne1955
Gunsmoke1955Luke
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955
The Millionaire1955Sergeant Bailey
The Wonderful World of Disney1954Sheriff Bodie Hampton