Roy Barcroft

Acting

September 7, 1902 – November 28, 1969 (aged 67)

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).

Filmography

Love Tactics

Love Tactics2024

Just Tattoo of Us

Just Tattoo of Us1970 · Proprietor

The Reivers

The Reivers1969 · Ed (The Judge)

Gaily, Gaily

Gaily, Gaily1969 · Dr. Gorson

Bandolero!

Bandolero!1968 · Bartender

The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper

The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper1967 · Narrator

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip1967

The Way West

The Way West1967 · Mr. Masters

Texas Across the River

Texas Across the River1966 · Morton

Destination Inner Space

Destination Inner Space1966 · Skipper

Gunpoint

Gunpoint1966 · Dr. Beardsley

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula1966 · Sheriff Griffin

Run, Light Buck, Run

Run, Light Buck, Run1966 · Narrator

D-Day on Mars

D-Day on Mars1966 · The Purple Monster

Laredo

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage1964 · Judge

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure1963 · Dr. Anthony Thompson

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show1962 · Chief of Police

The Virginian

The Virginian1962 · Bill Goforth

Six Black Horses

Six Black Horses1962 · Mustanger

Straightaway

Straightaway1961

Ben Casey

Ben Casey1961 · Rudick

When the Clock Strikes

When the Clock Strikes1961 · Sheriff Mitchell

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie1961 · Taggert

Mr Tumble

Mr Tumble1960 · Jim Baker

Hi! Housemate

Hi! Housemate1960 · John McLean

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show1960 · Clint Biggers

Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo1959 · Pat Merlin

Part of Me

Part of Me1959 · Sgt. Doyle

Rawhide

Rawhide1959 · Casey

Lawman

The Rifleman

The Rifleman1958

Shadowless Sword

Shadowless Sword1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · Frank Hagen

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty1957 · Jim Logan

26 Men

Trackdown

Domino Kid

Madagascar

Madagascar1957 · The Cattleman

Perry Mason

Perry Mason1957 · Murphy

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · Jim Sherwood

Man with the Steel Whip

Man with the Steel Whip1954

Two Guns and a Badge

Two Guns and a Badge1954

Bandits of the West

Bandits of the West1953

Border Saddlemates

Border Saddlemates1952

Radar Men from the Moon

Radar Men from the Moon1952

Desperadoes' Outpost

Desperadoes' Outpost1952

Thundering Caravans

Thundering Caravans1952

Old Oklahoma Plains

Old Oklahoma Plains1952

Wild Horse Ambush

Wild Horse Ambush1952

Black Hills Ambush

Black Hills Ambush1952

Street Bandits

Street Bandits1951

Night Riders of Montana

Night Riders of Montana1951

Fort Dodge Stampede

Fort Dodge Stampede1951

Utah Wagon Train

Utah Wagon Train1951

Rodeo King and the Senorita

Rodeo King and the Senorita1951

Desert of Lost Men

Desert of Lost Men1951

The Missourians

The Missourians1950

Code of the Silver Sage

Code of the Silver Sage1950

Under Mexicali Stars

Under Mexicali Stars1950

The Vanishing Westerner

The Vanishing Westerner1950

Vigilante Hideout

Vigilante Hideout1950

Rustlers on Horseback

Rustlers on Horseback1950

Salt Lake Raiders

Salt Lake Raiders1950

Gunmen of Abilene

Gunmen of Abilene1950

North of the Great Divide

North of the Great Divide1950

Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.

Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.1949

Ghost of Zorro

Ghost of Zorro1949

San Antone Ambush

San Antone Ambush1949

Pioneer Marshal

Pioneer Marshal1949

Prince of the Plains

Prince of the Plains1949

Ranger of Cherokee Strip

Ranger of Cherokee Strip1949

Law of the Golden West

Law of the Golden West1949

Sheriff of Wichita

Sheriff of Wichita1949

Outcasts of the Trail

Outcasts of the Trail1949

South of Rio

South of Rio1949

Frontier Investigator

Frontier Investigator1949

G-Men Never Forget

G-Men Never Forget1948

The Bold Frontiersman

The Bold Frontiersman1948

Train to Alcatraz

Train to Alcatraz1948

The Timber Trail

The Timber Trail1948

Sundown in Santa Fe

Sundown in Santa Fe1948

Eyes of Texas

Eyes of Texas1948

Grand Canyon Trail

Grand Canyon Trail1948

Jesse James Rides Again

Jesse James Rides Again1947

Son of Zorro

Son of Zorro1947

Last Frontier Uprising

Last Frontier Uprising1947

Along the Oregon Trail

Along the Oregon Trail1947

Oregon Trail Scouts

Oregon Trail Scouts1947

Spoilers of the North

Spoilers of the North1947

Sun Valley Cyclone

Sun Valley Cyclone1946

Alias Billy the Kid

Alias Billy the Kid1946

Daughter of Don Q

Daughter of Don Q1946

The Purple Monster Strikes

The Purple Monster Strikes1945

Colorado Pioneers

Colorado Pioneers1945

Santa Fe Saddlemates

Santa Fe Saddlemates1945

Corpus Christi Bandits

Corpus Christi Bandits1945

Lone Texas Ranger

Lone Texas Ranger1945

Wagon Wheels Westward

Wagon Wheels Westward1945

Haunted Harbor

Haunted Harbor1944

Hidden Valley Outlaws

Hidden Valley Outlaws1944

Call of the South Seas

Call of the South Seas1944

Sheriff of Sundown

Sheriff of Sundown1944

Firebrands of Arizona

Firebrands of Arizona1944

Bordertown Gun Fighters

Bordertown Gun Fighters1943

Sagebrush Law

Sagebrush Law1943

Raiders of Sunset Pass

Raiders of Sunset Pass1943

Pirates of the Prairie

Pirates of the Prairie1942

Stage to Chino

Stage to Chino1940

Trailing Double Trouble

Trailing Double Trouble1940

The Stranger from Arizona

The Stranger from Arizona1938