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 Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Clint Biggers
Lassie
1954
Maverick
1957
as The Cattleman / Marshal
The Rifleman
1958
The Virginian
1962
as Bill Goforth / Mr. Tait
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Jim Sherwood
Ben Casey
1961
as Rudick
Lawman
1958
as Luke Tennant
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Marshal Carl Neuman / Pat Merlin / Rady Smith / Mike - Ranch Foreman
Cheyenne
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
The Lucy Show
1962
as Chief of Police
Rawhide
1959
as Casey / Sanders / Cliff Stanton / Sheriff / Adams
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Frank Hagen
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Marshal Roy Dillon
Gunsmoke
1955
as Luke / Farr / Jake / Asa / Cotter / Pop / Roy / Jonas
The Millionaire
1955
as Sergeant Bailey
The Texan
1958
Laredo
1965
Adventures of Superman
1952
Trackdown
1957
as Sheriff
Public Defender
1954
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Herbert Wheelock
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Pat Merlin
Cimarron Strip
1967
The Great Adventure
1963
as Dr. Anthony Thompson
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
26 Men
1957
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Sheriff Bodie Hampton
City Detective
1953
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Judge
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
The Man Behind the Badge
1953
Gunslinger
1961
as Taggert
The Adventures of Spin and Marty
1955
as Col. Logan
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty
1957
as Jim Logan
Straightaway
1961
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty
1956
as Jim Logan
Movies (261)
Oklahoma!
1955
as Marshal
The Fighting Seabees
1944
as Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
Bandolero!
1968
as Bartender
Gunpoint
1966
as Dr. Beardsley
The Way West
1967
as Mr. Masters
Rosalie
1937
as Conspirator (uncredited)
Flash Gordon
1936
as Throne Guard
Dakota
1945
as Poli's Driver
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Engineer (uncredited)
The Spoilers
1955
as The Marshal
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Officer (uncredited)
Hidden Gold
1940
as Hendricks
Texas Across the River
1966
as Morton
The Cobweb
1955
as Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)
The Reivers
1969
as Ed (The Judge)
The Missourians
1950
as Nick Kovacs
Radar Men from the Moon
1952
as Retik
The Phantom Creeps
1939
as AMI Agent Parker
Montana Belle
1952
as Jim Clark
Monte Walsh
1970
as Proprietor
Fast and Loose
1939
as Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)
Man Without a Star
1955
as Sheriff Olson
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
1966
as Sheriff Griffin
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism
The Last Hunt
1956
as Maj. Smith
Another Thin Man
1939
as Slim (uncredited)
Leadville Gunslinger
1952
as Chet Yonker / Pete Yonker
Escort West
1959
as Sgt. Doyle
Hoodlum Empire
1952
as Morris Draper
Surrender
1950
as Deputy Gerard
The Desperado
1954
as Martin Novak
Gun Duel in Durango
1957
as Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)
Sagebrush Law
1943
as Mark Carter
Along the Navajo Trail
1945
as Rusty Channing
Outcasts of the Trail
1949
as Jim Judd
Domino Kid
1957
The Showdown
1940
as Bowman
Rogue Cop
1954
as Lt. Vince D. Bardeman
Nazi Agent
1942
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
The Frontiersmen
1938
as Sutton
Night Riders of Montana
1951
as Henchman Brink
Ten Who Dared
1960
as Jim Baker
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
as Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
Eyes of Texas
1948
as Vic
Last Stagecoach West
1957
as Park Ketchum
A Woman Commands
1932
as Cossack
City That Never Sleeps
1953
The Vanishing Westerner
1950
as Sand Sanderson
My Pal Trigger
1946
as Henchman Hunter
Trail of Kit Carson
1945
as Doc Ryan
Insurance Investigator
1951
as Duke Wallace
Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939
as Mine Superintendent
Gaily, Gaily
1969
as Dr. Gorson
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Wide Open Town
1941
as Henchman Red
Desperadoes of Dodge City
1948
as Homesteader
Utah Wagon Train
1951
as Hank Driscoll
Six Gun Gospel
1943
as Henchman Durkin
East of the River
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
Destination Inner Space
1966
as Skipper
Savage Frontier
1953
as William Oakes
Winners of the West
1940
as Logan
Six Black Horses
1962
as Mustanger
The Girl Who Dared
1944
as David Scott
Street Bandits
1951
as Monk Walter
Blondes at Work
1938
as Attorney Meadows (uncredited)
Arizona Manhunt
1951
as Pete Willard
The Oregon Trail
1939
as Colonel Custer
Idaho
1943
as Townsman Slugging Bud
Freckles
1960
as John McLean
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
as Ben Dolan
G.I. War Brides
1946
as (uncredited)
Sunset Serenade
1942
as Bart Reynolds - Henchman
Blackmail
1947
as Spice Kellaway
The WAC from Walla Walla
1952
as Mr. Prentiss
Crashing Thru
1939
as Henchman Green
Sheriff of Tombstone
1941
as Saloon Boss
The Arizona Cowboy
1950
as Henchman Mike Slade
Riders of the Rio Grande
1943
as Sarsaparilla
Wyoming
1947
as Sheriff Niles
Iron Mountain Trail
1953
as Mate Orrin
Gun Brothers
1956
as Sheriff Jorgen
Haunted Harbor
1944
as Carter / Kane
Silver Queen
1942
as Dan Carson
The Last Crooked Mile
1946
as Man on Street
Man from Music Mountain
1943
as Cattlemen Henchman (uncredited)
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953
as Henry Mason
Powder River Rustlers
1949
as Henchman Bull Macons
Hidden Valley Outlaws
1944
as Gilbert J. Leland
Crime of the Century
1946
as Various Voices (uncredited)
The Far Frontier
1948
as Henchman Bart
Dawn on the Great Divide
1942
as Chuck Loder
Out of the Storm
1948
as Arty Sorenson
Oregon Trail Scouts
1947
as Bill Hunter
Hoppy Serves a Writ
1943
as Colby
The Savage Horde
1950
as Fergus
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
1957
as J.P. Flemming
Bells of Rosarita
1945
as Henchman Maxwell
Ride the Man Down
1952
as Russ Schultz
Under Mexicali Stars
1950
as Hays Lawson
Border Saddlemates
1952
as Steve Baxter
Shadows of Tombstone
1953
as Mike
Sheriff of Sundown
1944
as Jack Hatfield
The Laramie Trail
1944
as Dick Rapidan
Sun Valley Cyclone
1946
as Blackie Blake
The Vampire's Ghost
1945
as Capt. Jim Barrett
Rock Island Trail
1950
as Barnes
Overland Mail Robbery
1943
as David Patterson
Ghost of Zorro
1949
as Hank Kilgore
Silver on the Sage
1939
as Henchman Ewing
Firebrands of Arizona
1944
as Deputy Ike
Black Hills Ambush
1952
as Bart
Spoilers of the North
1947
as Moose McGovern
Code of the Prairie
1944
as Professor Graham
Bad Man from Red Butte
1940
as Henchman Hank
Frontier Investigator
1949
as Flint Fleming
Santa Fe Saddlemates
1945
as John Gant
G-Men Never Forget
1948
as Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron
Bordertown Gun Fighters
1943
as Jack Gatling
Stagecoach to Denver
1946
as Big Bill Lambert
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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Most Popular Roy Barcroft Movies
- Oklahoma! (1955) — as Marshal
- The Fighting Seabees (1944) — as Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
- Bandolero! (1968) — as Bartender
- Gunpoint (1966) — as Dr. Beardsley
- The Way West (1967) — as Mr. Masters
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