Roy Barcroft

Acting

Roy Barcroft

Born 7 September 1902 · Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA · Died 28 November 1969 at 67

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

Highlights

The Andy Griffith Show1960 · Series · Clint Biggers
Perry Mason1957 · Series · Murphy
Another Thin Man1939 · Film · Slim (uncredited)
Oklahoma!1955 · Film · Marshal
They Died with Their Boots On1941 · Film · Officer (uncredited)
Bandolero!1968 · Film · Bartender

Filmography

Movies

257 films

Monte Walsh1970 · Film · Proprietor
The Reivers1969 · Film · Ed (The Judge)
Gaily, Gaily1969 · Film · Dr. Gorson
Bandolero!1968 · Film · Bartender
The Way West1967 · Film · Mr. Masters
Texas Across the River1966 · Film · Morton
Destination Inner Space1966 · Film · Skipper
Gunpoint1966 · Film · Dr. Beardsley
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula1966 · Film · Sheriff Griffin
D-Day on Mars1966 · Film · The Purple Monster
Six Black Horses1962 · Film · Mustanger
When the Clock Strikes1961 · Film · Sheriff Mitchell
Ten Who Dared1960 · Film · Jim Baker
Freckles1960 · Film · John McLean
Escort West1959 · Film · Sgt. Doyle
Domino Kid1957 · Film
Last Stagecoach West1957 · Film · Park Ketchum
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm1957 · Film · J.P. Flemming
Gun Duel in Durango1957 · Film · Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)
Gun Brothers1956 · Film · Sheriff Jorgen
The Last Hunt1956 · Film · Maj. Smith
The Spoilers1955 · Film · The Marshal
Oklahoma!1955 · Film · Marshal
The Cobweb1955 · Film · Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)
Man Without a Star1955 · Film · Sheriff Olson
Rogue Cop1954 · Film · Lt. Vince D. Bardeman
Two Guns and a Badge1954 · Film · Bill Sterling - Rancher
Man with the Steel Whip1954 · Film · Sheriff [Chs. 8, 10-12]
The Desperado1954 · Film · Martin Novak
Shadows of Tombstone1953 · Film · Mike
El Paso Stampede1953 · Film · Henchman Floyd Garrett
Bandits of the West1953 · Film · Bud Galloway
Down Laredo Way1953 · Film · Cooper
City That Never Sleeps1953 · Film
Savage Frontier1953 · Film · William Oakes
Iron Mountain Trail1953 · Film · Mate Orrin
Old Overland Trail1953 · Film · John Anchor
Marshal of Cedar Rock1953 · Film · Henry Mason
Ride the Man Down1952 · Film · Russ Schultz
Montana Belle1952 · Film · Jim Clark
South Pacific Trail1952 · Film · Link Felton
The WAC from Walla Walla1952 · Film · Mr. Prentiss
Desperadoes' Outpost1952 · Film · Jim Boylan
Old Oklahoma Plains1952 · Film · Arthur Jensen
Thundering Caravans1952 · Film · Ed Brill
Black Hills Ambush1952 · Film · Bart
Hoodlum Empire1952 · Film · Morris Draper
Wild Horse Ambush1952 · Film · Harkins
Border Saddlemates1952 · Film · Steve Baxter
Oklahoma Annie1952 · Film · Curt Walker
Leadville Gunslinger1952 · Film · Chet Yonker / Pete Yonker
Captive of Billy the Kid1952 · Film · Piute
Radar Men from the Moon1952 · Film · Retik
Desert of Lost Men1951 · Film · Link
Pals of the Golden West1951 · Film · Ward Sloan
Street Bandits1951 · Film · Monk Walter
Honeychile1951 · Film · Walter Judson
Utah Wagon Train1951 · Film · Hank Driscoll
Arizona Manhunt1951 · Film · Pete Willard
Fort Dodge Stampede1951 · Film · Henchman Pike Hardin
Rodeo King and the Senorita1951 · Film · Steve Lacey
The Dakota Kid1951 · Film · Henchman Turk Smith
In Old Amarillo1951 · Film · Clint Burnside
Wells Fargo Gunmaster1951 · Film · Brick Mason
Don Daredevil Rides Again1951 · Film · Douglas Stratton
Insurance Investigator1951 · Film · Duke Wallace
Night Riders of Montana1951 · Film · Henchman Brink
The Missourians1950 · Film · Nick Kovacs
Under Mexicali Stars1950 · Film · Hays Lawson
North of the Great Divide1950 · Film · Banning
Rustlers on Horseback1950 · Film · Leo Straykin
Prisoners in Petticoats1950 · Film · Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Surrender1950 · Film · Deputy Gerard
Vigilante Hideout1950 · Film · Muley Price
Desperadoes of the West1950 · Film · Hacker
The Savage Horde1950 · Film · Fergus
Rock Island Trail1950 · Film · Barnes
Salt Lake Raiders1950 · Film · Brit Condor
The Arizona Cowboy1950 · Film · Henchman Mike Slade
The Vanishing Westerner1950 · Film · Sand Sanderson
Code of the Silver Sage1950 · Film · Hulon Champion
Federal Agent at Large1950 · Film · Nels Berger
Gunmen of Abilene1950 · Film · Brink Fallon
Powder River Rustlers1949 · Film · Henchman Bull Macons
Pioneer Marshal1949 · Film · Clip Pearson
Ranger of Cherokee Strip1949 · Film · Mark Sanders
San Antone Ambush1949 · Film · Henchman Roberts
Down Dakota Way1949 · Film · Mack McKenzie
The James Brothers of Missouri1949 · Film · Ace Marlin
South of Rio1949 · Film · Lon Bryson
Outcasts of the Trail1949 · Film · Jim Judd
The Phantom Creeps1949 · Film · Parker (uncredited)
Law of the Golden West1949 · Film · Clete Larrabee
Frontier Investigator1949 · Film · Flint Fleming
Prince of the Plains1949 · Film · Henchman Regan
Ghost of Zorro1949 · Film · Hank Kilgore
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.1949 · Film · Spade Gordon
Sheriff of Wichita1949 · Film · Sam Stark
The Far Frontier1948 · Film · Henchman Bart
Renegades of Sonora1948 · Film · George Keeler
Sundown in Santa Fe1948 · Film · Tracy Gillette
Grand Canyon Trail1948 · Film · Henchman Dave Williams
Desperadoes of Dodge City1948 · Film · Homesteader
Out of the Storm1948 · Film · Arty Sorenson
Sons of Adventure1948 · Film · Leslie Bennett
Daredevils of the Clouds1948 · Film · RCMP Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Marshal of Amarillo1948 · Film · Ben Dolan
Eyes of Texas1948 · Film · Vic
The Timber Trail1948 · Film · Big Bart
Secret Service Investigator1948 · Film · Al Turk
Old Los Angeles1948 · Film · Clyborne
The Bold Frontiersman1948 · Film · Smiling Jim
Lightnin' in the Forest1948 · Film · Police Lieut. Bain
Madonna of the Desert1948 · Film · Buck Keaton
Oklahoma Badlands1948 · Film · Henchman Sanders
G-Men Never Forget1948 · Film · Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron
The Main Street Kid1948 · Film · Torrey
Bandits of Dark Canyon1947 · Film · Jeff Conley
The Fabulous Texan1947 · Film · Standifer
The Wild Frontier1947 · Film · Henchman
Along the Oregon Trail1947 · Film · Jake Stoner
Marshal of Cripple Creek1947 · Film · Henchman Sweeney
Jesse James Rides Again1947 · Film · Frank Lawton
Wyoming1947 · Film · Sheriff Niles
Blackmail1947 · Film · Spice Kellaway
Springtime in the Sierras1947 · Film · Matt Wilkes
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon1947 · Film · Land Agent Clark
Web of Danger1947 · Film · Monks, Worker
Oregon Trail Scouts1947 · Film · Bill Hunter
Spoilers of the North1947 · Film · Moose McGovern
Vigilantes of Boomtown1947 · Film · McKean
Last Frontier Uprising1947 · Film · Henchman Boyd Blackwell
Son of Zorro1947 · Film · Henchman Boyd
Stagecoach to Denver1946 · Film · Big Bill Lambert
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine1946 · Film · Blackmailer (voice) (uncredited)
G.I. War Brides1946 · Film · (uncredited)
The Last Crooked Mile1946 · Film · Man on Street
Night Train to Memphis1946 · Film · Chad Morgan
My Pal Trigger1946 · Film · Henchman Hunter
Traffic in Crime1946 · Film · Insp. Tip Hogan
Daughter of Don Q1946 · Film · Mel Donovan
Sun Valley Cyclone1946 · Film · Blackie Blake
Home on the Range1946 · Film · Henchman
Alias Billy the Kid1946 · Film · Matt Conroy
Crime of the Century1946 · Film · Various Voices (uncredited)
The Phantom Rider1946 · Film · The Marshal
Song of Mexico1945 · Film · Visitor
Wagon Wheels Westward1945 · Film · Dave McKean
Dakota1945 · Film · Poli's Driver
The Cherokee Flash1945 · Film · Jeff Carson
Colorado Pioneers1945 · Film · Bull Reagan
Girls of the Big House1945 · Film · Police Dispatcher (voice)
The Purple Monster Strikes1945 · Film · The Purple Monster
Marshal of Laredo1945 · Film · Denver Jack
Sunset in El Dorado1945 · Film · Buster Welch
Along the Navajo Trail1945 · Film · Rusty Channing
Trail of Kit Carson1945 · Film · Doc Ryan
Bells of Rosarita1945 · Film · Henchman Maxwell
Santa Fe Saddlemates1945 · Film · John Gant
Lone Texas Ranger1945 · Film · Hands Weber
Corpus Christi Bandits1945 · Film · Wade Larkin
The Vampire's Ghost1945 · Film · Capt. Jim Barrett
Manhunt of Mystery Island1945 · Film · Capt. Mephisto
The Topeka Terror1945 · Film · Ben Jode
The Big Bonanza1944 · Film · Sheriff Dan Pendleton
Firebrands of Arizona1944 · Film · Deputy Ike
Sheriff of Sundown1944 · Film · Jack Hatfield
Lights of Old Santa Fe1944 · Film · Ken Ferguson
Code of the Prairie1944 · Film · Professor Graham
Cheyenne Wildcat1944 · Film · Dandy Joe Meeker
Stagecoach to Monterey1944 · Film · J. Rodney Stevens
Haunted Harbor1944 · Film · Carter / Kane
The Girl Who Dared1944 · Film · David Scott
Call of the South Seas1944 · Film · Steve Landrau
The Laramie Trail1944 · Film · Dick Rapidan
Hidden Valley Outlaws1944 · Film · Gilbert J. Leland
The Fighting Seabees1944 · Film · Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
Raiders of Sunset Pass1943 · Film · Henchman Lefty Lewis
Canyon City1943 · Film · Jeff Parker
Overland Mail Robbery1943 · Film · David Patterson
False Colors1943 · Film · Sheriff
Man from Music Mountain1943 · Film · Cattlemen Henchman (uncredited)
The Man from the Rio Grande1943 · Film · Henchman Ace Holden
Wagon Tracks West1943 · Film · Henchman Laird
Six Gun Gospel1943 · Film · Henchman Durkin
The Stranger From Pecos1943 · Film · Sheriff Ben
Bordertown Gun Fighters1943 · Film · Jack Gatling
Riders of the Rio Grande1943 · Film · Sarsaparilla
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case1943 · Film · Prison Guard (uncredited)
Calling Wild Bill Elliott1943 · Film · Captain Carson
Cheyenne Roundup1943 · Film · Slim Layton
Sagebrush Law1943 · Film · Mark Carter
Hoppy Serves a Writ1943 · Film · Colby
Idaho1943 · Film · Townsman Slugging Bud
Carson City Cyclone1943 · Film · Prosecutor Joe Newman
Ridin' Down the Canyon1942 · Film · Henchman
Dawn on the Great Divide1942 · Film · Chuck Loder
The Valley of Vanishing Men1942 · Film · Deputy Jed 'Luke' Lucas
The Old Chisholm Trail1942 · Film · Ed Phillips
Pirates of the Prairie1942 · Film · Lew Harmon
Silver Queen1942 · Film · Dan Carson
West of the Law1942 · Film · Ludlow
Sunset Serenade1942 · Film · Bart Reynolds - Henchman
Stardust on the Sage1942 · Film · Henchman Murphy
Romance on the Range1942 · Film · Henchman Pete
Land of the Open Range1942 · Film · Gil Carse
Sunset on the Desert1942 · Film · Deputy Nelson
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne1942 · Film · Mort Saunders
Nazi Agent1942 · Film · Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Below the Border1942 · Film · Ed Scully
Riders of the Badlands1941 · Film · Captain Rogers
West of Cimarron1941 · Film · Captain Hawks
They Died with Their Boots On1941 · Film · Officer (uncredited)
The Masked Rider1941 · Film · Henchman Luke
Jesse James at Bay1941 · Film · Henchman Vern Stone
The Bandit Trail1941 · Film · Joel Nesbitt
King of the Texas Rangers1941 · Film · Ross
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail1941 · Film · Val Lamar
Wide Open Town1941 · Film · Henchman Red
Riders of Death Valley1941 · Film · Henchman Dirk
Sheriff of Tombstone1941 · Film · Saloon Boss
Pals of the Pecos1941 · Film · Keno
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!1940 · Film · Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism
Santa Fe Trail1940 · Film · Engineer (uncredited)
East of the River1940 · Film · Policeman (uncredited)
Trailing Double Trouble1940 · Film · Jim Moreland
Ragtime Cowboy Joe1940 · Film · Henchman Putt
Stage to Chino1940 · Film · Dude Elliott
Deadwood Dick1940 · Film · Marshal Jim Bridges' Imposter
Winners of the West1940 · Film · Logan
Hidden Gold1940 · Film · Hendricks
Bad Man from Red Butte1940 · Film · Henchman Hank
The Showdown1940 · Film · Bowman
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe1940 · Film · Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
West of Carson City1940 · Film · Bill Tompkins
Yukon Flight1940 · Film · Henchman Lodin
Crashing Thru1939 · Film · Henchman Green
Another Thin Man1939 · Film · Slim (uncredited)
Riders of the Frontier1939 · Film · Outlaw Ed Carter
Renegade Trail1939 · Film · Stiff-Hat Bailey
The Oregon Trail1939 · Film · Colonel Custer
Daredevils of the Red Circle1939 · Film · Mine Superintendent
S.O.S Tidal Wave1939 · Film
The Man from Texas1939 · Film · Henchman Drifter
Silver on the Sage1939 · Film · Henchman Ewing
Mexicali Rose1939 · Film · Mac McElroy
Fast and Loose1939 · Film · Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps1939 · Film · AMI Agent Parker
The Frontiersmen1938 · Film · Sutton
The Stranger from Arizona1938 · Film · Henchman Thane
Heroes of the Hills1938 · Film · Robert Beaton
Flaming Frontiers1938 · Film · Ben Hollister - Henchman
Blondes at Work1938 · Film · Attorney Meadows (uncredited)
Rosalie1937 · Film · Conspirator (uncredited)
The President's Mystery1936 · Film · Townsman (uncredited)
Flash Gordon1936 · Film · Throne Guard
A Woman Commands1932 · Film · Cossack

Filmography

Series

38 shows

Cimarron Strip1967 · Series
Laredo1965 · Series
The Great Adventure1963 · Series · Dr. Anthony Thompson
The Lucy Show1962 · Series · Chief of Police
The Virginian1962 · Series · Bill Goforth
Straightaway1961 · Series
Ben Casey1961 · Series · Rudick
Gunslinger1961 · Series · Taggert
The Andy Griffith Show1960 · Series · Clint Biggers
Johnny Ringo1959 · Series · Pat Merlin
Rawhide1959 · Series · Casey
Lawman1958 · Series
The Rifleman1958 · Series
The Texan1958 · Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · Series · Frank Hagen
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty1957 · Series · Jim Logan
26 Men1957 · Series
Trackdown1957 · Series
Maverick1957 · Series · The Cattleman
Perry Mason1957 · Series · Murphy
Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · Series · Jim Sherwood
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty1956 · Series · Jim Logan
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · Series · Marshal Carl Neuman
The Adventures of Spin and Marty1955 · Series · Col. Logan
Cheyenne1955 · Series
Gunsmoke1955 · Series · Luke
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955 · Series
The Millionaire1955 · Series · Sergeant Bailey
The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · Series · Sheriff Bodie Hampton
Lassie1954 · Series
Public Defender1954 · Series
The Man Behind the Badge1953 · Series
City Detective1953 · Series
Cavalcade of America1952 · Series · Herbert Wheelock
Adventures of Superman1952 · Series
Hopalong Cassidy1952 · Series
The Adventures of Kit Carson1951 · Series
The Lone Ranger1949 · Series · Marshal Roy Dillon