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Roy Barcroft

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Roy Barcroft

Born September 7, 1902 in Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USADied November 28, 1969261 films

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).

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Filmography

261 films as actor
  1. TBACaptain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine
  2. 1970Monte WalshProprietor
  3. 1969The ReiversEd (The Judge)
  4. 1969Gaily, GailyDr. Gorson
  5. 1968Bandolero!Bartender
  6. 1967The Not So Lonely Lighthouse KeeperNarrator
  7. 1967The Way WestMr. Masters
  8. 1966Texas Across the RiverMorton
  9. 1966Destination Inner SpaceSkipper
  10. 1966GunpointDr. Beardsley
  11. 1966Billy the Kid Versus DraculaSheriff Griffin
  12. 1966Run, Light Buck, RunNarrator
  13. 1966D-Day on MarsThe Purple Monster
  14. 1962Six Black HorsesMustanger
  15. 1961When the Clock StrikesSheriff Mitchell
  16. 1960Ten Who DaredJim Baker
  17. 1960FrecklesJohn McLean
  18. 1959Escort WestSgt. Doyle
  19. 1957Domino Kid
  20. 1957Last Stagecoach WestPark Ketchum
  21. 1957The Kettles on Old MacDonald's FarmJ.P. Flemming
  22. 1957Gun Duel in DurangoMr. Blaisdell (uncredited)
  23. 1956Gun BrothersSheriff Jorgen
  24. 1956The Last HuntMaj. Smith
  25. 1955The SpoilersThe Marshal
  26. 1955Oklahoma!Marshal
  27. 1955The CobwebPolice Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)
  28. 1955Man Without a StarSheriff Olson
  29. 1954Rogue CopLt. Vince D. Bardeman
  30. 1954Two Guns and a BadgeBill Sterling - Rancher
  31. 1954Man with the Steel WhipSheriff [Chs. 8, 10-12]
  32. 1954The DesperadoMartin Novak
  33. 1953Shadows of TombstoneMike
  34. 1953El Paso StampedeHenchman Floyd Garrett
  35. 1953Bandits of the WestBud Galloway
  36. 1953Down Laredo WayCooper
  37. 1953City That Never Sleeps
  38. 1953Savage FrontierWilliam Oakes
  39. 1953Iron Mountain TrailMate Orrin
  40. 1953Old Overland TrailJohn Anchor
  41. 1953Marshal of Cedar RockHenry Mason
  42. 1952Ride the Man DownRuss Schultz
  43. 1952Montana BelleJim Clark
  44. 1952South Pacific TrailLink Felton
  45. 1952The WAC from Walla WallaMr. Prentiss
  46. 1952Desperadoes' OutpostJim Boylan
  47. 1952Old Oklahoma PlainsArthur Jensen
  48. 1952Thundering CaravansEd Brill
  49. 1952Black Hills AmbushBart
  50. 1952Hoodlum EmpireMorris Draper
  51. 1952Wild Horse AmbushHarkins
  52. 1952Border SaddlematesSteve Baxter
  53. 1952Oklahoma AnnieCurt Walker
  54. 1952Leadville GunslingerChet Yonker / Pete Yonker
  55. 1952Captive of Billy the KidPiute
  56. 1952Radar Men from the MoonRetik
  57. 1951Desert of Lost MenLink
  58. 1951Pals of the Golden WestWard Sloan
  59. 1951Street BanditsMonk Walter
  60. 1951HoneychileWalter Judson
  61. 1951Utah Wagon TrainHank Driscoll
  62. 1951Arizona ManhuntPete Willard
  63. 1951Fort Dodge StampedeHenchman Pike Hardin
  64. 1951Rodeo King and the SenoritaSteve Lacey
  65. 1951The Dakota KidHenchman Turk Smith
  66. 1951In Old AmarilloClint Burnside
  67. 1951Wells Fargo GunmasterBrick Mason
  68. 1951Don Daredevil Rides AgainDouglas Stratton
  69. 1951Insurance InvestigatorDuke Wallace
  70. 1951Night Riders of MontanaHenchman Brink
  71. 1950The MissouriansNick Kovacs
  72. 1950Under Mexicali StarsHays Lawson
  73. 1950North of the Great DivideBanning
  74. 1950Rustlers on HorsebackLeo Straykin
  75. 1950Prisoners in PetticoatsRadio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
  76. 1950SurrenderDeputy Gerard
  77. 1950Vigilante HideoutMuley Price
  78. 1950Desperadoes of the WestHacker
  79. 1950The Savage HordeFergus
  80. 1950Rock Island TrailBarnes
  81. 1950Salt Lake RaidersBrit Condor
  82. 1950The Arizona CowboyHenchman Mike Slade
  83. 1950The Vanishing WesternerSand Sanderson
  84. 1950Code of the Silver SageHulon Champion
  85. 1950Federal Agent at LargeNels Berger
  86. 1950Gunmen of AbileneBrink Fallon
  87. 1949Powder River RustlersHenchman Bull Macons
  88. 1949Pioneer MarshalClip Pearson
  89. 1949Ranger of Cherokee StripMark Sanders
  90. 1949San Antone AmbushHenchman Roberts
  91. 1949Down Dakota WayMack McKenzie
  92. 1949The James Brothers of MissouriAce Marlin
  93. 1949South of RioLon Bryson
  94. 1949Outcasts of the TrailJim Judd
  95. 1949The Phantom CreepsParker (uncredited)
  96. 1949Law of the Golden WestClete Larrabee
  97. 1949Frontier InvestigatorFlint Fleming
  98. 1949Prince of the PlainsHenchman Regan
  99. 1949Ghost of ZorroHank Kilgore
  100. 1949Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.Spade Gordon
  101. 1949Sheriff of WichitaSam Stark
  102. 1948The Far FrontierHenchman Bart
  103. 1948Renegades of SonoraGeorge Keeler
  104. 1948Sundown in Santa FeTracy Gillette
  105. 1948Grand Canyon TrailHenchman Dave Williams
  106. 1948Desperadoes of Dodge CityHomesteader
  107. 1948Out of the StormArty Sorenson
  108. 1948Sons of AdventureLeslie Bennett
  109. 1948Daredevils of the CloudsRCMP Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
  110. 1948Marshal of AmarilloBen Dolan
  111. 1948Train to AlcatrazGuard Grady
  112. 1948Eyes of TexasVic
  113. 1948The Timber TrailBig Bart
  114. 1948Secret Service InvestigatorAl Turk
  115. 1948Old Los AngelesClyborne
  116. 1948The Bold FrontiersmanSmiling Jim
  117. 1948Lightnin' in the ForestPolice Lieut. Bain
  118. 1948Madonna of the DesertBuck Keaton
  119. 1948Oklahoma BadlandsHenchman Sanders
  120. 1948G-Men Never ForgetVic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron