Person

Roy Barcroft

Acting · 1902–1969 · 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).

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  Perry Mason

  Murphy

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  Adventures of Superman

  1952

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  The Andy Griffith Show

  Clint Biggers

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  Maverick

  The Cattleman

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  The Rifleman

  1958

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  Lassie

  1954

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  The Virginian

  Bill Goforth

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  Have Gun, Will Travel

  Jim Sherwood

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  Cheyenne

  1955

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  Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  Marshal Carl Neuman

• 1970Monte WalshProprietor
• 1969The ReiversEd (The Judge)
• 1969Gaily, GailyDr. Gorson
• 1968Bandolero!Bartender
• 1967The Not So Lonely Lighthouse KeeperNarrator
• 1967Cimarron Strip
• 1967The Way WestMr. Masters
• 1966Texas Across the RiverMorton
• 1966Destination Inner SpaceSkipper
• 1966GunpointDr. Beardsley
• 1966Billy the Kid Versus DraculaSheriff Griffin
• 1966Run, Light Buck, RunNarrator
• 1966D-Day on MarsThe Purple Monster
• 1965Laredo
• 1964Profiles in CourageJudge
• 1963The Great AdventureDr. Anthony Thompson
• 1962The Lucy ShowChief of Police
• 1962The VirginianBill Goforth
• 1962Six Black HorsesMustanger
• 1961Straightaway
• 1961Ben CaseyRudick
• 1961When the Clock StrikesSheriff Mitchell
• 1961GunslingerTaggert
• 1960Ten Who DaredJim Baker
• 1960FrecklesJohn McLean
• 1960The Andy Griffith ShowClint Biggers
• 1959Johnny RingoPat Merlin
• 1959Escort WestSgt. Doyle
• 1959RawhideCasey
• 1958Lawman
• 1958The Rifleman
• 1958The Texan
• 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveFrank Hagen
• 1957The New Adventures of Spin and MartyJim Logan
• 195726 Men
• 1957Trackdown
• 1957Domino Kid
• 1957MaverickThe Cattleman
• 1957Perry MasonMurphy
• 1957Have Gun, Will TravelJim Sherwood
• 1957Last Stagecoach WestPark Ketchum
• 1957The Kettles on Old MacDonald's FarmJ.P. Flemming
• 1957Gun Duel in DurangoMr. Blaisdell (uncredited)
• 1956Further Adventures of Spin and MartyJim Logan
• 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreMarshal Carl Neuman
• 1956Gun BrothersSheriff Jorgen
• 1956The Last HuntMaj. Smith
• 1955The SpoilersThe Marshal
• 1955The Adventures of Spin and MartyCol. Logan
• 1955Oklahoma!Marshal
• 1955Cheyenne
• 1955GunsmokeLuke
• 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
• 1955The CobwebPolice Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)
• 1955Man Without a StarSheriff Olson
• 1955The MillionaireSergeant Bailey
• 1954The Wonderful World of DisneySheriff Bodie Hampton
• 1954Rogue CopLt. Vince D. Bardeman
• 1954Lassie
• 1954Two Guns and a BadgeBill Sterling - Rancher
• 1954Man with the Steel WhipSheriff [Chs. 8, 10-12]
• 1954The DesperadoMartin Novak
• 1954Public Defender
• 1953The Man Behind the Badge
• 1953Shadows of TombstoneMike
• 1953City Detective
• 1953El Paso StampedeHenchman Floyd Garrett
• 1953Bandits of the WestBud Galloway
• 1953Down Laredo WayCooper
• 1953City That Never Sleeps
• 1953Savage FrontierWilliam Oakes
• 1953Iron Mountain TrailMate Orrin
• 1953Old Overland TrailJohn Anchor
• 1953Marshal of Cedar RockHenry Mason
• 1952Ride the Man DownRuss Schultz
• 1952Montana BelleJim Clark
• 1952South Pacific TrailLink Felton
• 1952The WAC from Walla WallaMr. Prentiss
• 1952Desperadoes' OutpostJim Boylan
• 1952Cavalcade of AmericaHerbert Wheelock
• 1952Adventures of Superman
• 1952Hopalong Cassidy
• 1952Old Oklahoma PlainsArthur Jensen
• 1952Thundering CaravansEd Brill
• 1952Black Hills AmbushBart
• 1952Hoodlum EmpireMorris Draper
• 1952Wild Horse AmbushHarkins
• 1952Border SaddlematesSteve Baxter
• 1952Oklahoma AnnieCurt Walker
• 1952Leadville GunslingerChet Yonker / Pete Yonker
• 1952Captive of Billy the KidPiute
• 1952Radar Men from the MoonRetik
• 1951Desert of Lost MenLink
• 1951Pals of the Golden WestWard Sloan
• 1951Street BanditsMonk Walter
• 1951HoneychileWalter Judson
• 1951Utah Wagon TrainHank Driscoll
• 1951Arizona ManhuntPete Willard
• 1951Fort Dodge StampedeHenchman Pike Hardin
• 1951The Adventures of Kit Carson
• 1951Rodeo King and the SenoritaSteve Lacey
• 1951The Dakota KidHenchman Turk Smith
• 1951In Old AmarilloClint Burnside
• 1951Wells Fargo GunmasterBrick Mason
• 1951Don Daredevil Rides AgainDouglas Stratton
• 1951Insurance InvestigatorDuke Wallace
• 1951Night Riders of MontanaHenchman Brink
• 1950The MissouriansNick Kovacs
• 1950Under Mexicali StarsHays Lawson
• 1950North of the Great DivideBanning
• 1950Rustlers on HorsebackLeo Straykin
• 1950Prisoners in PetticoatsRadio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
• 1950SurrenderDeputy Gerard
• 1950Vigilante HideoutMuley Price
• 1950Desperadoes of the WestHacker
• 1950The Savage HordeFergus
• 1950Rock Island TrailBarnes
• 1950Salt Lake RaidersBrit Condor
• 1950The Arizona CowboyHenchman Mike Slade
• 1950The Vanishing WesternerSand Sanderson
• 1950Code of the Silver SageHulon Champion
• 1950Federal Agent at LargeNels Berger
• 1950Gunmen of AbileneBrink Fallon
• 1949Powder River RustlersHenchman Bull Macons
• 1949Pioneer MarshalClip Pearson
• 1949Ranger of Cherokee StripMark Sanders
• 1949San Antone AmbushHenchman Roberts
• 1949The Lone RangerMarshal Roy Dillon
• 1949Down Dakota WayMack McKenzie
• 1949The James Brothers of MissouriAce Marlin
• 1949South of RioLon Bryson
• 1949Outcasts of the TrailJim Judd
• 1949The Phantom CreepsParker (uncredited)
• 1949Law of the Golden WestClete Larrabee
• 1949Frontier InvestigatorFlint Fleming
• 1949Prince of the PlainsHenchman Regan
• 1949Ghost of ZorroHank Kilgore
• 1949Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.Spade Gordon
• 1949Sheriff of WichitaSam Stark
• 1948The Far FrontierHenchman Bart
• 1948Renegades of SonoraGeorge Keeler
• 1948Sundown in Santa FeTracy Gillette
• 1948Grand Canyon TrailHenchman Dave Williams
• 1948Desperadoes of Dodge CityHomesteader
• 1948Out of the StormArty Sorenson
• 1948Sons of AdventureLeslie Bennett
• 1948Daredevils of the CloudsRCMP Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
• 1948Marshal of AmarilloBen Dolan
• 1948Train to AlcatrazGuard Grady
• 1948Eyes of TexasVic
• 1948The Timber TrailBig Bart
• 1948Secret Service InvestigatorAl Turk
• 1948Old Los AngelesClyborne
• 1948The Bold FrontiersmanSmiling Jim
• 1948Lightnin' in the ForestPolice Lieut. Bain
• 1948Madonna of the DesertBuck Keaton
• 1948Oklahoma BadlandsHenchman Sanders
• 1948G-Men Never ForgetVic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron
• 1948The Main Street KidTorrey
• 1947Bandits of Dark CanyonJeff Conley
• 1947The Fabulous TexanStandifer
• 1947The Wild FrontierHenchman
• 1947Along the Oregon TrailJake Stoner
• 1947Marshal of Cripple CreekHenchman Sweeney
• 1947Jesse James Rides AgainFrank Lawton
• 1947WyomingSheriff Niles
• 1947BlackmailSpice Kellaway
• 1947Springtime in the SierrasMatt Wilkes
• 1947Rustlers of Devil's CanyonLand Agent Clark
• 1947Web of DangerMonks, Worker
• 1947Oregon Trail ScoutsBill Hunter
• 1947Spoilers of the NorthMoose McGovern
• 1947Vigilantes of BoomtownMcKean
• 1947Last Frontier UprisingHenchman Boyd Blackwell
• 1947Son of ZorroHenchman Boyd
• 1946Stagecoach to DenverBig Bill Lambert
• 1946The Mysterious Mr. ValentineBlackmailer (voice) (uncredited)
• 1946G.I. War Brides(uncredited)
• 1946The Last Crooked MileMan on Street
• 1946Night Train to MemphisChad Morgan
• 1946My Pal TriggerHenchman Hunter
• 1946Traffic in CrimeInsp. Tip Hogan
• 1946Daughter of Don QMel Donovan
• 1946Sun Valley CycloneBlackie Blake
• 1946Home on the RangeHenchman
• 1946Alias Billy the KidMatt Conroy
• 1946Crime of the CenturyVarious Voices (uncredited)
• 1946The Phantom RiderThe Marshal
• 1945Song of MexicoVisitor
• 1945Wagon Wheels WestwardDave McKean
• 1945DakotaPoli's Driver
• 1945The Cherokee FlashJeff Carson
• 1945Colorado PioneersBull Reagan
• 1945Girls of the Big HousePolice Dispatcher (voice)
• 1945The Purple Monster StrikesThe Purple Monster
• 1945Marshal of LaredoDenver Jack
• 1945Sunset in El DoradoBuster Welch
• 1945Along the Navajo TrailRusty Channing
• 1945Trail of Kit CarsonDoc Ryan
• 1945Bells of RosaritaHenchman Maxwell
• 1945Santa Fe SaddlematesJohn Gant
• 1945Lone Texas RangerHands Weber
• 1945Corpus Christi BanditsWade Larkin
• 1945The Vampire's GhostCapt. Jim Barrett
• 1945Manhunt of Mystery IslandCapt. Mephisto
• 1945The Topeka TerrorBen Jode
• 1944The Big BonanzaSheriff Dan Pendleton
• 1944Firebrands of ArizonaDeputy Ike
• 1944Sheriff of SundownJack Hatfield
• 1944Lights of Old Santa FeKen Ferguson
• 1944Code of the PrairieProfessor Graham
• 1944Cheyenne WildcatDandy Joe Meeker
• 1944Stagecoach to MontereyJ. Rodney Stevens
• 1944Haunted HarborCarter / Kane
• 1944The Girl Who DaredDavid Scott
• 1944Call of the South SeasSteve Landrau
• 1944The Laramie TrailDick Rapidan
• 1944Hidden Valley OutlawsGilbert J. Leland
• 1944The Fighting SeabeesSeabee Barcroft (uncredited)
• 1943Raiders of Sunset PassHenchman Lefty Lewis
• 1943Canyon CityJeff Parker
• 1943Overland Mail RobberyDavid Patterson
• 1943False ColorsSheriff
• 1943Man from Music MountainCattlemen Henchman (uncredited)
• 1943The Man from the Rio GrandeHenchman Ace Holden
• 1943Wagon Tracks WestHenchman Laird
• 1943Six Gun GospelHenchman Durkin
• 1943The Stranger From PecosSheriff Ben
• 1943Bordertown Gun FightersJack Gatling
• 1943Riders of the Rio GrandeSarsaparilla
• 1943Dr. Gillespie's Criminal CasePrison Guard (uncredited)
• 1943Calling Wild Bill ElliottCaptain Carson
• 1943Cheyenne RoundupSlim Layton
• 1943Sagebrush LawMark Carter
• 1943Hoppy Serves a WritColby
• 1943IdahoTownsman Slugging Bud
• 1943Carson City CycloneProsecutor Joe Newman
• 1942Ridin' Down the CanyonHenchman
• 1942Dawn on the Great DivideChuck Loder
• 1942The Valley of Vanishing MenDeputy Jed 'Luke' Lucas
• 1942The Old Chisholm TrailEd Phillips
• 1942Pirates of the PrairieLew Harmon
• 1942Silver QueenDan Carson
• 1942West of the LawLudlow
• 1942Sunset SerenadeBart Reynolds - Henchman
• 1942Stardust on the SageHenchman Murphy
• 1942Romance on the RangeHenchman Pete
• 1942Land of the Open RangeGil Carse
• 1942Sunset on the DesertDeputy Nelson
• 1942The Lone Rider in CheyenneMort Saunders
• 1942Nazi AgentChief Petty Officer (uncredited)
• 1942Below the BorderEd Scully
• 1941Riders of the BadlandsCaptain Rogers
• 1941West of CimarronCaptain Hawks
• 1941They Died with Their Boots OnOfficer (uncredited)
• 1941The Masked RiderHenchman Luke
• 1941Jesse James at BayHenchman Vern Stone
• 1941The Bandit TrailJoel Nesbitt
• 1941King of the Texas RangersRoss
• 1941Outlaws of Cherokee TrailVal Lamar
• 1941Wide Open TownHenchman Red
• 1941Riders of Death ValleyHenchman Dirk
• 1941Sheriff of TombstoneSaloon Boss
• 1941Pals of the PecosKeno
• 1940A Volta do Besouro VerdeCop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism
• 1940Santa Fe TrailEngineer (uncredited)
• 1940East of the RiverPoliceman (uncredited)
• 1940Trailing Double TroubleJim Moreland
• 1940Ragtime Cowboy JoeHenchman Putt
• 1940Stage to ChinoDude Elliott
• 1940Deadwood DickMarshal Jim Bridges' Imposter
• 1940Winners of the WestLogan
• 1940Hidden GoldHendricks
• 1940Bad Man from Red ButteHenchman Hank
• 1940The ShowdownBowman
• 1940Flash Gordon Conquers the UniverseMing's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
• 1940West of Carson CityBill Tompkins
• 1940Yukon FlightHenchman Lodin
• 1939Crashing ThruHenchman Green
• 1939Another Thin ManSlim (uncredited)
• 1939Riders of the FrontierOutlaw Ed Carter
• 1939Renegade TrailStiff-Hat Bailey
• 1939The Oregon TrailColonel Custer
• 1939Daredevils of the Red CircleMine Superintendent
• 1939S.O.S Tidal Wave
• 1939The Man from TexasHenchman Drifter
• 1939Silver on the SageHenchman Ewing
• 1939Mexicali RoseMac McElroy
• 1939Fast and LooseReilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)
• 1939The Phantom CreepsAMI Agent Parker
• 1938The FrontiersmenSutton
• 1938The Stranger from ArizonaHenchman Thane
• 1938Heroes of the HillsRobert Beaton
• 1938Flaming FrontiersBen Hollister - Henchman
• 1938Blondes at WorkAttorney Meadows (uncredited)
• 1937RosalieConspirator (uncredited)
• 1936The President's MysteryTownsman (uncredited)
• 1936Flash GordonThrone Guard
• 1932A Woman CommandsCossack
• —Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine