Roy Barcroft
Acting1902Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA
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
Acting History
1970
Monte Walsh
as Proprietor
1969
The Reivers
as Ed (The Judge)
Gaily, Gaily
as Dr. Gorson
1968
Bandolero
as Bartender
1967
The Way West
as Mr. Masters
The Lucy Show
TVas Chief of Police• 1 eps
The Virginian
TVas Mr. Tait / Bill Goforth• 1 eps
1966
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
as Sheriff Griffin
D-Day on Mars
as The Purple Monster
Gunpoint
as Dr. Beardsley
Destination Inner Space
as Skipper
Texas Across the River
as Morton
1965
1964
Perry Mason
TVas Murphy• 1 eps
1963
The Andy Griffith Show
TVas Clint Biggers• 1 eps
The Great Adventure
TVas Dr. Anthony Thompson• 1 eps
1962
1961
When the Clock Strikes
as Sheriff Mitchell
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TVas Frank Hagen• 1 eps
Gunslinger
TVas Taggert
1960
Ten Who Dared
as Jim Baker
Freckles
as John McLean
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Mike - Ranch Foreman / Pat Merlin / Rady Smith / Marshal Carl Neuman• 1 eps
1959
1957
Last Stagecoach West
as Park Ketchum
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
as J.P. Flemming
Gun Duel in Durango
as Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
TVas Jim Sherwood• 10 eps
The Lone Ranger
TVas Marshal Roy Dillon• 1 eps
The Millionaire
TVas Sergeant Bailey• 1 eps
1956
The Last Hunt
as Maj. Smith
Gun Brothers
as Sheriff Jorgen
Cavalcade of America
TVas Herbert Wheelock• 1 eps
1955
Oklahoma!
as Marshal
The Cobweb
as Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)
The Spoilers
as The Marshal
Man Without a Star
as Sheriff Olson
The Adventures of Spin and Marty
TVas Col. Logan
1954
Rogue Cop
as Lt. Vince D. Bardeman
Man with the Steel Whip
as Sheriff [Chs. 8, 10-12]
The Wonderful World of Disney
TVas Sheriff Bodie Hampton
1953
Marshal of Cedar Rock
as Henry Mason
El Paso Stampede
as Henchman Floyd Garrett
Iron Mountain Trail
as Mate Orrin
Shadows of Tombstone
as Mike
Old Overland Trail
as John Anchor
Down Laredo Way
as Cooper
1952
South Pacific Trail
as Link Felton
Ride the Man Down
as Russ Schultz
Desperadoes' Outpost
as Jim Boylan
Oklahoma Annie
as Curt Walker
Montana Belle
as Jim Clark
Radar Men from the Moon
as Retik
Hoodlum Empire
as Morris Draper
Leadville Gunslinger
as Chet Yonker / Pete Yonker
The WAC from Walla Walla
as Mr. Prentiss
Black Hills Ambush
as Bart
Wild Horse Ambush
as Harkins
Old Oklahoma Plains
as Arthur Jensen
Thundering Caravans
as Ed Brill
Border Saddlemates
as Steve Baxter
1951
Don Daredevil Rides Again
as Douglas Stratton
Arizona Manhunt
as Pete Willard
Utah Wagon Train
as Hank Driscoll
Honeychile
as Walter Judson
Street Bandits
as Monk Walter
In Old Amarillo
as Clint Burnside
Insurance Investigator
as Duke Wallace
The Dakota Kid
as Henchman Turk Smith
Rodeo King and the Senorita
as Steve Lacey
Night Riders of Montana
as Henchman Brink
Fort Dodge Stampede
as Henchman Pike Hardin
1950
Salt Lake Raiders
as Brit Condor
The Missourians
as Nick Kovacs
Surrender
as Deputy Gerard
North of the Great Divide
as Banning
Federal Agent at Large
as Nels Berger
The Arizona Cowboy
as Henchman Mike Slade
Code of the Silver Sage
as Hulon Champion
Rustlers on Horseback
as Leo Straykin
The Savage Horde
as Fergus
Gunmen of Abilene
as Brink Fallon
Desperadoes of the West
as Hacker
1949
Powder River Rustlers
as Henchman Bull Macons
The Phantom Creeps
as Parker (uncredited)
Ranger of Cherokee Strip
as Mark Sanders
Pioneer Marshal
as Clip Pearson
Down Dakota Way
as Mack McKenzie
Sheriff of Wichita
as Sam Stark
1948
Sons of Adventure
as Leslie Bennett
Oklahoma Badlands
as Henchman Sanders
The Bold Frontiersman
as Smiling Jim
Marshal of Amarillo
as Ben Dolan
Eyes of Texas
as Vic
Grand Canyon Trail
as Henchman Dave Williams
Train to Alcatraz
as Guard Grady
Out of the Storm
as Arty Sorenson
The Far Frontier
as Henchman Bart
Secret Service Investigator
as Al Turk
Renegades of Sonora
as George Keeler
Sundown in Santa Fe
as Tracy Gillette
G-Men Never Forget
as Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron
1947
Along the Oregon Trail
as Jake Stoner
Marshal of Cripple Creek
as Henchman Sweeney
Wyoming
as Sheriff Niles
Bandits of Dark Canyon
as Jeff Conley
Oregon Trail Scouts
as Bill Hunter
Vigilantes of Boomtown
as McKean
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
as Land Agent Clark
Blackmail
as Spice Kellaway
The Fabulous Texan
as Standifer
Son of Zorro
as Henchman Boyd
Springtime in the Sierras
as Matt Wilkes
Jesse James Rides Again
as Frank Lawton
1946
Sun Valley Cyclone
as Blackie Blake
My Pal Trigger
as Henchman Hunter
Stagecoach to Denver
as Big Bill Lambert
The Last Crooked Mile
as Man on Street
Alias Billy the Kid
as Matt Conroy
Crime of the Century
as Various Voices (uncredited)
The Phantom Rider
as The Marshal
1945
Marshal of Laredo
as Denver Jack
Colorado Pioneers
as Bull Reagan
Wagon Wheels Westward
as Dave McKean
Corpus Christi Bandits
as Wade Larkin
Girls of the Big House
as Police Dispatcher (voice)
The Vampire's Ghost
as Capt. Jim Barrett
The Purple Monster Strikes
as The Purple Monster
Bells of Rosarita
as Henchman Maxwell
Lone Texas Ranger
as Hands Weber
Dakota
as Poli's Driver
Along the Navajo Trail
as Rusty Channing
Sunset in El Dorado
as Buster Welch
The Topeka Terror
as Ben Jode
Manhunt of Mystery Island
as Capt. Mephisto
The Cherokee Flash
as Jeff Carson
1944
Cheyenne Wildcat
as Dandy Joe Meeker
Lights of Old Santa Fe
as Ken Ferguson
Sheriff of Sundown
as Jack Hatfield
The Fighting Seabees
as Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
The Girl Who Dared
as David Scott
The Big Bonanza
as Sheriff Dan Pendleton
Code of the Prairie
as Professor Graham
Hidden Valley Outlaws
as Gilbert J. Leland
Haunted Harbor
as Carter / Kane
The Laramie Trail
as Dick Rapidan
1943
Riders of the Rio Grande
as Sarsaparilla
Hoppy Serves a Writ
as Colby
False Colors
as Sheriff
The Stranger From Pecos
as Sheriff Ben
Idaho
as Townsman Slugging Bud
Man from Music Mountain
as Cattlemen Henchman (uncredited)
Canyon City
as Jeff Parker
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Carson City Cyclone
as Prosecutor Joe Newman
Bordertown Gun Fighters
as Jack Gatling
Calling Wild Bill Elliott
as Captain Carson
Overland Mail Robbery
as David Patterson
Raiders of Sunset Pass
as Henchman Lefty Lewis
1942
Pirates of the Prairie
as Lew Harmon
Dawn on the Great Divide
as Chuck Loder
Below the Border
as Ed Scully
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
as Mort Saunders
Silver Queen
as Dan Carson
Sunset Serenade
as Bart Reynolds - Henchman
Nazi Agent
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
West of the Law
as Ludlow
Sunset on the Desert
as Deputy Nelson
Ridin' Down the Canyon
as Henchman
Stardust on the Sage
as Henchman Murphy
Romance on the Range
as Henchman Pete
The Valley of Vanishing Men
as Deputy Jed 'Luke' Lucas
1941
Pals of the Pecos
as Keno
West of Cimarron
as Captain Hawks
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
as Val Lamar
Wide Open Town
as Henchman Red
They Died with Their Boots On
as Officer (uncredited)
Jesse James at Bay
as Henchman Vern Stone
King of the Texas Rangers
as Ross
Sheriff of Tombstone
as Saloon Boss
1940
Trailing Double Trouble
as Jim Moreland
The Showdown
as Bowman
Hidden Gold
as Hendricks
East of the River
as Policeman (uncredited)
West of Carson City
as Bill Tompkins
Yukon Flight
as Henchman Lodin
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
as Engineer (uncredited)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism
Winners of the West
as Logan
1939
Silver on the Sage
as Henchman Ewing
Renegade Trail
as Stiff-Hat Bailey
Riders of the Frontier
as Outlaw Ed Carter
Daredevils of the Red Circle
as Mine Superintendent
Fast and Loose
as Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
as Slim (uncredited)
Mexicali Rose
as Mac McElroy
Crashing Thru
as Henchman Green
The Phantom Creeps
as AMI Agent Parker
The Oregon Trail
as Colonel Custer
1938
Heroes of the Hills
as Robert Beaton
The Frontiersmen
as Sutton
Blondes at Work
as Attorney Meadows (uncredited)
Flaming Frontiers
as Ben Hollister - Henchman
1937
Rosalie
as Conspirator (uncredited)
1936
Flash Gordon
as Throne Guard
The President's Mystery
as Townsman (uncredited)