Roy Barcroft
Born in Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA — Sep 07 1902• Died Nov 28 1969
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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
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Andy Griffith Show
Clint Biggers
Have Gun, Will Travel
Jim Sherwood
Lassie
Maverick
The Cattleman
The Virginian
Bill Goforth
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Marshal Carl Neuman
The Rifleman
Ben Casey
Rudick
Lawman
Rawhide
Casey
Cheyenne
The Lucy Show
Chief of Police
The Lone Ranger
Marshal Roy Dillon
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Frank Hagen
Trackdown
Adventures of Superman
Gunsmoke
Luke
The Texan
Laredo
Johnny Ringo
Pat Merlin
Public Defender
Cavalcade of America
Herbert Wheelock
The Millionaire
Sergeant Bailey
The Great Adventure
Dr. Anthony Thompson
City Detective
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Cimarron Strip
26 Men
Hopalong Cassidy
The Wonderful World of Disney
Sheriff Bodie Hampton
The Man Behind the Badge
Profiles in Courage
Judge
Gunslinger
Taggert
Straightaway
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty
Jim Logan
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty
Jim Logan
The Adventures of Spin and Marty
Col. Logan
Bordertown Gun Fighters
Jack Gatling
The Laramie Trail
Dick Rapidan
Oklahoma!
Marshal
Santa Fe Trail
Engineer (uncredited)
Bandolero!
Bartender
Another Thin Man
Slim (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
Officer (uncredited)
The Way West
Mr. Masters
The Cobweb
Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)
The Reivers
Ed (The Judge)
Monte Walsh
Proprietor
Nazi Agent
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Flash Gordon
Throne Guard
Escort West
Sgt. Doyle
Sheriff of Tombstone
Saloon Boss
Ridin' Down the Canyon
Henchman
Gun Duel in Durango
Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)
Idaho
Townsman Slugging Bud
Man Without a Star
Sheriff Olson
Bells of Rosarita
Henchman Maxwell
The Oregon Trail
Colonel Custer
Gunpoint
Dr. Beardsley
Silver Queen
Dan Carson
The Spoilers
The Marshal
Riders of Death Valley
Henchman Dirk
Rock Island Trail
Barnes
Rogue Cop
Lt. Vince D. Bardeman
Daredevils of the Red Circle
Mine Superintendent
The Last Hunt
Maj. Smith
Jesse James at Bay
Henchman Vern Stone
Sunset Serenade
Bart Reynolds - Henchman
Girls of the Big House
Police Dispatcher (voice)
Gun Brothers
Sheriff Jorgen
Along the Navajo Trail
Rusty Channing
The Last Crooked Mile
Man on Street
Ten Who Dared
Jim Baker
Son of Zorro
Henchman Boyd
Texas Across the River
Morton
Ride the Man Down
Russ Schultz
Manhunt of Mystery Island
Capt. Mephisto
Train to Alcatraz
Guard Grady
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
Sons of Adventure
Leslie Bennett
Sunset on the Desert
Deputy Nelson
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Dakota
Poli's Driver
Marshal of Laredo
Denver Jack
Romance on the Range
Henchman Pete
Riders of the Rio Grande
Sarsaparilla
The Phantom Creeps
AMI Agent Parker
The Big Bonanza
Sheriff Dan Pendleton
West of Carson City
Bill Tompkins
Traffic in Crime
Insp. Tip Hogan
Ghost of Zorro
Hank Kilgore
Gaily, Gaily
Dr. Gorson
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
Sheriff Griffin
King of the Texas Rangers
Ross
Last Frontier Uprising
Henchman Boyd Blackwell
In Old Amarillo
Clint Burnside
Montana Belle
Jim Clark
Domino Kid
The Frontiersmen
Sutton
The Missourians
Nick Kovacs
Old Los Angeles
Clyborne
Sagebrush Law
Mark Carter
Cheyenne Wildcat
Dandy Joe Meeker
The Girl Who Dared
David Scott
Calling Wild Bill Elliott
Captain Carson
Winners of the West
Logan
My Pal Trigger
Henchman Hunter
Two Guns and a Badge
Bill Sterling - Rancher
Under Mexicali Stars
Hays Lawson
Utah Wagon Train
Hank Driscoll
Old Oklahoma Plains
Arthur Jensen
The President's Mystery
Townsman (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
Hoodlum Empire
Morris Draper
A Woman Commands
Cossack
Man from Music Mountain
Cattlemen Henchman (uncredited)
Rosalie
Conspirator (uncredited)
Blondes at Work
Attorney Meadows (uncredited)
Savage Frontier
William Oakes
Ranger of Cherokee Strip
Mark Sanders
False Colors
Sheriff
The Fabulous Texan
Standifer
Web of Danger
Monks, Worker
South Pacific Trail
Link Felton
Canyon City
Jeff Parker
Bad Man from Red Butte
Henchman Hank
The Valley of Vanishing Men
Deputy Jed 'Luke' Lucas
Daredevils of the Clouds
RCMP Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Iron Mountain Trail
Mate Orrin
The Desperado
Martin Novak
Hoppy Serves a Writ
Colby
Wide Open Town
Henchman Red
Radar Men from the Moon
Retik
Freckles
John McLean
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Pirates of the Prairie
Lew Harmon
The Man from the Rio Grande
Henchman Ace Holden
Hidden Valley Outlaws
Gilbert J. Leland
Spoilers of the North
Moose McGovern
Wagon Wheels Westward
Dave McKean
Silver on the Sage
Henchman Ewing
Rustlers on Horseback
Leo Straykin
The Phantom Creeps
Parker (uncredited)
Oklahoma Annie
Curt Walker
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
Land Agent Clark
Eyes of Texas
Vic
Shadows of Tombstone
Mike
Springtime in the Sierras
Matt Wilkes
Six Gun Gospel
Henchman Durkin
Oregon Trail Scouts
Bill Hunter
Border Saddlemates
Steve Baxter
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Henry Mason
Desert of Lost Men
Link
Sheriff of Wichita
Sam Stark
Outcasts of the Trail
Jim Judd
Code of the Silver Sage
Hulon Champion
The Vampire's Ghost
Capt. Jim Barrett
The Vanishing Westerner
Sand Sanderson
Sunset in El Dorado
Buster Welch
The Savage Horde
Fergus
Out of the Storm
Arty Sorenson
The Cherokee Flash
Jeff Carson
Sun Valley Cyclone
Blackie Blake
The Showdown
Bowman
Stagecoach to Denver
Big Bill Lambert
West of the Law
Ludlow
Cheyenne Roundup
Slim Layton
Colorado Pioneers
Bull Reagan
Dawn on the Great Divide
Chuck Loder
Trailing Double Trouble
Jim Moreland
The Stranger From Pecos
Sheriff Ben
Leadville Gunslinger
Chet Yonker / Pete Yonker
G.I. War Brides
(uncredited)
Hidden Gold
Hendricks
The Masked Rider
Henchman Luke
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism
Last Stagecoach West
Park Ketchum
Lights of Old Santa Fe
Ken Ferguson
Rodeo King and the Senorita
Steve Lacey
Crime of the Century
Various Voices (uncredited)
Destination Inner Space
Skipper
Vigilante Hideout
Muley Price
Federal Agent at Large
Nels Berger
Grand Canyon Trail
Henchman Dave Williams
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
Mort Saunders
Insurance Investigator
Duke Wallace
Old Overland Trail
John Anchor
Wells Fargo Gunmaster
Brick Mason
Pals of the Golden West
Ward Sloan
Raiders of Sunset Pass
Henchman Lefty Lewis
Desperadoes of Dodge City
Homesteader
Stage to Chino
Dude Elliott
Desperadoes of the West
Hacker
Jesse James Rides Again
Frank Lawton
The Old Chisholm Trail
Ed Phillips
Surrender
Deputy Gerard
Fast and Loose
Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)
Corpus Christi Bandits
Wade Larkin
Oklahoma Badlands
Henchman Sanders
Salt Lake Raiders
Brit Condor
Along the Oregon Trail
Jake Stoner
Riders of the Badlands
Captain Rogers
Pioneer Marshal
Clip Pearson
Daughter of Don Q
Mel Donovan
Sheriff of Sundown
Jack Hatfield
Arizona Manhunt
Pete Willard
Thundering Caravans
Ed Brill
Carson City Cyclone
Prosecutor Joe Newman
Law of the Golden West
Clete Larrabee
Call of the South Seas
Steve Landrau
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
J.P. Flemming
Flaming Frontiers
Ben Hollister - Henchman
The Timber Trail
Big Bart
The James Brothers of Missouri
Ace Marlin
Prince of the Plains
Henchman Regan
Code of the Prairie
Professor Graham
The Wild Frontier
Henchman
Vigilantes of Boomtown
McKean
The Arizona Cowboy
Henchman Mike Slade
When the Clock Strikes
Sheriff Mitchell
Santa Fe Saddlemates
John Gant
Lightnin' in the Forest
Police Lieut. Bain
Stagecoach to Monterey
J. Rodney Stevens
Six Black Horses
Mustanger
Mexicali Rose
Mac McElroy
Wagon Tracks West
Henchman Laird
The Dakota Kid
Henchman Turk Smith
East of the River
Policeman (uncredited)
Riders of the Frontier
Outlaw Ed Carter
El Paso Stampede
Henchman Floyd Garrett
Wyoming
Sheriff Niles
Marshal of Cripple Creek
Henchman Sweeney
North of the Great Divide
Banning
Lone Texas Ranger
Hands Weber
Heroes of the Hills
Robert Beaton
Overland Mail Robbery
David Patterson
City That Never Sleeps
Man with the Steel Whip
Sheriff [Chs. 8, 10-12]
Night Train to Memphis
Chad Morgan
Song of Mexico
Visitor
Wild Horse Ambush
Harkins
D-Day on Mars
The Purple Monster
Land of the Open Range
Gil Carse
Frontier Investigator
Flint Fleming
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
Blackmailer (voice) (uncredited)
Desperadoes' Outpost
Jim Boylan
The Topeka Terror
Ben Jode
Gunmen of Abilene
Brink Fallon
Night Riders of Montana
Henchman Brink
Captive of Billy the Kid
Piute
Renegade Trail
Stiff-Hat Bailey
The Bold Frontiersman
Smiling Jim
Prisoners in Petticoats
Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Bandits of the West
Bud Galloway
Madonna of the Desert
Buck Keaton
Below the Border
Ed Scully
The Far Frontier
Henchman Bart
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
Val Lamar
The Purple Monster Strikes
The Purple Monster
The WAC from Walla Walla
Mr. Prentiss
Down Laredo Way
Cooper
Alias Billy the Kid
Matt Conroy
Sundown in Santa Fe
Tracy Gillette
Renegades of Sonora
George Keeler
Deadwood Dick
Marshal Jim Bridges' Imposter
The Main Street Kid
Torrey
Run, Light Buck, Run
Narrator
G-Men Never Forget
Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron
Down Dakota Way
Mack McKenzie
Trail of Kit Carson
Doc Ryan
Don Daredevil Rides Again
Douglas Stratton
San Antone Ambush
Henchman Roberts
Powder River Rustlers
Henchman Bull Macons
West of Cimarron
Captain Hawks
Stardust on the Sage
Henchman Murphy
Street Bandits
Monk Walter
Black Hills Ambush
Bart
Pals of the Pecos
Keno
The Bandit Trail
Joel Nesbitt
The Phantom Rider
The Marshal
Honeychile
Walter Judson
Bandits of Dark Canyon
Jeff Conley
Blackmail
Spice Kellaway
South of Rio
Lon Bryson
Crashing Thru
Henchman Green
Haunted Harbor
Carter / Kane
Marshal of Amarillo
Ben Dolan
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
Spade Gordon
Home on the Range
Henchman
Secret Service Investigator
Al Turk
The Man from Texas
Henchman Drifter
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
Henchman Putt
The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper
Narrator
Fort Dodge Stampede
Henchman Pike Hardin
Firebrands of Arizona
Deputy Ike
Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine
The Stranger from Arizona
Henchman Thane
Yukon Flight
Henchman Lodin