Roy Roberts
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 19, 1906
- Died
- May 28, 1975 (aged 69)
- Birthplace
- Dade City, Florida, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roy Roberts (born Roy Barnes Jones; March 19, 1906 – May 28, 1975) was an American character actor. Over his more than 40-year career, he appeared in more than nine hundred productions on stage and screen. Born in Tampa, Florida, Roberts began his acting career on stage with a stock company there. He left the Tampa company after a year to perform in touring stock theater for five years. He first appeared on Broadway in May 1931 before making his motion picture debut in Gold Bricks, a 1936 two-reel comedy short released by 20th Century-Fox. He appeared in numerous films in secondary parts and returned to perform on Broadway in such productions as Twentieth Century, My Sister Eileen, and Carnival in Flanders until he began making guest appearances on television series. After appearing on Gale Storm's My Little Margie in 1956, he became part of several television series. In a show that was the precursor to The Love Boat, Roberts played the ship's captain for four years in Storm's next hit, Oh! Susanna, which aired on CBS and ABC from 1956 to 1960. He guest-starred in scores of series, including the western-themed crime drama, Sheriff of Cochise, the western series, My Friend Flicka, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (as Texas cattle baron Shanghai Pierce, and The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, and Brian Keith's Cold War drama, Crusader. Roberts appeared on four episodes of the CBS legal drama, Perry Mason, including the role of murderer Arthur Janeel in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Malicious Mariner." During the middle 1960s, Roberts was one of the most recognizable faces on television, and had recurring roles concurrently on a number of popular programs, including: Bank president Mr. Cheever on CBS's The Lucy Show John Cushing, president of the rival Merchants Bank in several episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies The judge in The Beverly Hillbillies "The Clampetts in Court" Railroad president Norman Curtis on CBS's Petticoat Junction Darrin's father Frank Stephens on ABC's Bewitched, alternating with actor Robert F. Simon depending upon availability. Banker Harry Bodkin & Dodge House Proprietor Mr. Dobie on CBS's Gunsmoke Neighbor Bruce MacDermott on ABC's Our Man Higgins Preston "Press" Wasco and Kelly on the NBC western, Laredo "Doc" on John Payne's The Restless Gun in the 1957 episode "Trail to Sunset" Banker George Bristol on NBC's Bonanza Admiral Rogers on McHale's Navy (in some episodes, his first name is given as "John" and in others his name is given as "Bruce"). Roberts died in St. Vincent's Hospital in Los Angeles, California, of a heart attack on May 28, 1975, and was interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth, Texas. CLR
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Filmography
The Munsters: Family Portrait
Movie · as Mr.Morgan
The Strongest Man in the World
Movie · as Mr. Roberts
Chinatown
Movie · as Mayor Bagby
The Outfit
Movie · as Sheriff Bob Caswell
The Million Dollar Duck
Movie · as The Judge (uncredited)
This Savage Land
Movie · as Dr. Mordecai Reynolds
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Movie · as Mr. Stockman
Here's Lucy
TV · as Superintendent, Warden Magginetti, Dr. Jamison, Dr. Honeycutt · 2 eps
It Takes a Thief
TV · 1 ep
The Doris Day Show
TV · as Thaddius Gilby · 1 ep
Hotel
Movie · as Bailey
That Girl
TV · 1 ep
Look Homeward
Movie · as Mort Morgan
Green Acres
TV · as Governor · 2 eps
Those Calloways
Movie · as E.J. Fletcher
The Addams Family
TV · as Thaddeus Logan · 1 ep
Bewitched
TV · as Frank Stephens · 4 eps
The Munsters
TV · as Mr. Morgan · 1 ep
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Movie · as Policeman Outside Irwin & Ray's Garage
Petticoat Junction
TV · as Norman P. Curtis, Norman Curtis · 7 eps
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · as Philip Murdock · 1 ep
The Underwater City
Movie · as Tim Graham
The Chapman Report
Movie · as Alan Roby
Kid Galahad
Movie · as Jerry Bathgate
McHale's Navy
TV · as Admiral Rogers · 108 eps
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV · as Judge, John Cushing · 1 ep
The Lucy Show
TV · as Admiral, Mr. Cheever · 1 ep
The Dick Van Dyke Show
TV · as Henry Bermont, Mr. Boland · 1 ep
The Andy Griffith Show
TV · as J. Howard Jackson · 1 ep
My Three Sons
TV · as Jerry Andrews · 1 ep
Disneyland '59
Movie · as Self
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Mr. Cooper · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as George Bristol, Jesse Fillmore · 2 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV · as Nicholas J. Vanderfeller · 1 ep
Lawman
TV · as John Kemper · 1 ep
The Restless Gun
TV · as Kit Springer, Doc · 1 ep
Perry Mason
TV · as Arthur Janeel, Harvey Skeen, Henry Thomas, W. L. Picard · 1 ep
Backlash
Movie · as Major Carson
The Boss
Movie · as Tim Brady
The White Squaw
Movie · as Edward Purvis, Indian Agent
The King and Four Queens
Movie · as Sheriff Tom Larrabee
Yaqui Drums
Movie · as Matt Quigg
Massacre at Sand Creek
Movie · as Colonel Collery
The First Texan
Movie · as Col. Sam Sherman
The Gale Storm Show
TV · as Capt. Simon P. Huxley · 126 eps
Big House, U.S.A
Movie · as Chief Ranger Will Erickson
I Cover the Underworld
Movie · as District Attorney
Stranger on Horseback
Movie · as Sam Kettering
The Last Command
Movie · as Dr. Summerfield
Gunsmoke
TV · as Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Dobie, Billy · 15 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV · as A.H. 'Shanghai' Pierce · 1 ep
Cheyenne
TV · as Sen. Matson · 1 ep
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV · as Gen. Lafferty, Judge · 1 ep
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · as Lowrie, Dan Chancellor · 1 ep
Crossroads
TV · as Harvey Wiley · 1 ep
Dawn at Socorro
Movie · as Doc Jameson
The Outlaw Stallion
Movie · as Hagen
Wyoming Renegades
Movie · as Sheriff McVey
They Rode West
Movie · as Sgt. Creever
The Strike
Movie · as Chaplain Walker
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as James Whitfield · 1 ep
Studio 57
TV · as Nick · 1 ep
The Lone Wolf
TV · as Caradoc · 1 ep
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
TV · as Tom Rogers · 1 ep
Second Chance
Movie · as Charley Malloy
House of Wax
Movie · as Matthew Burke
The Glory Brigade
Movie · as Sgt. Chuck Anderson
The Man Behind The Gun
Movie · as Sen. Mark Sheldon
Tumbleweed
Movie · as Nick Buckley
The Lone Hand
Movie · as Mr. Skaggs
San Antone
Movie · as John Chisum
Sea of Lost Ships
Movie · as Captain of the 'Eagle'
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
You Are There
TV · as Dr. Dunn · 1 ep
Hoodlum Empire
Movie · as Police Chief
The Cimarron Kid
Movie · as Pat Roberts
The Big Trees
Movie · as Judge Crenshaw
Stars and Stripes Forever
Movie · as Maj. George Porter Houston
Cripple Creek
Movie · as Marshal John Tetheroe
Battles of Chief Pontiac
Movie · as Maj. Gladwin
Skirts Ahoy!
Movie · as Captain Graymont
The Enforcer
Movie · as Captain Frank Nelson
The Man with a Cloak
Movie · as Policeman
Santa Fe
Movie · as Cole Sanders
I Was a Communist for the FBI
Movie · as Father Novac
The Tanks Are Coming
Movie · as Major General
Fighting Coast Guard
Movie · as Captain Gibbs
The Killer That Stalked New York
Movie · as Mayor of New York
Force of Evil
Movie · as Ben Tucker
Borderline
Movie · as Harvey Gumbin
Chain Lightning
Movie · as Maj. Gen. Hewitt
Wyoming Mail
Movie · as Charles De Haven
The Second Face
Movie · as Allan Wesson
Sierra
Movie · as Sheriff Knudsen
The Palomino
Movie · as Ben Lane
Stage to Tucson
Movie · as Jim Maroon
Flaming Fury
Movie · as Capt. S. Taplinger
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Movie · as Roberts - Construction Foreman (uncredited)
He Walked by Night
Movie · as Police Captain Breen
The Reckless Moment
Movie · as Nagel
Bodyhold
Movie · as Charlie Webster
Chicken Every Sunday
Movie · as Harry Bowers
A Kiss for Corliss
Movie · as Uncle George
Chicago Deadline
Movie · as Jerry Cavanaugh
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
Movie · as Marshal Peak
The Gay Intruders
Movie · as Charles McNulty
Fury at Furnace Creek
Movie · as Al Shanks
No Minor Vices
Movie · as Mr. Felton (uncredited)
Joan of Arc
Movie · as Wandamme, a Burgundian Captain
The Brasher Doubloon
Movie · as Lt. Breez
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Movie · as Mr. Foster
The Foxes of Harrow
Movie · as Tom Warren
Nightmare Alley
Movie · as McGraw / Final Carnival Owner (uncredited)
Gentleman's Agreement
Movie · as Mr. Calkins
Captain from Castile
Movie · as Capt. Alvarado
Daisy Kenyon
Movie
My Darling Clementine
Movie · as Mayor
Strange Triangle
Movie · as Harry Matthews
Behind Green Lights
Movie · as Max Calvert
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Movie · as "Mitch" Mitchell
Smoky
Movie · as Jeff Nix
Colonel Effingham's Raid
Movie · as Army Captain Rampey
Johnny Comes Flying Home
Movie · as J.P. Hartley
Circumstantial Evidence
Movie · as Marty Hannon
The Caribbean Mystery
Movie · as Capt. Van den Bark
Within These Walls
Movie · as Martin 'Marty' Deutsch
A Bell for Adano
Movie · as WW Middleton
The Fighting Sullivans
Movie · as Father Francis
Wilson
Movie · as Ike Hoover - Chief White House Butler (uncredited)
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Movie · as Frank Williams - FBI Chief (uncredited)
Tampico
Movie · as Crawford (uncredited)
Guadalcanal Diary
Movie · as Capt. Jame Cross
Boy, Oh Boy
Movie · as Mr. Hutchinson