
Roy Barcroft
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 7, 1902
- Died
- November 28, 1969 (aged 67)
- Birthplace
- Crab 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
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Filmography
Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine
Movie

Monte Walsh
Movie · as Proprietor

Gaily, Gaily
Movie · as Dr. Gorson

The Reivers
Movie · as Ed (The Judge)

Bandolero!
Movie · as Bartender

The Way West
Movie · as Mr. Masters

The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper
Movie · as Narrator

Cimarron Strip
TV · 2 eps

D-Day on Mars
Movie · as The Purple Monster

Destination Inner Space
Movie · as Skipper

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
Movie · as Sheriff Griffin

Texas Across the River
Movie · as Morton

Gunpoint
Movie · as Dr. Beardsley

Run, Light Buck, Run
Movie · as Narrator

Laredo
TV · 2 eps
Profiles in Courage
TV · as Judge · 1 ep

The Great Adventure
TV · as Dr. Anthony Thompson · 1 ep

Six Black Horses
Movie · as Mustanger

The Virginian
TV · as Bill Goforth, Mr. Tait · 1 ep

The Lucy Show
TV · as Chief of Police · 1 ep

When the Clock Strikes
Movie · as Sheriff Mitchell

Straightaway
TV · 1 ep

Ben Casey
TV · as Rudick · 1 ep

Gunslinger
TV · as Taggert · 1 ep

Freckles
Movie · as John McLean

Ten Who Dared
Movie · as Jim Baker

The Andy Griffith Show
TV · as Clint Biggers · 1 ep

Escort West
Movie · as Sgt. Doyle

Rawhide
TV · as Casey, Cliff Stanton, Sanders, Sheriff, Adams · 1 ep

Johnny Ringo
TV · as Pat Merlin · 1 ep

Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · as Frank Hagen · 1 ep

The Rifleman
TV · 1 ep

Lawman
TV · as Luke Tennant · 1 ep

The Texan
TV · 1 ep

Last Stagecoach West
Movie · as Park Ketchum

Domino Kid
Movie

Gun Duel in Durango
Movie · as Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)

The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
Movie · as J.P. Flemming

Band of Angels
Movie · as Gillespie (uncredited)

Trackdown
TV · as Sheriff · 1 ep

Perry Mason
TV · as Murphy · 1 ep

Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · as Jim Sherwood · 10 eps

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty
TV · as Jim Logan · 30 eps

26 Men
TV · 5 eps

Maverick
TV · as The Cattleman, Marshal · 1 ep

Gun Brothers
Movie · as Sheriff Jorgen

The Last Hunt
Movie · as Maj. Smith

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Marshal Carl Neuman, Pat Merlin, Rady Smith, Mike - Ranch Foreman · 1 ep

Further Adventures of Spin and Marty
TV · as Jim Logan · 23 eps

Oklahoma!
Movie · as Marshal

The Spoilers
Movie · as The Marshal

Man Without a Star
Movie · as Sheriff Olson

The Cobweb
Movie · as Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)

Cheyenne
TV · 1 ep

Gunsmoke
TV · as Luke, Farr, Jake, Asa, Cotter, Pop, Roy, Jonas · 2 eps

The Adventures of Spin and Marty
TV · as Col. Logan · 26 eps

The Millionaire
TV · as Sergeant Bailey · 1 ep

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV · 2 eps

Rogue Cop
Movie · as Lt. Vince D. Bardeman

Two Guns and a Badge
Movie · as Bill Sterling - Rancher

The Desperado
Movie · as Martin Novak

Man with the Steel Whip
Movie · as Sheriff [Chs. 8, 10-12]

Lassie
TV · 3 eps

Public Defender
TV · 1 ep

The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Sheriff Bodie Hampton · 1 ep

Savage Frontier
Movie · as William Oakes

Bandits of the West
Movie · as Bud Galloway

Old Overland Trail
Movie · as John Anchor

Down Laredo Way
Movie · as Cooper

Marshal of Cedar Rock
Movie · as Henry Mason

El Paso Stampede
Movie · as Henchman Floyd Garrett

Shadows of Tombstone
Movie · as Mike

City That Never Sleeps
Movie

Iron Mountain Trail
Movie · as Mate Orrin

City Detective
TV · 1 ep

The Man Behind the Badge
TV · 1 ep

Hoodlum Empire
Movie · as Morris Draper

Wild Horse Ambush
Movie · as Harkins

Border Saddlemates
Movie · as Steve Baxter

Oklahoma Annie
Movie · as Curt Walker

Radar Men from the Moon
Movie · as Retik

Black Hills Ambush
Movie · as Bart

South Pacific Trail
Movie · as Link Felton

The WAC from Walla Walla
Movie · as Mr. Prentiss

Captive of Billy the Kid
Movie · as Piute

Ride the Man Down
Movie · as Russ Schultz

Desperadoes' Outpost
Movie · as Jim Boylan

Leadville Gunslinger
Movie · as Chet Yonker / Pete Yonker

Old Oklahoma Plains
Movie · as Arthur Jensen

Thundering Caravans
Movie · as Ed Brill

Montana Belle
Movie · as Jim Clark

Adventures of Superman
TV · 1 ep

Cavalcade of America
TV · as Herbert Wheelock · 1 ep

Hopalong Cassidy
TV · 1 ep

Insurance Investigator
Movie · as Duke Wallace

Night Riders of Montana
Movie · as Henchman Brink

Fort Dodge Stampede
Movie · as Henchman Pike Hardin

Utah Wagon Train
Movie · as Hank Driscoll

In Old Amarillo
Movie · as Clint Burnside

Wells Fargo Gunmaster
Movie · as Brick Mason

Desert of Lost Men
Movie · as Link

Rodeo King and the Senorita
Movie · as Steve Lacey

Arizona Manhunt
Movie · as Pete Willard

The Dakota Kid
Movie · as Henchman Turk Smith

Don Daredevil Rides Again
Movie · as Douglas Stratton

Pals of the Golden West
Movie · as Ward Sloan

Honeychile
Movie · as Walter Judson

Street Bandits
Movie · as Monk Walter

The Adventures of Kit Carson
TV · 3 eps

The Savage Horde
Movie · as Fergus

Federal Agent at Large
Movie · as Nels Berger

Desperadoes of the West
Movie · as Hacker

North of the Great Divide
Movie · as Banning

Code of the Silver Sage
Movie · as Hulon Champion

Rustlers on Horseback
Movie · as Leo Straykin

Under Mexicali Stars
Movie · as Hays Lawson

Vigilante Hideout
Movie · as Muley Price

Gunmen of Abilene
Movie · as Brink Fallon

Rock Island Trail
Movie · as Barnes

The Arizona Cowboy
Movie · as Henchman Mike Slade

The Missourians
Movie · as Nick Kovacs

Salt Lake Raiders
Movie · as Brit Condor

Surrender
Movie · as Deputy Gerard

The Vanishing Westerner
Movie · as Sand Sanderson

Prisoners in Petticoats
Movie · as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

Ranger of Cherokee Strip
Movie · as Mark Sanders

Powder River Rustlers
Movie · as Henchman Bull Macons

Sheriff of Wichita
Movie · as Sam Stark

Frontier Investigator
Movie · as Flint Fleming

The James Brothers of Missouri
Movie · as Ace Marlin

Prince of the Plains
Movie · as Henchman Regan

San Antone Ambush
Movie · as Henchman Roberts

South of Rio
Movie · as Lon Bryson

Pioneer Marshal
Movie · as Clip Pearson

Down Dakota Way
Movie · as Mack McKenzie

Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
Movie · as Spade Gordon

Ghost of Zorro
Movie · as Hank Kilgore

Law of the Golden West
Movie · as Clete Larrabee

Outcasts of the Trail
Movie · as Jim Judd

The Phantom Creeps
Movie · as Parker (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger
TV · as Marshal Roy Dillon · 1 ep

Lightnin' in the Forest
Movie · as Police Lieut. Bain

Out of the Storm
Movie · as Arty Sorenson

The Far Frontier
Movie · as Henchman Bart
Train to Alcatraz
Movie · as Guard Grady

Marshal of Amarillo
Movie · as Ben Dolan

Sundown in Santa Fe
Movie · as Tracy Gillette

G-Men Never Forget
Movie · as Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron

Renegades of Sonora
Movie · as George Keeler

Daredevils of the Clouds
Movie · as RCMP Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)

The Bold Frontiersman
Movie · as Smiling Jim

Desperadoes of Dodge City
Movie · as Homesteader

Grand Canyon Trail
Movie · as Henchman Dave Williams

The Timber Trail
Movie · as Big Bart

Madonna of the Desert
Movie · as Buck Keaton

Eyes of Texas
Movie · as Vic

The Main Street Kid
Movie · as Torrey

Old Los Angeles
Movie · as Clyborne

Oklahoma Badlands
Movie · as Henchman Sanders

Sons of Adventure
Movie · as Leslie Bennett

Secret Service Investigator
Movie · as Al Turk

Blackmail
Movie · as Spice Kellaway

Son of Zorro
Movie · as Henchman Boyd

Marshal of Cripple Creek
Movie · as Henchman Sweeney

Springtime in the Sierras
Movie · as Matt Wilkes

The Fabulous Texan
Movie · as Standifer

Jesse James Rides Again
Movie · as Frank Lawton

Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
Movie · as Land Agent Clark

Spoilers of the North
Movie · as Moose McGovern

The Wild Frontier
Movie · as Henchman

Vigilantes of Boomtown
Movie · as McKean

Oregon Trail Scouts
Movie · as Bill Hunter

Web of Danger
Movie · as Monks, Worker

Bandits of Dark Canyon
Movie · as Jeff Conley

Along the Oregon Trail
Movie · as Jake Stoner

Last Frontier Uprising
Movie · as Henchman Boyd Blackwell

Wyoming
Movie · as Sheriff Niles

G.I. War Brides
Movie · as (uncredited)

Stagecoach to Denver
Movie · as Big Bill Lambert

The Phantom Rider
Movie · as The Marshal

Crime of the Century
Movie · as Various Voices (uncredited)

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
Movie · as Blackmailer (voice) (uncredited)

Home on the Range
Movie · as Henchman

Night Train to Memphis
Movie · as Chad Morgan

My Pal Trigger
Movie · as Henchman Hunter

The Last Crooked Mile
Movie · as Man on Street

Traffic in Crime
Movie · as Insp. Tip Hogan

Sun Valley Cyclone
Movie · as Blackie Blake

Alias Billy the Kid
Movie · as Matt Conroy

Daughter of Don Q
Movie · as Mel Donovan

The Vampire's Ghost
Movie · as Capt. Jim Barrett

The Purple Monster Strikes
Movie · as The Purple Monster

Manhunt of Mystery Island
Movie · as Capt. Mephisto

Trail of Kit Carson
Movie · as Doc Ryan

Bells of Rosarita
Movie · as Henchman Maxwell

Along the Navajo Trail
Movie · as Rusty Channing

Santa Fe Saddlemates
Movie · as John Gant

Dakota
Movie · as Poli's Driver

The Topeka Terror
Movie · as Ben Jode

Song of Mexico
Movie · as Visitor

Girls of the Big House
Movie · as Police Dispatcher (voice)

Marshal of Laredo
Movie · as Denver Jack

Lone Texas Ranger
Movie · as Hands Weber

Wagon Wheels Westward
Movie · as Dave McKean

Colorado Pioneers
Movie · as Bull Reagan

The Cherokee Flash
Movie · as Jeff Carson

Corpus Christi Bandits
Movie · as Wade Larkin

Sunset in El Dorado
Movie · as Buster Welch

Haunted Harbor
Movie · as Carter / Kane

The Laramie Trail
Movie · as Dick Rapidan

Stagecoach to Monterey
Movie · as J. Rodney Stevens

Firebrands of Arizona
Movie · as Deputy Ike

The Girl Who Dared
Movie · as David Scott

The Big Bonanza
Movie · as Sheriff Dan Pendleton

Call of the South Seas
Movie · as Steve Landrau

The Fighting Seabees
Movie · as Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)

Cheyenne Wildcat
Movie · as Dandy Joe Meeker

Hidden Valley Outlaws
Movie · as Gilbert J. Leland

Code of the Prairie
Movie · as Professor Graham

Sheriff of Sundown
Movie · as Jack Hatfield

Lights of Old Santa Fe
Movie · as Ken Ferguson

Raiders of Sunset Pass
Movie · as Henchman Lefty Lewis

Man from Music Mountain
Movie · as Cattlemen Henchman (uncredited)

Bordertown Gun Fighters
Movie · as Jack Gatling

Wagon Tracks West
Movie · as Henchman Laird

Sagebrush Law
Movie · as Mark Carter

False Colors
Movie · as Sheriff

Hoppy Serves a Writ
Movie · as Colby

Calling Wild Bill Elliott
Movie · as Captain Carson

Cheyenne Roundup
Movie · as Slim Layton

Canyon City
Movie · as Jeff Parker

Carson City Cyclone
Movie · as Prosecutor Joe Newman

The Man from the Rio Grande
Movie · as Henchman Ace Holden

Overland Mail Robbery
Movie · as David Patterson

Riders of the Rio Grande
Movie · as Sarsaparilla

The Stranger From Pecos
Movie · as Sheriff Ben

Six Gun Gospel
Movie · as Henchman Durkin

Idaho
Movie · as Townsman Slugging Bud

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Movie · as Prison Guard (uncredited)

Below the Border
Movie · as Ed Scully

Ridin' Down the Canyon
Movie · as Henchman

Sunset on the Desert
Movie · as Deputy Nelson

Stardust on the Sage
Movie · as Henchman Murphy

The Valley of Vanishing Men
Movie · as Deputy Jed 'Luke' Lucas

Land of the Open Range
Movie · as Gil Carse

Nazi Agent
Movie · as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)

Pirates of the Prairie
Movie · as Lew Harmon

The Old Chisholm Trail
Movie · as Ed Phillips

West of the Law
Movie · as Ludlow

Dawn on the Great Divide
Movie · as Chuck Loder

Romance on the Range
Movie · as Henchman Pete

Sunset Serenade
Movie · as Bart Reynolds - Henchman

The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
Movie · as Mort Saunders

Silver Queen
Movie · as Dan Carson

King of the Texas Rangers
Movie · as Ross

Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
Movie · as Val Lamar

The Masked Rider
Movie · as Henchman Luke

Wide Open Town
Movie · as Henchman Red

Riders of the Badlands
Movie · as Captain Rogers

Jesse James at Bay
Movie · as Henchman Vern Stone

Pals of the Pecos
Movie · as Keno

The Bandit Trail
Movie · as Joel Nesbitt

Riders of Death Valley
Movie · as Henchman Dirk

West of Cimarron
Movie · as Captain Hawks

Sheriff of Tombstone
Movie · as Saloon Boss

They Died with Their Boots On
Movie · as Officer (uncredited)

Trailing Double Trouble
Movie · as Jim Moreland

Winners of the West
Movie · as Logan

Yukon Flight
Movie · as Henchman Lodin

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Movie · as Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism

Bad Man from Red Butte
Movie · as Henchman Hank

The Showdown
Movie · as Bowman

Hidden Gold
Movie · as Hendricks

Santa Fe Trail
Movie · as Engineer (uncredited)

Deadwood Dick
Movie · as Marshal Jim Bridges' Imposter

West of Carson City
Movie · as Bill Tompkins

Ragtime Cowboy Joe
Movie · as Henchman Putt

East of the River
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Movie · as Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)

Stage to Chino
Movie · as Dude Elliott

The Man from Texas
Movie · as Henchman Drifter

Crashing Thru
Movie · as Henchman Green

Daredevils of the Red Circle
Movie · as Mine Superintendent

The Phantom Creeps
Movie · as AMI Agent Parker

The Oregon Trail
Movie · as Colonel Custer

Fast and Loose
Movie · as Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)

Silver on the Sage
Movie · as Henchman Ewing

Another Thin Man
Movie · as Slim (uncredited)

Riders of the Frontier
Movie · as Outlaw Ed Carter

Mexicali Rose
Movie · as Mac McElroy

Renegade Trail
Movie · as Stiff-Hat Bailey

S.O.S Tidal Wave
Movie

The Stranger from Arizona
Movie · as Henchman Thane

Flaming Frontiers
Movie · as Ben Hollister - Henchman

The Frontiersmen
Movie · as Sutton

Blondes at Work
Movie · as Attorney Meadows (uncredited)

Heroes of the Hills
Movie · as Robert Beaton

Rosalie
Movie · as Conspirator (uncredited)

The President's Mystery
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)

Flash Gordon
Movie · as Throne Guard

A Woman Commands
Movie · as Cossack

