Roy Barcroft
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Monte Walsh
1970
as Proprietor
Gaily, Gaily
1969
as Dr. Gorson
The Reivers
1969
as Ed (The Judge)
Bandolero!
1968
as Bartender
The Way West
1967
as Mr. Masters
The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper
1967
as Narrator
Cimarron Strip
1967
D-Day on Mars
1966
as The Purple Monster
Destination Inner Space
1966
as Skipper
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
1966
as Sheriff Griffin
Texas Across the River
1966
as Morton
Gunpoint
1966
as Dr. Beardsley
Run, Light Buck, Run
1966
as Narrator
Laredo
1965
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Judge
The Great Adventure
1963
as Dr. Anthony Thompson
Six Black Horses
1962
as Mustanger
The Virginian
1962
as Bill Goforth
The Virginian
1962
as Mr. Tait
The Lucy Show
1962
as Chief of Police
When the Clock Strikes
1961
as Sheriff Mitchell
Straightaway
1961
Ben Casey
1961
as Rudick
Gunslinger
1961
as Taggert
Freckles
1960
as John McLean
Ten Who Dared
1960
as Jim Baker
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Clint Biggers
Escort West
1959
as Sgt. Doyle
Rawhide
1959
as Casey
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Pat Merlin
Rawhide
1959
as Cliff Stanton
Rawhide
1959
as Sanders
Rawhide
1959
as Sheriff
Rawhide
1959
as Adams
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Frank Hagen
The Rifleman
1958
Lawman
1958
The Texan
1958
Lawman
1958
as Luke Tennant
Last Stagecoach West
1957
as Park Ketchum
Domino Kid
1957
Gun Duel in Durango
1957
as Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
1957
as J.P. Flemming
Trackdown
1957
Perry Mason
1957
as Murphy
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Jim Sherwood
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty
1957
as Jim Logan
26 Men
1957
Maverick
1957
as The Cattleman
Maverick
1957
as Marshal
Trackdown
1957
as Sheriff
Gun Brothers
1956
as Sheriff Jorgen
The Last Hunt
1956
as Maj. Smith
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Marshal Carl Neuman
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Pat Merlin
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Rady Smith
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Mike - Ranch Foreman
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty
1956
as Jim Logan
Oklahoma!
1955
as Marshal
The Spoilers
1955
as The Marshal
Man Without a Star
1955
as Sheriff Olson
The Cobweb
1955
as Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Luke
The Adventures of Spin and Marty
1955
as Col. Logan
The Millionaire
1955
as Sergeant Bailey
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Farr
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jake
Gunsmoke
1955
as Asa
Gunsmoke
1955
as Cotter
Gunsmoke
1955
as Pop
Gunsmoke
1955
as Roy
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jonas
Rogue Cop
1954
as Lt. Vince D. Bardeman
Two Guns and a Badge
1954
as Bill Sterling - Rancher
The Desperado
1954
as Martin Novak
Man with the Steel Whip
1954
as Sheriff [Chs. 8, 10-12]
Lassie
1954
Public Defender
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Sheriff Bodie Hampton
Savage Frontier
1953
as William Oakes
Bandits of the West
1953
as Bud Galloway
Old Overland Trail
1953
as John Anchor
Down Laredo Way
1953
as Cooper
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953
as Henry Mason
El Paso Stampede
1953
as Henchman Floyd Garrett
Shadows of Tombstone
1953
as Mike
City That Never Sleeps
1953
Iron Mountain Trail
1953
as Mate Orrin
City Detective
1953
The Man Behind the Badge
1953
Hoodlum Empire
1952
as Morris Draper
Wild Horse Ambush
1952
as Harkins
Border Saddlemates
1952
as Steve Baxter
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Curt Walker
Radar Men from the Moon
1952
as Retik
Black Hills Ambush
1952
as Bart
South Pacific Trail
1952
as Link Felton
The WAC from Walla Walla
1952
as Mr. Prentiss
Captive of Billy the Kid
1952
as Piute
Ride the Man Down
1952
as Russ Schultz
Desperadoes' Outpost
1952
as Jim Boylan
Leadville Gunslinger
1952
as Chet Yonker / Pete Yonker
Old Oklahoma Plains
1952
as Arthur Jensen
Thundering Caravans
1952
as Ed Brill
Montana Belle
1952
as Jim Clark
Adventures of Superman
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Herbert Wheelock
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Insurance Investigator
1951
as Duke Wallace
Night Riders of Montana
1951
as Henchman Brink
Fort Dodge Stampede
1951
as Henchman Pike Hardin
Utah Wagon Train
1951
as Hank Driscoll
In Old Amarillo
1951
as Clint Burnside
Wells Fargo Gunmaster
1951
as Brick Mason
Desert of Lost Men
1951
as Link
Rodeo King and the Senorita
1951
as Steve Lacey
Arizona Manhunt
1951
as Pete Willard
The Dakota Kid
1951
as Henchman Turk Smith
Don Daredevil Rides Again
1951
as Douglas Stratton
Pals of the Golden West
1951
as Ward Sloan
Honeychile
1951
as Walter Judson
Street Bandits
1951
as Monk Walter
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Savage Horde
1950
as Fergus
Federal Agent at Large
1950
as Nels Berger
Desperadoes of the West
1950
as Hacker
North of the Great Divide
1950
as Banning
Code of the Silver Sage
1950
as Hulon Champion
Rustlers on Horseback
1950
as Leo Straykin
Under Mexicali Stars
1950
as Hays Lawson
Vigilante Hideout
1950
as Muley Price
Gunmen of Abilene
1950
as Brink Fallon
Rock Island Trail
1950
as Barnes
The Arizona Cowboy
1950
as Henchman Mike Slade
The Missourians
1950
as Nick Kovacs
Salt Lake Raiders
1950
as Brit Condor
Surrender
1950
as Deputy Gerard
The Vanishing Westerner
1950
as Sand Sanderson
Prisoners in Petticoats
1950
as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Ranger of Cherokee Strip
1949
as Mark Sanders
Powder River Rustlers
1949
as Henchman Bull Macons
Sheriff of Wichita
1949
as Sam Stark
Frontier Investigator
1949
as Flint Fleming
The James Brothers of Missouri
1949
as Ace Marlin
Prince of the Plains
1949
as Henchman Regan
San Antone Ambush
1949
as Henchman Roberts
South of Rio
1949
as Lon Bryson
Pioneer Marshal
1949
as Clip Pearson
Down Dakota Way
1949
as Mack McKenzie
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
1949
as Spade Gordon
Ghost of Zorro
1949
as Hank Kilgore
Law of the Golden West
1949
as Clete Larrabee
Outcasts of the Trail
1949
as Jim Judd
The Phantom Creeps
1949
as Parker (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Marshal Roy Dillon
Lightnin' in the Forest
1948
as Police Lieut. Bain
Out of the Storm
1948
as Arty Sorenson
The Far Frontier
1948
as Henchman Bart
Train to Alcatraz
1948
as Guard Grady
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
as Ben Dolan
Sundown in Santa Fe
1948
as Tracy Gillette
G-Men Never Forget
1948
as Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron
Renegades of Sonora
1948
as George Keeler
Daredevils of the Clouds
1948
as RCMP Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
The Bold Frontiersman
1948
as Smiling Jim
Desperadoes of Dodge City
1948
as Homesteader
Grand Canyon Trail
1948
as Henchman Dave Williams
The Timber Trail
1948
as Big Bart
Madonna of the Desert
1948
as Buck Keaton
Eyes of Texas
1948
as Vic
The Main Street Kid
1948
as Torrey
Old Los Angeles
1948
as Clyborne
Oklahoma Badlands
1948
as Henchman Sanders
Sons of Adventure
1948
as Leslie Bennett
Secret Service Investigator
1948
as Al Turk
Blackmail
1947
as Spice Kellaway
Son of Zorro
1947
as Henchman Boyd
Marshal of Cripple Creek
1947
as Henchman Sweeney
Springtime in the Sierras
1947
as Matt Wilkes
The Fabulous Texan
1947
as Standifer
Jesse James Rides Again
1947
as Frank Lawton
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
1947
as Land Agent Clark
Spoilers of the North
1947
as Moose McGovern
The Wild Frontier
1947
as Henchman
Vigilantes of Boomtown
1947
as McKean
Oregon Trail Scouts
1947
as Bill Hunter
Web of Danger
1947
as Monks, Worker
Bandits of Dark Canyon
1947
as Jeff Conley
Along the Oregon Trail
1947
as Jake Stoner
Last Frontier Uprising
1947
as Henchman Boyd Blackwell
Wyoming
1947
as Sheriff Niles
G.I. War Brides
1946
as (uncredited)
Stagecoach to Denver
1946
as Big Bill Lambert
The Phantom Rider
1946
as The Marshal
Crime of the Century
1946
as Various Voices (uncredited)
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946
as Blackmailer (voice) (uncredited)
Home on the Range
1946
as Henchman
Night Train to Memphis
1946
as Chad Morgan
My Pal Trigger
1946
as Henchman Hunter
The Last Crooked Mile
1946
as Man on Street
Traffic in Crime
1946
as Insp. Tip Hogan
Sun Valley Cyclone
1946
as Blackie Blake
Alias Billy the Kid
1946
as Matt Conroy
Daughter of Don Q
1946
as Mel Donovan
The Vampire's Ghost
1945
as Capt. Jim Barrett
The Purple Monster Strikes
1945
as The Purple Monster
Manhunt of Mystery Island
1945
as Capt. Mephisto
Trail of Kit Carson
1945
as Doc Ryan
Bells of Rosarita
1945
as Henchman Maxwell
Along the Navajo Trail
1945
as Rusty Channing
Santa Fe Saddlemates
1945
as John Gant
Dakota
1945
as Poli's Driver
The Topeka Terror
1945
as Ben Jode
Song of Mexico
1945
as Visitor
Girls of the Big House
1945
as Police Dispatcher (voice)
Lone Texas Ranger
1945
as Hands Weber
Marshal of Laredo
1945
as Denver Jack
Colorado Pioneers
1945
as Bull Reagan
Wagon Wheels Westward
1945
as Dave McKean
The Cherokee Flash
1945
as Jeff Carson
Corpus Christi Bandits
1945
as Wade Larkin
Sunset in El Dorado
1945
as Buster Welch
Haunted Harbor
1944
as Carter / Kane
The Laramie Trail
1944
as Dick Rapidan
Stagecoach to Monterey
1944
as J. Rodney Stevens
Firebrands of Arizona
1944
as Deputy Ike
The Girl Who Dared
1944
as David Scott
The Big Bonanza
1944
as Sheriff Dan Pendleton
Call of the South Seas
1944
as Steve Landrau
The Fighting Seabees
1944
as Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
Cheyenne Wildcat
1944
as Dandy Joe Meeker
Hidden Valley Outlaws
1944
as Gilbert J. Leland
Code of the Prairie
1944
as Professor Graham
Sheriff of Sundown
1944
as Jack Hatfield
Lights of Old Santa Fe
1944
as Ken Ferguson
Raiders of Sunset Pass
1943
as Henchman Lefty Lewis
Man from Music Mountain
1943
as Cattlemen Henchman (uncredited)
Bordertown Gun Fighters
1943
as Jack Gatling
Wagon Tracks West
1943
as Henchman Laird
Sagebrush Law
1943
as Mark Carter
False Colors
1943
as Sheriff
Hoppy Serves a Writ
1943
as Colby
Calling Wild Bill Elliott
1943
as Captain Carson
Canyon City
1943
as Jeff Parker
Carson City Cyclone
1943
as Prosecutor Joe Newman
Cheyenne Roundup
1943
as Slim Layton
The Man from the Rio Grande
1943
as Henchman Ace Holden
Overland Mail Robbery
1943
as David Patterson
Riders of the Rio Grande
1943
as Sarsaparilla
Six Gun Gospel
1943
as Henchman Durkin
The Stranger From Pecos
1943
as Sheriff Ben
Idaho
1943
as Townsman Slugging Bud
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Below the Border
1942
as Ed Scully
Ridin' Down the Canyon
1942
as Henchman
Sunset on the Desert
1942
as Deputy Nelson
Stardust on the Sage
1942
as Henchman Murphy
The Valley of Vanishing Men
1942
as Deputy Jed 'Luke' Lucas
Land of the Open Range
1942
as Gil Carse
Nazi Agent
1942
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Pirates of the Prairie
1942
as Lew Harmon
The Old Chisholm Trail
1942
as Ed Phillips
West of the Law
1942
as Ludlow
Dawn on the Great Divide
1942
as Chuck Loder
Romance on the Range
1942
as Henchman Pete
Sunset Serenade
1942
as Bart Reynolds - Henchman
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
1942
as Mort Saunders
Silver Queen
1942
as Dan Carson
King of the Texas Rangers
1941
as Ross
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
1941
as Val Lamar
The Masked Rider
1941
as Henchman Luke
Wide Open Town
1941
as Henchman Red
Riders of the Badlands
1941
as Captain Rogers
Jesse James at Bay
1941
as Henchman Vern Stone
Pals of the Pecos
1941
as Keno
The Bandit Trail
1941
as Joel Nesbitt
Riders of Death Valley
1941
as Henchman Dirk
West of Cimarron
1941
as Captain Hawks
Sheriff of Tombstone
1941
as Saloon Boss
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Officer (uncredited)
Trailing Double Trouble
1940
as Jim Moreland
Winners of the West
1940
as Logan
Yukon Flight
1940
as Henchman Lodin
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940
as Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism
Bad Man from Red Butte
1940
as Henchman Hank
The Showdown
1940
as Bowman
Hidden Gold
1940
as Hendricks
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Engineer (uncredited)
Deadwood Dick
1940
as Marshal Jim Bridges' Imposter
West of Carson City
1940
as Bill Tompkins
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
1940
as Henchman Putt
East of the River
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
as Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
Stage to Chino
1940
as Dude Elliott
The Man from Texas
1939
as Henchman Drifter
Crashing Thru
1939
as Henchman Green
Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939
as Mine Superintendent
The Phantom Creeps
1939
as AMI Agent Parker
The Oregon Trail
1939
as Colonel Custer
Fast and Loose
1939
as Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)
Silver on the Sage
1939
as Henchman Ewing
Another Thin Man
1939
as Slim (uncredited)
Riders of the Frontier
1939
as Outlaw Ed Carter
Mexicali Rose
1939
as Mac McElroy
Renegade Trail
1939
as Stiff-Hat Bailey
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
The Stranger from Arizona
1938
as Henchman Thane
Flaming Frontiers
1938
as Ben Hollister - Henchman
The Frontiersmen
1938
as Sutton
Blondes at Work
1938
as Attorney Meadows (uncredited)
Heroes of the Hills
1938
as Robert Beaton
Rosalie
1937
as Conspirator (uncredited)
The President's Mystery
1936
as Townsman (uncredited)
Flash Gordon
1936
as Throne Guard
A Woman Commands
1932
as Cossack