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Roy Barcroft

Acting

Born September 7, 1902 · Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA

Died November 28, 1969

Also known as Howard Harold Ravenscroft

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).

Filmography50+ titles

Jesse James Rides Again

1947as Frank Lawton

Oklahoma Annie

1952as Curt Walker

The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

1942as Mort Saunders

Perry Mason

1957as Murphy

The Andy Griffith Show

1960as Clint Biggers

Pals of the Golden West

1951as Ward Sloan

Ridin' Down the Canyon

1942as Henchman

Trailing Double Trouble

1940as Jim Moreland

Crashing Thru

1939as Henchman Green

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957as Jim Sherwood

Rawhide

1959as Sheriff

Sheriff of Tombstone

1941as Saloon Boss

The Lucy Show

1962as Chief of Police

The Rifleman

1958

Another Thin Man

1939as Slim (uncredited)

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958as Frank Hagen

Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.

1949as Spade Gordon

Eyes of Texas

1948as Vic

King of the Texas Rangers

1941as Ross

A Volta do Besouro Verde

1940as Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism

Winners of the West

1940as Logan

Mexicali Rose

1939as Mac McElroy

Riders of the Frontier

1939as Outlaw Ed Carter

Maverick

1957as The Cattleman

The Last Hunt

1956as Maj. Smith

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

The Lone Ranger

1949as Marshal Roy Dillon

Riders of Death Valley

1941as Henchman Dirk

When the Clock Strikes

1961as Sheriff Mitchell

Gunsmoke

1955as Jonas

Gunmen of Abilene

1950as Brink Fallon

They Died with Their Boots On

1941as Officer (uncredited)

Bandolero!

1968as Bartender

Oklahoma!

1955as Marshal

Adventures of Superman

1952

The Adventures of Spin and Marty

as Col. Logan

The Virginian

1962as Mr. Tait

Man Without a Star

1955as Sheriff Olson

Rustlers on Horseback

1950as Leo Straykin

The Far Frontier

1948as Henchman Bart

The Topeka Terror

1945as Ben Jode

Romance on the Range

1942as Henchman Pete

West of Cimarron

1941as Captain Hawks

Wide Open Town

1941as Henchman Red

The Reivers

1969as Ed (The Judge)

Flash Gordon

1936as Throne Guard

Marshal of Cedar Rock

1953as Henry Mason

Rock Island Trail

1950as Barnes

The Fighting Seabees

1944as Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)

Idaho

1943as Townsman Slugging Bud