Roy Barcroft

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).

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

267

Birth Date

1902-09-07 00:00:00

Birth Place

Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA

Known For

• 

  The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper
• 

  Run, Light Buck, Run
• 

  D-Day on Mars
• 

  The Purple Monster Strikes
• 

  The Missourians
• 

  G-Men Never Forget

Credits

• actors (267 credits)

  • Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Monte Walsh

    Proprietor

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Reivers

    Ed (The Judge)

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Gaily, Gaily

    Dr. Gorson

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Bandolero!

    Bartender

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Way West

    Mr. Masters

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Texas Across the River

    Morton

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Destination Inner Space

    Skipper

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Gunpoint

    Dr. Beardsley

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

    Sheriff Griffin

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Run, Light Buck, Run

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • D-Day on Mars

    The Purple Monster

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Six Black Horses

    Mustanger

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Lucy Show

    - Lucy Puts Main Street on the Map (1967) ... Chief of Police actor actors
    1962
  • The Virginian

    - Sue Ann (1967) ... Mr. Tait actor actors

    - The Small Parade (1963) ... Bill Goforth actor actors
    1962
  • When the Clock Strikes

    Sheriff Mitchell

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Ben Casey

    - And Even Death Shall Die (1962) ... Rudick actor actors
    1961
  • Ten Who Dared

    Jim Baker

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Freckles

    John McLean

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Andy Griffith Show

    - Dogs, Dogs, Dogs (1963) ... Clint Biggers actor actors
    1960
  • Escort West

    Sgt. Doyle

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Rawhide

    - Walk into Terror (1965) ... Adams actor actors

    - Incident at Confidence Creek (1963) ... Sheriff actor actors

    - Incident at Alkali Sink (1963) ... Cliff Stanton actor actors

    - Incident of the Mountain Man (1963) ... Sanders actor actors

    - Judgment at Hondo Seco (1961) ... Casey actor actors
    1959
  • The Rifleman

    - Outlaw's Shoes (1962) ... actor actors
    1958
  • Lawman

    - Change of Venue (1962) ... Luke Tennant actor actors

    - Riding Shotgun (1959) ... actor actors
    1958
  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    - The Voice of Silence (1961) ... Frank Hagen actor actors
    1958
  • The Texan

    - Showdown at Abilene (1959) ... actor actors
    1958
  • Domino Kid

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Last Stagecoach West

    Park Ketchum

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm

    J.P. Flemming

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Gun Duel in Durango

    Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Perry Mason

    - The Case of the Reckless Rockhound (1964) ... Murphy actor actors
    1957
  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    - Face of a Shadow (1963) ... Jim Sherwood actor actors

    - Be Not Forgetful of Strangers (1962) ... Jim Sherwood actor actors

    - Mark of Cain (1962) ... Jim Sherwood actor actors

    - The Hanging of Aaron Gibbs (1961) ... Jim Sherwood actor actors

    - The Long Weekend (1961) ... Jim Sherwood actor actors
    1957
  • Maverick

    - The Thirty-Ninth Star (1958) ... Marshal actor actors

    - The Jeweled Gun (1957) ... The Cattleman actor actors
    1957
  • Gun Brothers

    Sheriff Jorgen

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Last Hunt

    Maj. Smith

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    - So Young the Savage Land (1960) ... Mike - Ranch Foreman actor actors

    - Never Too Late (1960) ... Rady Smith actor actors

    - Man Alone (1959) ... Pat Merlin actor actors

    - The Necessary Breed (1957) ... Marshal Carl Neuman actor actors
    1956
  • The Spoilers

    The Marshal

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Oklahoma!

    Marshal

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Cobweb

    Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Man Without a Star

    Sheriff Olson

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Gunsmoke

    - The Returning (1967) ... Jonas actor actors

    - The Whispering Tree (1966) ... Roy actor actors

    - Outlaw's Woman (1965) ... Jonas actor actors

    - Honey Pot (1965) ... Roy actor actors

    - Gilt Guilt (1965) ... Roy actor actors
    1955
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    - The Bounty Killer (1958) ... actor actors

    - Rich Man's Son (1955) ... actor actors
    1955
  • Cheyenne

    - Renegades (1958) ... actor actors
    1955
  • Rogue Cop

    Lt. Vince D. Bardeman

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Two Guns and a Badge

    Bill Sterling - Rancher

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Man with the Steel Whip

    Sheriff [Chs. 8, 10-12]

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Desperado

    Martin Novak

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Lassie

    - The Deer (1961) ... actor actors

    - The Search (1961) ... actor actors

    - Concussion (1958) ... actor actors
    1954
  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    - Elfago Baca: Friendly Enemies at Law (1960) ... Sheriff Bodie Hampton actor actors
    1954
  • Shadows of Tombstone

    Mike

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • El Paso Stampede

    Henchman Floyd Garrett

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Bandits of the West

    Bud Galloway

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Down Laredo Way

    Cooper

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • City That Never Sleeps

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Savage Frontier

    William Oakes

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Iron Mountain Trail

    Mate Orrin

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Old Overland Trail

    John Anchor

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Marshal of Cedar Rock

    Henry Mason

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Ride the Man Down

    Russ Schultz

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Montana Belle

    Jim Clark

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The WAC from Walla Walla

    Mr. Prentiss

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Desperadoes' Outpost

    Jim Boylan

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Old Oklahoma Plains

    Arthur Jensen

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Black Hills Ambush

    Bart

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Hoodlum Empire

    Morris Draper

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Border Saddlemates

    Steve Baxter

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Wild Horse Ambush

    Harkins

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Oklahoma Annie

    Curt Walker

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Leadville Gunslinger

    Chet Yonker / Pete Yonker

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Captive of Billy the Kid

    Piute

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Radar Men from the Moon

    Retik

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Desert of Lost Men

    Link

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Pals of the Golden West

    Ward Sloan

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Street Bandits

    Monk Walter

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Honeychile

    Walter Judson

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Utah Wagon Train

    Hank Driscoll

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Arizona Manhunt

    Pete Willard

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Fort Dodge Stampede

    Henchman Pike Hardin

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Rodeo King and the Senorita

    Steve Lacey

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Dakota Kid

    Henchman Turk Smith

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • In Old Amarillo

    Clint Burnside

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Wells Fargo Gunmaster

    Brick Mason

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Don Daredevil Rides Again

    Douglas Stratton

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Insurance Investigator

    Duke Wallace

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Night Riders of Montana

    Henchman Brink

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Missourians

    Nick Kovacs

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Under Mexicali Stars

    Hays Lawson

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • North of the Great Divide

    Banning

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Rustlers on Horseback

    Leo Straykin

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Prisoners in Petticoats

    Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Surrender

    Deputy Gerard

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Vigilante Hideout

    Muley Price

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Desperadoes of the West

    Hacker

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Savage Horde

    Fergus

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Rock Island Trail

    Barnes

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Salt Lake Raiders

    Brit Condor

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Arizona Cowboy

    Henchman Mike Slade

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Vanishing Westerner

    Sand Sanderson

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Code of the Silver Sage

    Hulon Champion

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Federal Agent at Large

    Nels Berger

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Gunmen of Abilene

    Brink Fallon

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Powder River Rustlers

    Henchman Bull Macons

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Pioneer Marshal

    Clip Pearson

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Ranger of Cherokee Strip

    Mark Sanders

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • San Antone Ambush

    Henchman Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Down Dakota Way

    Mack McKenzie

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The James Brothers of Missouri

    Ace Marlin

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • South of Rio

    Lon Bryson

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Outcasts of the Trail

    Jim Judd

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Phantom Creeps

    Parker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Law of the Golden West

    Clete Larrabee

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Frontier Investigator

    Flint Fleming

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Prince of the Plains

    Henchman Regan

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Ghost of Zorro

    Hank Kilgore

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.

    Spade Gordon

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Sheriff of Wichita

    Sam Stark

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Lone Ranger

    - Canuck (1957) ... Marshal Roy Dillon actor actors
    1949
  • The Far Frontier

    Henchman Bart

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Renegades of Sonora

    George Keeler

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Sundown in Santa Fe

    Tracy Gillette

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Grand Canyon Trail

    Henchman Dave Williams

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Desperadoes of Dodge City

    Homesteader

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Out of the Storm

    Arty Sorenson

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Sons of Adventure

    Leslie Bennett

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Daredevils of the Clouds

    RCMP Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Marshal of Amarillo

    Ben Dolan

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Train to Alcatraz

    Guard Grady

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Eyes of Texas

    Vic

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Timber Trail

    Big Bart

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Secret Service Investigator

    Al Turk

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Old Los Angeles

    Clyborne

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Bold Frontiersman

    Smiling Jim

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Lightnin' in the Forest

    Police Lieut. Bain

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Madonna of the Desert

    Buck Keaton

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • G-Men Never Forget

    Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Main Street Kid

    Torrey

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Wild Frontier

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Along the Oregon Trail

    Jake Stoner

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Marshal of Cripple Creek

    Henchman Sweeney

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Jesse James Rides Again

    Frank Lawton

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Wyoming

    Sheriff Niles

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Blackmail

    Spice Kellaway

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Springtime in the Sierras

    Matt Wilkes

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Web of Danger

    Monks, Worker

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Oregon Trail Scouts

    Bill Hunter

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Spoilers of the North

    Moose McGovern

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Vigilantes of Boomtown

    McKean

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Last Frontier Uprising

    Henchman Boyd Blackwell

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Son of Zorro

    Henchman Boyd

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Mysterious Mr. Valentine

    Blackmailer (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • G.I. War Brides

    (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Last Crooked Mile

    Man on Street

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Night Train to Memphis

    Chad Morgan

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • My Pal Trigger

    Henchman Hunter

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Traffic in Crime

    Insp. Tip Hogan

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Daughter of Don Q

    Mel Donovan

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Sun Valley Cyclone

    Blackie Blake

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Home on the Range

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Alias Billy the Kid

    Matt Conroy

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Crime of the Century

    Various Voices (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Phantom Rider

    The Marshal

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Song of Mexico

    Visitor

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Wagon Wheels Westward

    Dave McKean

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Dakota

    Poli's Driver

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Colorado Pioneers

    Bull Reagan

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Girls of the Big House

    Police Dispatcher (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Marshal of Laredo

    Denver Jack

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Purple Monster Strikes

    The Purple Monster

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Sunset in El Dorado

    Buster Welch

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Along the Navajo Trail

    Rusty Channing

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Bells of Rosarita

    Henchman Maxwell

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Santa Fe Saddlemates

    John Gant

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Lone Texas Ranger

    Hands Weber

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Corpus Christi Bandits

    Wade Larkin

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Vampire's Ghost

    Capt. Jim Barrett

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Manhunt of Mystery Island

    Capt. Mephisto

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Topeka Terror

    Ben Jode

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Big Bonanza

    Sheriff Dan Pendleton

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Firebrands of Arizona

    Deputy Ike

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Sheriff of Sundown

    Jack Hatfield

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Lights of Old Santa Fe

    Ken Ferguson

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Code of the Prairie

    Professor Graham

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Cheyenne Wildcat

    Dandy Joe Meeker

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Stagecoach to Monterey

    J. Rodney Stevens

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Haunted Harbor

    Carter / Kane

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Girl Who Dared

    David Scott

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Call of the South Seas

    Steve Landrau

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Laramie Trail

    Dick Rapidan

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Hidden Valley Outlaws

    Gilbert J. Leland

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Fighting Seabees

    Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Raiders of Sunset Pass

    Henchman Lefty Lewis

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Canyon City

    Jeff Parker

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Overland Mail Robbery

    David Patterson

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • False Colors

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Man from Music Mountain

    Cattlemen Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Man from the Rio Grande

    Henchman Ace Holden

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Wagon Tracks West

    Henchman Laird

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Six Gun Gospel

    Henchman Durkin

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Bordertown Gun Fighters

    Jack Gatling

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Riders of the Rio Grande

    Sarsaparilla

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

    Prison Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Calling Wild Bill Elliott

    Captain Carson

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Cheyenne Roundup

    Slim Layton

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Sagebrush Law

    Mark Carter

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Hoppy Serves a Writ

    Colby

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Idaho

    Townsman Slugging Bud

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Carson City Cyclone

    Prosecutor Joe Newman

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Ridin' Down the Canyon

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Dawn on the Great Divide

    Chuck Loder

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Valley of Vanishing Men

    Deputy Jed 'Luke' Lucas

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Old Chisholm Trail

    Ed Phillips

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Pirates of the Prairie

    Lew Harmon

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Silver Queen

    Dan Carson

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • West of the Law

    Ludlow

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Sunset Serenade

    Bart Reynolds - Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Stardust on the Sage

    Henchman Murphy

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Romance on the Range

    Henchman Pete

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Land of the Open Range

    Gil Carse

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

    Mort Saunders

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Nazi Agent

    Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Below the Border

    Ed Scully

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Riders of the Badlands

    Captain Rogers

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • West of Cimarron

    Captain Hawks

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • They Died with Their Boots On

    Officer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Masked Rider

    Henchman Luke

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Jesse James at Bay

    Henchman Vern Stone

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Bandit Trail

    Joel Nesbitt

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • King of the Texas Rangers

    Ross

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

    Val Lamar

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Wide Open Town

    Henchman Red

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Riders of Death Valley

    Henchman Dirk

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Sheriff of Tombstone

    Saloon Boss

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Pals of the Pecos

    Keno

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • A Volta do Besouro Verde

    Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Santa Fe Trail

    Engineer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • East of the River

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Trailing Double Trouble

    Jim Moreland

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Ragtime Cowboy Joe

    Henchman Putt

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Stage to Chino

    Dude Elliott

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Deadwood Dick

    Marshal Jim Bridges' Imposter

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Hidden Gold

    Hendricks

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Showdown

    Bowman

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

    Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • West of Carson City

    Bill Tompkins

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Yukon Flight

    Henchman Lodin

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Crashing Thru

    Henchman Green

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Another Thin Man

    Slim (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Riders of the Frontier

    Outlaw Ed Carter

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Renegade Trail

    Stiff-Hat Bailey

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Oregon Trail

    Colonel Custer

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Daredevils of the Red Circle

    Mine Superintendent

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • S.O.S Tidal Wave

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Man from Texas

    Henchman Drifter

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Silver on the Sage

    Henchman Ewing

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Mexicali Rose

    Mac McElroy

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Fast and Loose

    Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Phantom Creeps

    AMI Agent Parker

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Frontiersmen

    Sutton

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Stranger from Arizona

    Henchman Thane

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Heroes of the Hills

    Robert Beaton

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Flaming Frontiers

    Ben Hollister - Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Blondes at Work

    Attorney Meadows (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Rosalie

    Conspirator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The President's Mystery

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Flash Gordon

    Throne Guard

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • A Woman Commands

    Cossack

    actor

    actors
    1932