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Roy Barcroft

Acting Born Sep 7, 1902 Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA 24 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).

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Full filmography

  • Perry Mason (1957) as Murphy
  • Lassie (1954)
  • The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Clint Biggers
  • The Rifleman (1958)
  • Maverick (1957) as The Cattleman
  • Maverick (1957) as Marshal
  • Lawman (1958)
  • Lawman (1958) as Luke Tennant
  • 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
  • The Virginian (1962) as Bill Goforth
  • The Virginian (1962) as Mr. Tait
  • Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as Jim Sherwood
  • The Lucy Show (1962) as Chief of Police
  • Rawhide (1959) as Casey
  • Rawhide (1959) as Cliff Stanton
  • Rawhide (1959) as Sanders
  • Rawhide (1959) as Sheriff
  • Rawhide (1959) as Adams
  • Cheyenne (1955)
  • Ben Casey (1961) as Rudick
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Luke