Roy Roberts
Acting Born Mar 19, 1906 Died May 28, 1975 Dade City, Florida, USA 150 credits
Biography
Roy Roberts was an American character actor. He was born on March 19, 1906, and passed away on May 28, 1975. Roberts began his acting career on stage, initially performing with a stock company in Tampa, Florida, before joining a touring stock theater company for five years. He made his Broadway debut in May 1931 and his motion picture debut in the 1936 two-reel comedy short Gold Bricks, released by 20th Century-Fox. Over the course of his career, which spanned over 40 years, he appeared in more than 900 productions on stage and screen.
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The Munsters: Family Portrait
The Strongest Man in the World
Chinatown
The Outfit
The Million Dollar Duck
This Savage Land
Here's LucyHere's LucyHere's LucyHere's LucyThe Doris Day Show
Hotel
That Girl
Green AcresLook Homeward
BewitchedThe MunstersThe Addams FamilyThose Calloways
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatrePetticoat JunctionPetticoat JunctionIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
The Beverly HillbilliesThe Beverly HillbilliesThe Lucy ShowThe Lucy ShowMcHale's Navy
The Dick Van Dyke ShowThe Dick Van Dyke Show
The Andy Griffith ShowMy Three SonsMy Three Sons
BonanzaBonanzaThe Twilight ZoneThe Many Loves of Dobie GillisDisneyland '59
Lawman
Perry MasonPerry MasonPerry MasonPerry MasonThe Restless Gun
The Gale Storm ShowThe King and Four QueensBacklashMassacre at Sand CreekThe First Texan
CheyenneGunsmokeGunsmokeGunsmokeThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Studio 57The Wonderful World of DisneyThe Lone WolfThe Adventures of Rin Tin TinDawn at Socorro
You Are ThereThe Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseHouse of WaxThe Man Behind The GunSea of Lost Ships
The Cimarron KidThe Big TreesCripple CreekSkirts Ahoy!Stars and Stripes Forever
The EnforcerThe Man with a CloakFighting Coast GuardSanta FeThe Tanks Are Coming
Chain LightningForce of EvilWyoming MailSierraBorderline
He Walked by NightThe Reckless MomentA Kiss for CorlissMiss Grant Takes RichmondChicago Deadline
Joan of ArcThe Gay IntrudersFury at Furnace CreekNo Minor Vices
Nightmare AlleyGentleman's AgreementCaptain from CastileDaisy KenyonThe Brasher Doubloon
My Darling ClementineBehind Green LightsIt Shouldn't Happen to a DogStrange TriangleColonel Effingham's Raid
A Bell for AdanoCircumstantial EvidenceThe Caribbean MysteryWithin These Walls
Full Filmography
150 titles- The Munsters: Family Portrait (2008) as Mr.Morgan
- The Strongest Man in the World (1975) as Mr. Roberts
- Chinatown (1974) as Mayor Bagby
- The Outfit (1973) as Sheriff Bob Caswell
- The Million Dollar Duck (1971) as The Judge (uncredited)
- This Savage Land (1969) as Dr. Mordecai Reynolds
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Superintendent
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Warden Magginetti
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Dr. Jamison
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Dr. Honeycutt
- The Doris Day Show (1968) as Thaddius Gilby
- It Takes a Thief (1968)
- Now You See It, Now You Don't (1968) as Mr. Stockman
- Hotel (1967) as Bailey
- That Girl (1966)
- Green Acres (1965) as Governor
- Look Homeward (1965) as Mort Morgan
- Bewitched (1964) as Frank Stephens
- The Munsters (1964) as Mr. Morgan
- The Addams Family (1964) as Thaddeus Logan
- Those Calloways (1964) as E.J. Fletcher
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Philip Murdock
- Petticoat Junction (1963) as Norman P. Curtis
- Petticoat Junction (1963) as Norman Curtis
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) as Policeman Outside Irwin & Ray's Garage
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) as Judge
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) as John Cushing
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Admiral
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Mr. Cheever
- McHale's Navy (1962)
- McHale's Navy (1962) as Admiral Rogers
- The Chapman Report (1962) as Alan Roby
- Kid Galahad (1962) as Jerry Bathgate
- The Underwater City (1962) as Tim Graham
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) as Henry Bermont
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) as Mr. Boland
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as J. Howard Jackson
- My Three Sons (1960)
- My Three Sons (1960) as Jerry Andrews
- Bonanza (1959) as George Bristol
- Bonanza (1959) as Jesse Fillmore
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Mr. Cooper
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) as Nicholas J. Vanderfeller
- Disneyland '59 (1959) as Self
- Lawman (1958) as John Kemper
- Perry Mason (1957) as Arthur Janeel
- Perry Mason (1957) as Harvey Skeen
- Perry Mason (1957) as Henry Thomas
- Perry Mason (1957) as W. L. Picard
- The Restless Gun (1957) as Kit Springer
- The Restless Gun (1957) as Doc
- The Gale Storm Show (1956) as Capt. Simon P. Huxley
- The King and Four Queens (1956) as Sheriff Tom Larrabee
- Backlash (1956) as Major Carson
- Massacre at Sand Creek (1956) as Colonel Collery
- The First Texan (1956) as Col. Sam Sherman
- The White Squaw (1956) as Edward Purvis, Indian Agent
- The Boss (1956) as Tim Brady
- Yaqui Drums (1956) as Matt Quigg
- Cheyenne (1955) as Sen. Matson
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Mr. Bodkin
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Mr. Dobie
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Billy
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) as A.H. 'Shanghai' Pierce
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) as Lowrie
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) as Dan Chancellor
- Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) as Gen. Lafferty
- Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) as Judge
- The Last Command (1955) as Dr. Summerfield
- Stranger on Horseback (1955) as Sam Kettering
- Big House, U.S.A (1955) as Chief Ranger Will Erickson
- I Cover the Underworld (1955) as District Attorney
- Studio 57 (1954) as Nick
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as James Whitfield
- The Lone Wolf (1954) as Caradoc
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954) as Tom Rogers
- Dawn at Socorro (1954) as Doc Jameson
- Wyoming Renegades (1954) as Sheriff McVey
- They Rode West (1954) as Sgt. Creever
- The Outlaw Stallion (1954) as Hagen
- The Strike (1954) as Chaplain Walker
- You Are There (1953) as Dr. Dunn
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953)
- House of Wax (1953) as Matthew Burke
- The Man Behind The Gun (1953) as Sen. Mark Sheldon
- Sea of Lost Ships (1953) as Captain of the 'Eagle'
- The Glory Brigade (1953) as Sgt. Chuck Anderson
- The Lone Hand (1953) as Mr. Skaggs
- Tumbleweed (1953) as Nick Buckley
- Second Chance (1953) as Charley Malloy
- San Antone (1953) as John Chisum
- The Cimarron Kid (1952) as Pat Roberts
- The Big Trees (1952) as Judge Crenshaw
- Cripple Creek (1952) as Marshal John Tetheroe
- Skirts Ahoy! (1952) as Captain Graymont
- Stars and Stripes Forever (1952) as Maj. George Porter Houston
- Battles of Chief Pontiac (1952) as Maj. Gladwin
- Hoodlum Empire (1952) as Police Chief
- The Enforcer (1951) as Captain Frank Nelson
- The Man with a Cloak (1951) as Policeman
- Fighting Coast Guard (1951) as Captain Gibbs
- Santa Fe (1951) as Cole Sanders
- The Tanks Are Coming (1951) as Major General
- I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951) as Father Novac
- Chain Lightning (1950) as Maj. Gen. Hewitt
- Force of Evil (1950) as Ben Tucker
- Wyoming Mail (1950) as Charles De Haven
- Sierra (1950) as Sheriff Knudsen
- Borderline (1950) as Harvey Gumbin
- The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) as Mayor of New York
- The Second Face (1950) as Allan Wesson
- The Palomino (1950) as Ben Lane
- Stage to Tucson (1950) as Jim Maroon
- He Walked by Night (1949) as Police Captain Breen
- The Reckless Moment (1949) as Nagel
- A Kiss for Corliss (1949) as Uncle George
- Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) as Roberts - Construction Foreman (uncredited)
- Chicago Deadline (1949) as Jerry Cavanaugh
- Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949) as Marshal Peak
- Chicken Every Sunday (1949) as Harry Bowers
- Bodyhold (1949) as Charlie Webster
- Flaming Fury (1949) as Capt. S. Taplinger
- Joan of Arc (1948) as Wandamme, a Burgundian Captain
- The Gay Intruders (1948) as Charles McNulty
- Fury at Furnace Creek (1948) as Al Shanks
- No Minor Vices (1948) as Mr. Felton (uncredited)
- Nightmare Alley (1947) as McGraw / Final Carnival Owner (uncredited)
- Gentleman's Agreement (1947) as Mr. Calkins
- Captain from Castile (1947) as Capt. Alvarado
- Daisy Kenyon (1947)
- The Brasher Doubloon (1947) as Lt. Breez
- The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) as Mr. Foster
- The Foxes of Harrow (1947) as Tom Warren
- My Darling Clementine (1946) as Mayor
- Behind Green Lights (1946) as Max Calvert
- It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946) as "Mitch" Mitchell
- Strange Triangle (1946) as Harry Matthews
- Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946) as Army Captain Rampey
- Smoky (1946) as Jeff Nix
- Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946) as J.P. Hartley
- A Bell for Adano (1945) as Col. W.W. Middleton - Provost Marshal
- Circumstantial Evidence (1945) as Marty Hannon
- The Caribbean Mystery (1945) as Capt. Van den Bark
- Within These Walls (1945) as Martin 'Marty' Deutsch
- Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944) as Frank Williams - FBI Chief (uncredited)
- Wilson (1944) as Ike Hoover - Chief White House Butler (uncredited)
- Tampico (1944) as Crawford (uncredited)
- The Fighting Sullivans (1944) as Father Francis
- Guadalcanal Diary (1943) as Capt. Jame Cross
- Boy, Oh Boy (1936) as Mr. Hutchinson
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Roy Roberts best known for?
Roy Roberts is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Strongest Man in the World (1975), Chinatown (1974), The Outfit (1973), The Million Dollar Duck (1971).
When and where was Roy Roberts born?
Roy Roberts was born on March 19, 1906 in Dade City, Florida, USA. They passed away on May 28, 1975.
How many credits does Roy Roberts have?
Roy Roberts has accumulated over 150 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1936 to 2008.
What is Roy Roberts's background in cinema and television?
Roy Roberts was an American character actor. He was born on March 19, 1906, and passed away on May 28, 1975. Roberts began his acting career on stage, initially performing with a stock company in Tampa, Florida, before joining a touring stock theater company for five years. He made his Broadway debut in May 1931 and hi...