Roy Barcroft
AKA: Howard Harold Ravenscroft
Birthday: 1902-09-07
Died: 1969-11-28
Birthplace: Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA
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).
Filmography
Character: The Purple Monster
Character: Lt. Vince D. Bardeman
Character: Police Lieut. Bain
Character: Henchman Drifter
Character: Spice Kellaway
Character: Big Bill Lambert
Character: Henchman Thane
Character: Capt. Jim Barrett
Character: Sheriff Griffin
Character: Sheriff Mitchell
Character: Henchman Sweeney
Character: Henchman Green
Character: Henchman Murphy
Character: Henchman Brink
Character: Sheriff Jorgen
Character: Henchman Bull Macons
Character: Henchman Pike Hardin
Character: Tracy Gillette
Character: The Purple Monster
Character: Capt. Mephisto
Character: Henchman Lefty Lewis
Character: Cattlemen Henchman (uncredited)
Character: Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron
Character: Ben Hollister - Henchman
Character: Hulon Champion
Character: Deputy Jed 'Luke' Lucas
Character: RCMP Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Character: Clint Burnside
Character: Land Agent Clark
Character: Moose McGovern
Character: J. Rodney Stevens
Character: Mine Superintendent
Character: AMI Agent Parker
Character: Various Voices (uncredited)
Character: Blackmailer (voice) (uncredited)
Character: Colonel Custer
Character: Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)
Character: Henchman Ewing
Character: Slim (uncredited)
Character: Outlaw Ed Carter
Character: Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Character: Henchman Regan
Character: Henchman Lodin
Character: Bill Sterling - Rancher
Character: Sheriff Dan Pendleton
Character: Captain Rogers
Character: Henchman Maxwell
Character: Rusty Channing
Character: Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)
Character: Henchman Laird
Character: Henchman Roberts
Character: Henchman Dave Williams
Character: Stiff-Hat Bailey
Character: Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism
Character: Henchman Vern Stone
Character: Conspirator (uncredited)
Character: Engineer (uncredited)
Character: Henchman Hunter
Character: Marshal Jim Bridges' Imposter
Character: Henchman Floyd Garrett
Character: Policeman (uncredited)
Character: Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
Character: Insp. Tip Hogan
Character: Police Dispatcher (voice)
Character: Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
Character: Henchman Mike Slade
Character: Henchman Turk Smith
Character: Douglas Stratton
Character: Dandy Joe Meeker
Character: Captain Carson
Character: Chet Yonker / Pete Yonker
Character: Prosecutor Joe Newman
Character: Bart Reynolds - Henchman
Character: Henchman Ace Holden
Character: David Patterson
Character: Gilbert J. Leland
Character: Henchman Durkin
Character: Professor Graham
Character: Henchman Boyd Blackwell
Character: Henchman Sanders
Character: Leslie Bennett
Character: Sand Sanderson
Character: Clete Larrabee
Character: Townsman Slugging Bud
Character: Officer (uncredited)
Character: Sheriff [Chs. 8, 10-12]
Character: Attorney Meadows (uncredited)
Character: Prison Guard (uncredited)
Character: Ed (The Judge)
Character: Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)
Character: Parker (uncredited)
Character: Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Character: Townsman (uncredited)