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).
Acted in 295
1970s
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
The Reivers
Ed (The Judge)
Gaily, Gaily
Dr. Gorson
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
Texas Across the River
Morton
Destination Inner Space
Skipper
D-Day on Mars
The Purple Monster
- 1965
- 1963
- 1962
Six Black Horses
Mustanger
- 1961
Straightaway
TV
When the Clock Strikes
Sheriff Mitchell
Gunslinger
Taggert · 1 episode
- 1960
Ten Who Dared
Jim Baker
Freckles
John McLean
1950s
- 1959
Escort West
Sgt. Doyle
- 1958
- 1957
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty
Jim Logan · 30 episodes
Domino Kid
Movie
Last Stagecoach West
Park Ketchum
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
J.P. Flemming
Gun Duel in Durango
Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)
- 1956
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty
Jim Logan · 23 episodes
Gun Brothers
Sheriff Jorgen
The Last Hunt
Maj. Smith
- 1955
The Spoilers
The Marshal
Man Without a Star
Sheriff Olson
- 1954
Rogue Cop
Lt. Vince D. Bardeman
Two Guns and a Badge
Bill Sterling - Rancher
Man with the Steel Whip
Sheriff [Chs. 8, 10-12]
The Desperado
Martin Novak
- 1953
Shadows of Tombstone
Mike
El Paso Stampede
Henchman Floyd Garrett
Bandits of the West
Bud Galloway
Down Laredo Way
Cooper
City That Never Sleeps
Movie
Savage Frontier
William Oakes
Iron Mountain Trail
Mate Orrin
Old Overland Trail
John Anchor
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Henry Mason
- 1952
Ride the Man Down
Russ Schultz
South Pacific Trail
Link Felton
The WAC from Walla Walla
Mr. Prentiss
Desperadoes' Outpost
Jim Boylan
Old Oklahoma Plains
Arthur Jensen
Thundering Caravans
Ed Brill
Black Hills Ambush
Bart
Hoodlum Empire
Morris Draper
Wild Horse Ambush
Harkins
Border Saddlemates
Steve Baxter
Leadville Gunslinger
Chet Yonker / Pete Yonker
Captive of Billy the Kid
Piute
- 1951
Desert of Lost Men
Link
Street Bandits
Monk Walter
Honeychile
Walter Judson
Utah Wagon Train
Hank Driscoll
Arizona Manhunt
Pete Willard
Fort Dodge Stampede
Henchman Pike Hardin
Rodeo King and the Senorita
Steve Lacey
The Dakota Kid
Henchman Turk Smith
In Old Amarillo
Clint Burnside
Wells Fargo Gunmaster
Brick Mason
Don Daredevil Rides Again
Douglas Stratton
Insurance Investigator
Duke Wallace
- 1950
The Missourians
Nick Kovacs
Under Mexicali Stars
Hays Lawson
Rustlers on Horseback
Leo Straykin
Prisoners in Petticoats
Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Surrender
Deputy Gerard
Vigilante Hideout
Muley Price
Salt Lake Raiders
Brit Condor
The Arizona Cowboy
Henchman Mike Slade
The Vanishing Westerner
Sand Sanderson
Code of the Silver Sage
Hulon Champion
Federal Agent at Large
Nels Berger
1940s
- 1949
Powder River Rustlers
Henchman Bull Macons
Pioneer Marshal
Clip Pearson
Ranger of Cherokee Strip
Mark Sanders
San Antone Ambush
Henchman Roberts
Down Dakota Way
Mack McKenzie
The James Brothers of Missouri
Ace Marlin
South of Rio
Lon Bryson
Outcasts of the Trail
Jim Judd
The Phantom Creeps
Parker (uncredited)
Law of the Golden West
Clete Larrabee
Frontier Investigator
Flint Fleming
Prince of the Plains
Henchman Regan
Ghost of Zorro
Hank Kilgore
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
Spade Gordon
Sheriff of Wichita
Sam Stark
- 1948
The Far Frontier
Henchman Bart
Renegades of Sonora
George Keeler
Sundown in Santa Fe
Tracy Gillette
Grand Canyon Trail
Henchman Dave Williams
Desperadoes of Dodge City
Homesteader
Out of the Storm
Arty Sorenson
Sons of Adventure
Leslie Bennett
Daredevils of the Clouds
RCMP Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Marshal of Amarillo
Ben Dolan
Eyes of Texas
Vic
The Timber Trail
Big Bart
Secret Service Investigator
Al Turk
Old Los Angeles
Clyborne
The Bold Frontiersman
Smiling Jim
Lightnin' in the Forest
Police Lieut. Bain
Madonna of the Desert
Buck Keaton
Oklahoma Badlands
Henchman Sanders
G-Men Never Forget
Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron
The Main Street Kid
Torrey
- 1947
Bandits of Dark Canyon
Jeff Conley
The Wild Frontier
Henchman
Along the Oregon Trail
Jake Stoner
Marshal of Cripple Creek
Henchman Sweeney
Wyoming
Sheriff Niles
Blackmail
Spice Kellaway
Springtime in the Sierras
Matt Wilkes
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
Land Agent Clark
Web of Danger
Monks, Worker
Oregon Trail Scouts
Bill Hunter
Spoilers of the North
Moose McGovern
Vigilantes of Boomtown
McKean
Last Frontier Uprising
Henchman Boyd Blackwell
Son of Zorro
Henchman Boyd
- 1946
Stagecoach to Denver
Big Bill Lambert
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
Blackmailer (voice) (uncredited)
G.I. War Brides
(uncredited)
The Last Crooked Mile
Man on Street
Night Train to Memphis
Chad Morgan
Traffic in Crime
Insp. Tip Hogan
Daughter of Don Q
Mel Donovan
Sun Valley Cyclone
Blackie Blake
Home on the Range
Henchman
Alias Billy the Kid
Matt Conroy
Crime of the Century
Various Voices (uncredited)
The Phantom Rider
The Marshal
- 1945
Song of Mexico
Visitor
Wagon Wheels Westward
Dave McKean
Dakota
Poli's Driver
The Cherokee Flash
Jeff Carson
Colorado Pioneers
Bull Reagan
Girls of the Big House
Police Dispatcher (voice)
The Purple Monster Strikes
The Purple Monster
Marshal of Laredo
Denver Jack
Sunset in El Dorado
Buster Welch
Along the Navajo Trail
Rusty Channing
Trail of Kit Carson
Doc Ryan
Bells of Rosarita
Henchman Maxwell
Santa Fe Saddlemates
John Gant
Lone Texas Ranger
Hands Weber
Corpus Christi Bandits
Wade Larkin
The Vampire's Ghost
Capt. Jim Barrett
- 1944
The Big Bonanza
Sheriff Dan Pendleton
Firebrands of Arizona
Deputy Ike
Sheriff of Sundown
Jack Hatfield
Code of the Prairie
Professor Graham
Cheyenne Wildcat
Dandy Joe Meeker
Stagecoach to Monterey
J. Rodney Stevens
Haunted Harbor
Carter / Kane
The Girl Who Dared
David Scott
Call of the South Seas
Steve Landrau
The Laramie Trail
Dick Rapidan
Hidden Valley Outlaws
Gilbert J. Leland
The Fighting Seabees
Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
- 1943
Raiders of Sunset Pass
Henchman Lefty Lewis
Canyon City
Jeff Parker
Overland Mail Robbery
David Patterson
False Colors
Sheriff
The Man from the Rio Grande
Henchman Ace Holden
Wagon Tracks West
Henchman Laird
Six Gun Gospel
Henchman Durkin
The Stranger From Pecos
Sheriff Ben
Bordertown Gun Fighters
Jack Gatling
Riders of the Rio Grande
Sarsaparilla
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Calling Wild Bill Elliott
Captain Carson
Cheyenne Roundup
Slim Layton
Sagebrush Law
Mark Carter
Hoppy Serves a Writ
Colby
Idaho
Townsman Slugging Bud
Carson City Cyclone
Prosecutor Joe Newman
- 1942
Ridin' Down the Canyon
Henchman
Dawn on the Great Divide
Chuck Loder
The Valley of Vanishing Men
Deputy Jed 'Luke' Lucas
The Old Chisholm Trail
Ed Phillips
Pirates of the Prairie
Lew Harmon
West of the Law
Ludlow
Sunset Serenade
Bart Reynolds - Henchman
Stardust on the Sage
Henchman Murphy
Romance on the Range
Henchman Pete
Land of the Open Range
Gil Carse
Sunset on the Desert
Deputy Nelson
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
Mort Saunders
Nazi Agent
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Below the Border
Ed Scully
- 1941
Riders of the Badlands
Captain Rogers
West of Cimarron
Captain Hawks
The Masked Rider
Henchman Luke
Jesse James at Bay
Henchman Vern Stone
The Bandit Trail
Joel Nesbitt
King of the Texas Rangers
Ross
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
Val Lamar
Riders of Death Valley
Henchman Dirk
Sheriff of Tombstone
Saloon Boss
Pals of the Pecos
Keno
- 1940
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism
East of the River
Policeman (uncredited)
Trailing Double Trouble
Jim Moreland
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
Henchman Putt
Stage to Chino
Dude Elliott
Deadwood Dick
Marshal Jim Bridges' Imposter
Winners of the West
Logan
Hidden Gold
Hendricks
Bad Man from Red Butte
Henchman Hank
The Showdown
Bowman
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
West of Carson City
Bill Tompkins
Yukon Flight
Henchman Lodin
1930s
- 1939
Crashing Thru
Henchman Green
Another Thin Man
Slim (uncredited)
Riders of the Frontier
Outlaw Ed Carter
Renegade Trail
Stiff-Hat Bailey
The Oregon Trail
Colonel Custer
Daredevils of the Red Circle
Mine Superintendent
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Movie
The Man from Texas
Henchman Drifter
Silver on the Sage
Henchman Ewing
Mexicali Rose
Mac McElroy
Fast and Loose
Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)
- 1938
The Stranger from Arizona
Henchman Thane
Heroes of the Hills
Robert Beaton
Flaming Frontiers
Ben Hollister - Henchman
Blondes at Work
Attorney Meadows (uncredited)
- 1937
Rosalie
Conspirator (uncredited)
- 1936
The President's Mystery
Townsman (uncredited)
Flash Gordon
Throne Guard
- 1932
A Woman Commands
Cossack
Appearances2
1960s
- 1967
The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper
Narrator
- 1966
Run, Light Buck, Run
Narrator