Acting
Roy Barcroft
EN, FR, NL cinema · 261 credits
Born
7 September 1902
Died
28 November 1969 (aged 67)
Birthplace
Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA
Also known as Howard Harold Ravenscroft
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).
Known for
Filmography
Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine
Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine
Actor
Monte Walsh
as Proprietor
Gaily, Gaily
as Dr. Gorson
The Reivers
as Ed (The Judge)
Bandolero!
as Bartender
The Way West
as Mr. Masters
D-Day on Mars
as The Purple Monster
Destination Inner Space
as Skipper
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
as Sheriff Griffin
Texas Across the River
as Morton
Gunpoint
as Dr. Beardsley
Run, Light Buck, Run
as Narrator
Six Black Horses
as Mustanger
When the Clock Strikes
as Sheriff Mitchell
Freckles
as John McLean
Ten Who Dared
as Jim Baker
Escort West
as Sgt. Doyle
Last Stagecoach West
as Park Ketchum
Gun Duel in Durango
as Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
as J.P. Flemming
Gun Brothers
as Sheriff Jorgen
The Last Hunt
as Maj. Smith
Oklahoma!
as Marshal
The Spoilers
as The Marshal
Man Without a Star
as Sheriff Olson
The Cobweb
as Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)
Rogue Cop
as Lt. Vince D. Bardeman
Two Guns and a Badge
as Bill Sterling - Rancher
The Desperado
as Martin Novak
Man with the Steel Whip
as Sheriff [Chs. 8, 10-12]
Savage Frontier
as William Oakes
Bandits of the West
as Bud Galloway
Old Overland Trail
as John Anchor
Down Laredo Way
as Cooper
Marshal of Cedar Rock
as Henry Mason
El Paso Stampede
as Henchman Floyd Garrett
Iron Mountain Trail
as Mate Orrin
Hoodlum Empire
as Morris Draper
Wild Horse Ambush
as Harkins
Border Saddlemates
as Steve Baxter
Oklahoma Annie
as Curt Walker
South Pacific Trail
as Link Felton
The WAC from Walla Walla
as Mr. Prentiss
Ride the Man Down
as Russ Schultz
Desperadoes' Outpost
as Jim Boylan
Leadville Gunslinger
as Chet Yonker / Pete Yonker
Old Oklahoma Plains
as Arthur Jensen
Thundering Caravans
as Ed Brill
Montana Belle
as Jim Clark
Insurance Investigator
as Duke Wallace
Night Riders of Montana
as Henchman Brink
Fort Dodge Stampede
as Henchman Pike Hardin
Utah Wagon Train
as Hank Driscoll
In Old Amarillo
as Clint Burnside
Wells Fargo Gunmaster
as Brick Mason
Rodeo King and the Senorita
as Steve Lacey
Arizona Manhunt
as Pete Willard
The Dakota Kid
as Henchman Turk Smith
Don Daredevil Rides Again
as Douglas Stratton
Pals of the Golden West
as Ward Sloan
Honeychile
as Walter Judson
Street Bandits
as Monk Walter
The Savage Horde
as Fergus
Federal Agent at Large
as Nels Berger
Desperadoes of the West
as Hacker
North of the Great Divide
as Banning
Code of the Silver Sage
as Hulon Champion
Rustlers on Horseback
as Leo Straykin
Under Mexicali Stars
as Hays Lawson
Vigilante Hideout
as Muley Price
Gunmen of Abilene
as Brink Fallon
Rock Island Trail
as Barnes
The Arizona Cowboy
as Henchman Mike Slade
The Missourians
as Nick Kovacs
Salt Lake Raiders
as Brit Condor
Surrender
as Deputy Gerard
The Vanishing Westerner
as Sand Sanderson
Prisoners in Petticoats
as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Ranger of Cherokee Strip
as Mark Sanders
Powder River Rustlers
as Henchman Bull Macons
Sheriff of Wichita
as Sam Stark
Frontier Investigator
as Flint Fleming
The James Brothers of Missouri
as Ace Marlin
Prince of the Plains
as Henchman Regan
San Antone Ambush
as Henchman Roberts
South of Rio
as Lon Bryson
Pioneer Marshal
as Clip Pearson
Down Dakota Way
as Mack McKenzie
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
as Spade Gordon
Ghost of Zorro
as Hank Kilgore
Law of the Golden West
as Clete Larrabee
Outcasts of the Trail
as Jim Judd
The Phantom Creeps
as Parker (uncredited)
Lightnin' in the Forest
as Police Lieut. Bain
Out of the Storm
as Arty Sorenson
The Far Frontier
as Henchman Bart
Train to Alcatraz
1948
Train to Alcatraz
as Guard Grady
Marshal of Amarillo
as Ben Dolan
Sundown in Santa Fe
as Tracy Gillette
G-Men Never Forget
as Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron
Renegades of Sonora
as George Keeler
Daredevils of the Clouds
as RCMP Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
The Bold Frontiersman
as Smiling Jim
Desperadoes of Dodge City
as Homesteader
Grand Canyon Trail
as Henchman Dave Williams
The Timber Trail
as Big Bart
Madonna of the Desert
as Buck Keaton
The Main Street Kid
as Torrey
Old Los Angeles
as Clyborne
Oklahoma Badlands
as Henchman Sanders
Sons of Adventure
as Leslie Bennett
Secret Service Investigator
as Al Turk
Blackmail
as Spice Kellaway
Son of Zorro
as Henchman Boyd
Marshal of Cripple Creek
as Henchman Sweeney
Springtime in the Sierras
as Matt Wilkes
The Fabulous Texan
as Standifer
Jesse James Rides Again
as Frank Lawton
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
as Land Agent Clark
Spoilers of the North
as Moose McGovern
The Wild Frontier
as Henchman
Vigilantes of Boomtown
as McKean
Oregon Trail Scouts
as Bill Hunter
Web of Danger
as Monks, Worker
Bandits of Dark Canyon
as Jeff Conley
Along the Oregon Trail
as Jake Stoner
Last Frontier Uprising
as Henchman Boyd Blackwell
Wyoming
as Sheriff Niles
G.I. War Brides
as (uncredited)
Stagecoach to Denver
as Big Bill Lambert
The Phantom Rider
as The Marshal
Crime of the Century
as Various Voices (uncredited)
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
as Blackmailer (voice) (uncredited)
Home on the Range
as Henchman
Night Train to Memphis
as Chad Morgan
My Pal Trigger
as Henchman Hunter
The Last Crooked Mile
as Man on Street
Traffic in Crime
as Insp. Tip Hogan
Sun Valley Cyclone
as Blackie Blake
Alias Billy the Kid
as Matt Conroy
Daughter of Don Q
as Mel Donovan
The Vampire's Ghost
as Capt. Jim Barrett
The Purple Monster Strikes
as The Purple Monster
Manhunt of Mystery Island
as Capt. Mephisto
Trail of Kit Carson
as Doc Ryan
Bells of Rosarita
as Henchman Maxwell
Along the Navajo Trail
as Rusty Channing
Santa Fe Saddlemates
as John Gant
Dakota
as Poli's Driver
The Topeka Terror
as Ben Jode
Song of Mexico
as Visitor
Girls of the Big House
as Police Dispatcher (voice)
Lone Texas Ranger
as Hands Weber
Marshal of Laredo
as Denver Jack
Colorado Pioneers
as Bull Reagan
Wagon Wheels Westward
as Dave McKean
The Cherokee Flash
as Jeff Carson
Corpus Christi Bandits
as Wade Larkin
Sunset in El Dorado
as Buster Welch
Haunted Harbor
as Carter / Kane
The Laramie Trail
as Dick Rapidan
Stagecoach to Monterey
as J. Rodney Stevens
Firebrands of Arizona
as Deputy Ike
The Girl Who Dared
as David Scott
The Big Bonanza
as Sheriff Dan Pendleton
Call of the South Seas
as Steve Landrau
The Fighting Seabees
as Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
Cheyenne Wildcat
as Dandy Joe Meeker
Hidden Valley Outlaws
as Gilbert J. Leland
Code of the Prairie
as Professor Graham
Sheriff of Sundown
as Jack Hatfield
Lights of Old Santa Fe
as Ken Ferguson
Raiders of Sunset Pass
as Henchman Lefty Lewis
Man from Music Mountain
as Cattlemen Henchman (uncredited)
Bordertown Gun Fighters
as Jack Gatling
Wagon Tracks West
as Henchman Laird
Sagebrush Law
as Mark Carter
False Colors
as Sheriff
Hoppy Serves a Writ
as Colby
Calling Wild Bill Elliott
as Captain Carson
Canyon City
as Jeff Parker
Carson City Cyclone
as Prosecutor Joe Newman
Cheyenne Roundup
as Slim Layton
The Man from the Rio Grande
as Henchman Ace Holden
Overland Mail Robbery
as David Patterson
Riders of the Rio Grande
as Sarsaparilla
Six Gun Gospel
as Henchman Durkin
The Stranger From Pecos
as Sheriff Ben
Idaho
as Townsman Slugging Bud
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Below the Border
as Ed Scully
Ridin' Down the Canyon
as Henchman
Sunset on the Desert
as Deputy Nelson
Stardust on the Sage
as Henchman Murphy
The Valley of Vanishing Men
as Deputy Jed 'Luke' Lucas
Land of the Open Range
as Gil Carse
Nazi Agent
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Pirates of the Prairie
as Lew Harmon
The Old Chisholm Trail
as Ed Phillips
West of the Law
as Ludlow
Dawn on the Great Divide
as Chuck Loder
Romance on the Range
as Henchman Pete
Sunset Serenade
as Bart Reynolds - Henchman
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
as Mort Saunders
Silver Queen
as Dan Carson
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
as Val Lamar
The Masked Rider
as Henchman Luke
Wide Open Town
as Henchman Red
Riders of the Badlands
as Captain Rogers
Jesse James at Bay
as Henchman Vern Stone
The Bandit Trail
as Joel Nesbitt
Riders of Death Valley
as Henchman Dirk
West of Cimarron
as Captain Hawks
Sheriff of Tombstone
as Saloon Boss
They Died with Their Boots On
as Officer (uncredited)
Trailing Double Trouble
as Jim Moreland
Winners of the West
as Logan
Yukon Flight
as Henchman Lodin
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism
Bad Man from Red Butte
as Henchman Hank
The Showdown
as Bowman
Hidden Gold
as Hendricks
Santa Fe Trail
as Engineer (uncredited)
Deadwood Dick
as Marshal Jim Bridges' Imposter
West of Carson City
as Bill Tompkins
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
as Henchman Putt
East of the River
as Policeman (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
Stage to Chino
as Dude Elliott
The Man from Texas
as Henchman Drifter
Crashing Thru
as Henchman Green
Daredevils of the Red Circle
as Mine Superintendent
The Phantom Creeps
as AMI Agent Parker
The Oregon Trail
as Colonel Custer
Fast and Loose
as Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)
Silver on the Sage
as Henchman Ewing
Another Thin Man
as Slim (uncredited)
Riders of the Frontier
as Outlaw Ed Carter
Mexicali Rose
as Mac McElroy
Renegade Trail
as Stiff-Hat Bailey
The Stranger from Arizona
as Henchman Thane
Flaming Frontiers
as Ben Hollister - Henchman
The Frontiersmen
as Sutton
Blondes at Work
as Attorney Meadows (uncredited)
Heroes of the Hills
as Robert Beaton
Rosalie
as Conspirator (uncredited)
The President's Mystery
as Townsman (uncredited)
Flash Gordon
as Throne Guard
A Woman Commands
as Cossack