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Home/People/Roy Barcroft
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Born
Sep 7, 1902Died: Nov 28, 1969
Lived 67 years
Place of Birth
Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

261
Movies
57
TV Shows
Also Known As
Howard Harold Ravenscroft
IMDb Profile

Roy Barcroft

Acting

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).
Monte Walsh poster

Monte Walsh

as Proprietor
1970
The Reivers poster

The Reivers

as Ed (The Judge)
1969
Gaily, Gaily poster

Gaily, Gaily

as Dr. Gorson
1969
Bandolero! poster

Bandolero!

as Bartender
1968
The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper poster

The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper

as Narrator
1967
The Way West poster

The Way West

as Mr. Masters
1967
Texas Across the River poster

Texas Across the River

as Morton
1966
Destination Inner Space poster

Destination Inner Space

as Skipper
1966
Gunpoint poster

Gunpoint

as Dr. Beardsley
1966
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula poster

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

as Sheriff Griffin
1966
Run, Light Buck, Run poster

Run, Light Buck, Run

as Narrator
1966
D-Day on Mars poster

D-Day on Mars

as The Purple Monster
1966
Six Black Horses poster

Six Black Horses

as Mustanger
1962
When the Clock Strikes poster

When the Clock Strikes

as Sheriff Mitchell
1961
Ten Who Dared poster

Ten Who Dared

as Jim Baker
1960
Freckles poster

Freckles

as John McLean
1960
Escort West poster

Escort West

as Sgt. Doyle
1959
Domino Kid poster

Domino Kid

Cast
1957
Last Stagecoach West poster

Last Stagecoach West

as Park Ketchum
1957
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm poster

The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm

as J.P. Flemming
1957
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