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. Film critic Leonard Maltin acclaimed Barcroft as "Republic Pictures' number one bad guy".
Filmography
all 292
Movies 254
TV Shows 38
Voice 4
Proprietor
Monte Walsh (1970)
Movie
4.33
Ed (The Judge)
The Reivers (1969)
Movie
Dr. Gorson
Gaily, Gaily (1969)
Movie
Bartender
Bandolero! (1968)
Movie
Mr. Masters
The Way West (1967)
Movie
Dr. Beardsley
Gunpoint (1966)
Movie
Sheriff Griffin
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966)
Movie
The Purple Monster
D-Day on Mars (1966)
Movie
Dr. Anthony Thompson
The Great Adventure (1963)
TV
Chief of Police
The Lucy Show (1962)
TV
Mr. Tait / Bill Goforth
The Virginian (1962)
TV
Mustanger
Six Black Horses (1962)
Movie
Gore / Pete Andrews
Frontier Circus (1961)
TV
Sheriff Mitchell
When the Clock Strikes (1961)
Movie
Jim Baker
Ten Who Dared (1960)
Movie
John McLean
Freckles (1960)
Movie
Clint Biggers
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
TV
6
Jim Haggerty / Tom Preston
Shotgun Slade (1959)
TV
Pat Merlin
Johnny Ringo (1959)
TV
Sgt. Doyle
Escort West (1959)
Movie
Sanders / Casey / Sheriff / Adams / Cliff Stanton
Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
Frank Hagen
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
TV
The Cattleman / Marshal
Maverick (1957)
TV
5.33
Murphy
Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
Park Ketchum
Last Stagecoach West (1957)
Movie
J.P. Flemming
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm (1957)
Movie
Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)
Gun Duel In Durango (1957)
Movie
Pat Merlin / Rady Smith / Marshal Carl Neuman / Mike - Ranch Foreman
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV
Sheriff Jorgen
Gun Brothers (1956)
Movie
Maj. Smith
The Last Hunt (1956)
Movie
The Marshal
The Spoilers (1955)
Movie
Col. Logan
Spin and Marty (1955)
TV
Marshal
Oklahoma! (1955)
Movie
2
Roy / Jonas / Luke / Jake / Cotter / Farr / Pop / Asa
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)
The Cobweb (1955)
Movie
Sheriff Olson
Man Without a Star (1955)
Movie
Sergeant Bailey
The Millionaire (1955)
TV
Sheriff Bodie Hampton
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
TV
5.98
Lt. Vince D. Bardeman
Rogue Cop (1954)
Movie
Bill Sterling - Rancher
Two Guns and a Badge (1954)
Movie
Sheriff [Chs. 8, 10-12]
Man with the Steel Whip (1954)
Movie
Martin Novak
The Desperado (1954)
Movie
Henchman Floyd Garrett
El Paso Stampede (1953)
Movie
Bud Galloway
Bandits of the West (1953)
Movie
William Oakes
Savage Frontier (1953)
Movie
Mate Orrin
Iron Mountain Trail (1953)
Movie
John Anchor
Old Overland Trail (1953)
Movie
Henry Mason
Marshal of Cedar Rock (1953)
Movie
Russ Schultz
Ride the Man Down (1952)
Movie
Jim Clark
Montana Belle (1952)
Movie
Link Felton
South Pacific Trail (1952)
Movie
Mr. Prentiss
The WAC From Walla Walla (1952)
Movie
Jim Boylan
Desperadoes' Outpost (1952)
Movie
Herbert Wheelock
Cavalcade of America (1952)
TV
Arthur Jensen
Old Oklahoma Plains (1952)
Movie
Ed Brill
Thundering Caravans (1952)
Movie
Big John Harkins
Wild Horse Ambush (1952)
Movie
Steve Baxter
Border Saddlemates (1952)
Movie
Morris Draper
Hoodlum Empire (1952)
Movie
Curt Walker
Oklahoma Annie (1952)
Movie
Chet Yonker / Pete Yonker
Leadville Gunslinger (1952)
Movie
Henchman Link
Desert of Lost Men (1951)
Movie
Ward Sloan
Pals of the Golden West (1951)
Movie
Monk Walter
Street Bandits (1951)
Movie
Walter Judson
Honeychile (1951)
Movie
Hank Driscoll
Utah Wagon Train (1951)
Movie
Pete Willard
Arizona Manhunt (1951)
Movie
Pike Hardin
Fort Dodge Stampede (1951)
Movie
Steve Lacey
Rodeo King and the Senorita (1951)
Movie
Henchman Turk Smith
The Dakota Kid (1951)
Movie
Brick Mason
Wells Fargo Gunmaster (1951)
Movie
Clint Burnside
In Old Amarillo (1951)
Movie
Douglas Stratton
Don Daredevil Rides Again (1951)
Movie
Duke Wallace
Insurance Investigator (1951)
Movie
Brink Stiles
Night Riders of Montana (1951)
Movie
Nick Kovacs
The Missourians (1950)
Movie
Henchman Hays Lawson
Under Mexicali Stars (1950)
Movie
Leo Straykin
Rustlers on Horseback (1950)
Movie
Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Prisoners in Petticoats (1950)
Movie
Deputy Gerard
Surrender (1950)
Movie
Muley Price
Vigilante Hideout (1950)
Movie
Henchman Hacker
Desperadoes of the West (1950)
Movie
Brit Condor
Salt Lake Raiders (1950)
Movie
Henchman Mike Slade
The Arizona Cowboy (1950)
Movie
Sand Sanderson
The Vanishing Westerner (1950)
Movie
Hulon Champion
Code of the Silver Sage (1950)
Movie
Nels Berger
Federal Agent at Large (1950)
Movie
Brink Fallon
Gunmen of Abilene (1950)
Movie
Henchman Bull Macons
Powder River Rustlers (1949)
Movie
Clip Pearson
Pioneer Marshal (1949)
Movie
Mark Sanders
Ranger of Cherokee Strip (1949)
Movie
Roberts - Henchman
San Antone Ambush (1949)
Movie
Mack McKenzie
Down Dakota Way (1949)
Movie
Lon Bryson
South of Rio (1949)
Movie
Parker (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps (1949)
Movie
Clete Larrabee
Law of the Golden West (1949)
Movie
Flint Fleming
Frontier Investigator (1949)
Movie
Regan - Henchman
Prince of the Plains (1949)
Movie
Hank Kilgore
Ghost of Zorro (1949)
Movie
Spade Gordon
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. (1949)
Movie
Sam Stark
Sheriff of Wichita (1949)
Movie
Henchman Bart
The Far Frontier (1948)
Movie
George Keeler
Renegades of Sonora (1948)
Movie
Tracy Gillette
Sundown in Santa Fe (1948)
Movie
Henchman Dave Williams
Grand Canyon Trail (1948)
Movie
Homesteader
Desperadoes of Dodge City (1948)
Movie
Arty Sorenson
Out of the Storm (1948)
Movie
Leslie Bennett
Sons of Adventure (1948)
Movie
RCMP Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Daredevils of the Clouds (1948)
Movie
Ben Dolan
Marshal of Amarillo (1948)
Movie
Guard Grady
Train to Alcatraz (1948)
Movie
Big Bart
The Timber Trail (1948)
Movie
Clyborne
Old Los Angeles (1948)
Movie
Smiling Jim
The Bold Frontiersman (1948)
Movie
Police Lieut. Bain
Lightnin' in the Forest (1948)
Movie
Buck Keaton
Madonna of the Desert (1948)
Movie
Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron
G-Men Never Forget (1948)
Movie
Jeff Conley
Bandits of Dark Canyon (1947)
Movie
Standifer
The Fabulous Texan (1947)
Movie
Henchman
The Wild Frontier (1947)
Movie
Jake Stoner
Along the Oregon Trail (1947)
Movie
Henchman Sweeney
Marshal of Cripple Creek (1947)
Movie
Frank Lawton
Jesse James Rides Again (1947)
Movie
Sheriff Niles
Wyoming (1947)
Movie
Spice Kellaway
Blackmail (1947)
Movie
Matt Wilkes
Springtime in the Sierras (1947)
Movie
Land Agent Clark
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon (1947)
Movie
Monks, Worker
Web of Danger (1947)
Movie
Bill Hunter
Oregon Trail Scouts (1947)
Movie
Moose McGovern
Spoilers of the North (1947)
Movie
Boyd Blackwell - Henchman
Last Frontier Uprising (1947)
Movie
Boyd - Henchman
Son of Zorro (1947)
Movie
Big Bill Lambert
Stagecoach to Denver (1946)
Movie
Blackmailer (voice) (uncredited)
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine (1946)
Movie
(uncredited)
G.I. War Brides (1946)
Movie
Man on Street
The Last Crooked Mile (1946)
Movie
Chad Morgan
Night Train to Memphis (1946)
Movie
Henchman Hunter
My Pal Trigger (1946)
Movie
Insp. Tip Hogan
Traffic in Crime (1946)
Movie
Mel Donovan
Daughter of Don Q (1946)
Movie
Blackie Blake
Sun Valley Cyclone (1946)
Movie
Henchman
Home on the Range (1946)
Movie
Matt Conroy
Alias Billy the Kid (1946)
Movie
Various Voices (uncredited)
Crime of the Century (1946)
Movie
The Marshal
The Phantom Rider (1946)
Movie
Visitor
Song of Mexico (1945)
Movie
Dave McKean Posing as John Larkin
Wagon Wheels Westward (1945)
Movie
Poli's Driver
Dakota (1945)
Movie
Jeff Carson
The Cherokee Flash (1945)
Movie
Bull Reagan
Colorado Pioneers (1945)
Movie
Police Dispatcher (voice)
Girls of the Big House (1945)
Movie
The Purple Monster
The Purple Monster Strikes (1945)
Movie
Denver Jack
Marshal of Laredo (1945)
Movie
Buster Welch
Sunset in El Dorado (1945)
Movie
Rusty Channing
Along the Navajo Trail (1945)
Movie
Doc Ryan
Trail of Kit Carson (1945)
Movie
Henchman Maxwell
Bells of Rosarita (1945)
Movie
John Gant
Santa Fe Saddlemates (1945)
Movie
Hands Weber
Lone Texas Ranger (1945)
Movie
Wade Larkin
Corpus Christi Bandits (1945)
Movie
Capt. Jim Barrett
The Vampire's Ghost (1945)
Movie
Capt. Mephisto
Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)
Movie
Ben Jode
The Topeka Terror (1945)
Movie
Sheriff Dan Pendleton
The Big Bonanza (1944)
Movie
Deputy Ike
Firebrands of Arizona (1944)
Movie
Jack Hatfield
Sheriff of Sundown (1944)
Movie
Ken Ferguson
Lights of Old Santa Fe (1944)
Movie
Professor Graham
Code of the Prairie (1944)
Movie
Dandy Joe Meeker
Cheyenne Wildcat (1944)
Movie
J. Rodney Stevens
Stagecoach to Monterey (1944)
Movie
Carter / Kane
Haunted Harbor (1944)
Movie
David Scott
The Girl Who Dared (1944)
Movie
Steve Landrau
Call of the South Seas (1944)
Movie
Dick Rapidan
The Laramie Trail (1944)
Movie
Gilbert J. Leland
Hidden Valley Outlaws (1944)
Movie
Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees (1944)
Movie
4
Henchman Lefty Lewis
Raiders of Sunset Pass (1943)
Movie
Jeff Parker
Canyon City (1943)
Movie
David Patterson
Overland Mail Robbery (1943)
Movie
Sheriff
False Colors (1943)
Movie
Cattlemen Henchman (uncredited)
Man from Music Mountain (1943)
Movie
Henchman Ace Holden
The Man from the Rio Grande (1943)
Movie
Henchman Laird
Wagon Tracks West (1943)
Movie
Henchman Durkin
Six Gun Gospel (1943)
Movie
Sheriff Ben
The Stranger From Pecos (1943)
Movie
Jack Gatling
Bordertown Gun Fighters (1943)
Movie
Sarsaparilla
Riders of the Rio Grande (1943)
Movie
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
Movie
Captain Carson
Calling Wild Bill Elliott (1943)
Movie
Slim Layton
Cheyenne Roundup (1943)
Movie
Mark Carter
Sagebrush Law (1943)
Movie
Townsman Slugging Bud
Idaho (1943)
Movie
Prosecutor Joe Newman
Carson City Cyclone (1943)
Movie
Chuck Loder
Dawn on the Great Divide (1942)
Movie
Deputy Jed 'Luke' Lucas
The Valley of Vanishing Men (1942)
Movie
Ed Phillips
The Old Chisholm Trail (1942)
Movie
Lew Harmon
Pirates of the Prairie (1942)
Movie
Dan Carson
Silver Queen (1942)
Movie
Bart Reynolds - Henchman
Sunset Serenade (1942)
Movie
Henchman Murphy
Stardust on the Sage (1942)
Movie
Henchman Pete
Romance on the Range (1942)
Movie
Gil Carse
Land of the Open Range (1942)
Movie
Deputy Nelson
Sunset on the Desert (1942)
Movie
Mort Saunders
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne (1942)
Movie
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Nazi Agent (1942)
Movie
Ed Scully
Below the Border (1942)
Movie
Captain Rogers
Riders of the Badlands (1941)
Movie
Captain Hawks
West of Cimarron (1941)
Movie
Officer (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Movie
Henchman Luke
The Masked Rider (1941)
Movie
Henchman Vern Stone
Jesse James at Bay (1941)
Movie
Joel Nesbitt
The Bandit Trail (1941)
Movie
Henchman Red
Wide Open Town (1941)
Movie
Henchman Dirk
Riders of Death Valley (1941)
Movie
Saloon Boss
Sheriff of Tombstone (1941)
Movie
Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)
Movie
Engineer (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
East of the River (1940)
Movie
Jim Moreland
Trailing Double Trouble (1940)
Movie
Henchman Putt
Ragtime Cowboy Joe (1940)
Movie
Dude Elliot
Stage to Chino (1940)
Movie
Marshal Jim Bridges' Imposter
Deadwood Dick (1940)
Movie
Hendricks
Hidden Gold (1940)
Movie
Henchman Hank
Bad Man from Red Butte (1940)
Movie
Bowman
The Showdown (1940)
Movie
Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
Movie
9
Bill Tompkins
West of Carson City (1940)
Movie
Henchman Lodin
Yukon Flight (1940)
Movie
Henchman Green
Crashing Thru (1939)
Movie
Slim (uncredited)
Another Thin Man (1939)
Movie
5.6
Outlaw Ed Carter
Riders of the Frontier (1939)
Movie
Stiff-Hat Bailey
Renegade Trail (1939)
Movie
Colonel Custer
The Oregon Trail (1939)
Movie
Mine Superintendent
Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
Movie
Henchman Drifter
The Man from Texas (1939)
Movie
Henchman Ewing
Silver on the Sage (1939)
Movie
Mac McElroy
Mexicali Rose (1939)
Movie
Reilly - Casino Patron
Fast and Loose (1939)
Movie
AMI Agent Parker
The Phantom Creeps (1939)
Movie
Henchman Thane
The Stranger from Arizona (1938)
Movie
Robert Beaton
Heroes of the Hills (1938)
Movie
Ben Hollister - Henchman
Flaming Frontiers (1938)
Movie
Attorney Meadows (uncredited)
Blondes at Work (1938)
Movie
Conspirator (uncredited)
Rosalie (1937)
Movie
Cossack
A Woman Commands (1932)
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.9
Based on 186 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1902-09-07
Deathday1969-11-28 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceCrab Orchard, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsHoward Harold Ravenscroft
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