Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 7, 1902
Place of Birth
Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA
Also Known As
- Howard Harold Ravenscroft
Roy Barcroft
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).
Known For - Movies
Bandolero!
as Bartender
Oklahoma!
as Marshal
The Way West
as Mr. Masters
The Reivers
as Ed (The Judge)
Gunpoint
as Dr. Beardsley
Another Thin Man
as Slim (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
as Engineer (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Officer (uncredited)
Oklahoma Badlands
as Henchman Sanders
Monte Walsh
as Proprietor
Known For - TV Shows
Perry Mason
as Murphy
Lassie
The Andy Griffith Show
as Clint Biggers
The Virginian
as Bill Goforth
The Virginian
as Mr. Tait
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Jim Sherwood
Maverick
as The Cattleman
Maverick
as Marshal
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Marshal Carl Neuman
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Pat Merlin