Deceased

How Did Roy Barcroft Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 67

Also known asHoward Harold RavenscroftGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn07/09/1902Born inCrab Orchard, Nebraska, USADied28/11/1969 (aged 67)Died inHollywoodCausekidney cancerWikidataQ945076 ↗TMDb#33969 ↗

Roy Barcroft 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".

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Filmography224 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1970	Monte WalshMovie	Proprietor	68
1969	The ReiversMovie	Ed (The Judge)	67
1969	Gaily, GailyMovie	Dr. Gorson	67
1968	Bandolero!Movie	Bartender	66
1967	The Way WestMovie	Mr. Masters	65
1967	Cimarron StripSeries	—	65
1966	Billy the Kid Versus DraculaMovie	Sheriff Griffin	64
1966	GunpointMovie	Dr. Beardsley	64
1966	Texas Across the RiverMovie	Morton	64
1966	Destination Inner SpaceMovie	Skipper	64
1966	D-Day on MarsMovie	The Purple Monster	64
1965	LaredoSeries	—	63
1964	Profiles in CourageSeries	Judge	62
1963	The Great AdventureSeries	Dr. Anthony Thompson	61
1962	The VirginianSeries	Bill Goforth	60
1962	The Lucy ShowSeries	Chief of Police	60
1962	Six Black HorsesMovie	Mustanger	60
1961	Ben CaseySeries	Rudick	59
1961	When the Clock StrikesMovie	Sheriff Mitchell	59
1961	StraightawaySeries	—	59
1960	The Andy Griffith ShowSeries	Clint Biggers	58
1960	Ten Who DaredMovie	Jim Baker	58
1960	FrecklesMovie	John McLean	58
1959	RawhideSeries	Cliff Stanton	57
1959	Johnny RingoSeries	Pat Merlin	57
1959	Escort WestMovie	Sgt. Doyle	57
1958	The RiflemanSeries	—	56
1958	Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries	Frank Hagen	56
1958	The TexanSeries	—	56
1958	LawmanSeries	Luke Tennant	56
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Murphy	55
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	Jim Sherwood	55
1957	MaverickSeries	The Cattleman	55
1957	TrackdownSeries	Sheriff	55
1957	Gun Duel in DurangoMovie	Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)	55
1957	26 MenSeries	—	55
1957	The New Adventures of Spin and MartySeries	Jim Logan	55
1957	Domino KidMovie	—	55
1957	The Kettles on Old MacDonald's FarmMovie	J.P. Flemming	55
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Pat Merlin	54
1956	Gun BrothersMovie	Sheriff Jorgen	54
1956	The Last HuntMovie	Maj. Smith	54
1956	Further Adventures of Spin and MartySeries	Jim Logan	54
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Roy	53
1955	CheyenneSeries	—	53
1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries	—	53
1955	The MillionaireSeries	Sergeant Bailey	53
1955	The CobwebMovie	Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)	53
1955	Oklahoma!Movie	Marshal	53
1955	The Adventures of Spin and MartySeries	Col. Logan	53
1955	Man Without a StarMovie	Sheriff Olson	53
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Sheriff Bodie Hampton	52
1954	LassieSeries	—	52
1954	Public DefenderSeries	—	52
1954	Rogue CopMovie	Lt. Vince D. Bardeman	52
1954	Man with the Steel WhipMovie	Sheriff [Chs. 8, 10-12]	52
1953	City DetectiveSeries	—	51
1953	City That Never SleepsMovie	—	51
1953	Old Overland TrailMovie	John Anchor	51
1953	Down Laredo WayMovie	Cooper	51
1953	Bandits of the WestMovie	Bud Galloway	51
1953	Shadows of TombstoneMovie	Mike	51
1953	Iron Mountain TrailMovie	Mate Orrin	51
1953	Savage FrontierMovie	William Oakes	51
1952	Oklahoma AnnieMovie	Curt Walker	50
1952	The WAC from Walla WallaMovie	Mr. Prentiss	50
1952	Cavalcade of AmericaSeries	Herbert Wheelock	50
1952	Adventures of SupermanSeries	—	50
1952	Hopalong CassidySeries	—	50
1952	Hoodlum EmpireMovie	Morris Draper	50
1952	Ride the Man DownMovie	Russ Schultz	50
1952	Radar Men from the MoonMovie	Retik	50
1952	Captive of Billy the KidMovie	Piute	50
1952	Border SaddlematesMovie	Steve Baxter	50
1952	Desperadoes' OutpostMovie	Jim Boylan	50
1952	Leadville GunslingerMovie	Chet Yonker / Pete Yonker	50
1952	Wild Horse AmbushMovie	Harkins	50
1952	Old Oklahoma PlainsMovie	Arthur Jensen	50
1952	South Pacific TrailMovie	Link Felton	50
1951	Insurance InvestigatorMovie	Duke Wallace	49
1951	Fort Dodge StampedeMovie	Henchman Pike Hardin	49
1951	HoneychileMovie	Walter Judson	49
1951	In Old AmarilloMovie	Clint Burnside	49
1951	The Adventures of Kit CarsonSeries	—	49
1951	Street BanditsMovie	Monk Walter	49
1951	Rodeo King and the SenoritaMovie	Steve Lacey	49
1951	Wells Fargo GunmasterMovie	Brick Mason	49
1951	Desert of Lost MenMovie	Link	49
1951	Night Riders of MontanaMovie	Henchman Brink	49
1951	Utah Wagon TrainMovie	Hank Driscoll	49
1951	Arizona ManhuntMovie	Pete Willard	49
1950	Prisoners in PetticoatsMovie	Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)	48
1950	Desperadoes of the WestMovie	Hacker	48
1950	Code of the Silver SageMovie	Hulon Champion	48
1950	Gunmen of AbileneMovie	Brink Fallon	48
1950	Rustlers on HorsebackMovie	Leo Straykin	48
1950	SurrenderMovie	Deputy Gerard	48
1950	Federal Agent at LargeMovie	Nels Berger	48
1950	North of the Great DivideMovie	Banning	48
1950	The Vanishing WesternerMovie	Sand Sanderson	48
1950	The Arizona CowboyMovie	Henchman Mike Slade	48
1950	The Savage HordeMovie	Fergus	48
1950	Vigilante HideoutMovie	Muley Price	48
1949	Powder River RustlersMovie	Henchman Bull Macons	47
1949	Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.Movie	Spade Gordon	47
1949	The Lone RangerSeries	Marshal Roy Dillon	47
1949	Outcasts of the TrailMovie	Jim Judd	47
1949	The James Brothers of MissouriMovie	Ace Marlin	47
1949	Ranger of Cherokee StripMovie	Mark Sanders	47
1949	Down Dakota WayMovie	Mack McKenzie	47
1949	The Phantom CreepsMovie	Parker (uncredited)	47
1949	Law of the Golden WestMovie	Clete Larrabee	47
1949	San Antone AmbushMovie	Henchman Roberts	47
1949	Sheriff of WichitaMovie	Sam Stark	47
1949	South of RioMovie	Lon Bryson	47
1949	Ghost of ZorroMovie	Hank Kilgore	47
1948	Madonna of the DesertMovie	Buck Keaton	46
1948	Secret Service InvestigatorMovie	Al Turk	46
1948	Old Los AngelesMovie	Clyborne	46
1948	Lightnin' in the ForestMovie	Police Lieut. Bain	46
1948	Out of the StormMovie	Arty Sorenson	46
1948	Grand Canyon TrailMovie	Henchman Dave Williams	46
1948	Daredevils of the CloudsMovie	RCMP Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)	46
1948	G-Men Never ForgetMovie	Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron	46
1948	Oklahoma BadlandsMovie	Henchman Sanders	46
1948	The Timber TrailMovie	Big Bart	46
1948	Marshal of AmarilloMovie	Ben Dolan	46
1948	Desperadoes of Dodge CityMovie	Homesteader	46
1948	Sundown in Santa FeMovie	Tracy Gillette	46
1948	The Main Street KidMovie	Torrey	46
1948	The Far FrontierMovie	Henchman Bart	46
1948	Train to AlcatrazMovie	Guard Grady	46
1948	Sons of AdventureMovie	Leslie Bennett	46
1947	Vigilantes of BoomtownMovie	McKean	45
1947	Son of ZorroMovie	Henchman Boyd	45
1947	Rustlers of Devil's CanyonMovie	Land Agent Clark	45
1947	Last Frontier UprisingMovie	Henchman Boyd Blackwell	45
1947	BlackmailMovie	Spice Kellaway	45
1947	WyomingMovie	Sheriff Niles	45
1947	Jesse James Rides AgainMovie	Frank Lawton	45
1947	Along the Oregon TrailMovie	Jake Stoner	45
1947	Oregon Trail ScoutsMovie	Bill Hunter	45
1947	Web of DangerMovie	Monks, Worker	45
1947	Bandits of Dark CanyonMovie	Jeff Conley	45
1946	Stagecoach to DenverMovie	Big Bill Lambert	44
1946	The Phantom RiderMovie	The Marshal	44
1946	Alias Billy the KidMovie	Matt Conroy	44
1946	My Pal TriggerMovie	Henchman Hunter	44
1946	The Last Crooked MileMovie	Man on Street	44
1946	Night Train to MemphisMovie	Chad Morgan	44
1946	Crime of the CenturyMovie	Various Voices (uncredited)	44
1945	The Vampire's GhostMovie	Capt. Jim Barrett	43
1945	DakotaMovie	Poli's Driver	43
1945	Corpus Christi BanditsMovie	Wade Larkin	43
1945	Girls of the Big HouseMovie	Police Dispatcher (voice)	43
1945	Sunset in El DoradoMovie	Buster Welch	43
1945	Bells of RosaritaMovie	Henchman Maxwell	43
1945	Manhunt of Mystery IslandMovie	Capt. Mephisto	43
1945	Colorado PioneersMovie	Bull Reagan	43
1945	Trail of Kit CarsonMovie	Doc Ryan	43
1945	Wagon Wheels WestwardMovie	Dave McKean	43
1945	Lone Texas RangerMovie	Hands Weber	43
1945	Santa Fe SaddlematesMovie	John Gant	43
1945	The Purple Monster StrikesMovie	The Purple Monster	43
1945	The Cherokee FlashMovie	Jeff Carson	43
1945	The Topeka TerrorMovie	Ben Jode	43
1945	Song of MexicoMovie	Visitor	43
1945	Along the Navajo TrailMovie	Rusty Channing	43
1944	Firebrands of ArizonaMovie	Deputy Ike	42
1944	Cheyenne WildcatMovie	Dandy Joe Meeker	42
1944	Code of the PrairieMovie	Professor Graham	42
1944	Stagecoach to MontereyMovie	J. Rodney Stevens	42
1944	The Fighting SeabeesMovie	Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)	42
1944	Lights of Old Santa FeMovie	Ken Ferguson	42
1944	Hidden Valley OutlawsMovie	Gilbert J. Leland	42
1944	The Big BonanzaMovie	Sheriff Dan Pendleton	42
1944	Call of the South SeasMovie	Steve Landrau	42
1944	Haunted HarborMovie	Carter / Kane	42
1944	Sheriff of SundownMovie	Jack Hatfield	42
1944	The Girl Who DaredMovie	David Scott	42
1943	False ColorsMovie	Sheriff	41
1943	Sagebrush LawMovie	Mark Carter	41
1943	Cheyenne RoundupMovie	Slim Layton	41
1943	Calling Wild Bill ElliottMovie	Captain Carson	41
1943	Wagon Tracks WestMovie	Henchman Laird	41
1943	Raiders of Sunset PassMovie	Henchman Lefty Lewis	41
1943	Overland Mail RobberyMovie	David Patterson	41
1943	Carson City CycloneMovie	Prosecutor Joe Newman	41
1943	The Man from the Rio GrandeMovie	Henchman Ace Holden	41
1943	Canyon CityMovie	Jeff Parker	41
1943	Six Gun GospelMovie	Henchman Durkin	41
1943	Riders of the Rio GrandeMovie	Sarsaparilla	41
1942	Dawn on the Great DivideMovie	Chuck Loder	40
1942	Stardust on the SageMovie	Henchman Murphy	40
1942	Silver QueenMovie	Dan Carson	40
1942	Nazi AgentMovie	Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)	40
1942	West of the LawMovie	Ludlow	40
1942	The Old Chisholm TrailMovie	Ed Phillips	40
1942	The Valley of Vanishing MenMovie	Deputy Jed 'Luke' Lucas	40
1942	The Lone Rider in CheyenneMovie	Mort Saunders	40
1942	Ridin' Down the CanyonMovie	Henchman	40
1942	Land of the Open RangeMovie	Gil Carse	40
1942	Pirates of the PrairieMovie	Lew Harmon	40
1941	King of the Texas RangersMovie	Ross	39
1941	They Died with Their Boots OnMovie	Officer (uncredited)	39
1941	Sheriff of TombstoneMovie	Saloon Boss	39
1941	Riders of Death ValleyMovie	Henchman Dirk	39
1941	Riders of the BadlandsMovie	Captain Rogers	39
1941	The Masked RiderMovie	Henchman Luke	39
1940	Stage to ChinoMovie	Dude Elliott	38
1940	A Volta do Besouro VerdeMovie	Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism	38
1940	Winners of the WestMovie	Logan	38
1940	Bad Man from Red ButteMovie	Henchman Hank	38
1940	West of Carson CityMovie	Bill Tompkins	38
1940	East of the RiverMovie	Policeman (uncredited)	38
1940	Deadwood DickMovie	Marshal Jim Bridges' Imposter	38
1939	The Phantom CreepsMovie	AMI Agent Parker	37
1939	Daredevils of the Red CircleMovie	Mine Superintendent	37
1939	Fast and LooseMovie	Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)	37
1939	Renegade TrailMovie	Stiff-Hat Bailey	37
1939	Another Thin ManMovie	Slim (uncredited)	37
1938	Flaming FrontiersMovie	Ben Hollister - Henchman	36
1937	RosalieMovie	Conspirator (uncredited)	35
1936	The President's MysteryMovie	Townsman (uncredited)	34