Deceased

How Did Roy Barcroft Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 67

Also known asHoward Harold RavenscroftGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn07/09/1902Born inCrab Orchard, Nebraska, USADied28/11/1969Died 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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Filmography134 titles

Importing filmography…

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
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
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
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
1953	City DetectiveSeries	—	51
1953	City That Never SleepsMovie	—	51
1953	Old Overland TrailMovie	John Anchor	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
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
1950	Prisoners in PetticoatsMovie	Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)	48
1950	Desperadoes of the WestMovie	Hacker	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	The Phantom CreepsMovie	Parker (uncredited)	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
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
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
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
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
1943	False ColorsMovie	Sheriff	41
1943	Sagebrush LawMovie	Mark Carter	41
1943	Cheyenne RoundupMovie	Slim Layton	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
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
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	East of the RiverMovie	Policeman (uncredited)	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