
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).

The Purple Monster
D-Day on Mars

Lt. Vince D. Bardeman
Rogue Cop

Police Lieut. Bain
Lightnin' in the Forest

Morris Draper
Hoodlum Empire

Marshal
Oklahoma!

Arty Sorenson
Out of the Storm

Skipper
Destination Inner Space

Fergus
The Savage Horde

Mr. Masters
The Way West

Henchman Drifter
The Man from Texas

Spice Kellaway
Blackmail

(uncredited)
G.I. War Brides

Carter / Kane
Haunted Harbor

Big Bill Lambert
Stagecoach to Denver

Henchman Thane
The Stranger from Arizona

Proprietor
Monte Walsh

Capt. Jim Barrett
The Vampire's Ghost

Sheriff Griffin
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

Henchman Boyd
Son of Zorro

Sheriff Mitchell
When the Clock Strikes

Henchman Bart
The Far Frontier

Guard Grady
Train to Alcatraz

Henchman Sweeney
Marshal of Cripple Creek

Ed Scully
Below the Border

Nels Berger
Federal Agent at Large

Henchman
Ridin' Down the Canyon

Jim Moreland
Trailing Double Trouble

Duke Wallace
Insurance Investigator

Deputy Nelson
Sunset on the Desert

Henchman Green
Crashing Thru

Henchman Murphy
Stardust on the Sage

Ben Dolan
Marshal of Amarillo

Henchman Brink
Night Riders of Montana

Harkins
Wild Horse Ambush

Matt Wilkes
Springtime in the Sierras

Mark Sanders
Ranger of Cherokee Strip

Sheriff Jorgen
Gun Brothers

Dick Rapidan
The Laramie Trail

Henchman Bull Macons
Powder River Rustlers

Henchman Pike Hardin
Fort Dodge Stampede

Standifer
The Fabulous Texan

Tracy Gillette
Sundown in Santa Fe

Steve Baxter
Border Saddlemates

The Purple Monster
The Purple Monster Strikes

Capt. Mephisto
Manhunt of Mystery Island

Park Ketchum
Last Stagecoach West

Hacker
Desperadoes of the West

Maj. Smith
The Last Hunt

John McLean
Freckles

Ross
King of the Texas Rangers

Logan
Winners of the West

Banning
North of the Great Divide

Curt Walker
Oklahoma Annie

Henchman Lefty Lewis
Raiders of Sunset Pass

Cattlemen Henchman (uncredited)
Man from Music Mountain

Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron
G-Men Never Forget

Frank Lawton
Jesse James Rides Again

The Marshal
The Phantom Rider

Retik
Radar Men from the Moon

Val Lamar
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

Ben Hollister - Henchman
Flaming Frontiers

Hulon Champion
Code of the Silver Sage

Leo Straykin
Rustlers on Horseback

Deputy Jed 'Luke' Lucas
The Valley of Vanishing Men

George Keeler
Renegades of Sonora

Bart
Black Hills Ambush

RCMP Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Daredevils of the Clouds

Hays Lawson
Under Mexicali Stars

Hank Driscoll
Utah Wagon Train

Link Felton
South Pacific Trail

Morton
Texas Across the River

Clint Burnside
In Old Amarillo

Land Agent Clark
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon

Moose McGovern
Spoilers of the North

Henchman
The Wild Frontier

Sam Stark
Sheriff of Wichita

Doc Ryan
Trail of Kit Carson

Smiling Jim
The Bold Frontiersman

McKean
Vigilantes of Boomtown

Homesteader
Desperadoes of Dodge City

Bill Hunter
Oregon Trail Scouts

J. Rodney Stevens
Stagecoach to Monterey

Mr. Prentiss
The WAC from Walla Walla

Henchman Luke
The Masked Rider

Flint Fleming
Frontier Investigator

Mine Superintendent
Daredevils of the Red Circle

AMI Agent Parker
The Phantom Creeps

Jack Gatling
Bordertown Gun Fighters

Various Voices (uncredited)
Crime of the Century

Blackmailer (voice) (uncredited)
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine

Muley Price
Vigilante Hideout

Brick Mason
Wells Fargo Gunmaster

Link
Desert of Lost Men

William Oakes
Savage Frontier

Bud Galloway
Bandits of the West

Piute
Captive of Billy the Kid

Ace Marlin
The James Brothers of Missouri

Colonel Custer
The Oregon Trail

Russ Schultz
Ride the Man Down

Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)
Fast and Loose

Gil Carse
Land of the Open Range

Henchman Ewing
Silver on the Sage

Slim (uncredited)
Another Thin Man

Outlaw Ed Carter
Riders of the Frontier

Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Nazi Agent

Brink Fallon
Gunmen of Abilene

Deputy Ike
Firebrands of Arizona

Henchman Regan
Prince of the Plains

John Anchor
Old Overland Trail

Henchman Red
Wide Open Town

Henchman Lodin
Yukon Flight

Bartender
Bandolero!

Bill Sterling - Rancher
Two Guns and a Badge

David Scott
The Girl Who Dared

Sheriff Dan Pendleton
The Big Bonanza

Captain Rogers
Riders of the Badlands

Domino Kid

Henchman Maxwell
Bells of Rosarita

Rusty Channing
Along the Navajo Trail

Henchman
Home on the Range

Mr. Blaisdell (uncredited)
Gun Duel in Durango

Chad Morgan
Night Train to Memphis

Henchman Laird
Wagon Tracks West

John Gant
Santa Fe Saddlemates

Lew Harmon
Pirates of the Prairie

Henchman Roberts
San Antone Ambush

Mac McElroy
Mexicali Rose

Henchman Dave Williams
Grand Canyon Trail

Big Bart
The Timber Trail

Cooper
Down Laredo Way

Stiff-Hat Bailey
Renegade Trail

Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

Henchman Vern Stone
Jesse James at Bay

Lon Bryson
South of Rio

Conspirator (uncredited)
Rosalie

Poli's Driver
Dakota

Buck Keaton
Madonna of the Desert

Martin Novak
The Desperado

Keno
Pals of the Pecos

Clip Pearson
Pioneer Marshal

Joel Nesbitt
The Bandit Trail

Henchman Dirk
Riders of Death Valley

Ben Jode
The Topeka Terror

Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine

Henchman Hank
Bad Man from Red Butte

Mark Carter
Sagebrush Law

Sutton
The Frontiersmen

Bowman
The Showdown

Hendricks
Hidden Gold

Engineer (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail

Henchman Hunter
My Pal Trigger

Marshal Jim Bridges' Imposter
Deadwood Dick

Bill Tompkins
West of Carson City

Henchman Putt
Ragtime Cowboy Joe

Steve Lacey
Rodeo King and the Senorita

Henry Mason
Marshal of Cedar Rock

Henchman Floyd Garrett
El Paso Stampede

Sheriff
False Colors

Colby
Hoppy Serves a Writ

Policeman (uncredited)
East of the River

Ed Phillips
The Old Chisholm Trail

Mike
Shadows of Tombstone

Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

City That Never Sleeps

Vic
Eyes of Texas

Ludlow
West of the Law

Mack McKenzie
Down Dakota Way

Barnes
Rock Island Trail

Torrey
The Main Street Kid

Monks, Worker
Web of Danger

Man on Street
The Last Crooked Mile

Insp. Tip Hogan
Traffic in Crime

Visitor
Song of Mexico

Police Dispatcher (voice)
Girls of the Big House

Steve Landrau
Call of the South Seas

Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees

Henchman Mike Slade
The Arizona Cowboy

Pete Willard
Arizona Manhunt

Spade Gordon
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.

Henchman Turk Smith
The Dakota Kid

Douglas Stratton
Don Daredevil Rides Again

Ward Sloan
Pals of the Golden West

Nick Kovacs
The Missourians

Dandy Joe Meeker
Cheyenne Wildcat

Denver Jack
Marshal of Laredo

Hands Weber
Lone Texas Ranger

Dave McKean
Wagon Wheels Westward

Blackie Blake
Sun Valley Cyclone

Bull Reagan
Colorado Pioneers

Brit Condor
Salt Lake Raiders

Deputy Gerard
Surrender

Jim Boylan
Desperadoes' Outpost

Chet Yonker / Pete Yonker
Leadville Gunslinger

Captain Carson
Calling Wild Bill Elliott

Slim Layton
Cheyenne Roundup

Jeff Parker
Canyon City

Prosecutor Joe Newman
Carson City Cyclone

Arthur Jensen
Old Oklahoma Plains

Chuck Loder
Dawn on the Great Divide

Captain Hawks
West of Cimarron

Henchman Pete
Romance on the Range

Ed Brill
Thundering Caravans

Bart Reynolds - Henchman
Sunset Serenade

Mustanger
Six Black Horses

Henchman Ace Holden
The Man from the Rio Grande

Gilbert J. Leland
Hidden Valley Outlaws

David Patterson
Overland Mail Robbery

Mort Saunders
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

Sarsaparilla
Riders of the Rio Grande

Sheriff Ben
The Stranger From Pecos

Henchman Durkin
Six Gun Gospel

Professor Graham
Code of the Prairie

Jeff Conley
Bandits of Dark Canyon

Jeff Carson
The Cherokee Flash

Wade Larkin
Corpus Christi Bandits

Jack Hatfield
Sheriff of Sundown

Ken Ferguson
Lights of Old Santa Fe

Buster Welch
Sunset in El Dorado

Matt Conroy
Alias Billy the Kid

Jake Stoner
Along the Oregon Trail

Henchman Boyd Blackwell
Last Frontier Uprising

Mel Donovan
Daughter of Don Q

Sheriff Niles
Wyoming

Clyborne
Old Los Angeles

Hank Kilgore
Ghost of Zorro

Henchman Sanders
Oklahoma Badlands

Leslie Bennett
Sons of Adventure

Saloon Boss
Sheriff of Tombstone

Dan Carson
Silver Queen

Sand Sanderson
The Vanishing Westerner

Clete Larrabee
Law of the Golden West

Jim Judd
Outcasts of the Trail

Townsman Slugging Bud
Idaho

Officer (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On

Sheriff [Chs. 8, 10-12]
Man with the Steel Whip

The Marshal
The Spoilers

Sheriff Olson
Man Without a Star

Sgt. Doyle
Escort West

S.O.S Tidal Wave

Jim Clark
Montana Belle

Dude Elliott
Stage to Chino

J.P. Flemming
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm

Cossack
A Woman Commands

Attorney Meadows (uncredited)
Blondes at Work

Prison Guard (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Walter Judson
Honeychile

Dr. Gorson
Gaily, Gaily

Ed (The Judge)
The Reivers

Jim Baker
Ten Who Dared

Robert Beaton
Heroes of the Hills

Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)
The Cobweb

Mate Orrin
Iron Mountain Trail

Parker (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps

Monk Walter
Street Bandits

Al Turk
Secret Service Investigator

Dr. Beardsley
Gunpoint

Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Prisoners in Petticoats

Narrator
The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper

Narrator
Run, Light Buck, Run

Townsman (uncredited)
The President's Mystery

Throne Guard
Flash Gordon
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
261
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-09-07
Place of Birth
Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA
Also Known As
Howard Harold Ravenscroft