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Birthday
September 7, 1902
Day of Death
1969-11-28
(67 years old)
Place of Birth
Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA
Also Known As
Howard Harold Ravenscroft
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).
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Ride the Man Down
as Russ Schultz
Montana Belle
as Jim Clark
South Pacific Trail
as Link Felton
The WAC from Walla Walla
as Mr. Prentiss
Desperadoes' Outpost
as Jim Boylan
Old Oklahoma Plains
as Arthur Jensen
Thundering Caravans
as Ed Brill
Black Hills Ambush
as Bart
Hoodlum Empire
as Morris Draper
Border Saddlemates
as Steve Baxter
Wild Horse Ambush
as Harkins
Oklahoma Annie
as Curt Walker
Leadville Gunslinger
as Chet Yonker / Pete Yonker
Captive of Billy the Kid
as Piute
Radar Men from the Moon
as Retik
1951
Desert of Lost Men
as Link
Pals of the Golden West
as Ward Sloan
Street Bandits
as Monk Walter
Honeychile
as Walter Judson
Utah Wagon Train
as Hank Driscoll
Arizona Manhunt
as Pete Willard
Fort Dodge Stampede
as Henchman Pike Hardin
Rodeo King and the Senorita
as Steve Lacey
The Dakota Kid
as Henchman Turk Smith
In Old Amarillo
as Clint Burnside
Wells Fargo Gunmaster
as Brick Mason
Don Daredevil Rides Again
as Douglas Stratton
Insurance Investigator
as Duke Wallace
Night Riders of Montana
as Henchman Brink
1950
The Missourians
as Nick Kovacs
Under Mexicali Stars
as Hays Lawson
North of the Great Divide
as Banning
Rustlers on Horseback
as Leo Straykin
Prisoners in Petticoats
as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Surrender
as Deputy Gerard
Vigilante Hideout
as Muley Price
Desperadoes of the West
as Hacker
The Savage Horde
as Fergus
Rock Island Trail
as Barnes
Salt Lake Raiders
as Brit Condor
The Arizona Cowboy
as Henchman Mike Slade
The Vanishing Westerner
as Sand Sanderson
Code of the Silver Sage
as Hulon Champion
Federal Agent at Large
as Nels Berger
Gunmen of Abilene
as Brink Fallon
1949
Powder River Rustlers
as Henchman Bull Macons
Pioneer Marshal
as Clip Pearson
Ranger of Cherokee Strip
as Mark Sanders
San Antone Ambush
as Henchman Roberts
Down Dakota Way
as Mack McKenzie
The James Brothers of Missouri
as Ace Marlin
South of Rio
as Lon Bryson
Outcasts of the Trail
as Jim Judd
Law of the Golden West
as Clete Larrabee
Frontier Investigator
as Flint Fleming
Prince of the Plains
as Henchman Regan
Ghost of Zorro
as Hank Kilgore
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
as Spade Gordon
Sheriff of Wichita
as Sam Stark
1948
The Far Frontier
as Henchman Bart
Renegades of Sonora
as George Keeler
Sundown in Santa Fe
as Tracy Gillette
Grand Canyon Trail
as Henchman Dave Williams
Desperadoes of Dodge City
as Homesteader
Out of the Storm
as Arty Sorenson
Sons of Adventure
as Leslie Bennett
Daredevils of the Clouds
as RCMP Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Marshal of Amarillo
as Ben Dolan
Train to Alcatraz
as Guard Grady
Eyes of Texas
as Vic
The Timber Trail
as Big Bart
Secret Service Investigator
as Al Turk
Old Los Angeles
as Clyborne
The Bold Frontiersman
as Smiling Jim
Lightnin' in the Forest
as Police Lieut. Bain
Madonna of the Desert
as Buck Keaton
Oklahoma Badlands
as Henchman Sanders
G-Men Never Forget
as Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron
The Main Street Kid
as Torrey
1947
Bandits of Dark Canyon
as Jeff Conley
The Fabulous Texan
as Standifer
The Wild Frontier
as Henchman
Along the Oregon Trail
as Jake Stoner
Marshal of Cripple Creek
as Henchman Sweeney
Jesse James Rides Again
as Frank Lawton
Wyoming
as Sheriff Niles
Blackmail
as Spice Kellaway
Springtime in the Sierras
as Matt Wilkes
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
as Land Agent Clark
Web of Danger
as Monks, Worker
Oregon Trail Scouts
as Bill Hunter
Spoilers of the North
as Moose McGovern
Vigilantes of Boomtown
as McKean
Last Frontier Uprising
as Henchman Boyd Blackwell
Son of Zorro
as Henchman Boyd
1946
Stagecoach to Denver
as Big Bill Lambert
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
as Blackmailer (voice) (uncredited)
G.I. War Brides
as (uncredited)
The Last Crooked Mile
as Man on Street
Night Train to Memphis
as Chad Morgan
My Pal Trigger
as Henchman Hunter
Traffic in Crime
as Insp. Tip Hogan
Daughter of Don Q
as Mel Donovan
Sun Valley Cyclone
as Blackie Blake
Home on the Range
as Henchman
Alias Billy the Kid
as Matt Conroy
Crime of the Century
as Various Voices (uncredited)
The Phantom Rider
as The Marshal
1945
Song of Mexico
as Visitor
Wagon Wheels Westward
as Dave McKean Posing as John Larkin
Dakota
as Poli's Driver
The Cherokee Flash
as Jeff Carson
Colorado Pioneers
as Bull Reagan
Girls of the Big House
as Police Dispatcher (voice)
Marshal of Laredo
as Denver Jack
The Purple Monster Strikes
as The Purple Monster
Sunset in El Dorado
as Buster Welch
Along the Navajo Trail
as Rusty Channing
Trail of Kit Carson
as Doc Ryan
Bells of Rosarita
as Henchman Maxwell
Santa Fe Saddlemates
as John Gant
Lone Texas Ranger
as Hands Weber
Corpus Christi Bandits
as Wade Larkin
The Vampire's Ghost
as Capt. Jim Barrett
Manhunt of Mystery Island
as Capt. Mephisto
The Topeka Terror
as Ben Jode
1944
The Big Bonanza
as Sheriff Dan Pendleton
Firebrands of Arizona
as Deputy Ike
Sheriff of Sundown
as Jack Hatfield
Lights of Old Santa Fe
as Ken Ferguson
Code of the Prairie
as Professor Graham
Cheyenne Wildcat
as Dandy Joe Meeker
Stagecoach to Monterey
as J. Rodney Stevens
Haunted Harbor
as Carter / Kane
The Girl Who Dared
as David Scott
Call of the South Seas
as Steve Landrau
The Laramie Trail
as Dick Rapidan
Hidden Valley Outlaws
as Gilbert J. Leland
The Fighting Seabees
as Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
1943
Raiders of Sunset Pass
as Henchman Lefty Lewis
Canyon City
as Jeff Parker
Overland Mail Robbery
as David Patterson
False Colors
as Sheriff
Man from Music Mountain
as Cattlemen Henchman (uncredited)
The Man from the Rio Grande
as Henchman Ace Holden
Wagon Tracks West
as Henchman Laird
Six Gun Gospel
as Henchman Durkin
The Stranger From Pecos
as Sheriff Ben
Bordertown Gun Fighters
as Jack Gatling
Riders of the Rio Grande
as Sarsaparilla
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Calling Wild Bill Elliott
as Captain Carson
Cheyenne Roundup
as Slim Layton
Sagebrush Law
as Mark Carter
Hoppy Serves a Writ
as Colby
Idaho
as Townsman Slugging Bud
Carson City Cyclone
as Prosecutor Joe Newman
1942
Ridin' Down the Canyon
as Henchman
Dawn on the Great Divide
as Chuck Loder
The Valley of Vanishing Men
as Deputy Jed 'Luke' Lucas
The Old Chisholm Trail
as Ed Phillips
Pirates of the Prairie
as Lew Harmon
Silver Queen
as Dan Carson
West of the Law
as Ludlow
Sunset Serenade
as Bart Reynolds - Henchman
Stardust on the Sage
as Henchman Murphy
Romance on the Range
as Henchman Pete
Land of the Open Range
as Gil Carse
Sunset on the Desert
as Deputy Nelson
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
as Mort Saunders
Nazi Agent
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Below the Border
as Ed Scully
1941
Riders of the Badlands
as Captain Rogers
West of Cimarron
as Captain Hawks
They Died with Their Boots On
as Officer (uncredited)
The Masked Rider
as Henchman Luke
Jesse James at Bay
as Henchman Vern Stone
The Bandit Trail
as Joel Nesbitt
King of the Texas Rangers
as Ross
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
as Val Lamar
Wide Open Town
as Henchman Red
Riders of Death Valley
as Henchman Dirk
Sheriff of Tombstone
as Saloon Boss
Pals of the Pecos
as Keno
1940
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Cop at Newspaper Truck Vandalism
Santa Fe Trail
as Engineer (uncredited)
East of the River
as Policeman (uncredited)
Trailing Double Trouble
as Jim Moreland
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
as Henchman Putt
Stage to Chino
as Dude Elliott
Deadwood Dick
as Marshal Jim Bridges' Imposter
Winners of the West
as Logan
Hidden Gold
as Hendricks
Bad Man from Red Butte
as Henchman Hank
The Showdown
as Bowman
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
West of Carson City
as Bill Tompkins
Yukon Flight
as Henchman Lodin
1939
Crashing Thru
as Henchman Green
Another Thin Man
as Slim (uncredited)
Riders of the Frontier
as Outlaw Ed Carter
Renegade Trail
as Stiff-Hat Bailey
The Oregon Trail
as Colonel Custer
Daredevils of the Red Circle
as Mine Superintendent
The Man from Texas
as Henchman Drifter
Silver on the Sage
as Henchman Ewing
Mexicali Rose
as Mac McElroy
Fast and Loose
as Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps
as AMI Agent Parker
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