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Roy Barcroft

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Roy Barcroft

Sep 7, 1902 – Nov 28, 1969300 titles 261 movies · 39 TV
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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).

Also known as

Howard Harold Ravenscroft

Born

Sep 7, 1902 – Nov 28, 1969

Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA

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Roles across career

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1932 1 title(s)

1936 2 title(s)

1937 1 title(s)

1938 5 title(s)

1939 12 title(s)

1940 14 title(s)

1941 12 title(s)

1942 15 title(s)

1943 18 title(s)

1944 13 title(s)

1945 18 title(s)

1946 13 title(s)

1947 16 title(s)

1948 20 title(s)

1949 16 title(s)

1950 16 title(s)

1951 15 title(s)

1952 18 title(s)

1953 11 title(s)

1954 7 title(s)

1955 9 title(s)

1956 4 title(s)

1957 10 title(s)

1958 4 title(s)

1959 3 title(s)

1960 3 title(s)

1961 4 title(s)

1962 3 title(s)

1963 1 title(s)

1964 1 title(s)

1965 1 title(s)

1966 6 title(s)

1967 3 title(s)

1968 1 title(s)

1969 2 title(s)

1970 1 title(s)

Undated 1 title(s)