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Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA
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).
Known for
- Monte Walsh — Proprietor1970
- Gaily, Gaily — Dr. Gorson1969
- The Reivers — Ed (The Judge)1969
- Bandolero! — Bartender1968
- The Way West — Mr. Masters1967
- The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper — Narrator1967
- Cimarron Strip1967
- D-Day on Mars — The Purple Monster1966
- Destination Inner Space — Skipper1966
- Billy the Kid Versus Dracula — Sheriff Griffin1966
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Crab Orchard
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Roy Barcroft in Stagecoach to Denver (1946).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1902-09-07
- date of death
- 1969-11-28
- cause of death
- kidney cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Roy Barcroft
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