Roy Barcroft

Roy Barcroft

American actor (1902-1969)

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".

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 52 films (1937–1968) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 37 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1937 NIGHT KEY. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 7 reels B&W
1938 FLASH GORDON'S TRIP TO MARS. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 2 reels B&W
1938 HEROES OF THE HILLS. Republic Pictures Corp 6 reels B&W
1938 PRISON BREAK. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 7 reels B&W
1939 THE MAN FROM TEXAS. Monogram Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1939 THE PHANTOM CREEPS. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 2 reels B&W
1940 Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe ▶ unknown 12000 16mm B&W sound
1940 Santa Fe Trail Michael Curtiz 110 min Color & B&W
1940 Trailing Double Trouble. Monogram 6 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1941 Jesse James at bay. Republic Pictures Corporation 6 reels 16mm B&W sound
1941 Outlaws Of Cherokee Trail. Lester Orlebeck 6 reels B&W
1941 Riders Of Death Valley. Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor 2 reels B&W
1941 Sheriff of Tombstone. Joseph Kane 1775 16mm B&W sound
1942 Ridin' down the canyon. Joseph Kane 6 reels 16mm B&W sound
1942 Romance On The Range. Joseph Kane 6 reels B&W
1942 Silver Queen. Harry Sherman Productions 80 min. 16mm B&W sound
1942 Sunset On The Desert. Joseph Kane 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1942 Sunset Serenade. Joseph Kane 6 reels B&W
1943 Hands Across The Border. Joseph Kane 8 reels B&W
1943 Riders Of The Rio Grande. Howard Bretherton 6 reels B&W
1944 Haunted Harbor. Spencer Gordon Bennet 2 reels B&W
1944 Lights of old Santa Fe. Republic Pictures Corporation 2650 16mm B&W sound
1945 Sunset In El Dorado. Frank McDonald 7 reels B&W
1946 Along The Navajo Trail. Frank McDonald 8 reels 35mm B&W sound
1946 My Pal Trigger. Frank McDonald 8 reels 35mm B&W sound
1947 G-Men Never Forget. Yakima Canutt, Fred C. Brannon 2 reels 35mm B&W sound
1947 Jesse James Rides Again. Fred C. Brannon, Thomas Carr 2 reels 35mm B&W sound
1947 Marshal Of Cripple Creek. R. G. Springsteen 58 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 Oregon Trail Scouts. R. G. Springsteen 58 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 Rustlers Of Devil's Canyon. R. G. Springsteen 58 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 Vigilantes Of Boomtown. R. G. Springsteen 56 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Angel In Exile. Allan Dwan 90 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Grand Canyon trail. William Witney 67 min. 16mm Color sound
1948 Oklahoma Badlands. Yakima Canutt 59 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Down Dakota Way. William Witney 67 min. 35mm Color sound
1949 The Far Frontier. William Witney 67 min. 35mm Color sound
1950 Desperadoes Of The West. Republic Pictures Corp 2 reels 35mm B&W sound
1950 North Of The Great Divide. Republic Pictures Corp 67 min. 35mm Color sound
1950 ROCK ISLAND TRAIL Joseph Kane 90 min 16mm Color sound
1951 Pals Of The Golden West. Republic Pictures Corp 68 min. 35mm B&W sound
1953 CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS Bell & Howell Company 10min 16mm B&W Sound
1953 Shadows Of Tombstone. Republic Pictures Corp 54 min. 35mm B&W sound
1954 The desperado. Allied Artists Pictures Corp. 81 min. 35mm B&W sound
1955 Man Without A Star. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 89 min. 35mm Color sound
1955 THE SPOILERS. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 84 min. 35mm Color sound
1957 Domino Kid. Calhoun-Orsatti Enterprises Inc. 8 reels 35mm B&W sound
1960 Ten Who Dared. Walt Disney Productions. 92 min 35mm Color sound
1961 When The Clock Strikes Harvard Film Corp. 35mm B&W sound
1966 Gunpoint. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 25 min. 35mm Color sound
1966 Texas Across The River. Universal Pictures 101 min 35mm Color sound