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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. Film critic Leonard Maltin acclaimed Barcroft as "Republic Pictures' number one ...
Roy Barcroft (eigentlich Howard Harold Ravenscroft; * 7. September 1902 in Weeping Water, Nebraska; † 28. November 1969 in Hollywood, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Barcroft war Teilnehmer am Ersten Weltkrieg, da er zunächst eine militärische Karriere ins Auge fasste. In den 1920er Jahren versuchte er sich ...
Roy Barcroft (1902-1969) was a prolific actor who specialized in westerns and other genres. He appeared in hundreds of films and TV shows, including The Purple Monster Strikes, The Reivers, and Gunsmoke.
- January 1, 1
- Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA
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- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
3. März 2017 · Learn about Roy Barcroft, a prolific Western actor who played many villains in movies and TV shows. He was a WWI veteran, a Nebraska native, and a familiar face in the genre.
Roy Barcroft was a prolific American character actor of low-budget Westerns and serials, most frequently seen as a villain. He served in World War I, played in musical bands, and acted in hundreds of films and TV shows before dying of cancer in 1969.
- September 7, 1902
- November 28, 1969
Roy Barcroft Biography (1902-1969) Original name, Howard Clifford Ravenscroft; born September 7, 1902, in Weeping Water (some sources say Weeping Hills or Crab Orchard), NE; died of cancer,November 28, 1969, in Woodland Hills, CA; married first wife (divorced, 1930); married Vera Thompson, 1932; children: three. Career: Actor.
Roy Barcroft, in real life one of the kindest and most jovial men ever to work in Hollywood, usually underwent a complete transformation whenever he stepped in front of the camera: for fifteen years he was one of the meanest villains in cliffhangers.
