Portrait of Roy Barcroft

Acting

Roy Barcroft

Career

Active from 1938 to 1967, busiest in 1948 with 15 main titles.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Adventures of Spin and Marty
The Adventures of Spin and Marty
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 78 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Roy Barcroft Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    3.4, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 26
  • Historical Setting 11
  • Good vs Evil 11
  • Action-Packed 10
  • Western 10
  • Good vs. Evil 9
  • Frontier Justice 5
  • Action-Adventure 5
  • Fast-Paced Action 4
  • American West 3
  • Old West 3
  • B-Movie Western 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

296
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title ยท average score 77
Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh (1970)
GoodWatch score 77

as Proprietor

1960s

25 titles ยท average score 53
Bandolero!
Bandolero! (1968)
GoodWatch score 40

as Bartender

Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip (1967)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966)
GoodWatch score 32

as Sheriff Griffin

D-Day on Mars
D-Day on Mars (1966)

as The Purple Monster

Laredo
Laredo (1965)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Six Black Horses
Six Black Horses (1962)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mustanger

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Mr. Tait / Bill Goforth

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Chief of Police

When the Clock Strikes
When the Clock Strikes (1961)
GoodWatch score 41

as Sheriff Mitchell

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Rudick

The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Clint Biggers

Freckles
Freckles (1960)

as John McLean

1950s

95 titles ยท average score 66
Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Murphy

Further Adventures of Spin and Marty
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty (1956)

TV show ยท as Jim Logan

The Adventures of Spin and Marty
The Adventures of Spin and Marty (1955)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Col. Logan

Man with the Steel Whip
Man with the Steel Whip (1954)

as Sheriff [Chs. 8, 10-12]

Lassie
Lassie (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Radar Men from the Moon
Radar Men from the Moon (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

as Retik

Border Saddlemates
Border Saddlemates (1952)

as Steve Baxter

Thundering Caravans
Thundering Caravans (1952)

as Ed Brill

Don Daredevil Rides Again
Don Daredevil Rides Again (1951)

as Douglas Stratton

Desperadoes of the West
Desperadoes of the West (1950)

as Hacker

Under Mexicali Stars
Under Mexicali Stars (1950)

as Hays Lawson

Code of the Silver Sage
Code of the Silver Sage (1950)

as Hulon Champion

1940s

155 titles ยท average score 58
Ghost of Zorro
Ghost of Zorro (1949)

as Hank Kilgore

Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

as Spade Gordon

G-Men Never Forget
G-Men Never Forget (1948)

as Vic Murkland - Commissioner Angus Cameron

Renegades of Sonora
Renegades of Sonora (1948)

as George Keeler

The Bold Frontiersman
The Bold Frontiersman (1948)

as Smiling Jim

Jesse James Rides Again
Jesse James Rides Again (1947)

as Frank Lawton

Son of Zorro
Son of Zorro (1947)

as Henchman Boyd

The Purple Monster Strikes
The Purple Monster Strikes (1945)
GoodWatch score 54

as The Purple Monster

Manhunt of Mystery Island
Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

as Capt. Mephisto

Along the Navajo Trail
Along the Navajo Trail (1945)

as Rusty Channing

Haunted Harbor
Haunted Harbor (1944)

as Carter / Kane

Bordertown Gun Fighters
Bordertown Gun Fighters (1943)

as Jack Gatling

1930s

20 titles ยท average score 61
Renegade Trail
Renegade Trail (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

as Stiff-Hat Bailey

Riders of the Frontier
Riders of the Frontier (1939)

as Outlaw Ed Carter

Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

as Slim (uncredited)

The Phantom Creeps
The Phantom Creeps (1939)
GoodWatch score 41

as AMI Agent Parker

Fast and Loose
Fast and Loose (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Reilly, Casino Patron (uncredited)

Daredevils of the Red Circle
Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mine Superintendent

Heroes of the Hills
Heroes of the Hills (1938)

as Robert Beaton

The Stranger from Arizona
The Stranger from Arizona (1938)

as Henchman Thane

Blondes at Work
Blondes at Work (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Attorney Meadows (uncredited)

Rosalie
Rosalie (1937)
GoodWatch score 52

as Conspirator (uncredited)

Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon (1936)
GoodWatch score 66

as Throne Guard

The President's Mystery
The President's Mystery (1936)
GoodWatch score 68

as Townsman (uncredited)