Roy Barcroft

Roy Barcroft

actor

Roy Barcroft was born on Sep 07, 1902 in USA. Roy Barcroft's big-screen debut came with Mata Hari directed by George Fitzmaurice in 1931, strarring Extra (uncredited). Roy Barcroft is known for Rosemary's Baby directed by Roman Polanski, Mia Farrow stars as Rosemary Woodhouse and John Cassavetes as Guy Woodhouse. The upcoming new movie Roy Barcroft plays is Monte Walsh which will be released on Oct 07, 1970.

After serving in World War I, Roy Barcroft spent most of the 1920s and early 1930s moving from job to job. It was in the 1930s, after he moved to California with his wife, that he found his calling while acting in amateur theatrical productions. In 1937 he was appearing in bit parts in various genres, but by 1938 he was in westerns, where he became a well-known (and memorable) "heavy". Roy would alternate among Monogram, Universal, Columbia and other studios. In 1943, however, he signed an exclusive ten-year contract with Republic Pictures and became the convincing, and tireless, menace to all the good people in the West. He also did more than sneer at the likes of Don 'Red' Barry, Bill Elliot, Sunset Carson and Allan Lane. Roy acted in Alerte aux marines (1944), which starred John Wayne. He was the Purple Martian in Le Monstre écarlate (1945) and Capt. Mephisto in Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945), and who can forget his Retik, The Moon Menace. from the classic Radar Men from the Moon (1952)? Roy even played the good-natured marshal in Oklahoma! (1955). It was westerns, though, that were his bread and butter, and he knocked out a lot of them over the years. Outlaws of Cherokee Trail (1941), Riders of the Rio Grande (1943) and Sun Valley Cyclone (1946) were but a few of the "B" westerns Roy turned out. Off-screen, he was known as one of the nicest, kindest and most helpful people anyone would want to meet, with a terrific sense of humor. More than once, many a leading hero type such as Barry or Elliot would find that their hairpieces would mysteriously disappear before they were to put them on prior to shooting. When the era of the "B" westerns started to fade out, Roy's volume of work also slowed. He appeared in a handful of films, but his movie career had stalled by the end of 1957. He moved into the small screen with roles in TV westerns and also a recurring role in the Walt Disney production of The Adventures of Spin and Marty (1955). In the early 1960s he worked in a couple of movies, but his resurgence began in the mid-'60s when he appeared in low-budget films like Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966). Roy would make some better films, such as Texas, nous voilà ! (1966) and Les reivers (1969).

  • Birthday

    Sep 07, 1902

  • Place of Birth

    Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA

Known For

Rosemary's Baby
Movie
Rosemary's Baby

19688.0

Frontier Circus
TV
Frontier Circus

19618.1

Laramie
TV
Laramie

19597.7

Shotgun Slade
TV
Shotgun Slade

19597.3

The Rough Riders
TV
The Rough Riders

19588.1

Have Gun - Will Travel
TV
Have Gun - Will Travel

19578.4

Tales of Wells Fargo
TV
Tales of Wells Fargo

19577.9

Man Without a Gun
TV
Man Without a Gun

19577.9

26 Men
TV
26 Men

19577.8

Annie Oakley
TV
Annie Oakley

19547.2

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