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  1. Roy Barcroft. Actor: The Purple Monster Strikes. 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.

  2. Mar 3, 2017 · Roy Barcroft was one of those Western actors you’d recognize immediately—but never knew his name. The Nebraska native and WWI hero (who enlisted at age 15) fell into acting in the ‘30s, mostly as an extra. He soon got juicier roles in “B” Westerns, usually portraying a bad guy.

  3. Gunsmoke. Roy Barcroft (1902-1969) Say Uncle, October 1, 1960 Written by John Meston, Directed by Andrew McLaglen, Guest Cast: Richard Rust, Gene Nelson, Harry Lauter, Dorothy Green, Roy Barcroft.

  4. Jul 18, 2014 · Roy Barcroft best known for playing villains in "B" western films was a classic character actor noted as the "number one bad guy." A profile of Roy Barcroft.

  5. Biography. Early on in his acting career, Roy Barcroft landed roles in various films, including "The Stranger From Arizona" (1938), "The Phantom Creeps" (1939) and the George "Gabby" Hayes western "The Renegade Trail" (1939).

  6. Frequently played villains in low-budget westerns, and starred in nearly 150 films and serials throughout his career. Find bio, credits and filmography information for Roy Barcroft on AllMovie - The son of an itinerant sharecropper, Roy Barcroft harbored dreams of becoming an army officer, and….

  7. www.westernclippings.com › heavies › roybarcroft_charactersheaviesRoy Barcroft - Western Clippings

    ROY BARCROFT. Pierce Lyden said Roy Barcroft turned his parts “into the deserved title, King of the Badmen.” Terry Frost called him “one of the nicest people I ever met in the business.” Monte Hale wrote that Roy “was the most likable, kindly, soft-spoken gentleman you ever crossed trails with.

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