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Roy Barcroft was an American actor who was best known for his roles in westerns and serials. He was born on September 7, 1902 in Crab Orchard, Nebraska. He began his career in the 1930s, appearing in a number of westerns and serials. He was often cast as a villain, and he appeared in over 200 films and television shows throughout his career.
Barcroft was married twice, first to actress Mary Currier and then to actress Mary Ellen Kay. He had two children with Currier and one with Kay.
Barcroft died on November 28, 1969 in Woodland Hills, California. He was 67 years old. At the time of his death, he had an estimated net worth of $2 million.
| Popular As |
Howard Clifford Ravenscroft |
| Occupation |
actor |
| Age |
67 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
| Born |
7 September 1902 |
| Birthday |
7 September |
| Birthplace |
Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA |
| Date of death |
28 November, 1969 |
| Died Place |
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Nationality |
United States |
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Roy Barcroft Height, Weight & Measurements
At 67 years old, Roy Barcroft height
is 6' 0½" (1.84 m) .
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| Height |
6' 0½" (1.84 m) |
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Who Is Roy Barcroft's Wife?
His wife is Vera Virginia Doris Thompson (1932 - 28 November 1969) ( his death) ( 1 child), Hortense Flanagan (1930 - 1930), Lela Wade (23 April 1927 - ?) ( divorced) ( 2 children)
| Family |
| Parents |
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| Wife |
Vera Virginia Doris Thompson (1932 - 28 November 1969) ( his death) ( 1 child), Hortense Flanagan (1930 - 1930), Lela Wade (23 April 1927 - ?) ( divorced) ( 2 children) |
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Not Available |
| Children |
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Roy Barcroft Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Roy Barcroft worth at the age of 67 years old? Roy Barcroft’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated
Roy Barcroft's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| SOS Coast Guard (1937) | $66 per week |
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Timeline
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).
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).
from the classic Commando Cody In "Radar Men From The Moon" - A Full 12 Chapter Rocketman Serial (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.
He was the Purple Martian in The Purple Monster Strikes (1945) and Capt.
Mephisto in Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945), and who can forget his Retik, The Moon Menace.
Roy acted in The Fighting Seabees (1944), which starred John Wayne.
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.
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.
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.
It was in the 1930s, after he moved to California with his wife, that he found his calling while acting in amateur theatrical productions.
After serving in World War I, Roy Barcroft spent most of the 1920s and early 1930s moving from job to job.
He served two hitches in the US Army, from 1915-1918 (he was wounded in action in World War I and was discharged) and from 1923-1926. After the stock-market crash of 1929, he traveled to California with his family, looking for work. In 1931 he heard of a movie studio that was looking for well-disciplined ex-soldiers as extras in a film, and because of his military past was hired to play a soldier in the Greta Garbo film Mata Hari (1931), beginning his long and extensive acting career.
Although Barcroft's birth name is usually given as Howard Clifford Ravenscroft, both the California Death Index and the 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. Census list him as Howard H. Ravenscroft.
