Howard Clifford Ravenscroft
| Sign | Virgo |
| Born | Sep 7, 1902 Crab Orchard, NE |
| Died | Nov 28, 1969 Woodland Hills, CA |
| Age | Died at 67 |
Roy Barcroft | |
| Job | Film, stage, television actor |
| Years active | 1937-1969 |
| Top Roles | Oil Worker on Train, Mechanical Man Attraction Hawker, Engineer, Sheriff Olson, Extra |
| Top Genres | Western, Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Crime |
| Top Topics | Spies, Civil War, World War II |
| Top Collaborators | Joseph Kane (Director), Henry MacRae (Director), Franklin Adreon (Director), Ford Beebe (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Elia Kazan, Peter Lawford, Roscoe Karns see more.. |
Roy Barcroft Overview:
Character actor, Roy Barcroft, was born Howard Clifford Ravenscroft on Sep 7, 1902 in Crab Orchard, NE. Barcroft died at the age of 67 on Nov 28, 1969 in Woodland Hills, CA .
MINI BIO:
The tall, solid, dark-haired, often mustachioed western villain who always looked as if he meant business, Barcroft's florid features were probably punched more often by cowboy heroes, especially in Republic 'B' features of the 1940s, than those of any other actor. After service in World War I, the man from Crab Orchard, Nebraska, or Weeping Water, Texas (according to which biographer you believe) tried a career as a clarinetist before settling into scores of films. In later years, he grew a bushy white beard for more sympathetic character roles. An infected leg wound led to his death from cancer.
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Roy Barcroft Quotes:
Sidney Brand: I've often wondered how you change from one person into another.
Capt. Mephisto: No doubt you have. I'll tell you this much. The appearance of human beings' stature, complexion and pigmentation is controlled by the molecular arrangement of the blood corpuscles. I have found a means of altering that arrangment.
Sidney Brand: I understand.
Capt. Mephisto: If I thought you really did, I'd *kill* you!
[commenting on Caroline's half-burned stagecoach, which has been "repaired" with oilskin and wallpaper]
Dude Elliott: If you see that patchwork on the road, don't let it pass you - it might scare the horses.
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