Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

  • Birthday: 1906-03-19
  • Deathday: 1975-05-28
  • Place of birth: Dade City, Florida, USA
  • Also know as: Roy Barnes Jones

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roy Roberts (born Roy Barnes Jones, March 19, 1906 – May 28, 1975) was an American character actor. Over his more than 40-year career, he appeared in more than nine hundred productions on stage and screen. Born in Dade City in Pasco County, near Tampa, Florida, Roberts began his acting career on the stage, first appearing on Broadway in May 1931 before making his motion picture debut in Gold Bricks, a 1936 two-reel comedy short released by 20th Century-Fox. He appeared in numerous films in secondary parts and returned to perform on Broadway in such productions as Twentieth Century, My Sister Eileen, and Carnival in Flanders until he began making guest appearances on television series. After appearing on Gale Storm's My Little Margie in 1956, he became part of several television series for which he is best remembered. In a show that was the precursor to The Love Boat, Roberts played the ship's captain for four years in Storm's next hit, Oh! Susanna, which aired on CBS and ABC from 1956 to 1960. He guest-starred in scores of series, including the western-themed crime drama, Sheriff of Cochise, the western series, My Friend Flicka, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (as Texas cattle baron Shanghai Pierce[1]), and The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, and Brian Keith's Cold War drama, Crusader. Roberts appeared on four episodes of the CBS legal drama, Perry Mason, including the role of murderer Arthur Janeel in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Malicious Mariner." During the middle 1960s, Roberts was one of the most recognizable faces on television, and had recurring roles concurrently on a number of popular programs, including: Bank president Mr. Cheever on CBS's The Lucy Show John Cushing, president of the rival Merchants Bank on CBS's The Beverly Hillbillies Railroad president Norman Curtis on CBS's Petticoat Junction Darrin's father Frank Stephens on ABC's Bewitched, alternating with actor Robert F. Simon depending upon availability. Banker Harry Bodkin on CBS's Gunsmoke Dr. Reynolds, twice on The Road West Neighbor Bruce MacDermott on ABC's Our Man Higgins Preston "Press" Wasco and Kelly on the NBC western, Laredo "Doc" on John Payne's The Restless Gun in the 1957 episode "Trail to Sunset" Banker George Bristol on NBC's Bonanza Admiral Rogers on McHale's Navy (in some episodes, his first name is given as "John" and in others his name is given as "Bruce"). The Governor in a season two episode of Green Acres, "One of Our Assemblymen is Missing". CLR

Filmography

The Strike

1954

As Chaplain Walker

Flaming Fury

1949

As Capt. S. Taplinger

He Walked by Night

1949

As Police Captain Breen

The Underwater City

1962

As Tim Graham

The Palomino

1950

As Ben Lane

The Brasher Doubloon

1947

As Lt. Breez

Second Chance

1953

As Charley Malloy

Massacre at Sand Creek

1956

As Colonel Collery

The Outlaw Stallion

1954

As Hagen

The Gay Intruders

1948

As Charles McNulty

Tumbleweed

1953

As Nick Buckley

Strange Triangle

1946

As Harry Matthews

The Enforcer

1951

As Captain Frank Nelson

Force of Evil

1948

As Ben Tucker

The Boss

1956

As Tim Brady

Bodyhold

1949

As Charlie Webster

Battles of Chief Pontiac

1952

As Maj. Gladwin

Yaqui Drums

1956

As Matt Quigg

Johnny Comes Flying Home

1946

As J.P. Hartley

Stars and Stripes Forever

1952

As Maj. George Porter Houston

Borderline

1950

As Harvey Gumbin

House of Wax

1953

As Matthew Burke

The Glory Brigade

1953

As Sgt. Chuck Anderson

The Man Behind The Gun

1953

As Sen. Mark Sheldon

Chain Lightning

1950

As Maj. Gen. Hewitt

Wyoming Mail

1950

As Charles De Haven

The Second Face

1950

As Allan Wesson

The Caribbean Mystery

1945

As Capt. Van den Bark

Within These Walls

1945

As Martin 'Marty' Deutsch

Smoky

1946

As Jeff Nix

Stage to Tucson

1950

As Jim Maroon

Wyoming Renegades

1954

As Sheriff McVey

San Antone

1953

As John Chisum

The Reckless Moment

1949

As Nagel

Circumstantial Evidence

1945

As Marty Hannon

The Cimarron Kid

1952

As Pat Roberts

The Big Trees

1952

As Judge Crenshaw

Guadalcanal Diary

1943

As Capt. Jame Cross

Behind Green Lights

1946

As Max Calvert

Santa Fe

1951

As Cole Sanders

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

1946

As "Mitch" Mitchell

The King and Four Queens

1956

As Sheriff Tom Larrabee

The Tanks Are Coming

1951

As Major General

They Rode West

1954

As Sgt. Creever

The Lone Hand

1953

As Mr. Skaggs

Big House, U.S.A

1955

As Chief Ranger Will Erickson

Dawn at Socorro

1954

As Doc Jameson

Cripple Creek

1952

As Marshal John Tetheroe

Nightmare Alley

1947

As McGraw - Final Carnival Owner (uncredited)

I Cover the Underworld

1955

As District Attorney

I Was a Communist for the FBI

1951

As Father Novac

Backlash

1956

As Major Carson

The Foxes of Harrow

1947

As Tom Warren

Sea of Lost Ships

1953

As Captain of the 'Eagle'

Tampico

1944

As Crawford (uncredited)

My Darling Clementine

1946

As Mayor

Hoodlum Empire

1952

As Police Chief

The Fighting Sullivans

1944

As Father Francis

The Man with a Cloak

1951

As Policeman

Fury at Furnace Creek

1948

As Al Shanks

The White Squaw

1956

As Edward Purvis, Indian Agent

A Kiss for Corliss

1949

As Uncle George

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

1947

As Mr. Foster

A Bell for Adano

1945

As Col. W.W. Middleton - Provost Marshal

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949

As Roberts - Construction Foreman (uncredited)

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950

As Mayor of New York

Those Calloways

1965

As E.J. Fletcher

Sierra

1950

As Sheriff Knudsen

Captain from Castile

1947

As Capt. Alvarado

Hotel

1967

As Bailey

The First Texan

1956

As Col. Sam Sherman

Stranger on Horseback

1955

As Sam Kettering

No Minor Vices

1948

As Mr. Felton (uncredited)

Kid Galahad

1962

As Jerry Bathgate

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass

1949

As Marshal Peak

This Savage Land

1969

As Dr. Mordecai Reynolds

Chinatown

1974

As Mayor Bagby

Chicken Every Sunday

1949

As Harry Bowers

Colonel Effingham's Raid

1946

As Army Captain Rampey

The Last Command

1955

As Dr. Summerfield

Gentleman's Agreement

1947

As Mr. Calkins

Now You See It, Now You Don't

1968

As Mr. Stockman

The Strongest Man in the World

1975

As Mr. Roberts

Fighting Coast Guard

1951

As Captain Gibbs

The Chapman Report

1962

As Alan Roby

Chicago Deadline

1949

As Jerry Cavanaugh

Skirts Ahoy!

1952

As Captain Graymont

The Outfit

1973

As Bob Caswell

Roger Touhy, Gangster

1944

As Frank Williams - FBI Chief (uncredited)

The Million Dollar Duck

1971

As The Judge (uncredited)

Joan of Arc

1948

As Wandamme, a Burgundian Captain

Wilson

1944

As Ike Hoover - Chief White House Butler (uncredited)

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

As Policeman Outside Irwin & Ray's Garage

Disneyland '59

1959

As Self

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