Roy Roberts
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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 Tampa, Florida, Roberts began his acting career on stage with a stock company there. He left the Tampa company after a year to perform in touring stock theater for five years. He first appeared 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. 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, 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 in several episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies The judge in The Beverly Hillbillies "The Clampetts in Court" 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 & Dodge House Proprietor Mr. Dobie on CBS's Gunsmoke 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"). Roberts died in St. Vincent's Hospital in Los Angeles, California, of a heart attack on May 28, 1975, and was interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth, Texas. CLR
Known for
Credits
Chinatown (1974)
as Mayor Bagby
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
as Policeman Outside Irwin & Ray's Garage
House of Wax (1953)
as Matthew Burke
My Darling Clementine (1946)
as Mayor
Joan of Arc (1948)
as Wandamme, a Burgundian Captain
Kid Galahad (1962)
as Jerry Bathgate
Nightmare Alley (1947)
as McGraw / Final Carnival Owner (uncredited)
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
as Mr. Calkins
The Enforcer (1951)
as Captain Frank Nelson
The Outfit (1973)
as Sheriff Bob Caswell
Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
as Capt. Jame Cross
The Last Command (1955)
as Dr. Summerfield
Hotel (1967)
as Bailey
He Walked by Night (1949)
as Police Captain Breen
Daisy Kenyon (1947)
Actor
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
as Mr. Roberts
Wyoming Mail (1950)
as Charles De Haven
The Man Behind The Gun (1953)
as Sen. Mark Sheldon
The Big Trees (1952)
as Judge Crenshaw
Wilson (1944)
as Ike Hoover - Chief White House Butler (uncredited)
The King and Four Queens (1956)
as Sheriff Tom Larrabee
The First Texan (1956)
as Col. Sam Sherman
The Reckless Moment (1949)
as Nagel
The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
as The Judge (uncredited)
Borderline (1950)
as Harvey Gumbin
This Savage Land (1969)
as Dr. Mordecai Reynolds
Captain from Castile (1947)
as Capt. Alvarado
Force of Evil (1950)
as Ben Tucker
Second Chance (1953)
as Charley Malloy
Backlash (1956)
as Major Carson
The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
as Father Francis
Those Calloways (1964)
as E.J. Fletcher
Stranger on Horseback (1955)
as Sam Kettering
The Killer That Stalked New York (1950)
as Mayor of New York
Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)
as Roberts - Construction Foreman (uncredited)
Cripple Creek (1952)
as Marshal John Tetheroe
Skirts Ahoy! (1952)
as Captain Graymont
Tumbleweed (1953)
as Nick Buckley
Big House, U.S.A (1955)
as Chief Ranger Will Erickson
A Bell for Adano (1945)
as Col. W.W. Middleton - Provost Marshal
The Chapman Report (1962)
as Alan Roby
Chain Lightning (1950)
as Maj. Gen. Hewitt
Sierra (1950)
as Sheriff Knudsen
Santa Fe (1951)
as Cole Sanders
Dawn at Socorro (1954)
as Doc Jameson
Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944)
as Frank Williams - FBI Chief (uncredited)
The Outlaw Stallion (1954)
as Hagen
Hoodlum Empire (1952)
as Police Chief
Disneyland '59 (1959)
as Self
The Tanks Are Coming (1951)
as Major General
Chicago Deadline (1949)
as Jerry Cavanaugh
Fury at Furnace Creek (1948)
as Al Shanks
Battles of Chief Pontiac (1952)
as Maj. Gladwin
The Boss (1956)
as Tim Brady
They Rode West (1954)
as Sgt. Creever
A Kiss for Corliss (1949)
as Uncle George
Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)
as Army Captain Rampey
The Cimarron Kid (1952)
as Pat Roberts
Massacre at Sand Creek (1956)
as Colonel Collery
The Munsters: Family Portrait (2008)
as Mr.Morgan
Circumstantial Evidence (1945)
as Marty Hannon
Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946)
as J.P. Hartley
No Minor Vices (1948)
as Mr. Felton (uncredited)
The Lone Hand (1953)
as Mr. Skaggs
Wyoming Renegades (1954)
as Sheriff McVey
Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)
as Maj. George Porter Houston
The Glory Brigade (1953)
as Sgt. Chuck Anderson
The Second Face (1950)
as Allan Wesson
Sea of Lost Ships (1953)
as Captain of the 'Eagle'
Tampico (1944)
as Crawford (uncredited)
Smoky (1946)
as Jeff Nix
Bodyhold (1949)
as Charlie Webster
Chicken Every Sunday (1949)
as Harry Bowers
The Strike (1954)
as Chaplain Walker
The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
as Lt. Breez
Stage to Tucson (1950)
as Jim Maroon
The White Squaw (1956)
as Edward Purvis, Indian Agent
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949)
as Marshal Peak
I Cover the Underworld (1955)
as District Attorney
Look Homeward (1965)
as Mort Morgan
The Underwater City (1962)
as Tim Graham
The Foxes of Harrow (1947)
as Tom Warren
San Antone (1953)
as John Chisum
The Man with a Cloak (1951)
as Policeman
The Gay Intruders (1948)
as Charles McNulty
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
as Mr. Foster
Fighting Coast Guard (1951)
as Captain Gibbs
I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951)
as Father Novac
Now You See It, Now You Don't (1968)
as Mr. Stockman
Behind Green Lights (1946)
as Max Calvert
Strange Triangle (1946)
as Harry Matthews
Yaqui Drums (1956)
as Matt Quigg
The Caribbean Mystery (1945)
as Capt. Van den Bark
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946)
as "Mitch" Mitchell
Flaming Fury (1949)
as Capt. S. Taplinger
Within These Walls (1945)
as Martin 'Marty' Deutsch
The Palomino (1950)
as Ben Lane
Boy, Oh Boy (1936)
as Mr. Hutchinson