Roy Roberts
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 19, 1906
- Died
- May 28, 1975 (aged 69)
- Place of birth
- Dade City, Florida, USA
- Credits
- 133
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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
Chinatown
1974Movie
Mayor Bagby
The Twilight Zone
1959TV
Mr. Cooper
Bewitched
1964TV
Frank Stephens
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963Movie
Policeman Outside Irwin & Ray's Garage
My Darling Clementine
1946Movie
Mayor
Bonanza
1959TV
George Bristol, Jesse Fillmore
Filmography
The Munsters: Family Portrait
2008Movie
Mr.Morgan
The Strongest Man in the World
1975Movie
Mr. Roberts
Chinatown
1974Movie
Mayor Bagby
The Outfit
1973Movie
Sheriff Bob Caswell
The Million Dollar Duck
1971Movie
The Judge (uncredited)
This Savage Land
1969Movie
Dr. Mordecai Reynolds
Now You See It, Now You Don't
1968Movie
Mr. Stockman
The Doris Day Show
1968TV
Thaddius Gilby
Here's Lucy
1968TV
Superintendent, Warden Magginetti, Dr. Jamison, Dr. Honeycutt
It Takes a Thief
1968TV
Hotel
1967Movie
Bailey
That Girl
1966TV
Green Acres
1965TV
Governor
Look Homeward
1965Movie
Mort Morgan
Those Calloways
1964Movie
E.J. Fletcher
The Munsters
1964TV
Mr. Morgan
The Addams Family
1964TV
Thaddeus Logan
Bewitched
1964TV
Frank Stephens
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963Movie
Policeman Outside Irwin & Ray's Garage
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963TV
Philip Murdock
Petticoat Junction
1963TV
Norman P. Curtis, Norman Curtis
Kid Galahad
1962Movie
Jerry Bathgate
McHale's Navy
1962TV
Admiral Rogers
The Chapman Report
1962Movie
Alan Roby
The Lucy Show
1962TV
Admiral, Mr. Cheever
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962TV
Judge, John Cushing
The Underwater City
1962Movie
Tim Graham
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961TV
Henry Bermont, Mr. Boland
The Andy Griffith Show
1960TV
J. Howard Jackson
My Three Sons
1960TV
Jerry Andrews
The Twilight Zone
1959TV
Mr. Cooper
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959TV
Nicholas J. Vanderfeller
Bonanza
1959TV
George Bristol, Jesse Fillmore
Disneyland '59
1959Movie
Self
Lawman
1958TV
John Kemper
The Restless Gun
1957TV
Kit Springer, Doc
Perry Mason
1957TV
Arthur Janeel, Harvey Skeen, Henry Thomas, W. L. Picard
Massacre at Sand Creek
1956Movie
Colonel Collery
The King and Four Queens
1956Movie
Sheriff Tom Larrabee
The White Squaw
1956Movie
Edward Purvis, Indian Agent
Yaqui Drums
1956Movie
Matt Quigg
The Boss
1956Movie
Tim Brady
The Gale Storm Show
1956TV
Capt. Simon P. Huxley
The First Texan
1956Movie
Col. Sam Sherman
Backlash
1956Movie
Major Carson
Crossroads
1955TV
Harvey Wiley
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955TV
Gen. Lafferty, Judge
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955TV
Lowrie, Dan Chancellor
Cheyenne
1955TV
Sen. Matson
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Dobie, Billy
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955TV
A.H. 'Shanghai' Pierce
The Last Command
1955Movie
Dr. Summerfield
I Cover the Underworld
1955Movie
District Attorney
Stranger on Horseback
1955Movie
Sam Kettering
Big House, U.S.A
1955Movie
Chief Ranger Will Erickson
They Rode West
1954Movie
Sgt. Creever
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954TV
James Whitfield
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954TV
Tom Rogers
Studio 57
1954TV
Nick
Dawn at Socorro
1954Movie
Doc Jameson
The Outlaw Stallion
1954Movie
Hagen
The Strike
1954Movie
Chaplain Walker
The Lone Wolf
1954TV
Caradoc
Wyoming Renegades
1954Movie
Sheriff McVey
Tumbleweed
1953Movie
Nick Buckley
Sea of Lost Ships
1953Movie
Captain of the 'Eagle'
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953TV
Second Chance
1953Movie
Charley Malloy
The Glory Brigade
1953Movie
Sgt. Chuck Anderson
The Lone Hand
1953Movie
Mr. Skaggs
House of Wax
1953Movie
Matthew Burke
San Antone
1953Movie
John Chisum
You Are There
1953TV
Dr. Dunn
The Man Behind The Gun
1953Movie
Sen. Mark Sheldon
Stars and Stripes Forever
1952Movie
Maj. George Porter Houston
Battles of Chief Pontiac
1952Movie
Maj. Gladwin
Cripple Creek
1952Movie
Marshal John Tetheroe
Skirts Ahoy!
1952Movie
Captain Graymont
Hoodlum Empire
1952Movie
Police Chief
The Big Trees
1952Movie
Judge Crenshaw
The Cimarron Kid
1952Movie
Pat Roberts
The Man with a Cloak
1951Movie
Policeman
The Tanks Are Coming
1951Movie
Major General
Fighting Coast Guard
1951Movie
Captain Gibbs
I Was a Communist for the FBI
1951Movie
Father Novac
Santa Fe
1951Movie
Cole Sanders
The Enforcer
1951Movie
Captain Frank Nelson
The Second Face
1950Movie
Allan Wesson
Stage to Tucson
1950Movie
Jim Maroon
Wyoming Mail
1950Movie
Charles De Haven
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950Movie
Mayor of New York
Force of Evil
1950Movie
Ben Tucker
Sierra
1950Movie
Sheriff Knudsen
The Palomino
1950Movie
Ben Lane
Borderline
1950Movie
Harvey Gumbin
Chain Lightning
1950Movie
Maj. Gen. Hewitt
The Reckless Moment
1949Movie
Nagel
Bodyhold
1949Movie
Charlie Webster
A Kiss for Corliss
1949Movie
Uncle George
Chicago Deadline
1949Movie
Jerry Cavanaugh
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949Movie
Roberts - Construction Foreman (uncredited)
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
1949Movie
Marshal Peak
Flaming Fury
1949Movie
Capt. S. Taplinger
He Walked by Night
1949Movie
Police Captain Breen
Chicken Every Sunday
1949Movie
Harry Bowers
Joan of Arc
1948Movie
Wandamme, a Burgundian Captain
No Minor Vices
1948Movie
Mr. Felton (uncredited)
The Gay Intruders
1948Movie
Charles McNulty
Fury at Furnace Creek
1948Movie
Al Shanks
Captain from Castile
1947Movie
Capt. Alvarado
Daisy Kenyon
1947Movie
Gentleman's Agreement
1947Movie
Mr. Calkins
Nightmare Alley
1947Movie
McGraw / Final Carnival Owner (uncredited)
The Foxes of Harrow
1947Movie
Tom Warren
The Brasher Doubloon
1947Movie
Lt. Breez
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947Movie
Mr. Foster
My Darling Clementine
1946Movie
Mayor
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1946Movie
"Mitch" Mitchell
Smoky
1946Movie
Jeff Nix
Strange Triangle
1946Movie
Harry Matthews
Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946Movie
J.P. Hartley
Behind Green Lights
1946Movie
Max Calvert
Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946Movie
Army Captain Rampey
Within These Walls
1945Movie
Martin 'Marty' Deutsch
A Bell for Adano
1945Movie
WW Middleton
The Caribbean Mystery
1945Movie
Capt. Van den Bark
Circumstantial Evidence
1945Movie
Marty Hannon
Wilson
1944Movie
Ike Hoover - Chief White House Butler (uncredited)
Roger Touhy, Gangster
1944Movie
Frank Williams - FBI Chief (uncredited)
Tampico
1944Movie
Crawford (uncredited)
The Fighting Sullivans
1944Movie
Father Francis
Guadalcanal Diary
1943Movie
Capt. Jame Cross
Boy, Oh Boy
1936Movie
Mr. Hutchinson