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Roy Roberts
Actor
Died May 28, 1975 (69 years)
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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 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
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
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Filmography
| 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years · as Actor 'gentleman's Agreement' |
| 1975 | The Strongest Man in the World · as Mr. Roberts |
| 1974 | Chinatown · as Mayor Bagby |
| 1973 | The Outfit · as Bob Caswell |
| 1973 | A Touch of Grace (TV Series) · as Bertram Garrett |
| 1971 | The Million Dollar Duck · as The Judge (uncredited) |
| 1969 | The Debbie Reynolds Show (TV Series) · as Gen. Arbuckle |
| 1969 | Some Kind of a Nut · as Mr. Burlingame |
| 1969 | This Savage Land · as Dr. Mordecai Reynolds |
| 1968 | Now You See It, Now You Don't · as Mr. Stockman |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show (TV Series) · as Thaddius Gilby |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy (TV Series) · as Superintendent |
| 1968 | The Outsider (TV Series) · as Ben Adams |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Tammy and the Millionaire · as Gov. Alden |
| 1967 | Hotel · as Bailey |
| 1966 | The Road West (TV Series) · as Dr. Reynolds |
| 1966 | Family Affair (TV Series) · as Tim |
| 1966 | The Jean Arthur Show (TV Series) · as Judge Brophy |
| 1966 | |
| 1965 | The Smothers Brothers Show (TV Series) · as Sampson |
| 1965 | Tammy (TV Series) · as Governor |
| 1965 | Mona McCluskey (TV Series) · as Sen. Smith |
| 1965 | Laredo (TV Series) · as Kelly |
| 1965 | Green Acres (TV Series) · as Governor |
| 1965 | I'll Take Sweden · as Ship's Captain |
| 1965 | Those Calloways · as E.j. Fletcher |
| 1964 | The Addams Family (TV Series) · as Thaddeus Logan |
| 1964 | Bewitched (TV Series) · as Frank Stephens |
| 1964 | Peyton Place (TV Series) · as John Wainwright |
| 1964 | The Munsters (TV Series) · as Mr. Morgan |
| 1963 | It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World · as Policeman Outside Irwin & Ray's Garage |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Philip Murdock |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction (TV Series) · as Norman P. Curtis |
| 1963 | The Bill Dana Show (TV Series) · as Bennington |
| 1963 | The Farmer's Daughter (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1963 | Channing (TV Series) · as Mr. Snyder |
| 1963 | Grindl (TV Series) · as George Billings |
| 1963 | The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV Series) · as Iremonger |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) · as John Farragut |
| 1962 | McHale's Navy (TV Series) · as Admiral Rogers |
| 1962 | The Chapman Report · as Alan Roby |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Cheever |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) · as John Cushing |
| 1962 | The Wide Country (TV Series) · as George Frazier |
| 1962 | Kid Galahad · as Jerry Bathgate |
| 1962 | The Underwater City · as Tim Graham |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) · as Henry Bermont |
| 1961 | The Joey Bishop Show (TV Series) · as Judge In Joey's Dream |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as J. Howard Jackson |
| 1960 | SurfSide 6 (TV Series) · as Cliff Thornton |
| 1960 | Michael Shayne (TV Series) · as Marty Maxwell |
| 1960 | My Three Sons (TV Series) · as Jerry Andrews |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) · as Sam Austin |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace (TV Series) · as Capt. Stone |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV Series) · as Nicholas J. Vanderfeller |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as Gen. Taylor Roberts |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Linc Mccurdy |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Fletcher |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Driscoll |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as John Kemper |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Kit Springer |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Harvey Skeen |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1956 | The King and Four Queens · as Sheriff Tom Larrabee |
| 1956 | The White Squaw · as Edward Purvis, Indian Agent |
| 1956 | Yaqui Drums · as Matt Quigg |
| 1956 | The Boss · as Tim Brady |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Michael Bowers |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Col. Collery |
| 1956 | The Gale Storm Show (TV Series) · as Capt. Simon P. Huxley |
| 1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as George Havens |
| 1956 | The First Texan · as Col. Sam Sherman |
| 1956 | Backlash · as Major Carson |
| 1955 | Big House, U.S.A. · as Chief Ranger Will Erickson |
| 1955 | Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) · as Capt. Walter A. Bascomb |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) · as Dan Chancellor |
| 1955 | Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1955 | My Friend Flicka (TV Series) · as George Conner |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Sen. Matson |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Mr. Bodkin |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as A.h. 'shanghai' Pierce |
| 1955 | The Jane Wyman Show (TV Series) · as Boomer Doyle |
| 1955 | The Last Command · as Dr. Summerfield |
| 1955 | The Eternal Sea · as Review Board Captain |
| 1955 | Wyoming Renegades · as Sheriff Mcvey |
| 1955 | Stranger on Horseback · as Sam Kettering |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as Detective William J. Burns |
| 1954 | They Rode West · as Sgt. Creever |
| 1954 | Dawn at Socorro · as Doc Jameson |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as James Whitfield |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) · as Tom Rogers |
| 1954 | December Bride (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Nick |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) · as Mort Morgan |
| 1954 | The Outlaw Stallion · as Hagen |
| 1954 | The Lone Wolf (TV Series) · as Caradoc |
| 1954 | Waterfront (TV Series) · as Father Cassidy |
| 1953 | Tumbleweed · as Nick Buckley |
| 1953 | Sea of Lost Ships · as Captain Of The 'eagle' |
| 1953 | The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | Topper (TV Series) · as Cousin Willie Johnson |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Sam Washburn |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as K.k. Longacre |
| 1953 | Meet Mr. McNutley (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | Second Chance · as Charley Malloy |
| 1953 | The Lone Hand · as Mr. Skaggs |
| 1953 | The Glory Brigade · as Sgt. Chuck Anderson |
| 1953 | House of Wax · as Matthew Burke |
| 1953 | San Antone · as John Chisum |
| 1953 | You Are There (TV Series) · as Dr. Dunn |
| 1953 | The Man Behind the Gun · as Sen. Mark Sheldon |
| 1952 | Stars and Stripes Forever · as Maj. George Porter Houston |
| 1952 | Battles of Chief Pontiac · as Maj. Gladwin |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) · as 'legs' Sherman |
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV Series) · as Judge Roberts |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Carl Fisher |
| 1952 | One Minute to Zero · as Lt. Gen. George Thomas |
| 1952 | Skirts Ahoy! · as Captain Graymont |
| 1952 | Cripple Creek · as Marshal John Tetheroe |
| 1952 | My Little Margie (TV Series) · as Captain Murdock |
| 1952 | Hoodlum Empire · as Police Chief |
| 1952 | The Big Trees · as Judge Crenshaw |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Col. Stedman |
| 1952 | The Cimarron Kid · as Pat Roberts |
| 1951 | My Favorite Spy · as Johnson - Fbi Man |
| 1951 | The Man with a Cloak · as Policeman |
| 1951 | The Tanks Are Coming · as Major General |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Mac |
| 1951 | Fighting Coast Guard · as Captain Gibbs |
| 1951 | I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. · as Father Novac |
| 1951 | Santa Fe · as Cole Sanders |
| 1951 | The Enforcer · as Captain Frank Nelson |
| 1950 | Racket Squad (TV Series) · as Sam Bentley |
| 1950 | The Killer That Stalked New York · as Mayor Of New York |
| 1950 | The Second Face · as Allan Wesson |
| 1950 | Stage to Tucson · as Jim Maroon |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as Banker |
| 1950 | Wyoming Mail · as Charles De Haven |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Tucker |
| 1950 | Ashley Banjo’s Big Town Dance (TV Series) · as Dr. Jack Young |
| 1950 | The Web (1950) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | Sierra · as Sheriff Knudsen |
| 1950 | Chain Lightning · as Maj. Gen. Hewitt |
| 1950 | The Palomino · as Ben Lane |
| 1950 | Borderline · as Harvey Gumbin |
| 1949 | The Reckless Moment · as Nagel |
| 1949 | A Kiss for Corliss · as Uncle George |
| 1949 | Chicago Deadline · as Jerry Cavanaugh |
| 1949 | Miss Grant Takes Richmond · as Roberts - Construction Foreman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Dr. Harris Doyle |
| 1949 | Calamity Jane and Sam Bass · as Marshal Peak |
| 1949 | Chicken Every Sunday · as Harry Bowers |
| 1949 | Suspense (TV Series) · as Doc |
| 1948 | Force of Evil · as Ben Tucker |
| 1948 | He Walked by Night · as Police Captain Breen |
| 1948 | No Minor Vices · as Mr. Felton (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Joan of Arc · as Wandamme, A Burgundian Captain |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Chaplain Walker |
| 1948 | Fury at Furnace Creek · as Al Shanks |
| 1947 | Daisy Kenyon · as Quint - Dan's Attorney |
| 1947 | Captain from Castile · as Capt. Alvarado |
| 1947 | Gentleman's Agreement · as Mr. Calkins |
| 1947 | Nightmare Alley · as Mcgraw - Final Carnival Owner (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Foxes of Harrow · as Tom Warren |
| 1947 | The Brasher Doubloon · as Lt. Breez |
| 1947 | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim · as Mr. Foster |
| 1946 | My Darling Clementine · as Mayor |
| 1946 | It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog · as "mitch" Mitchell |
| 1946 | Smoky · as Jeff Nix |
| 1946 | Strange Triangle · as Harry Matthews |
| 1946 | Behind Green Lights · as Max Calvert |
| 1946 | Colonel Effingham's Raid · as Army Captain Rampey |
| 1945 | Within These Walls · as Martin 'marty' Deutsch |
| 1945 | A Bell for Adano · as Col. W.w. Middleton - Provost Marshal |
| 1945 | The Caribbean Mystery · as Capt. Van Den Bark |
| 1945 | Circumstantial Evidence · as Marty Hannon |
| 1944 | Wilson · as Ike Hoover - Chief White House Butler (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Roger Touhy, Gangster · as Frank Williams - Fbi Chief (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Tampico · as Crawford (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Fighting Sullivans · as Father Francis |
| 1943 | Guadalcanal Diary · as Capt. Jame Cross |
| 1936 | Boy, Oh Boy · as Mr. Hutchinson |