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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
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 |
| 1971 | The Million Dollar Duck · as The Judge (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Some Kind of a Nut · as Mr. Burlingame |
| 1969 | The Debbie Reynolds Show (TV Series) · as Gen. Arbuckle |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show (TV Series) · as Thaddius Gilby |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy (TV Series) · as Superintendent |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1966 | Family Affair (1966) (TV Series) · as Tim |
| 1966 | That Girl (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | I'll Take Sweden · as Ship's Captain |
| 1965 | Those Calloways · as E.J. Fletcher |
| 1965 | Laredo (TV Series) · as Kelly |
| 1965 | Green Acres (TV Series) · as Governor |
| 1964 | Bewitched (TV Series) · as Frank Stephens |
| 1964 | The Addams Family (1964) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 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 | Petticoat Junction (TV Series) · as Norman Curtis |
| 1962 | The Chapman Report · as Alan Roby |
| 1962 | McHale's Navy (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) · as John Cushing |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Cheever |
| 1962 | The Underwater City · as Tim Graham |
| 1961 | The Joey Bishop Show (TV Series) · as Judge in Joey's Dream |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) · as Henry Bermont |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1960 | My Three Sons (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Fletcher |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV Series) · as Nicholas J. Vanderfeller |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace (TV Series) · as Capt. Stone |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Linc McCurdy |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as Gen. Taylor Roberts |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Driscoll |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as John Kemper |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Arthur Janeel |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Doc |
| 1956 | The King and Four Queens · as Sheriff Tom Larrabee |
| 1956 | The First Texan · as Col. Sam Sherman |
| 1956 | Yaqui Drums · as Matt Quigg |
| 1956 | The Gale Storm Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Michael Bowers |
| 1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as George Havens |
| 1955 | Big House, U.S.A. · as Chief Ranger Will Erickson |
| 1955 | The Last Command · as Dr. Summerfield |
| 1955 | Stranger on Horseback · as Sam Kettering |
| 1955 | Wyoming Renegades · as Sheriff McVey |
| 1955 | The Eternal Sea · as Review Board Captain |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Mr. Bodkin |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as A.H. 'Shanghai' Pierce |
| 1955 | My Friend Flicka (TV Series) · as George Conner |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Sen. Matson |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) · as Tom Rogers |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as James Whitfield |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) · as Mort Morgan |
| 1953 | The Man Behind the Gun · as Sen. Mark Sheldon |
| 1953 | Second Chance · as Charley Malloy |
| 1953 | Topper (TV Series) · as Cousin Willie Johnson |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Sam Washburn |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as K.K. Longacre |
| 1953 | House of Wax · as Matthew Burke |
| 1952 | The Big Trees · as Judge Crenshaw |
| 1952 | The Cimarron Kid · as Pat Roberts |
| 1952 | Skirts Ahoy! · as Captain Graymont |
| 1952 | Cripple Creek · as Marshal John Tetheroe |
| 1952 | One Minute to Zero · as Lt. Gen. George Thomas |
| 1952 | Battles of Chief Pontiac · as Maj. Gladwin |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Col. Stedman |
| 1952 | My Little Margie (TV Series) · as Dr. Carr |
| 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 |
| 1951 | The Enforcer · as Captain Frank Nelson |
| 1951 | I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. · as Father Novac |
| 1951 | My Favorite Spy · as Johnson - FBI Man |
| 1951 | The Tanks Are Coming · as Major General |
| 1951 | Santa Fe · as Cole Sanders |
| 1950 | Borderline · as Harvey Gumbin |
| 1950 | Chain Lightning · as Maj. Gen. Hewitt |
| 1950 | Sierra · as Sheriff Knudsen |
| 1950 | The Palomino · as Ben Lane |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Tucker |
| 1950 | Racket Squad (TV Series) · as Sam Bentley |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as Banker |
| 1949 | The Reckless Moment · as Nagel |
| 1949 | Miss Grant Takes Richmond · as Roberts - Construction Foreman |
| 1949 | Calamity Jane and Sam Bass · as Marshal Peak |
| 1949 | A Kiss for Corliss · as Uncle George |
| 1949 | Suspense (TV Series) · as Doc |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Dr. Harris Doyle |
| 1948 | Force of Evil · as Ben Tucker |
| 1948 | He Walked by Night · as Police Captain Breen |
| 1948 | Fury at Furnace Creek · as Al Shanks |
| 1948 | Joan of Arc · as Wandamme, a Burgundian Captain |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Chaplain Walker |
| 1947 | Daisy Kenyon · as Quint - Dan's Attorney |
| 1947 | Gentleman's Agreement · as Mr. Calkins (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Captain from Castile · as Capt. Alvarado |
| 1947 | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim · as Mr. Foster |
| 1947 | Nightmare Alley · as McGraw - Final Carnival Owner (uncredited) |
| 1946 | My Darling Clementine · as Mayor |
| 1946 | Colonel Effingham's Raid · as Army Captain Rampey |
| 1946 | Behind Green Lights · as Max Calvert |
| 1946 | Smoky · as Jeff Nix |
| 1944 | The Fighting Sullivans · as Father Francis |
| 1944 | Wilson · as Ike Hoover - Chief White House Butler |
| 1943 | Guadalcanal Diary · as Capt. Jame Cross |
| 1936 | Boy, Oh Boy · as Mr. Hutchinson |