Roy Roberts

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.

Life and career

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. in Los Angeles, California, of a heart attack on May 28, 1975, and was interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth, Texas.

Selected filmography

Guadalcanal Diary (1943) - Capt. James Cross The Fighting Sullivans (1944) - Father Francis Tampico (1944) - Crawford (uncredited) Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944) - Frank Williams - FBI Chief (uncredited) Wilson (1944) - Ike Hoover - Chief White House Butler (uncredited) Circumstantial Evidence (1945) - Marty Hannon The Caribbean Mystery (1945) - Capt. Van den Bark A Bell for Adano (1945) - Col. W.W. Middleton - Provost Marshal Within These Walls (1945) - Martin 'Marty' Deutsch Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946) - Army Capt. Rampey Behind Green Lights (1946) - Max Calvert Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946) - J.P. Hartley Strange Triangle (1946) - Harry Matthews Smoky (1946) - Jeff Nix It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946) - 'Mitch' Mitchell My Darling Clementine (1946) - Mayor The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) - Mr. Foster The Brasher Doubloon (1947) - Police Lt. Breeze The Foxes of Harrow (1947) - Tom Warren Nightmare Alley (1947) - McGraw - Final Carnival Owner (uncredited) Gentleman's Agreement (1947) - Mr. Calkins (uncredited) Daisy Kenyon (1947) - Quint - Dan's Attorney (uncredited) Captain from Castile (1947) - Capt. Alvarado Fury at Furnace Creek (1948) - Al Shanks The Gay Intruders (1948) - Charles McNulty Joan of Arc (1948) - Wandamme (Burgundian captain) No Minor Vices (1948) - Mr. Felton (uncredited) He Walked by Night (1948) - Police Capt. Breen Force of Evil (1948) - Ben Tucker Chicken Every Sunday (1949) - Harry Bowers Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949) - Marshal Peak Flaming Fury (1949) - Capt. S. Taplinger Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) - Construction Foreman Roberts (uncredited) The Reckless Moment (1949) - Nagel Chicago Deadline (1949) - Jerry Cavanaugh A Kiss for Corliss (1949) - Uncle George Bodyhold (1949) - Charlie Webster Chain Lightning (1950) - Maj. Gen. Hewitt Borderline (1950) - Harvey Gumbin The Palomino (1950) - Ben Lane Sierra (1950) - Sheriff Knudsen The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) - Mayor of New York Wyoming Mail (1950) - Charles De Haven The Second Face (1950) - Allan Wesson Stage to Tucson (1950) - Jim Maroon The Enforcer (1951) - Capt. Frank Nelson Santa Fe (1951) - Cole Sanders Fighting Coast Guard (1951) - Captain Gibbs I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951) - Father Novac The Tanks Are Coming (1951) - Major General (uncredited) The Man with a Cloak (1951) - Policeman My Favorite Spy (1951) - Johnson - FBI Man (uncredited) The Cimarron Kid (1952) - Pat Roberts The Big Trees (1952) - Judge Crenshaw Hoodlum Empire (1952) - Police Chief Thales Skirts Ahoy! (1952) - Capt. Graymont Cripple Creek (1952) - Marshal John Tetheroe One Minute to Zero (1952) - Lt. Gen. George Thomas (uncredited) Battles of Chief Pontiac (1952) - Maj. Gladwin Stars and Stripes Forever (1952) - Maj. George Porter Houston The Man Behind the Gun (1953) - Sen. Mark Sheldon San Antone (1953) - John Chisum The Lone Hand (1953) - Mr. Skaggs House of Wax (1953) - Matthew Burke The Glory Brigade (1953) - Sgt. Chuck Anderson Second Chance (1953) - Charley Malloy Sea of Lost Ships (1953) - Captain of the 'Eagle' Tumbleweed (1953) - Nick Buckley The Outlaw Stallion (1954) - Hagen Dawn at Socorro (1954) - Doc Jameson They Rode West (1954) - Sgt. Creever Big House, U.S.A. (1955) - Chief Ranger Will Erickson Stranger on Horseback (1955) - Sam Kettering Wyoming Renegades (1955) - Sheriff McVey The Eternal Sea (1955) - Review Board captain (uncredited) I Cover the Underworld (1955) - District Attorney The Last Command (1955) - Dr. Summerfield Backlash (1956) - Maj. Carson The First Texan (1956) - Col. Sam Sherman The Boss (1956) - Tim Brady Yaqui Drums (1956) - Matt Quigg The White Squaw (1956) - Edward Purvis The King and Four Queens (1956) - Sheriff Tom Larrabee The Restless Gun (1957) as Kitt Springer in Episode "The Gold Buckle" The Underwater City (1962) - Tim Graham Kid Galahad (1962) - Jerry Bathgate Lawman (1962 episode titled "Heritage of Hate") - John Kemper The Chapman Report (1962) - Alan Roby It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) - Policeman Outside Irwin & Ray's Garage Those Calloways (1965) - E.J. Fletcher I'll Take Sweden (1965) - Ship's Captain Hotel (1967) - Bailey Tammy and the Millionaire (1967) - Gov. Alden Cry for Poor Wally (1969) - Doctor Some Kind of a Nut (1969) - Mr. Burlingame The Million Dollar Duck (1971) - The Judge (uncredited) The Outfit (1973) - Sheriff Bob Caswell Chinatown (1974) - Mayor Bagby The Strongest Man in the World (1975) - Mr. Roberts (final film role)