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Roy Roberts (I) (1906–1975)


Veteran character player Roy Roberts proudly claimed over 900 performances in a 40-year career. He might not have been known necessarily by name but the face was so distinct and obviously familiar. The prototype of the steely executive, the no-nonsense mayor, the assured banker, the stentorian leader... See full bio »

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1975 The Strongest Man in the World
Mr. Roberts
 
1974 Chinatown
Mayor Bagby
 
1969-1974 Here's Lucy (TV series)
Dr. Honeycutt / Dr. Jensen / Superintendant / …
Lucy Is N.G. as an R.N. (1974) … Dr. Honeycutt
Lucy Goes to Prison (1973) … Warden Magenetti
Lucy and the Astronauts (1971) … Dr. Jensen
Lucy Goes to the Air Force Academy: Part 2 (1969) … Superintendent
Lucy Goes to the Air Force Academy: Part 1 (1969) … Superintendant
 
1961-1975 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Mr. Botkin / Mr. Bodkin / Harry Bodkin / …
Like Old Times (1974) … Mr. Bodkin
Whelan's Men (1973) … Mr. Bodkin
Celia (1970) … Harry Bodkin
Albert (1970) … Harry Bodkin
Roots of Fear (1969) … Harry Bodkin
 
1973 The Outfit
Sheriff Bob Caswell
 
1973 A Touch of Grace (TV series)
Bertram Garrett
Lover's Quarrel (1973) … Bertram Garrett
 
1972 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
James Whitfield
The High Flying Spy: Part 1 (1972) … James Whitfield
 
1971 The Million Dollar Duck
The Judge (uncredited)
 
1970 That Girl (TV series)
Deputy Commissioner Finlay
Super Reporter (1970) … Deputy Commissioner Finlay
 
1963-1970 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
Norman Curtis / Game Warden Horton Hughes
Love Rears Its Ugly Head (1970) … Game Warden Horton Hughes
 
1970 The Doris Day Show (TV series)
Mr. Gilby
Doris Meets a Prince (1970) … Mr. Gilby
 
1970 My Three Sons (TV series)
Dr. Roy Conlin
Dodie's Tonsils (1970) … Dr. Roy Conlin
 
1969 Some Kind of a Nut
1st Vice President
 
1969 The Debbie Reynolds Show (TV series)
Gen. Arbuckle
That's Debbie (1969) … Gen. Arbuckle
 
1969 This Savage Land (TV movie)
Dr. Mordecai Reynolds
 
1966-1969 Green Acres (TV series)
Governor
A Hunting We Won't Go (1969) … Governor
One of Our Assemblymen Is Missing (1966) … Governor
 
1969 Peyton Place (TV series)
John Wainwright
Episode #5.32 (1969) … John Wainwright
 
1969 Cry for Poor Wally
Doctor
 
1968 The Outsider (TV series)
Ben Adams
The Land of the Fox (1968) … Ben Adams
 
1968 Now You See It, Now You Don't (TV movie)
Mr. Stockman
 
1966-1968 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Mr. Cheever / Winfield Cheever / Admiral / …
Lucy and 'The Boss of the Year' Award (1968) … Mr. Cheever
Lucy Helps Ken Berry (1968) … Mr. Cheever
Lucy and the Stolen Stole (1968) … Mr. Cheever
Mooney's Other Wife (1968) … Winfield Cheever
Lucy Gets Involved (1968) … Winfield Cheever
 
1963-1967 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
John Cushing / Judge
 
1967 Tammy and the Millionaire
Gov. Alden
 
1962-1967 Bonanza (TV series)
Bristol / Jesse Fillmore
Clarissa (1967) … Bristol
Justice (1967) … Bristol
A Hot Day for a Hanging (1962) … Jesse Fillmore
 
1967 Family Affair (TV series)
Tim
Fancy Free (1967) … Tim
 
1967 Hotel
Bailey
 
1966 Laredo (TV series)
Kelly / Preston 'Press' Wasco
Finnegan (1966) … Kelly
Quarter Past Eleven (1966) … Preston 'Press' Wasco
 
1966 The Road West (TV series)
Dr. Reynolds
This Savage Land: Part 2 (1966) … Dr. Reynolds
This Savage Land: Part 1 (1966) … Dr. Reynolds
 
1966 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
Judge
Twelve Angry Women (1966) … Judge
 
1966 Mona McCluskey (TV series)
Sen. Smith
Mona, the Soft Air Force Recruit (1966) … Sen. Smith
 
1965 The Addams Family (TV series)
Thaddeus Logan
Uncle Fester, Tycoon (1965) … Thaddeus Logan
 
1965 The Smothers Brothers Show (TV series)
Sampson
Happiness Is a Guy Named Happy (1965) … Sampson
 
1961-1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
Arthur Janeel / Harvey Skeen / Henry Thomas / …
The Case of the 12th Wildcat (1965) … Harvey Skeen
The Case of the Lover's Gamble (1965) … Henry Thomas
The Case of the Malicious Mariner (1961) … Arthur Janeel
The Case of the Barefaced Witness (1961) … W. L. Picard
 
1963-1965 Rawhide (TV series)
Fletcher / Town Mayor
Six Weeks to Bent Fork (1965) … Fletcher (uncredited)
Incident at Confidence Creek (1963) … Town Mayor
 
1965 I'll Take Sweden
Ship's Captain
 
1965 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Banker
Dennis Opens a Bank Account (1965) … Banker
 
1965 Lassie (TV series)
Mort Morgan
Look Homeward, Lassie: Part 3 (1965) … Mort Morgan
 
1963-1965 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV series)
Judge Roberts / Mr. Crawford / Mr. Jones
Rick Grows a Beard (1965) … Mr. Crawford
Rick, the Law Clerk (1964) … Judge Roberts
David Takes a Client to Dinner (1963) … Mr. Jones
 
1964-1965 The Bill Dana Show (TV series)
Bennington / Sloane
The Court Jester (1965) … Sloane
Laughing Gas (1964) … Bennington
 
1964 The Munsters (TV series)
Mr. Morgan
Family Portrait (1964) … Mr. Morgan
 
1964 Death Valley Days (TV series)
 
1964 Grindl (TV series)
George Billings
The Big Deception (1964) … George Billings
 
1964 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)
Iremonger
The Day of the Lame Duck (1964) … Iremonger
 
1964 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Driscoll
Not Such a Simple Knot (1964) … Driscoll
 
1963 Channing (TV series)
Job applicant # 3
A Doll's House with Pom Pom and Trophies (1963) … Job applicant # 3
 
1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Mr. Cooper
A Kind of a Stopwatch (1963) … Mr. Cooper
 
1963 Maggie Brown (TV movie)
John Farragut
 
1963 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
John Farragut
Maggie Brown (1963) … John Farragut
 
1962-1963 Our Man Higgins (TV series)
Bruce / Bruce MacDermott
The Royal and Ancient Game (1963) … Bruce MacDermott
Golf Partner (1962) … Bruce
 
1963 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series)
Nicholas Vandefeller
Two for the Whipsaw (1963) … Nicholas Vandefeller
 
1963 Rockabye the Infantry (TV short)
General
 
1962 The Wide Country (TV series)
George Frazier
My Candle Burns at Both Ends (1962) … George Frazier
 
1962 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Mr. Washburn
Danny's English Friend (1962) … Mr. Washburn
 
1961-1962 Dennis the Menace (TV series)
Capt. Stone / Humphrey McDougall
Dennis at Boot Camp (1962) … Capt. Stone
Dennis' Tool Chest (1961) … Humphrey McDougall
 
1962 Cheyenne (TV series)
Sen. John Tom Matson
The Vanishing Breed (1962) … Sen. John Tom Matson
 
1962 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
Henry Bermont / Mr. Boland
My Husband Is Not a Drunk (1962) … Mr. Boland
Sol and the Sponsor (1962) … Henry Bermont
 
1962 The Chapman Report
Alan Roby
 
1962 Kid Galahad
Jerry Bathgate
 
1962 The Underwater City
Tim Graham
 
1962 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Sheriff
Invasion (1962) … Sheriff
 
1962 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
J. Howard Jackson
Andy on Trial (1962) … J. Howard Jackson
 
1962 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Sam Austin
An Echo of Honor (1962) … Sam Austin
 
1962 Lawman (TV series)
John Kemper
Heritage of Hate (1962) … John Kemper
 
1962 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
 
1962 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Cliff Thornton
Separate Checks (1962) … Cliff Thornton
 
1961 Michael Shayne (TV series)
Marty Maxwell
Four Lethal Ladies (1961) … Marty Maxwell
 
1961 Laramie (TV series)
Gen. Taylor Roberts
Killer Without Cause (1961) … Gen. Taylor Roberts
 
1960 The Deputy (TV series)
Linc McCurdy
Judas Town (1960) … Linc McCurdy
 
1958 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Boomer Doyle
Tunnel Eight (1958) … Boomer Doyle
 
1957 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Doc / Kit Springer
The Gold Buckle (1957) … Kit Springer
Trail to Sunset (1957) … Doc
 
1957 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Michael Bowers
Proud Woman (1957) … Michael Bowers
 
1955-1957 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
A.H. 'Shanghai' Pierce / Shanghai Pierce
The Big Bellyache (1957) … Shanghai Pierce
King of the Cattle Trails (1955) … A.H. 'Shanghai' Pierce
 
1956-1957 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Dan Chancellor / Lowrie
The Marriage Broker (1957) … Dan Chancellor
Broken Arrow (1956) … Lowrie
 
1956-1957 Crossroads (TV series)
Capt. Walter A. Bascomb
Call for Help (1957) … Capt. Walter A. Bascomb
 
1957 Wire Service (TV series)
Sheriff Charles McMahon
Misfire (1957) … Sheriff Charles McMahon
 
1957 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
George Havens
Massacre 1883 (1957) … George Havens
 
1957 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
Mr. Tucker
The Matrimonial Bureau (1957) … Mr. Tucker
 
1956 Massacre at Sand Creek (TV movie)
Col. Collery
 
1956 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Col. Collery
Massacre at Sand Creek (1956) … Col. Collery
 
1956 The King and Four Queens
Sheriff Tom Larrabee
 
1956 The White Squaw
Edward Purvis, Indian Agent
 
1956 Yaqui Drums
Matt Quigg
 
1956 The Boss
Tim Brady
 
1956 General Electric Summer Originals (TV series)
Walter Harding
Alias Mike Hercules (1956) … Walter Harding
 
1956 Alias Mike Hercules (TV series)
Walter Harding aka Fleming
Pilot (1956) … Walter Harding aka Fleming
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Gen. Lafferty / Judge
The Carroll Formula (1956) … Gen. Lafferty
Cry Justice (1956) … Judge
 
1956 The First Texan
Col. Sam Sherman
 
1956 Crusader (TV series)
Sheriff Johnson
A Quiet Town (1956) … Sheriff Johnson
 
1955-1956 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Detective William J. Burns / Horace Brinkman
Uncle Sam's C Men (1956) … Horace Brinkman
The American Master Counterfeiters (1955) … Detective William J. Burns
 
1953-1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Sheriff Tom Judson
The Bitter Land (1956) … Sheriff Tom Judson
Girl of My Dreams (1953)
 
1956 Backlash
Maj. Carson
 
1955-1956 Big Town (TV series)
Train Wreck (1956)
The Airplane Story (1955)
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Nick
Deadline (1956) … Nick
 
1954-1956 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Call Home the Heart (1956)
Riddle of the Seas (1954)
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
Live Bait (1956)
 
1956 You Are There (TV series)
Dr. Dunn
 
1955 My Friend Flicka (TV series)
The Phantom Hand (1955)
 
1955 Star Stage (TV series)
Dr. Jordan (1955)
 
1955 December Bride (TV series)
The Shoplifter (1955)
 
1955 The Last Command
Dr. Summerfield
 
1955 I Cover the Underworld
District Attorney
 
1952-1955 My Little Margie (TV series)
Dr. Carr / Frank Craig / Sir Clyde
Countess Margie (1955) … Dr. Carr
Murder in Bermuda (1955) … Sir Clyde
Shipboard Story (1954)
Tugboat Margie (1954)
 
1955 The Eternal Sea
Review Board captain (uncredited)
 
1955 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Dr. Harris Doyle
The Tell-Tale Bullet (1955) … Dr. Harris Doyle
 
1955 Stranger on Horseback
Sam Kettering
 
1955 Big House, U.S.A.
Chief Ranger Will Erickson
 
1955 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
K.K. Longacre
The Girl Who Knew (1955) … K.K. Longacre
 
1955 The Lone Wolf (TV series)
Caradoc
The Beverly Hills Story (1955) … Caradoc
 
1954 Topper (TV series)
 
1954 The Adventures of Falcon (TV series)
The Golden Phony (1954)
 
1954 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series)
Tom Rogers
Rin Tin Tin and the Flaming Forest (1954) … Tom Rogers
 
1954 Dawn at Socorro
Doc Jameson
 
1954 The Outlaw Stallion
Hagen
 
1953-1954 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Chaplain Walker
The Strike (1954) … Chaplain Walker
Signal Thirty-Two (1953)
 
1954 They Rode West
Sgt. Creever
 
1954 Wyoming Renegades
Sheriff McVey
 
1954 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
Taps for a Hoofer (1954)
 
1954 Waterfront (TV series)
Father Cassidy
The Skipper and the Padre … Father Cassidy
Warehouse Incident … Father Cassidy
 
1953 Tumbleweed
Nick Buckley
 
1953 Sea of Lost Ships
Captain of the 'Eagle'
 
1953 Second Chance
Charley Malloy
 
1953 Racket Squad (TV series)
Sam Bentley
The Case of Lady Luck (1953) … Sam Bentley
 
1952-1953 Mr. & Mrs. North (TV series)
Hunch Conley / Hunch Constantino / Legs Sherman / …
Trained for Murder (1953) … Whitey Malone
Nosed Out (1952) … Hunch Conley/Hunch Constantino
A Good Buy (1952) … Legs Sherman
 
1953 The Lone Hand
Mr. Skaggs
 
1953 The Glory Brigade
Sgt. Chuck Anderson
 
1953 House of Wax
Matthew Burke
 
1953 The Man Behind the Gun
Sen. Mark Sheldon
 
1952 Suspense (TV series)
Doc
The Invisible Killer (1952) … Doc
 
1952 Stars and Stripes Forever
Maj. George Porter Houston
 
1952 Battles of Chief Pontiac
Maj. Gladwin
 
1952 One Minute to Zero
Lt. Gen. George Thomas (uncredited)
 
1952 Cripple Creek
Marshal John Tetheroe
 
1952 Skirts Ahoy!
Capt. Graymont
 
1952 Hoodlum Empire
Police Chief Tayls
 
1952 The Big Trees
Judge Crenshaw
 
1952 The Cimarron Kid
Pat Roberts
 
1951 My Favorite Spy
Johnson - FBI Man (uncredited)
 
1951 The Man with a Cloak
Policeman
 
1951 The Tanks Are Coming
Major General (uncredited)
 
1951 Fighting Coast Guard
Capt. Gibbs
 
1951 I Was a Communist for the FBI
Father Novac (uncredited)
 
1951 Santa Fe
Cole Sanders
 
1951 The Enforcer
Capt. Frank Nelson
 
1950 Stage to Tucson
Jim Maroon
 
1950 The Second Face
Allan Wesson
 
1950 The Killer That Stalked New York
Mayor of New York
 
1950 Wyoming Mail
Charles De Haven
 
1950 Sierra
Sheriff Knudsen
 
1950 The Palomino
Ben Lane
 
1950 Borderline
Harvey Gumbin
 
1950 Chain Lightning
Maj. Gen. Hewitt
 
1949 Bodyhold
Charlie Webster
 
1949 A Kiss for Corliss
Uncle George
 
1949 The Reckless Moment
Nagel
 
1949 Chicago Deadline
Jerry Cavanaugh
 
1949 Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Construction Foreman Roberts (uncredited)
 
1949 Flaming Fury
Capt. S. Taplinger
 
1949 Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
Marshal Peak
 
1949 Chicken Every Sunday
Harry Bowers
 
1948 Force of Evil
Ben Tucker
 
1948 He Walked by Night
Police Captain Breen
 
1948 No Minor Vices
Mr. Felton
 
1948 Joan of Arc
Wandamme (Burgundian captain)
 
1948 The Gay Intruders
Charles McNulty
 
1948 Fury at Furnace Creek
Al Shanks
 
1947 Daisy Kenyon
Quint - Dan's Attorney (uncredited)
 
1947 Captain from Castile
Capt. Alvarado
 
1947 Gentleman's Agreement
Mr. Calkins (uncredited)
 
1947 Nightmare Alley
McGraw - Final Carnival Owner (uncredited)
 
1947 The Foxes of Harrow
Tom Warren
 
1947 The Brasher Doubloon
Police Lt. Breeze
 
1947 The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Mr. Foster
 
1946 My Darling Clementine
Mayor
 
1946 It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
'Mitch' Mitchell
 
1946 Smoky
Jeff Nix
 
1946 Strange Triangle
Harry Matthews
 
1946 Johnny Comes Flying Home
J.P. Hartley
 
1946 Behind Green Lights
Max Calvert
 
1946 Colonel Effingham's Raid
Army Capt. Rampey
 
1945 Within These Walls
Martin 'Marty' Deutsch
 
1945 The Caribbean Mystery
Capt. Van den Bark
 
1945 A Bell for Adano
Col. W.W. Middleton (Provost Marshal)
 
1945 Circumstantial Evidence
Marty Hannon
 
1944 Wilson
Mr. Hoover - Chief White House Butler (uncredited)
 
1944 Roger Touhy, Gangster
Frank Williams - FBI Chief (uncredited)
 
1944 Tampico
Crawford (uncredited)
 
1944 The Fighting Sullivans
Father Francis
 
1943 Guadalcanal Diary
Capt. James Cross
 
1939 Seeing Spots (short)
 
1936 Gold Bricks (short)
Dick
 
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1963-1967 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
Rise and Fall of a Tycoon (1967) (performer: "Aura Lea" - uncredited)
The President Who Came to Dinner (1963) (performer: "Woolly Boogie Bee" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1959 Disneyland '59 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2011 Here's Harry: Remembering Gale Gordon (video documentary short)
Clip from 'Here's Lucy'
 
2009 Here's Lucy: On Location (documentary short)
Behind the scenes clip from 'Here's Lucy'
 
1969-1977 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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(1932). Stage Play: Twentieth Century. Comedy (original production). Written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. Stage Manager: Joseph Crehan. Directed by George Abbott. Broadhurst Theatre: 29 Dec 1932- 20 May 1933 (152 performances). Cast: Frank Badham, Granville Bates (as "Conductor"), Matt Briggs... See more »

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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Buried in Greenwood Cementary in Fort Worth, Texas next to his wife Lillian Moore Roberts who died in 2001. See more »

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