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