Acting
Roy Roberts
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 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. He first appeared 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. 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, 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 in several episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies The judge in The Beverly Hillbillies "The Clampetts in Court" 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 & Dodge House Proprietor Mr. Dobie on CBS's Gunsmoke 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"). Roberts died in St. Vincent's Hospital in Los Angeles, California, of a heart attack on May 28, 1975, and was interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth, Texas. CLR
Filmography
The Munsters: Family Portrait
Film · 2008
The Strongest Man in the World
Film · 1975
Chinatown
Film · 1974
The Outfit
Film · 1973
The Million Dollar Duck
Film · 1971
This Savage Land
Film · 1969
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Film · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
It Takes a Thief
Series · 1968
The Doris Day Show
Series · 1968
Hotel
Film · 1967
That Girl
Series · 1966
Look Homeward
Film · 1965
Green Acres
Series · 1965
Those Calloways
Film · 1964
The Addams Family
Series · 1964
Bewitched
Series · 1964
The Munsters
Series · 1964
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Film · 1963
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
The Underwater City
Film · 1962
The Chapman Report
Film · 1962
Kid Galahad
Film · 1962
McHale's Navy
Series · 1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
Series · 1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
Series · 1962
The Lucy Show
Series · 1962
McHale's Navy
Series · 1962
The Lucy Show
Series · 1962
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Series · 1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Series · 1961
The Andy Griffith Show
Series · 1960
My Three Sons
Series · 1960
My Three Sons
Series · 1960
Disneyland '59
Film · 1959
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Lawman
Series · 1958
The Restless Gun
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
The Restless Gun
Series · 1957
Backlash
Film · 1956
The Boss
Film · 1956
The White Squaw
Film · 1956
The King and Four Queens
Film · 1956
Yaqui Drums
Film · 1956
Massacre at Sand Creek
Film · 1956
The First Texan
Film · 1956
The Gale Storm Show
Series · 1956
Big House, U.S.A
Film · 1955
I Cover the Underworld
Film · 1955
Stranger on Horseback
Film · 1955
The Last Command
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Cheyenne
Series · 1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Series · 1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Series · 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Series · 1955
Crossroads
Series · 1955
Dawn at Socorro
Film · 1954
The Outlaw Stallion
Film · 1954
Wyoming Renegades
Film · 1954
They Rode West
Film · 1954
The Strike
Film · 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
Studio 57
Series · 1954
The Lone Wolf
Series · 1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Series · 1954
Second Chance
Film · 1953
House of Wax
Film · 1953
The Glory Brigade
Film · 1953
The Man Behind The Gun
Film · 1953
Tumbleweed
Film · 1953
The Lone Hand
Film · 1953
San Antone
Film · 1953
Sea of Lost Ships
Film · 1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Series · 1953
You Are There
Series · 1953
Hoodlum Empire
Film · 1952
The Cimarron Kid
Film · 1952
Stars and Stripes Forever
Film · 1952
The Big Trees
Film · 1952
Cripple Creek
Film · 1952
Battles of Chief Pontiac
Film · 1952
Skirts Ahoy!
Film · 1952
The Enforcer
Film · 1951
The Man with a Cloak
Film · 1951
Santa Fe
Film · 1951
I Was a Communist for the FBI
Film · 1951
The Tanks Are Coming
Film · 1951
Fighting Coast Guard
Film · 1951
The Killer That Stalked New York
Film · 1950
Force of Evil
Film · 1950
Borderline
Film · 1950
Chain Lightning
Film · 1950
Wyoming Mail
Film · 1950
The Second Face
Film · 1950
Sierra
Film · 1950
The Palomino
Film · 1950
Stage to Tucson
Film · 1950
Flaming Fury
Film · 1949
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Film · 1949
He Walked by Night
Film · 1949
The Reckless Moment
Film · 1949
Bodyhold
Film · 1949
Chicken Every Sunday
Film · 1949
A Kiss for Corliss
Film · 1949
Chicago Deadline
Film · 1949
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
Film · 1949
The Gay Intruders
Film · 1948
Fury at Furnace Creek
Film · 1948
No Minor Vices
Film · 1948
Joan of Arc
Film · 1948
The Brasher Doubloon
Film · 1947
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Film · 1947
The Foxes of Harrow
Film · 1947
Nightmare Alley
Film · 1947
Gentleman's Agreement
Film · 1947
Captain from Castile
Film · 1947
Daisy Kenyon
Film · 1947
My Darling Clementine
Film · 1946
Strange Triangle
Film · 1946
Behind Green Lights
Film · 1946
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Film · 1946
Smoky
Film · 1946
Colonel Effingham's Raid
Film · 1946
Johnny Comes Flying Home
Film · 1946
Circumstantial Evidence
Film · 1945
The Caribbean Mystery
Film · 1945
Within These Walls
Film · 1945
A Bell for Adano
Film · 1945
The Fighting Sullivans
Film · 1944
Wilson
Film · 1944
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Film · 1944
Tampico
Film · 1944
Guadalcanal Diary
Film · 1943
Boy, Oh Boy
Film · 1936