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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 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
as Mr.Morgan
as Mr. Roberts
as Mayor Bagby
as Sheriff Bob Caswell
as The Judge (uncredited)
as Dr. Mordecai Reynolds
as Mr. Stockman
as Thaddius Gilby(1 ep)
as Superintendent(2 eps)
as Warden Magginetti(1 ep)
as Dr. Jamison(1 ep)
as Dr. Honeycutt(1 ep)
as Bailey
as Governor(2 eps)
as Mort Morgan
as E.J. Fletcher
as Mr. Morgan(1 ep)
as Thaddeus Logan(1 ep)
as Frank Stephens(4 eps)
as Policeman Outside Irwin & Ray's Garage
as Philip Murdock(1 ep)
as Norman P. Curtis(7 eps)
as Norman Curtis(2 eps)
as Jerry Bathgate
as Admiral Rogers(4 eps)
as Alan Roby
as Admiral(1 ep)
as Mr. Cheever(14 eps)
as Judge(1 ep)
as John Cushing(3 eps)
as Tim Graham
as Henry Bermont(1 ep)
as Mr. Boland(1 ep)
as J. Howard Jackson(1 ep)
as Jerry Andrews(1 ep)
as Mr. Cooper(1 ep)
as Nicholas J. Vanderfeller(1 ep)
as George Bristol(2 eps)
as Jesse Fillmore(1 ep)
as Self
as John Kemper(1 ep)
as Kit Springer(1 ep)
as Doc(1 ep)
as Arthur Janeel(1 ep)
as Harvey Skeen(1 ep)
as Henry Thomas(1 ep)
as W. L. Picard(1 ep)
as Colonel Collery
as Sheriff Tom Larrabee
as Edward Purvis, Indian Agent
as Matt Quigg
as Tim Brady
as Capt. Simon P. Huxley(126 eps)
as Col. Sam Sherman
as Major Carson
as Harvey Wiley(1 ep)
as Gen. Lafferty(1 ep)
as Judge(1 ep)
as Lowrie(1 ep)
as Dan Chancellor(1 ep)
as Sen. Matson(1 ep)
as Mr. Bodkin(15 eps)
as Mr. Dobie(2 eps)
as Billy(1 ep)
as A.H. 'Shanghai' Pierce(1 ep)
as Dr. Summerfield
as District Attorney
as Sam Kettering
as Chief Ranger Will Erickson
as Sgt. Creever
as James Whitfield(1 ep)
as Tom Rogers(1 ep)
as Nick(1 ep)
as Doc Jameson
as Hagen
as Chaplain Walker
as Caradoc(1 ep)
as Sheriff McVey
as Nick Buckley
as Captain of the 'Eagle'
as Charley Malloy
as Sgt. Chuck Anderson
as Mr. Skaggs
as Matthew Burke
as John Chisum
as Dr. Dunn(1 ep)
as Sen. Mark Sheldon
as Maj. George Porter Houston
as Maj. Gladwin
as Marshal John Tetheroe
as Captain Graymont
as Police Chief
as Judge Crenshaw
as Pat Roberts
as Policeman
as Major General
as Captain Gibbs
as Father Novac
as Cole Sanders
as Captain Frank Nelson
as Allan Wesson
as Jim Maroon
as Charles De Haven
as Mayor of New York
as Ben Tucker
as Sheriff Knudsen
as Ben Lane
as Harvey Gumbin
as Maj. Gen. Hewitt
as Nagel
as Charlie Webster
as Uncle George
as Jerry Cavanaugh
as Roberts - Construction Foreman (uncredited)
as Marshal Peak
as Capt. S. Taplinger
as Police Captain Breen
as Harry Bowers
as Wandamme, a Burgundian Captain
as Mr. Felton (uncredited)
as Charles McNulty
as Al Shanks
as Capt. Alvarado
as Mr. Calkins
as McGraw / Final Carnival Owner (uncredited)
as Tom Warren
as Lt. Breez
as Mr. Foster
as Mayor
as "Mitch" Mitchell
as Jeff Nix
as Harry Matthews
as J.P. Hartley
as Max Calvert
as Army Captain Rampey
as Martin 'Marty' Deutsch
as WW Middleton
as Capt. Van den Bark
as Marty Hannon
as Ike Hoover - Chief White House Butler (uncredited)
as Frank Williams - FBI Chief (uncredited)
as Crawford (uncredited)
as Father Francis
as Capt. Jame Cross
as Mr. Hutchinson
