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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

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2008
The Munsters: Family Portrait
Movie Mr.Morgan
1975
The Strongest Man in the World
Movie Mr. Roberts
1974
Chinatown
Movie Mayor Bagby
1973
The Outfit
Movie Sheriff Bob Caswell
1971
The Million Dollar Duck
Movie The Judge (uncredited)
1969
This Savage Land
Movie Dr. Mordecai Reynolds
1968
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Movie Mr. Stockman
1968
The Doris Day Show
TV show Thaddius Gilby
1968
Here's Lucy
TV show Superintendent
1968
It Takes a Thief
TV show
1967
Hotel
Movie Bailey
1966
That Girl
TV show
1965
Green Acres
TV show Governor
1965
Look Homeward
Movie Mort Morgan
1964
Those Calloways
Movie E.J. Fletcher
1964
The Munsters
TV show Mr. Morgan

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1964
The Addams Family
TV show Thaddeus Logan
1964
Bewitched
TV show Frank Stephens
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Movie Policeman Outside Irwin & Ray's Garage
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV show Philip Murdock
1963
Petticoat Junction
TV show Norman P. Curtis
1962
Kid Galahad
Movie Jerry Bathgate
1962
McHale's Navy
TV show
1962
The Chapman Report
Movie Alan Roby
1962
The Lucy Show
TV show Admiral
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV show Judge
1962
The Underwater City
Movie Tim Graham
1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show
TV show Henry Bermont
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
TV show J. Howard Jackson
1960
My Three Sons
TV show
1959
The Twilight Zone
TV show Mr. Cooper
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV show Nicholas J. Vanderfeller
1959
Bonanza
TV show George Bristol
1959
Disneyland '59
Movie Self
1958
Lawman
TV show John Kemper
1957
The Restless Gun
TV show Kit Springer
1957
Perry Mason
TV show Arthur Janeel
1956
Massacre at Sand Creek
Movie Colonel Collery
1956
The King and Four Queens
Movie Sheriff Tom Larrabee
1956
The White Squaw
Movie Edward Purvis, Indian Agent