Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

March 19, 1906 · 120 years old

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 caree…

Known For

18 titles
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Chinatown

Chinatown

1974 · 2h 10m · Movie

A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.

8.1
2
My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

1946 · 1h 37m · Movie

After their cattle are stolen and their brother murdered, the Earp brothers have a score to settle with the Clanton family.

7.7
3
House of Wax

House of Wax

1953 · 1h 28m · Movie

An associate burns down a wax museum with the owner inside, but he survives only to become vengeful and murderous.

7.0
4
Gentleman's Agreement

Gentleman's Agreement

1947 · 1h 58m · Movie

A reporter pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story on anti-Semitism, and personally discovers the true depths of bigotry and hatred.

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5
Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

1947 · 1h 50m · Movie

The rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall.

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6
Force of Evil

Force of Evil

1950 · 1h 19m · Movie

An unethical lawyer who wants to help his older brother becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket.

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7
He Walked by Night

He Walked by Night

1949 · 1h 19m · Movie

This film-noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a resourceful criminal who shoots and kills a cop.

7.0
8
The Reckless Moment

The Reckless Moment

1949 · 1h 22m · Movie

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.

7.1
9
The Enforcer

The Enforcer

1951 · 1h 27m · Movie

A crusading district attorney finally gets a chance to prosecute the organizer and boss of Murder Inc.

7.3
10
The King and Four Queens

The King and Four Queens

1956 · 1h 26m · Movie

Opportunistic con man Dan Kehoe ingratiates himself with the cantankerous mother of four outlaws and their beautiful widows in order to find their hidden gold.

6.1
11
Backlash

Backlash

1956 · 1h 24m · Movie

Jim Slater seeks a survivor of the Apache ambush his father died in.

6.6
12
Big House, U.S.A.

Big House, U.S.A.

1955 · 1h 23m · Movie

Gerry Barker finds a lost boy whose rich father is extorted into paying a ransom for his return but the boy accidentally dies and Gerry goes to prison.

6.6
13
They Rode West

They Rode West

1954 · 1h 24m · Movie

A young cavalry doctor, against orders, treats very sick Indians who are forced to stay on unhealthy land, which could lead to a war.

5.9
14
The Boss

The Boss

1956 · 1h 29m · Movie

Political corruption is vividly depicted as a ruthless WWI veteran takes almost complete control of a state with the help of a crooked lawyer. The film is enhanced by John Payne's persuasive performance as "The Boss."

6.4
15
Hoodlum Empire

Hoodlum Empire

1952 · 1h 38m · Movie

After WW2, ex-mobster war hero Joe Gray goes straight, to the dismay of his New York mob boss uncle who's afraid that his nephew will testify against his outfit before a Grand Jury.

5.9
16
Wyoming Renegades

Wyoming Renegades

1954 · 1h 13m · Movie

Brady Sutton, ex-convict and former Butch Cassidy gang member, gets wrongly accused of bank robbery. Escaping mob, he rejoins Cassidy's gang to prove innocence and bring them to justice.

5.8
17
Chicken Every Sunday

Chicken Every Sunday

1949 · 1h 34m · Movie

A rueful wife (circa 1910) recalls 20 years of her husband's financial fumbles, as she keeps a boarding house to support the family.

6.4
18
The White Squaw

The White Squaw

1956 · 1h 15m · Movie

Faced with heavy opposition from local ranchers, a white Indian woman desperately seeks help for her tribe struggling to survive on a reservation.

5.9