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Roy Roberts (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 Roy Barnes Jones in Tampa, Florida, he began his acting career on the stage, first appearing on Broadway in May 1931 before making his motion picture debut in 1943s Guadalcanal Diary. 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... MORE

Roy Roberts (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 Roy Barnes Jones in Tampa, Florida, he began his acting career on the stage, first appearing on Broadway in May 1931 before making his motion picture debut in 1943s Guadalcanal Diary. 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 popular show, 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. He guest starred in scores of series, including the western-themed crime drama, Sheriff of Cochise, the children's western My Friend Flicka, and Brian Keith's Cold War drama, Crusader. During the mid-1960s, Roberts was one of the most recognizable faces on television, and had recurring roles concurrently on a LESS