Roy Roberts (1907 - 1975)
Roy Roberts in The Man Behind the Gun
Film Deaths[]
- Guadalcanal Diary (1943) [Capt. Cross]: Shot by Japanese troops during a failed mission on other side of Guadalcanal with his platoon, only Anthony Quinn survives the platoon attack.
- Force of Evil (1948) [Ben Tucker]: Accidentally shot to death by by Paul Fix, who had mistaken him for John Garfield.
- Cripple Creek (1952) [Marshal John Tetheroe]: Shot in the chest at close range by Richard Egan when he tries to draw his gun. (Thanks to Brian)
- House of Wax (1953) [Matthew Burke]: Strangled to death in his office with a rope by Vincent Price. Vincent then makes it look like Roy hanged himself in an elevator shaft.
- The Man Behind the Gun (1953) [Senator Mark Sheldon]: Drowned in the river at the end of a struggle with Randolph Scott.
- The Last Command (1955) [Dr. Summerfield]: Stabbed to death with a bayonet in the Alamo chapel by the Mexican soldiers. His death is shown in the background as more soldiers go down a passage towards Sterling Hayden. (Thanks to Brian).
TV Deaths[]
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Gallery[]
Roy Roberts (right) in House of Wax (b&w still)
Connections[]
- Mr. Lillian Moore