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Gene Roth

Gene Roth

Acting January 8, 1903 (73 years old) July 19, 1976 Redfield, South Dakota, USA

Biography

Gene Roth (January 8, 1903 – July 19, 1976) was an American film actor. Born in Redfield, South Dakota, Roth was born Eugene Oliver Edgar Stutenroth. He appeared in over 250 films between 1922 and 1967. Roth is remembered for his portrayals of heavies and bad guys in Three Stooges short films such as Slaphappy Sleuths, Hot Stuff, Quiz Whizz, Outer Space Jitters and Pies and Guys. His most memorable role was as Russian spy Bortsch in Dunked in the Deep (1949), as well as its remake, Commotion on the Ocean (1956). His most famous line was his threat to Shemp Howard: "Give me dat fill-um!" ('fill-um' being 'film' with a Russian accent). Roth also starred in the 1953 Columbia Pictures serial The Lost Planet, as the dictator of the lost planet Ergro. He later made frequent television appearances including seven episodes of The Lone Ranger from 1949 to 1954. His Stooge film appearance was in The Three Stooges Meet Hercules. Roth was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Los Angeles, California on July 19, 1976. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Roth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies 112

How the West Was Won 7.0

How the West Was Won

as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

1962
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 7.1

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

as Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)

1954
Nightmare Alley 7.2

Nightmare Alley

as Masseur (uncredited)

1947
The Young Lions 6.7

The Young Lions

as Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)

1958
I Want to Live! 7.0

I Want to Live!

as Eric (uncredited)

1958
Atlantis: The Lost Continent 5.2

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

as Governor of Animals (uncredited)

1961
Westward the Women 7.0

Westward the Women

as Bartender (uncredited)

1951
Friendly Persuasion 6.7

Friendly Persuasion

as Farmer (uncredited)

1956
Cimarron 6.3

Cimarron

as Connors (uncredited)

1960
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm 5.9

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

as Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station

1962
Jet Pilot 5.5

Jet Pilot

1957
Désirée 6.5

Désirée

as Von Essen

1954
The Courtship of Eddie's Father 5.9

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

as The Minister (uncredited)

1963
The Sea of Grass 6.1

The Sea of Grass

as Homesteader (uncredited)

1947
The Best Man 7.3

The Best Man

as Pennsylvania Delegate (uncredited)

1964
The Baron of Arizona 6.7

The Baron of Arizona

as Father Guardian

1950
Casino Royale 5.1

Casino Royale

as Basil

1954
Attack of the Giant Leeches 4.0

Attack of the Giant Leeches

as Sheriff Kovis

1959
The Spider Woman 7.0

The Spider Woman

as Henchman Taylor (uncredited)

1943
Earth vs. the Spider 4.8

Earth vs. the Spider

as Sheriff Cagle

1958
Nightfall 6.9

Nightfall

as Bartender (uncredited)

1956
Mutiny 5.2

Mutiny

as Mr. Potter (uncredited)

1952
Tormented 5.1

Tormented

as Mr. Nelson

1960
Twice-Told Tales 6.2

Twice-Told Tales

as Cabman

1963
Four Faces West 5.8

Four Faces West

as Poker Player

1948
Red Snow 5.7

Red Snow

as Russian Colonel

1952
Canyon Passage 6.8

Canyon Passage

as Miner (uncredited)

1946
Zombies of Mora Tau 5.5

Zombies of Mora Tau

as Sam, the chauffeur

1957
Jesse James Rides Again 10.0

Jesse James Rides Again

as Sheriff Duffie

1947
The Farmer Takes a Wife 4.2

The Farmer Takes a Wife

as Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)

1953
Shake Hands with Murder 6.0

Shake Hands with Murder

as Mr. Howard

1944
Tower of London 5.9

Tower of London

as The Tailor

1962
Flight to Hong Kong 7.3

Flight to Hong Kong

as Ship captain

1956
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules 6.5

The Three Stooges Meet Hercules

as Captain (uncredited)

1962
Young Dillinger 7.3

Young Dillinger

as Herman, Justice of the Peace

1965
Larceny in Her Heart 6.0

Larceny in Her Heart

as Asylum Orderly

1946
Lost City of the Jungle 6.5

Lost City of the Jungle

as Police Captain Hammond

1946
Here Come the Co-Eds 5.9

Here Come the Co-Eds

as Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)

1945
Ghost of Zorro 5.8

Ghost of Zorro

as George Crane

1949
Framed 6.5

Framed

as (uncredited)

1947
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock 4.8

Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock

as Jude

1962
She Demons 4.7

She Demons

as Igor

1958
The Miracle of the Hills 10.0

The Miracle of the Hills

as Sheriff Crane

1959
Rosie! 10.0

Rosie!

as Joseph

1967
Sylvia 6.3

Sylvia

as Professor Eglebert (uncredited)

1965
Dunked in the Deep 5.8

Dunked in the Deep

as Mr. Bortch

1949
The Cat Burglar 5.8

The Cat Burglar

as Pete

1961
The Shanghai Cobra 6.0

The Shanghai Cobra

as Morgan

1945
Mr. District Attorney 6.5

Mr. District Attorney

as Doorman (uncredited)

1947
Pirates of the High Seas 6.5

Pirates of the High Seas

as Gov. Frederick Whitlock

1950
Bad Men of the Border 5.5

Bad Men of the Border

as Bill

1945
Seven Doors to Death 6.0

Seven Doors to Death

as Detective Morgan (uncredited)

1944
The Quiet Gun 6.4

The Quiet Gun

as Frank Townsend (uncredited)

1957
Montana Belle 6.3

Montana Belle

as Marshal Ripple

1952
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service 6.0

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

as Luis Philipe Vega

1944
Daughter of the Tong 5.2

Daughter of the Tong

as Henchman

1939
Merry-Go-Round 6.2

Merry-Go-Round

as Guard

1923
Mysterious Island 6.6

Mysterious Island

as Pirate Capt. Shard

1951
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James 6.5

Adventures of Frank and Jesse James

as The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]

1948
Crazy House 6.0

Crazy House

as Dead End Character

1943
Count the Hours! 5.3

Count the Hours!

as Prison Guard

1953
Strange Journey 8.0

Strange Journey

as Hansen

1946
The Blue Angel 5.3

The Blue Angel

as Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)

1959
The Black Widow 5.3

The Black Widow

as John M. Walker

1947
Crime, Inc. 4.8

Crime, Inc.

as Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)

1945
Commotion on the Ocean 5.5

Commotion on the Ocean

as Bortch

1956
The James Brothers of Missouri 6.7

The James Brothers of Missouri

as Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]

1949
A Game of Death 6.5

A Game of Death

as Pleshke

1945
Slaphappy Sleuths 6.8

Slaphappy Sleuths

as Fuller Grime

1950
Strange Illusion 5.6

Strange Illusion

as Sparky

1945
The Gallant Legion 7.2

The Gallant Legion

as Agitator in Bar

1948
Girl on the Spot 10.0

Girl on the Spot

as Gambler (uncredited)

1946
Famous Ghost Stories 6.0

Famous Ghost Stories

as Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')

1961
Fargo 6.6

Fargo

as Blacksmith

1952
The Claw Monsters 7.0

The Claw Monsters

as Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)

1966
The Maverick 9.0

The Maverick

as Fred Nixon

1952
Port of Hell 7.0

Port of Hell

as Detonation Ship Captain

1954
The Rebel Set 3.3

The Rebel Set

as Train Conductor

1959
Smuggler's Cove 5.2

Smuggler's Cove

as Franz Drum

1948
Melody Ranch 6.2

Melody Ranch

as Henchman Joe #1

1940
Jack McCall, Desperado 6.0

Jack McCall, Desperado

1953
Prince of Pirates 8.2

Prince of Pirates

as Captain Brock

1953
Running Target 6.3

Running Target

as Holesworth

1956
Oklahoma Badlands 5.0

Oklahoma Badlands

as Oliver Budge

1948
The Lost Planet 4.7

The Lost Planet

as Reckov

1953
Utah Blaine 6.6

Utah Blaine

as Tom Cory

1957
The Sultan's Daughter 5.0

The Sultan's Daughter

as Ludwig

1943
Interrupted Melody 5.8

Interrupted Melody

as King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)

1955
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley 5.2

Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

as Bill Hume

1947
Sudan 6.6

Sudan

as Executioner (uncredited)

1945
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood 8.0

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

as Policeman (uncreditited)

1947
Sheriff of Wichita 8.0

Sheriff of Wichita

as Howard Thornton

1949
Marshal of Cripple Creek 7.0

Marshal of Cripple Creek

as Long John Case

1947
Rockabilly Baby 6.3

Rockabilly Baby

as Mr. Harry Johnson

1957
The Valiant Hombre 8.0

The Valiant Hombre

as Pete (Bartender)

1948
Target Unknown 7.0

Target Unknown

as German Guard (uncredited)

1951
Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere 6.5

Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere

as Vultura

1951
Chicago Calling 7.7

Chicago Calling

as Guard

1951
The Big Sombrero 5.7

The Big Sombrero

as Ben McBride

1949
Beyond the Pecos 7.0

Beyond the Pecos

as John Heydrick

1945
Wetbacks 5.9

Wetbacks

as Truck Thug

1956
Rogues' Gallery 5.9

Rogues' Gallery

as Mr. Joyce

1944
Quiz Whizz 5.4

Quiz Whizz

as Montgomery M. Montgomery

1958
The Sickle or the Cross 7.0

The Sickle or the Cross

as Pakin

1949
Again Pioneers 5.7

Again Pioneers

as Monty Barnes

1950
Mercy Plane 10.0

Mercy Plane

as Mechanic

1939
Outer Space Jitters 4.4

Outer Space Jitters

as The Grand Zilch

1957
Alaska Passage 4.9

Alaska Passage

as Anderson

1959
Alaska Patrol 10.0

Alaska Patrol

as Ehrlich

1949
Pies and Guys 5.8

Pies and Guys

1958
Stairway to Light 7.1

Stairway to Light

as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)

1945
Gold Fever 6.5

Gold Fever

as Bill Johnson

1952

TV Shows 38

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