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Gene Roth

Gene Roth

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 08, 1903
Died Jul 19, 1976 (73)
Birthplace Redfield, South Dakota, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

Known For

Filmography

Horrible Horror

Horrible Horror

1986

as Vultura in 'Captain Video'

Rosie!

Rosie!

1967

as Joseph

The Claw Monsters

The Claw Monsters

1966

as Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)

Young Dillinger

Young Dillinger

1965

as Herman, Justice of the Peace

Sylvia

Sylvia

1965

as Professor Eglebert (uncredited)

Twice-Told Tales

Twice-Told Tales

1963

as Cabman

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1963

as The Minister (uncredited)

Tower of London

Tower of London

1962

as The Tailor

The Three Stooges Meet Hercules

The Three Stooges Meet Hercules

1962

as Captain (uncredited)

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962

as Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

The Cat Burglar

The Cat Burglar

1961

as Pete

Famous Ghost Stories

Famous Ghost Stories

1961

as Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

1961

as Governor of Animals (uncredited)

Tormented

Tormented

1960

as Mr. Nelson

Cimarron

Cimarron

1960

as Connors (uncredited)

Attack of the Giant Leeches

Attack of the Giant Leeches

1959

as Sheriff Kovis

The Blue Angel

The Blue Angel

1959

as Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)

Alaska Passage

Alaska Passage

1959

as Anderson

The Rebel Set

The Rebel Set

1959

as Train Conductor

The Miracle of the Hills

The Miracle of the Hills

1959

as Sheriff Crane

The Spider

The Spider

1958

as Sheriff Cagle

She Demons

She Demons

1958

as Igor

I Want to Live!

I Want to Live!

1958

as Eric (uncredited)

The Young Lions

The Young Lions

1958

as Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)

Outer Space Jitters

Outer Space Jitters

1957

as The Grand Zilch

Zombies of Mora Tau

Zombies of Mora Tau

1957

as Sam, the chauffeur

Utah Blaine

Utah Blaine

1957

as Tom Cory

Rockabilly Baby

Rockabilly Baby

1957

as Mr. Harry Johnson

Commotion On The Ocean

Commotion On The Ocean

1956

as Bortch

Flight to Hong Kong

Flight to Hong Kong

1956

as Ship captain

Running Target

Running Target

1956

as Holesworth

Nightfall

Nightfall

1956

as Bartender

Wetbacks

Wetbacks

1956

as Truck Thug

Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

1956

as Farmer (uncredited)

Interrupted Melody

Interrupted Melody

1955

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

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

1954

as Basil

Port of Hell

Port of Hell

1954

as Detonation Ship Captain

Désirée

Désirée

1954

as Von Essen

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

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

The Lost Planet

The Lost Planet

1953

as Reckov

Count the Hours!

Count the Hours!

1953

as Prison Guard

Prince of Pirates

Prince of Pirates

1953

as Captain Brock

The Farmer Takes a Wife

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1953

as Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)

Gold Fever

Gold Fever

1952

as Bill Johnson

Mutiny

Mutiny

1952

as Mr. Potter (uncredited)

The Maverick

The Maverick

1952

as Fred Nixon

Montana Belle

Montana Belle

1952

as Marshal Ripple

Fargo

Fargo

1952

as Blacksmith

Red Snow

Red Snow

1952

as Russian Colonel

Mysterious Island

Mysterious Island

1951

as Pirate Capt. Shard

Chicago Calling

Chicago Calling

1951

as Guard

Target Unknown

Target Unknown

1951

as German Guard (uncredited)

Westward the Women

Westward the Women

1951

as Bartender (uncredited)

Pirates of the High Seas

Pirates of the High Seas

1950

as Gov. Frederick Whitlock

Slaphappy Sleuths

Slaphappy Sleuths

1950

as Fuller Grime

Again Pioneers

Again Pioneers

1950

as Monty Barnes

The Baron of Arizona

The Baron of Arizona

1950

as Father Guardian

Dunked in the Deep

Dunked in the Deep

1949

as Mr. Bortch

Ghost of Zorro

Ghost of Zorro

1949

as George Crane

The James Brothers of Missouri

The James Brothers of Missouri

1949

as Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]

Sheriff of Wichita

Sheriff of Wichita

1949

as Howard Thornton

Alaska Patrol

Alaska Patrol

1949

as Ehrlich

The Big Sombrero

The Big Sombrero

1949

as Ben McBride

The Sickle or the Cross

The Sickle or the Cross

1949

as Pakin

Oklahoma Badlands

Oklahoma Badlands

1948

as Oliver Budge

The Valiant Hombre

The Valiant Hombre

1948

as Pete (Bartender)

Adventures of Frank and Jesse James

Adventures of Frank and Jesse James

1948

as The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]

Smuggler's Cove

Smuggler's Cove

1948

as Franz Drum

Four Faces West

Four Faces West

1948

as Poker Player

The Gallant Legion

The Gallant Legion

1948

as Agitator in Bar

Marshal of Cripple Creek

Marshal of Cripple Creek

1947

as Long John Case

Jesse James Rides Again

Jesse James Rides Again

1947

as Sheriff Duffie

The Black Widow

The Black Widow

1947

as John M. Walker

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

1947

as Policeman (uncreditited)

Framed

Framed

1947

as (uncredited)

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

1947

as Masseur (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass

1947

as Homesteader (uncredited)

Strange Journey

Strange Journey

1946

as Hansen

Lost City of the Jungle

Lost City of the Jungle

1946

as Police Captain Hammond

Larceny in Her Heart

Larceny in Her Heart

1946

as Asylum Orderly

Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage

1946

as Miner (uncredited)

Stairway to Light

Stairway to Light

1945

as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)

Beyond the Pecos

Beyond the Pecos

1945

as John Heydrick

A Game of Death

A Game of Death

1945

as Pleshke

The Shanghai Cobra

The Shanghai Cobra

1945

as Morgan

Bad Men of the Border

Bad Men of the Border

1945

as Bill

Sudan

Sudan

1945

as Executioner (uncredited)

Here Come the Co-eds

Here Come the Co-eds

1945

as Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)

Crime, Inc.

Crime, Inc.

1945

as Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)

Seven Doors to Death

Seven Doors to Death

1944

as Detective Morgan (uncredited)

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

1944

as Luis Philipe Vega

Shake Hands with Murder

Shake Hands with Murder

1944

as Mr. Howard

Rogues' Gallery

Rogues' Gallery

1944

as Mr. Joyce

The Sultan's Daughter

The Sultan's Daughter

1943

as Ludwig

The Spider Woman

The Spider Woman

1943

as Henchman Taylor (uncredited)

Crazy House

Crazy House

1943

as Dead End Character

Melody Ranch

Melody Ranch

1940

as Henchman Joe #1

Mercy Plane

Mercy Plane

1939

as Mechanic

Daughter of the Tong

Daughter of the Tong

1939

as Henchman

Merry-Go-Round

Merry-Go-Round

1923

as Guard

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