Gene Roth
Born in Redfield, South Dakota, USA — Jan 08 1903• Died Jul 19 1976
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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 Sh…
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Mission: Impossible
General von Cramm
Have Gun, Will Travel
Man
Climax!
Basil
Dragnet
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Wilkie - Storekeeper
Ben Casey
Cheyenne
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1st Policeman
Bat Masterson
Mayor Oliver Hinton
The Lone Ranger
Sergeant Bolan
Sea Hunt
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Cycle Repairman
Highway Patrol
Tightrope
The Tall Man
Cain's Hundred
Syndicate Board Member (uncredited)
Tombstone Territory
Townsperson who takes the bets
Lock-Up
Suspicion
The Doorman
The Thin Man
26 Men
87th Precinct
The Dakotas
The Greatest Show on Earth
Boston Blackie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
March
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
I Led Three Lives
Harbor Command
How the West Was Won
Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
The Man Called X
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
Doorman
Crime, Inc.
Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)
Désirée
Von Essen
Cimarron
Connors (uncredited)
She Demons
Igor
Nightmare Alley
Masseur (uncredited)
The Young Lions
Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Governor of Animals (uncredited)
Westward the Women
Bartender (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
Farmer (uncredited)
Nightfall
Bartender (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
Homesteader (uncredited)
The Baron of Arizona
Father Guardian
The Spider Woman
Henchman Taylor (uncredited)
Crazy House
Dead End Character
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Minister (uncredited)
I Want to Live!
Eric (uncredited)
Sylvia
Professor Eglebert (uncredited)
Tower of London
The Tailor
Port of Hell
Detonation Ship Captain
Framed
(uncredited)
Tormented
Mr. Nelson
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
Famous Ghost Stories
Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')
Rosie!
Joseph
The Blue Angel
Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)
Casino Royale
Basil
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)
The Rebel Set
Train Conductor
The Gallant Legion
Agitator in Bar
Four Faces West
Poker Player
Red Snow
Russian Colonel
Flight to Hong Kong
Ship captain
Mutiny
Mr. Potter (uncredited)
Ghost of Zorro
George Crane
Count the Hours!
Prison Guard
Interrupted Melody
King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)
Montana Belle
Marshal Ripple
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]
Twice-Told Tales
Cabman
Target Unknown
German Guard (uncredited)
The Quiet Gun
Frank Townsend (uncredited)
Melody Ranch
Henchman Joe #1
The Sickle or the Cross
Pakin
Canyon Passage
Miner (uncredited)
Alaska Patrol
Ehrlich
Larceny in Her Heart
Asylum Orderly
Prince of Pirates
Captain Brock
Beyond the Pecos
John Heydrick
Merry-Go-Round
Guard
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
Captain (uncredited)
Rogues' Gallery
Mr. Joyce
Sheriff of Wichita
Howard Thornton
Mysterious Island
Pirate Capt. Shard
Strange Journey
Hansen
Mr. District Attorney
Doorman (uncredited)
The Big Sombrero
Ben McBride
Seven Doors to Death
Detective Morgan (uncredited)
Smuggler's Cove
Franz Drum
Chicago Calling
Guard
The Cat Burglar
Pete
Attack of the Giant Leeches
Sheriff Kovis
Sudan
Executioner (uncredited)
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
Bill Hume
Lost City of the Jungle
Police Captain Hammond
The Black Widow
John M. Walker
The Maverick
Fred Nixon
Gold Fever
Bill Johnson
Wetbacks
Truck Thug
Earth vs. the Spider
Sheriff Cagle
The Lost Planet
Reckov
Jesse James Rides Again
Sheriff Duffie
Oklahoma Badlands
Oliver Budge
Daughter of the Tong
Henchman
The Claw Monsters
Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Utah Blaine
Tom Cory
Rockabilly Baby
Mr. Harry Johnson
Young Dillinger
Herman, Justice of the Peace
Pirates of the High Seas
Gov. Frederick Whitlock
The James Brothers of Missouri
Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]
A Game of Death
Pleshke
Fargo
Blacksmith
Here Come the Co-Eds
Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)
The Sultan's Daughter
Ludwig
Marshal of Cripple Creek
Long John Case
Alaska Passage
Anderson
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
Jude
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
Policeman (uncreditited)
The Shanghai Cobra
Morgan
Again Pioneers
Monty Barnes
The Miracle of the Hills
Sheriff Crane
Bad Men of the Border
Bill
Zombies of Mora Tau
Sam, the chauffeur
Mercy Plane
Mechanic
Running Target
Holesworth
The Valiant Hombre
Pete (Bartender)
Outer Space Jitters
The Grand Zilch
Jack McCall, Desperado
Shake Hands with Murder
Mr. Howard
Pies and Guys
Commotion on the Ocean
Bortch
Dunked in the Deep
Mr. Bortch
Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere
Vultura
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
Luis Philipe Vega
Slaphappy Sleuths
Fuller Grime
Stairway to Light
Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
Quiz Whizz
Montgomery M. Montgomery