Gene Roth
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 8, 1903
- Died
- July 19, 1976
- Birthplace
- Redfield, South Dakota, USA
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.
Filmography
Rosie! 1967
as Joseph
The Claw Monsters 1966
as Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Young Dillinger 1965
as Herman, Justice of the Peace
Sylvia 1965
as Professor Eglebert (uncredited)
The Best Man 1964
as Pennsylvania Delegate (uncredited)
Twice-Told Tales 1963
as Cabman
The Courtship of Eddie's Father 1963
as The Minister (uncredited)
How the West Was Won 1962
as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Tower of London 1962
as The Tailor
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock 1962
as Jude
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm 1962
as Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules 1962
as Captain (uncredited)
Famous Ghost Stories 1961
as Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')
The Cat Burglar 1961
as Pete
Atlantis: The Lost Continent 1961
as Governor of Animals (uncredited)
Cimarron 1960
as Connors (uncredited)
Tormented 1960
as Mr. Nelson
The Blue Angel 1959
as Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Hills 1959
as Sheriff Crane
Attack of the Giant Leeches 1959
as Sheriff Kovis
The Rebel Set 1959
as Train Conductor
Alaska Passage 1959
as Anderson
I Want to Live! 1958
as Eric (uncredited)
Earth vs. the Spider 1958
as Sheriff Cagle
Pies and Guys 1958
Actor
The Young Lions 1958
as Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)
Quiz Whizz 1958
as Montgomery M. Montgomery
She Demons 1958
as Igor
Outer Space Jitters 1957
as The Grand Zilch
Rockabilly Baby 1957
as Mr. Harry Johnson
Jet Pilot 1957
Actor
The Quiet Gun 1957
as Frank Townsend (uncredited)
Zombies of Mora Tau 1957
as Sam, the chauffeur
Utah Blaine 1957
as Tom Cory
Nightfall 1956
as Bartender (uncredited)
Commotion on the Ocean 1956
as Bortch
Running Target 1956
as Holesworth
Friendly Persuasion 1956
as Farmer (uncredited)
Flight to Hong Kong 1956
as Ship captain
Wetbacks 1956
as Truck Thug
Interrupted Melody 1955
as King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)
Port of Hell 1954
as Detonation Ship Captain
Désirée 1954
as Von Essen
Casino Royale 1954
as Basil
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954
as Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)
The Farmer Takes a Wife 1953
as Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)
The Lost Planet 1953
as Reckov
Jack McCall, Desperado 1953
Actor
Count the Hours! 1953
as Prison Guard
Prince of Pirates 1953
as Captain Brock
The Maverick 1952
as Fred Nixon
Montana Belle 1952
as Marshal Ripple
Fargo 1952
as Blacksmith
Red Snow 1952
as Russian Colonel
Gold Fever 1952
as Bill Johnson
Mutiny 1952
as Mr. Potter (uncredited)
Chicago Calling 1951
as Guard
Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere 1951
as Vultura
Westward the Women 1951
as Bartender (uncredited)
Mysterious Island 1951
as Pirate Capt. Shard
Target Unknown 1951
as German Guard (uncredited)
Slaphappy Sleuths 1950
as Fuller Grime
Pirates of the High Seas 1950
as Gov. Frederick Whitlock
Again Pioneers 1950
as Monty Barnes
The Baron of Arizona 1950
as Father Guardian
Dunked in the Deep 1949
as Mr. Bortch
The James Brothers of Missouri 1949
as Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]
The Sickle or the Cross 1949
as Pakin
The Big Sombrero 1949
as Ben McBride
Ghost of Zorro 1949
as George Crane
Alaska Patrol 1949
as Ehrlich
Sheriff of Wichita 1949
as Howard Thornton
The Valiant Hombre 1948
as Pete (Bartender)
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James 1948
as The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]
Smuggler's Cove 1948
as Franz Drum
Four Faces West 1948
as Poker Player
The Gallant Legion 1948
as Agitator in Bar
Oklahoma Badlands 1948
as Oliver Budge
The Black Widow 1947
as John M. Walker
Nightmare Alley 1947
as Masseur (uncredited)
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood 1947
as Policeman (uncreditited)
Marshal of Cripple Creek 1947
as Long John Case
Jesse James Rides Again 1947
as Sheriff Duffie
Framed 1947
as (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass 1947
as Homesteader (uncredited)
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley 1947
as Bill Hume
Mr. District Attorney 1947
as Doorman (uncredited)
Strange Journey 1946
as Hansen
Canyon Passage 1946
as Miner (uncredited)
Larceny in Her Heart 1946
as Asylum Orderly
Lost City of the Jungle 1946
as Police Captain Hammond
Girl on the Spot 1946
as Gambler (uncredited)
A Game of Death 1945
as Pleshke
Stairway to Light 1945
as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
The Shanghai Cobra 1945
as Morgan
Bad Men of the Border 1945
as Bill
Beyond the Pecos 1945
as John Heydrick
Sudan 1945
as Executioner (uncredited)
Crime, Inc. 1945
as Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)
Strange Illusion 1945
as Sparky
Here Come the Co-Eds 1945
as Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)
Rogues' Gallery 1944
as Mr. Joyce
Seven Doors to Death 1944
as Detective Morgan (uncredited)
Shake Hands with Murder 1944
as Mr. Howard
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service 1944
as Luis Philipe Vega
The Sultan's Daughter 1943
as Ludwig
The Spider Woman 1943
as Henchman Taylor (uncredited)
Crazy House 1943
as Dead End Character
Melody Ranch 1940
as Henchman Joe #1
- Mercy Plane
Mercy Plane 1939
as Mechanic
Daughter of the Tong 1939
as Henchman
Merry-Go-Round 1923
as Guard
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