Gene Roth
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
Credits
- 1986 · Horrible Horror as Vultura in 'Captain Video'
- 1967 · Rosie! as Joseph
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as General von Cramm
- 1966 · The Claw Monsters as Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1965 · Young Dillinger as Herman, Justice of the Peace
- 1965 · Sylvia as Professor Eglebert (uncredited)
- 1964 · The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Cycle Repairman
- 1963 · Kraft Suspense Theatre as 1st Policeman
- 1963 · The Greatest Show on Earth as
- 1963 · Twice-Told Tales as Cabman
- 1963 · The Courtship of Eddie's Father as The Minister (uncredited)
- 1963 · The Dakotas as
- 1962 · How the West Was Won as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
- 1962 · Tower of London as The Tailor
- 1962 · Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock as Jude
- 1962 · The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm as Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
- 1962 · The Three Stooges Meet Hercules as Captain (uncredited)
- 1961 · Famous Ghost Stories as Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')
- 1961 · Ben Casey as
- 1961 · 87th Precinct as
- 1961 · Cain's Hundred as Syndicate Board Member (uncredited)
- 1961 · The Cat Burglar as Pete
- 1961 · Atlantis: The Lost Continent as Governor of Animals (uncredited)
- 1960 · Cimarron as Connors (uncredited)
- 1960 · Tormented as Mr. Nelson
- 1960 · The Tall Man as
- 1959 · Attack of the Giant Leeches as Sheriff Kovis
- 1959 · Lock-Up as
- 1959 · Tightrope as
- 1959 · The Blue Angel as Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)
- 1959 · The Miracle of the Hills as Sheriff Crane
- 1959 · The Rebel Set as Train Conductor
- 1959 · Alaska Passage as Anderson
- 1958 · I Want to Live! as Eric (uncredited)
- 1958 · Bat Masterson as Mayor Oliver Hinton
- 1958 · Bat Masterson as Miner
- 1958 · Bat Masterson as Barkeep
- 1958 · The Spider as Sheriff Cagle
- 1958 · Pies and Guys as
- 1958 · The Young Lions as Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)
- 1958 · Quiz Whizz as
- 1958 · Sea Hunt as
- 1958 · She Demons as Igor
- 1957 · Outer Space Jitters as The Grand Zilch
- 1957 · 26 Men as
- 1957 · Rockabilly Baby as Mr. Harry Johnson
- 1957 · Tombstone Territory as Townsperson who takes the bets
- 1957 · Harbor Command as
- 1957 · Suspicion as The Doorman
- 1957 · The Thin Man as
- 1957 · Have Gun, Will Travel as Man
- 1957 · The Quiet Gun as Frank Townsend (uncredited)
- 1957 · Zombies of Mora Tau as Sam, the chauffeur
- 1957 · Utah Blaine as Tom Cory
- 1956 · Friendly Persuasion as Farmer (uncredited)
- 1956 · Nightfall as Bartender
- 1956 · Commotion on the Ocean as Bortch
- 1956 · Running Target as Holesworth
- 1956 · Flight to Hong Kong as Ship captain
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Wilkie - Storekeeper
- 1956 · Wetbacks as Truck Thug
- 1956 · The Man Called X as
- 1955 · Highway Patrol as
- 1955 · Sergeant Preston of the Yukon as
- 1955 · Cheyenne as
- 1955 · The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as
- 1955 · Interrupted Melody as King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)
- 1954 · Port of Hell as Detonation Ship Captain
- 1954 · Désirée as Von Essen
- 1954 · Casino Royale as Basil
- 1954 · Climax! as Basil
- 1954 · Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Farmer Takes a Wife as Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Lost Planet as Reckov
- 1953 · Jack McCall, Desperado as
- 1953 · Count the Hours! as Prison Guard
- 1953 · Prince of Pirates as Captain Brock
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Doorman
- 1953 · I Led Three Lives as
- 1952 · The Maverick as Fred Nixon
- 1952 · Montana Belle as Marshal Ripple
- 1952 · Fargo as Blacksmith
- 1952 · Red Snow as Russian Colonel
- 1952 · Gold Fever as Bill Johnson
- 1952 · Mutiny as Mr. Potter (uncredited)
- 1951 · Chicago Calling as Guard
- 1951 · Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere as Vultura
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as March
- 1951 · Dragnet as
- 1951 · Westward the Women as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1951 · Mysterious Island as Pirate Capt. Shard
- 1951 · The Adventures of Boston Blackie as
- 1951 · Target Unknown as German Guard (uncredited)
- 1950 · Slaphappy Sleuths as Fuller Grime
- 1950 · Pirates of the High Seas as Gov. Frederick Whitlock
- 1950 · Again Pioneers as Monty Barnes
- 1950 · The Baron of Arizona as Father Guardian
- 1949 · Dunked in the Deep as Mr. Bortch
- 1949 · The Lone Ranger as Sergeant Bolan
- 1949 · The James Brothers of Missouri as Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]
- 1949 · The Sickle or the Cross as Pakin
- 1949 · The Big Sombrero as Ben McBride
- 1949 · Ghost of Zorro as George Crane
- 1949 · Alaska Patrol as Ehrlich
- 1949 · Sheriff of Wichita as Howard Thornton
- 1948 · The Valiant Hombre as Pete (Bartender)
- 1948 · Adventures of Frank and Jesse James as The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]
- 1948 · Smuggler's Cove as Franz Drum
- 1948 · Four Faces West as Poker Player
- 1948 · The Gallant Legion as Agitator in Bar
- 1948 · Oklahoma Badlands as Oliver Budge
- 1947 · The Black Widow as John M. Walker
- 1947 · Nightmare Alley as Masseur (uncredited)
- 1947 · The Gas House Kids in Hollywood as Policeman (uncreditited)
- 1947 · Marshal of Cripple Creek as Long John Case
- 1947 · Jesse James Rides Again as Sheriff Duffie
- 1947 · Framed as (uncredited)
- 1947 · The Sea of Grass as Homesteader (uncredited)
- 1947 · Homesteaders of Paradise Valley as Bill Hume
- 1946 · Strange Journey as Hansen
- 1946 · Canyon Passage as Miner (uncredited)
- 1946 · Larceny in Her Heart as Asylum Orderly
- 1946 · Lost City of the Jungle as Police Captain Hammond
- 1945 · A Game of Death as Pleshke
- 1945 · Stairway to Light as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
- 1945 · The Shanghai Cobra as Morgan
- 1945 · Bad Men of the Border as Bill
- 1945 · Beyond the Pecos as John Heydrick
- 1945 · Sudan as Executioner (uncredited)
- 1945 · Crime, Inc. as Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)
- 1945 · Here Come the Co-eds as Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)
- 1944 · Rogues' Gallery as Mr. Joyce
- 1944 · Seven Doors to Death as Detective Morgan (uncredited)
- 1944 · Shake Hands with Murder as Mr. Howard
- 1944 · Charlie Chan in the Secret Service as Luis Philipe Vega
- 1943 · The Spider Woman as Henchman Taylor (uncredited)
- 1943 · The Sultan's Daughter as Ludwig
- 1943 · Crazy House as Dead End Character
- 1940 · Melody Ranch as Henchman Joe #1
- 1939 · Mercy Plane as Mechanic
- 1939 · Daughter of the Tong as Henchman
- 1923 · Merry-Go-Round as Guard