7.5
7.5
Prince of Pirates
1953
as Captain Brock
Gene Roth
Also known as: Eugene Oliver Edgar Stutenroth
Acting
Born:January 8, 1903
Died:July 19, 1976(aged 73)
Birthplace:Redfield, South Dakota, USA
Nationality:United States
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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 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 (85 movies)
7.0
7.0
Stairway to Light
1945
as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Chicago Calling
1951
as Guard
6.9
6.9
Nightfall
1956
as Bartender (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
Slaphappy Sleuths
1950
as Fuller Grime
6.6
6.6
The Baron of Arizona
1950
as Father Guardian
6.6
6.6
Flight to Hong Kong
1956
as Ship captain
6.6
6.6
Utah Blaine
1957
as Tom Cory
6.5
6.5
Mr. District Attorney
1947
as Doorman (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
Young Dillinger
1965
as Herman, Justice of the Peace
6.5
6.5
Fargo
1952
as Blacksmith
6.4
6.4
The Quiet Gun
1957
as Frank Townsend (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
Twice-Told Tales
1963
as Cabman
6.2
6.2
A Game of Death
1945
as Pleshke
6.0
6.0
Strange Journey
1946
as Hansen
6.0
6.0
Famous Ghost Stories
1961
as Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')
6.0
6.0
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
1947
as Policeman (uncreditited)
6.0
6.0
Larceny in Her Heart
1946
as Asylum Orderly
6.0
6.0
Rockabilly Baby
1957
as Mr. Harry Johnson
6.0
6.0
The James Brothers of Missouri
1949
as Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]
6.0
6.0
Merry-Go-Round
1923
as Guard
6.0
6.0
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
1948
as The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]
6.0
6.0
Pirates of the High Seas
1950
as Gov. Frederick Whitlock
6.0
6.0
The Sickle or the Cross
1949
as Pakin
6.0
6.0
Tower of London
1962
as The Tailor
5.9
5.9
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
1944
as Luis Philipe Vega
5.9
5.9
Lost City of the Jungle
1946
as Police Captain Hammond
5.9
5.9
Montana Belle
1952
as Marshal Ripple
5.8
5.8
The Shanghai Cobra
1945
as Morgan
5.7
5.7
Jack McCall, Desperado
1953
5.6
5.6
Four Faces West
1948
as Poker Player
5.5
5.5
Interrupted Melody
1955
as King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)
5.5
5.5
The Cat Burglar
1961
as Pete
5.5
5.5
Running Target
1956
as Holesworth
5.4
5.4
Wetbacks
1956
as Truck Thug
5.4
5.4
Dunked in the Deep
1949
as Mr. Bortch
5.4
5.4
Zombies of Mora Tau
1957
as Sam, the chauffeur
5.3
5.3
Mysterious Island
1951
as Pirate Capt. Shard
5.2
5.2
Count the Hours!
1953
as Prison Guard
5.2
5.2
Pies and Guys
1958
5.2
5.2
Shake Hands with Murder
1944
as Mr. Howard
5.1
5.1
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961
as Governor of Animals (uncredited)
5.1
5.1
Casino Royale
1954
as Basil
5.1
5.1
The Blue Angel
1959
as Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
The Big Sombrero
1949
as Ben McBride
5.0
5.0
Gold Fever
1952
as Bill Johnson
5.0
5.0
Beyond the Pecos
1945
as John Heydrick
5.0
5.0
Seven Doors to Death
1944
as Detective Morgan (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Bad Men of the Border
1945
as Bill
5.0
5.0
Tormented
1960
as Mr. Nelson
4.9
4.9
Rogues' Gallery
1944
as Mr. Joyce
4.9
4.9
The Black Widow
1947
as John M. Walker
4.8
4.8
Mutiny
1952
as Mr. Potter (uncredited)
4.7
4.7
Smuggler's Cove
1948
as Franz Drum
4.7
4.7
Earth vs. the Spider
1958
as Sheriff Cagle
4.7
4.7
Quiz Whizz
1958
4.6
4.6
She Demons
1958
as Igor
4.2
4.2
Commotion on the Ocean
1956
as Bortch
4.2
4.2
Outer Space Jitters
1957
as The Grand Zilch
4.2
4.2
Daughter of the Tong
1939
as Henchman
4.1
4.1
Alaska Passage
1959
as Anderson
4.1
4.1
Attack of the Giant Leeches
1959
as Sheriff Kovis
4.0
4.0
Ghost of Zorro
1949
as George Crane
3.8
3.8
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
1962
as Jude
3.7
3.7
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
1947
as Bill Hume
3.5
3.5
Again Pioneers
1950
as Monty Barnes
3.3
3.3
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1953
as Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)
3.0
3.0
Red Snow
1952
as Russian Colonel
3.0
3.0
Oklahoma Badlands
1948
as Oliver Budge
3.0
3.0
The Sultan's Daughter
1943
as Ludwig
2.8
2.8
The Rebel Set
1959
as Train Conductor
1.0
1.0
The Lost Planet
1953
as Reckov
Target Unknown
1951
as German Guard (uncredited)
The Maverick
1952
as Fred Nixon
Rosie!
1967
as Joseph
Sheriff of Wichita
1949
as Howard Thornton
The Valiant Hombre
1948
as Pete (Bartender)
The Miracle of the Hills
1959
as Sheriff Crane
Port of Hell
1954
as Detonation Ship Captain
Alaska Patrol
1949
as Ehrlich
The Claw Monsters
1966
as Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marshal of Cripple Creek
1947
as Long John Case
Jesse James Rides Again
1947
as Sheriff Duffie
Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere
1951
as Vultura
Mercy Plane
1939
as Mechanic
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