Gene Roth
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 8 January 1903 · Redfield, South Dakota, USA
- Died
- 19 July 1976
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
Acting 112
- 1967Rosie! as Joseph
- 1966The Claw Monsters as Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1965Young Dillinger as Herman, Justice of the Peace
- 1965Sylvia as Professor Eglebert (uncredited)
- 1964The Best Man as Pennsylvania Delegate (uncredited)
- 1963Twice-Told Tales as Cabman
- 1963The Courtship of Eddie's Father as The Minister (uncredited)
- 1962How the West Was Won as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
- 1962Tower of London as The Tailor
- 1962Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock as Jude
- 1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm as Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
- 1962The Three Stooges Meet Hercules as Captain (uncredited)
- 1961Famous Ghost Stories as Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')
- 1961The Cat Burglar as Pete
- 1961Atlantis: The Lost Continent as Governor of Animals (uncredited)
- 1960Cimarron as Connors (uncredited)
- 1960Tormented as Mr. Nelson
- 1959The Blue Angel as Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)
- 1959The Miracle of the Hills as Sheriff Crane
- 1959Attack of the Giant Leeches as Sheriff Kovis
- 1959The Rebel Set as Train Conductor
- 1959Alaska Passage as Anderson
- 1958I Want to Live! as Eric (uncredited)
- 1958Earth vs. the Spider as Sheriff Cagle
- 1958Pies and Guys
- 1958The Young Lions as Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)
- 1958Quiz Whizz as Montgomery M. Montgomery
- 1958She Demons as Igor
- 1957Outer Space Jitters as The Grand Zilch
- 1957Rockabilly Baby as Mr. Harry Johnson
- 1957Jet Pilot
- 1957The Quiet Gun as Frank Townsend (uncredited)
- 1957Zombies of Mora Tau as Sam, the chauffeur
- 1957Utah Blaine as Tom Cory
- 1956Nightfall as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1956Commotion on the Ocean as Bortch
- 1956Running Target as Holesworth
- 1956Friendly Persuasion as Farmer (uncredited)
- 1956Flight to Hong Kong as Ship captain
- 1956Wetbacks as Truck Thug
- 1955Interrupted Melody as King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)
- 1954Port of Hell as Detonation Ship Captain
- 1954Désirée as Von Essen
- 1954Casino Royale as Basil
- 1954Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)
- 1953The Farmer Takes a Wife as Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)
- 1953The Lost Planet as Reckov
- 1953Jack McCall, Desperado
- 1953Count the Hours! as Prison Guard
- 1953Prince of Pirates as Captain Brock
- 1952The Maverick as Fred Nixon
- 1952Montana Belle as Marshal Ripple
- 1952Fargo as Blacksmith
- 1952Red Snow as Russian Colonel
- 1952Gold Fever as Bill Johnson
- 1952Mutiny as Mr. Potter (uncredited)
- 1951Chicago Calling as Guard
- 1951Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere as Vultura
- 1951Westward the Women as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1951Mysterious Island as Pirate Capt. Shard
- 1951Target Unknown as German Guard (uncredited)
- 1950Slaphappy Sleuths as Fuller Grime
- 1950Pirates of the High Seas as Gov. Frederick Whitlock
- 1950Again Pioneers as Monty Barnes
- 1950The Baron of Arizona as Father Guardian
- 1949Dunked in the Deep as Mr. Bortch
- 1949The James Brothers of Missouri as Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]
- 1949The Sickle or the Cross as Pakin
- 1949The Big Sombrero as Ben McBride
- 1949Ghost of Zorro as George Crane
- 1949Alaska Patrol as Ehrlich
- 1949Sheriff of Wichita as Howard Thornton
- 1948The Valiant Hombre as Pete (Bartender)
- 1948Adventures of Frank and Jesse James as The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]
- 1948Smuggler's Cove as Franz Drum
- 1948Four Faces West as Poker Player
- 1948The Gallant Legion as Agitator in Bar
- 1948Oklahoma Badlands as Oliver Budge
- 1947The Black Widow as John M. Walker
- 1947Nightmare Alley as Masseur (uncredited)
- 1947The Gas House Kids in Hollywood as Policeman (uncreditited)
- 1947Marshal of Cripple Creek as Long John Case
- 1947Jesse James Rides Again as Sheriff Duffie
- 1947Framed as (uncredited)
- 1947The Sea of Grass as Homesteader (uncredited)
- 1947Homesteaders of Paradise Valley as Bill Hume
- 1947Mr. District Attorney as Doorman (uncredited)
- 1946Strange Journey as Hansen
- 1946Canyon Passage as Miner (uncredited)
- 1946Larceny in Her Heart as Asylum Orderly
- 1946Lost City of the Jungle as Police Captain Hammond
- 1946Girl on the Spot as Gambler (uncredited)
- 1945A Game of Death as Pleshke
- 1945Stairway to Light as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
- 1945The Shanghai Cobra as Morgan
- 1945Bad Men of the Border as Bill
- 1945Beyond the Pecos as John Heydrick
- 1945Sudan as Executioner (uncredited)
- 1945Crime, Inc. as Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)
- 1945Strange Illusion as Sparky
- 1945Here Come the Co-Eds as Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)
- 1944Rogues' Gallery as Mr. Joyce
- 1944Seven Doors to Death as Detective Morgan (uncredited)
- 1944Shake Hands with Murder as Mr. Howard
- 1944Charlie Chan in the Secret Service as Luis Philipe Vega
- 1943The Sultan's Daughter as Ludwig
- 1943The Spider Woman as Henchman Taylor (uncredited)
- 1943Crazy House as Dead End Character
- 1940Melody Ranch as Henchman Joe #1
- 1939Mercy Plane as Mechanic
- 1939Daughter of the Tong as Henchman
- 1923Merry-Go-Round as Guard