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Gene Roth is a Actor and Director American born on 8 january 1903 at South Dakota (USA)

Gene Roth

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Birth name Eugene Oliver Edgar Stutenroth
Nationality USA
Birth 8 january 1903 at South Dakota (USA)
Death 19 july 1976 (at 73 years) at Los Angeles (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.

Usually with

Larry Fine
Larry Fine
(8 films)
Moe Howard
Moe Howard
(8 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Gene Roth (94 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
1967Rosie!ActorJoseph
1966Torn CurtainActorGuard in Post Office
1965SylviaActorProfessor Eglebert (uncredited)
1965Young DillingerActorHerman, Justice of the Peace
1963The Courtship of Eddie's FatherActorThe Minister (uncredited)
1963The PrizeActorBjornefeldt, Translator
1963Twice-Told TalesActorCabman
1962How the West Was WonActorRiverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
1962The Three Stooges Meet HerculesActorCaptain (uncredited)
1962Tower of LondonActorThe Tailor
1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmActorBerlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
1961Atlantis: The Lost ContinentActorGovernor of Animals (uncredited)
1961The Cat BurglarActorPete
1960CimarronActorConnors (uncredited)
1960TormentedActorMr. Nelson
1959Alaska PassageActorAnderson
1959Attack of the Giant LeechesActorSheriff Kovis
1959The Blue AngelActorDrunk Nightclub Patron with Pineapple
1959The Rebel SetActorTrain Conductor
1959The Miracle of the HillsActorSheriff Crane
1958I Want to Live!ActorEric (uncredited)
1958The SpiderActorSheriff Cagle
1958Pies and GuysActor
1958Quiz WhizzActor
1958She DemonsActorIgor
1958She DemonsActorIgor
1957Outer Space JittersActorThe Grand Zilch
1957Zombies of Mora TauActorSam, the chauffeur
1957Rockabilly BabyActorMr. Harry Johnson
1956NightfallActorBartender
1956Commotion On The OceanActorBortch
1956Hot StuffActor
1956Running TargetActorHolesworth
1956Flight to Hong KongActorShip captain
1955Interrupted MelodyActorKing Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)
1954Prince ValiantActor
1954Seven Brides for Seven BrothersActor
1954DésiréeActorVon Essen
1954Casino RoyaleActor, DirectorLe Chiffre's Henchman
1954The Steel CageActorBilly Brenner
1953Count the Hours!ActorPrison Guard
1953The Farmer Takes a WifeActorEthan McCarthy (uncredited)
1953The Lost PlanetActorReckov
1953Prince of PiratesActorCaptain Brock
1953Jack McCall, DesperadoActor
1952Montana BelleActorMarshal Ripple
1952MutinyActorMr. Potter (uncredited)
1952Carbine WilliamsActor
1952Chicago CallingActorGuard
1952The MaverickActorFred Nixon
1951Westward the WomenActorBartender (uncredited)
1951Captain Video, Master of the StratosphereActorVultura
1951The HoodlumActor
1951The Lemon Drop KidActorCharley's butler
1951Mysterious IslandActorPirate Capt. Shard
1950Pirates of the High SeasActorGov. Frederick Whitlock
1950Slaphappy SleuthsActorFuller Grime
1950The Baron of ArizonaActorFather Guardian
1949The James Brothers of MissouriActorMarshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]
1949The Big SombreroActorBen McBride
1949Dunked in the DeepActorMr. Bortch
1949Ghost of ZorroActorGeorge Crane
1949The Younger BrothersActorJonas
1948Adventures of Frank and Jesse JamesActorThe Marshal [Chs. 9-10]
1948Four Faces WestActorPoker Player
1948Smuggler's CoveActorFranz Drum
1948The Valiant HombreActorPete (Bartender)
1948Oklahoma BadlandsActorOliver Budge
1947FramedActor(uncredited)
1947The Black WidowActorJohn M. Walker
1947Jesse James Rides AgainActorSheriff Duffie
1947Nightmare AlleyActorMasseur (uncredited)
1947The Gas House Kids in HollywoodActorPoliceman (uncreditited)
1946Lost City of the JungleActorPolice Captain Hammond
1946Society MugsActor
1946Larceny in Her HeartActorAsylum Orderly
1945Beyond the PecosActorJohn Heydrick
1945Here Come the Co-edsActorSecond Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)
1945Crime, Inc.ActorBig Ed Johnson (uncredited)
1945A Game of DeathActorPleshke
1945The Shanghai CobraActorMorgan
1945Stairway to LightActorHector Chevigny (uncredited)
1945Strange IllusionActorDetective Sparks aka Sparky
1945SudanActorExecutioner (uncredited)
1944The Spider WomanActorHenchman Taylor (uncredited)
1944Charlie Chan in the Secret ServiceActorLuis Philipe Vega
1944Rogues' GalleryActorMr. Joyce
1944Seven Doors to DeathActor
1944WaterfrontActor
1944The Hitler GangActor
1944Shake Hands with MurderActorMr. Howard
1943Crazy HouseActorDead End Character
1940Melody RanchActorHenchman Joe #1
1939Daughter of the TongActorHenchman
1923Merry-Go-RoundActorGuard