
Gene Roth
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 8, 1903
- Died
- July 19, 1976 (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- Redfield, South Dakota, USA
Biography
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.
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Filmography

Rosie!
Movie · as Joseph

The Claw Monsters
Movie · as Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mission: Impossible
TV · as General von Cramm · 1 ep

Young Dillinger
Movie · as Herman, Justice of the Peace

Sylvia
Movie · as Professor Eglebert (uncredited)

The Best Man
Movie · as Pennsylvania Delegate (uncredited)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Cycle Repairman · 1 ep

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Movie · as The Minister (uncredited)

Twice-Told Tales
Movie · as Cabman

Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV · as 1st Policeman · 1 ep
The Greatest Show on Earth
TV · 1 ep

The Dakotas
TV · 1 ep

The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
Movie · as Captain (uncredited)

How the West Was Won
Movie · as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
Movie · as Jude

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Movie · as Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station

Tower of London
Movie · as The Tailor

Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Movie · as Governor of Animals (uncredited)

The Cat Burglar
Movie · as Pete

Famous Ghost Stories
Movie · as Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')

Cain's Hundred
TV · as Syndicate Board Member (uncredited) · 1 ep

87th Precinct
TV · 1 ep

Ben Casey
TV · 1 ep

Cimarron
Movie · as Connors (uncredited)

Tormented
Movie · as Mr. Nelson

The Tall Man
TV · 1 ep

Attack of the Giant Leeches
Movie · as Sheriff Kovis

Alaska Passage
Movie · as Anderson

The Rebel Set
Movie · as Train Conductor

The Blue Angel
Movie · as Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)

The Miracle of the Hills
Movie · as Sheriff Crane

Lock-Up
TV · 1 ep

Tightrope
TV · 1 ep

Bonanza
TV · as Milton Conley · 1 ep

I Want to Live!
Movie · as Eric (uncredited)

Earth vs. the Spider
Movie · as Sheriff Cagle

Pies and Guys
Movie

Quiz Whizz
Movie · as Montgomery M. Montgomery

She Demons
Movie · as Igor

The Young Lions
Movie · as Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)

Sea Hunt
TV · 1 ep

Bat Masterson
TV · as Mayor Oliver Hinton, Miner, Barkeep · 1 ep

77 Sunset Strip
TV · as East German Policeman (uncredited) · 1 ep

Zombies of Mora Tau
Movie · as Sam, the chauffeur

Outer Space Jitters
Movie · as The Grand Zilch

Utah Blaine
Movie · as Tom Cory

Rockabilly Baby
Movie · as Mr. Harry Johnson

The Quiet Gun
Movie · as Frank Townsend (uncredited)

Jet Pilot
Movie

Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · as Man, Bartender · 2 eps

The Thin Man
TV · 1 ep

26 Men
TV · 1 ep

Harbor Command
TV · 1 ep

Tombstone Territory
TV · as Townsperson who takes the bets · 1 ep

Suspicion
TV · as The Doorman · 1 ep

Flight to Hong Kong
Movie · as Ship captain

Commotion on the Ocean
Movie · as Bortch

Running Target
Movie · as Holesworth

Wetbacks
Movie · as Truck Thug

Friendly Persuasion
Movie · as Farmer (uncredited)

Nightfall
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Wilkie - Storekeeper · 1 ep

The Man Called X
TV · 1 ep

Interrupted Melody
Movie · as King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)

Cheyenne
TV · 2 eps

Highway Patrol
TV · 2 eps

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV · 1 ep

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
TV · 2 eps

Crossroads
TV · 1 ep

Casino Royale
Movie · as Basil

Désirée
Movie · as Von Essen

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Movie · as Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)

Port of Hell
Movie · as Detonation Ship Captain

Climax!
TV · as Basil · 1 ep

Prince of Pirates
Movie · as Captain Brock

The Lost Planet
Movie · as Reckov

Count the Hours!
Movie · as Prison Guard

Jack McCall, Desperado
Movie

The Farmer Takes a Wife
Movie · as Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)

General Electric Theater
TV · as Doorman · 2 eps

I Led Three Lives
TV · 1 ep

Mutiny
Movie · as Mr. Potter (uncredited)

Fargo
Movie · as Blacksmith

Gold Fever
Movie · as Bill Johnson

The Maverick
Movie · as Fred Nixon

Red Snow
Movie · as Russian Colonel

Montana Belle
Movie · as Marshal Ripple

Westward the Women
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)

Target Unknown
Movie · as German Guard (uncredited)

Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere
Movie · as Vultura

Chicago Calling
Movie · as Guard

Mysterious Island
Movie · as Pirate Capt. Shard

Dragnet
TV · 1 ep

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as March · 1 ep

Boston Blackie
TV · 1 ep

The Baron of Arizona
Movie · as Father Guardian

Pirates of the High Seas
Movie · as Gov. Frederick Whitlock

Slaphappy Sleuths
Movie · as Fuller Grime

Again Pioneers
Movie · as Monty Barnes

Dunked in the Deep
Movie · as Mr. Bortch

The Big Sombrero
Movie · as Ben McBride

The Sickle or the Cross
Movie · as Pakin

Alaska Patrol
Movie · as Ehrlich

Ghost of Zorro
Movie · as George Crane

The James Brothers of Missouri
Movie · as Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]

Sheriff of Wichita
Movie · as Howard Thornton

The Lone Ranger
TV · as Sergeant Bolan · 1 ep

Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Movie · as The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]

Four Faces West
Movie · as Poker Player

The Gallant Legion
Movie · as Agitator in Bar

Oklahoma Badlands
Movie · as Oliver Budge

The Valiant Hombre
Movie · as Pete (Bartender)

Smuggler's Cove
Movie · as Franz Drum

Framed
Movie · as (uncredited)

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
Movie · as Policeman (uncreditited)

Marshal of Cripple Creek
Movie · as Long John Case

The Black Widow
Movie · as John M. Walker

Jesse James Rides Again
Movie · as Sheriff Duffie

Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
Movie · as Bill Hume

The Sea of Grass
Movie · as Homesteader (uncredited)

Nightmare Alley
Movie · as Masseur (uncredited)

Mr. District Attorney
Movie · as Doorman (uncredited)

Lost City of the Jungle
Movie · as Police Captain Hammond

Larceny in Her Heart
Movie · as Asylum Orderly

Strange Journey
Movie · as Hansen

Canyon Passage
Movie · as Miner (uncredited)

Girl on the Spot
Movie · as Gambler (uncredited)

The Shanghai Cobra
Movie · as Morgan

Sudan
Movie · as Executioner (uncredited)

Crime, Inc.
Movie · as Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)

A Game of Death
Movie · as Pleshke

Bad Men of the Border
Movie · as Bill

Beyond the Pecos
Movie · as John Heydrick

Stairway to Light
Movie · as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)

Here Come the Co-Eds
Movie · as Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)

Strange Illusion
Movie · as Sparky

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
Movie · as Luis Philipe Vega

Shake Hands with Murder
Movie · as Mr. Howard

Rogues' Gallery
Movie · as Mr. Joyce

Seven Doors to Death
Movie · as Detective Morgan (uncredited)

The Sultan's Daughter
Movie · as Ludwig

Crazy House
Movie · as Dead End Character

The Spider Woman
Movie · as Henchman Taylor (uncredited)

Melody Ranch
Movie · as Henchman Joe #1

Daughter of the Tong
Movie · as Henchman
Mercy Plane
Movie · as Mechanic

Merry-Go-Round
Movie · as Guard


