Gene Roth
Known for Acting · 141 credits
- Born
- 1903-01-08
- Died
- 1976-07-19
- Place of birth
- Redfield, South Dakota, USA
- Also known as
- Eugene O. Roth · Eugene Roth · Eyugene Roth · Eugene Stutenroth · Gene Stutenroth · Eugene Oliver Edgar Stutenroth
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.
Known For
TV Shows (32)
Dragnet
1951
Mission: Impossible
1966
as General von Cramm
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Man / Bartender
Climax!
1954
as Basil
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Cheyenne
1955
Ben Casey
1961
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Wilkie - Storekeeper
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Sergeant Bolan
Bat Masterson
1958
as Mayor Oliver Hinton / Barkeep / Miner
Sea Hunt
1958
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as 1st Policeman
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Cycle Repairman
Highway Patrol
1955
The Tall Man
1960
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Syndicate Board Member (uncredited)
Lock-Up
1959
Tombstone Territory
1957
as Townsperson who takes the bets
87th Precinct
1961
Tightrope
1959
Boston Blackie
1951
Suspicion
1957
as The Doorman
The Thin Man
1957
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
26 Men
1957
The Dakotas
1963
I Led Three Lives
1953
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Harbor Command
1957
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as March
General Electric Theater
1953
as Doorman
The Man Called X
1956
Movies (109)
How the West Was Won
1962
as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
as Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)
Cimarron
1960
as Connors (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Farmer (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
1947
as Masseur (uncredited)
The Young Lions
1958
as Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
1946
as Miner (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962
as Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
I Want to Live!
1958
as Eric (uncredited)
The Spider Woman
1943
as Henchman Taylor (uncredited)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963
as The Minister (uncredited)
Melody Ranch
1940
as Henchman Joe #1
Désirée
1954
as Von Essen
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961
as Governor of Animals (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Homesteader (uncredited)
Westward the Women
1951
as Bartender (uncredited)
Crime, Inc.
1945
as Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)
Nightfall
1956
as Bartender (uncredited)
Mutiny
1952
as Mr. Potter (uncredited)
Red Snow
1952
as Russian Colonel
Sudan
1945
as Executioner (uncredited)
Tormented
1960
as Mr. Nelson
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
1962
as Captain (uncredited)
Alaska Patrol
1949
as Ehrlich
Twice-Told Tales
1963
as Cabman
Interrupted Melody
1955
as King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)
Count the Hours!
1953
as Prison Guard
Framed
1947
as (uncredited)
Montana Belle
1952
as Marshal Ripple
Crazy House
1943
as Dead End Character
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
1948
as The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]
Earth vs. the Spider
1958
as Sheriff Cagle
Zombies of Mora Tau
1957
as Sam, the chauffeur
Sylvia
1965
as Professor Eglebert (uncredited)
Tower of London
1962
as The Tailor
Attack of the Giant Leeches
1959
as Sheriff Kovis
The Baron of Arizona
1950
as Father Guardian
Casino Royale
1954
as Basil
Mr. District Attorney
1947
as Doorman (uncredited)
Rosie!
1967
as Joseph
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
1947
as Bill Hume
Mysterious Island
1951
as Pirate Capt. Shard
Jesse James Rides Again
1947
as Sheriff Duffie
Fargo
1952
as Blacksmith
Flight to Hong Kong
1956
as Ship captain
Rockabilly Baby
1957
as Mr. Harry Johnson
Chicago Calling
1951
as Guard
Lost City of the Jungle
1946
as Police Captain Hammond
The Blue Angel
1959
as Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)
Four Faces West
1948
as Poker Player
Alaska Passage
1959
as Anderson
The Miracle of the Hills
1959
as Sheriff Crane
The Lost Planet
1953
as Reckov
The Gallant Legion
1948
as Agitator in Bar
The Shanghai Cobra
1945
as Morgan
Prince of Pirates
1953
as Captain Brock
Famous Ghost Stories
1961
as Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')
Young Dillinger
1965
as Herman, Justice of the Peace
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
as Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)
Utah Blaine
1957
as Tom Cory
She Demons
1958
as Igor
Rogues' Gallery
1944
as Mr. Joyce
Sheriff of Wichita
1949
as Howard Thornton
Target Unknown
1951
as German Guard (uncredited)
Wetbacks
1956
as Truck Thug
Commotion on the Ocean
1956
as Bortch
The Cat Burglar
1961
as Pete
Ghost of Zorro
1949
as George Crane
Girl on the Spot
1946
as Gambler (uncredited)
The James Brothers of Missouri
1949
as Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]
Bad Men of the Border
1945
as Bill
Seven Doors to Death
1944
as Detective Morgan (uncredited)
The Maverick
1952
as Fred Nixon
Jack McCall, Desperado
1953
Pies and Guys
1958
Marshal of Cripple Creek
1947
as Long John Case
Smuggler's Cove
1948
as Franz Drum
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
1944
as Luis Philipe Vega
The Sickle or the Cross
1949
as Pakin
The Valiant Hombre
1948
as Pete (Bartender)
The Rebel Set
1959
as Train Conductor
The Black Widow
1947
as John M. Walker
Larceny in Her Heart
1946
as Asylum Orderly
The Quiet Gun
1957
as Frank Townsend (uncredited)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1953
as Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)
Running Target
1956
as Holesworth
Strange Journey
1946
as Hansen
Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere
1951
as Vultura
The Claw Monsters
1966
as Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Again Pioneers
1950
as Monty Barnes
Merry-Go-Round
1923
as Guard
Daughter of the Tong
1939
as Henchman
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
1947
as Policeman (uncreditited)
The Big Sombrero
1949
as Ben McBride
Shake Hands with Murder
1944
as Mr. Howard
Pirates of the High Seas
1950
as Gov. Frederick Whitlock
Slaphappy Sleuths
1950
as Fuller Grime
Port of Hell
1954
as Detonation Ship Captain
Oklahoma Badlands
1948
as Oliver Budge
Quiz Whizz
1958
as Montgomery M. Montgomery
Stairway to Light
1945
as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
1962
as Jude
Gold Fever
1952
as Bill Johnson
The Sultan's Daughter
1943
as Ludwig
Outer Space Jitters
1957
as The Grand Zilch
A Game of Death
1945
as Pleshke
Dunked in the Deep
1949
as Mr. Bortch
Mercy Plane
1939
as Mechanic
Beyond the Pecos
1945
as John Heydrick
About 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 th… With 141 credits spanning from 1923 to 1967, Gene Roth has appeared in 109 films and 32 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gene Roth Movies
- How the West Was Won (1962) — as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) — as Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)
- Cimarron (1960) — as Connors (uncredited)
- Friendly Persuasion (1956) — as Farmer (uncredited)
- Nightmare Alley (1947) — as Masseur (uncredited)
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