Gene Roth
Known for Acting · 143 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 (33)
Bonanza
1959
as Milton Conley
Mission: Impossible
1966
as General von Cramm
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Sergeant Bolan
Climax!
1954
as Basil
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Man / Bartender
Cheyenne
1955
Dragnet
1951
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Bat Masterson
1958
as Mayor Oliver Hinton / Barkeep / Miner
Highway Patrol
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Wilkie - Storekeeper
Sea Hunt
1958
Ben Casey
1961
Suspicion
1957
as The Doorman
The Tall Man
1960
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as 1st Policeman
Tombstone Territory
1957
as Townsperson who takes the bets
Lock-Up
1959
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Cycle Repairman
I Led Three Lives
1953
The Thin Man
1957
87th Precinct
1961
26 Men
1957
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Syndicate Board Member (uncredited)
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
Harbor Command
1957
Boston Blackie
1951
Tightrope
1959
The Dakotas
1963
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as March
The Man Called X
1956
General Electric Theater
1953
as Doorman
Movies (110)
How the West Was Won
1962
as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
1947
as Masseur (uncredited)
Strange Journey
1946
as Hansen
Slaphappy Sleuths
1950
as Fuller Grime
Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Farmer (uncredited)
Désirée
1954
as Von Essen
The Young Lions
1958
as Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)
Young Dillinger
1965
as Herman, Justice of the Peace
Westward the Women
1951
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Homesteader (uncredited)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
as Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney
1947
as Doorman (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
1946
as Miner (uncredited)
Tormented
1960
as Mr. Nelson
Flight to Hong Kong
1956
as Ship captain
I Want to Live!
1958
as Eric (uncredited)
Red Snow
1952
as Russian Colonel
Dunked in the Deep
1949
as Mr. Bortch
Attack of the Giant Leeches
1959
as Sheriff Kovis
Cimarron
1960
as Connors (uncredited)
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961
as Governor of Animals (uncredited)
Twice-Told Tales
1963
as Cabman
Four Faces West
1948
as Poker Player
Merry-Go-Round
1923
as Guard
The Shanghai Cobra
1945
as Morgan
The Baron of Arizona
1950
as Father Guardian
Mercy Plane
1939
as Mechanic
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962
as Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
Sylvia
1965
as Professor Eglebert (uncredited)
Sudan
1945
as Executioner (uncredited)
Montana Belle
1952
as Marshal Ripple
Casino Royale
1954
as Basil
Nightfall
1956
as Bartender (uncredited)
Interrupted Melody
1955
as King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)
Count the Hours!
1953
as Prison Guard
Girl on the Spot
1946
as Gambler (uncredited)
Sheriff of Wichita
1949
as Howard Thornton
Crime, Inc.
1945
as Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)
Mysterious Island
1951
as Pirate Capt. Shard
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1953
as Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)
The Blue Angel
1959
as Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)
Famous Ghost Stories
1961
as Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')
A Game of Death
1945
as Pleshke
Lost City of the Jungle
1946
as Police Captain Hammond
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
as Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)
Chicago Calling
1951
as Guard
Outer Space Jitters
1957
as The Grand Zilch
Framed
1947
as (uncredited)
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
1962
as Jude
The Rebel Set
1959
as Train Conductor
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
1944
as Luis Philipe Vega
Rosie!
1967
as Joseph
Prince of Pirates
1953
as Captain Brock
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963
as The Minister (uncredited)
Crazy House
1943
as Dead End Character
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
1962
as Captain (uncredited)
The Gallant Legion
1948
as Agitator in Bar
Melody Ranch
1940
as Henchman Joe #1
Marshal of Cripple Creek
1947
as Long John Case
Port of Hell
1954
as Detonation Ship Captain
The Spider Woman
1943
as Henchman Taylor (uncredited)
Wetbacks
1956
as Truck Thug
Utah Blaine
1957
as Tom Cory
Rogues' Gallery
1944
as Mr. Joyce
The Black Widow
1947
as John M. Walker
The Quiet Gun
1957
as Frank Townsend (uncredited)
Commotion on the Ocean
1956
as Bortch
Alaska Patrol
1949
as Ehrlich
The Sickle or the Cross
1949
as Pakin
Shake Hands with Murder
1944
as Mr. Howard
Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere
1951
as Vultura
Mutiny
1952
as Mr. Potter (uncredited)
Target Unknown
1951
as German Guard (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Hills
1959
as Sheriff Crane
The Cat Burglar
1961
as Pete
Jesse James Rides Again
1947
as Sheriff Duffie
Tower of London
1962
as The Tailor
Earth vs. the Spider
1958
as Sheriff Cagle
Rockabilly Baby
1957
as Mr. Harry Johnson
Alaska Passage
1959
as Anderson
Fargo
1952
as Blacksmith
Pies and Guys
1958
Smuggler's Cove
1948
as Franz Drum
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
1948
as The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]
The Lost Planet
1953
as Reckov
Ghost of Zorro
1949
as George Crane
Seven Doors to Death
1944
as Detective Morgan (uncredited)
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
1947
as Bill Hume
Daughter of the Tong
1939
as Henchman
Again Pioneers
1950
as Monty Barnes
Quiz Whizz
1958
as Montgomery M. Montgomery
Bad Men of the Border
1945
as Bill
Running Target
1956
as Holesworth
The Maverick
1952
as Fred Nixon
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
1947
as Policeman (uncreditited)
The Sultan's Daughter
1943
as Ludwig
Zombies of Mora Tau
1957
as Sam, the chauffeur
Oklahoma Badlands
1948
as Oliver Budge
The Big Sombrero
1949
as Ben McBride
Strange Illusion
1945
as Sparky
The Valiant Hombre
1948
as Pete (Bartender)
Jack McCall, Desperado
1953
Larceny in Her Heart
1946
as Asylum Orderly
She Demons
1958
as Igor
Pirates of the High Seas
1950
as Gov. Frederick Whitlock
Gold Fever
1952
as Bill Johnson
Beyond the Pecos
1945
as John Heydrick
Stairway to Light
1945
as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
The Claw Monsters
1966
as Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
The James Brothers of Missouri
1949
as Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]
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 143 credits spanning from 1923 to 1967, Gene Roth has appeared in 110 films and 33 TV shows.
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- How the West Was Won (1962) — as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
- Nightmare Alley (1947) — as Masseur (uncredited)
- Strange Journey (1946) — as Hansen
- Slaphappy Sleuths (1950) — as Fuller Grime
- Friendly Persuasion (1956) — as Farmer (uncredited)
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