Gene Roth
112 movies · 35 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 8, 1903
- Died
- Jul 19, 1976 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Redfield, South Dakota, USA
- Also known as
- Eugene O. Roth · Eugene Roth · Eyugene Roth · Eugene 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).
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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.
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Known for
Gene Roth: movies and TV shows
Acting (147)
- 1967 Rosie!
as Joseph
- 1966
- 1966 The Claw Monsters
as Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1965 Young Dillinger
as Herman, Justice of the Peace
- 1965 Sylvia
as Professor Eglebert (uncredited)
- 1964
- 1964 The Best Man
as Pennsylvania Delegate (uncredited)
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963 Twice-Told Tales
as Cabman
- 1963 The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as The Minister (uncredited)
- 1963
- 1962 How the West Was Won
as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
- 1962 Tower of London
as The Tailor
- 1962 Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
as Jude
- 1962 The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
- 1962 The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
as Captain (uncredited)
- 1961 Famous Ghost Stories
as Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961 The Cat Burglar
as Pete
- 1961 Atlantis: The Lost Continent
as Governor of Animals (uncredited)
- 1960 Cimarron
as Connors (uncredited)
- 1960 Tormented
as Mr. Nelson
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959 The Blue Angel
as Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)
- 1959 The Miracle of the Hills
as Sheriff Crane
- 1959 Attack of the Giant Leeches
as Sheriff Kovis
- 1959 The Rebel Set
as Train Conductor
- 1959 Alaska Passage
as Anderson
- 1958 I Want to Live!
as Eric (uncredited)
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958 Earth vs. the Spider
as Sheriff Cagle
- 1958
- 1958 The Young Lions
as Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)
- 1958 Quiz Whizz
as Montgomery M. Montgomery
- 1958
- 1958 She Demons
as Igor
- 1957 Outer Space Jitters
as The Grand Zilch
- 1957 Rockabilly Baby
as Mr. Harry Johnson
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 The Quiet Gun
as Frank Townsend (uncredited)
- 1957 Zombies of Mora Tau
as Sam, the chauffeur
- 1957 Utah Blaine
as Tom Cory
- 1956 Nightfall
as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1956 Commotion on the Ocean
as Bortch
- 1956 Running Target
as Holesworth
- 1956 Friendly Persuasion
as Farmer (uncredited)
- 1956 Flight to Hong Kong
as Ship captain
- 1956
- 1956 Wetbacks
as Truck Thug
- 1956
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 Interrupted Melody
as King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)
- 1954 Port of Hell
as Detonation Ship Captain
- 1954 Désirée
as Von Essen
- 1954 Casino Royale
as Basil
- 1954
- 1954 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)
- 1953 The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)
- 1953 The Lost Planet
as Reckov
- 1953 Count the Hours!
as Prison Guard
- 1953
- 1953 Prince of Pirates
as Captain Brock
- 1953
- 1953
- 1952 The Maverick
as Fred Nixon
- 1952 Montana Belle
as Marshal Ripple
- 1952 Fargo
as Blacksmith
- 1952 Red Snow
as Russian Colonel
- 1952 Gold Fever
as Bill Johnson
- 1952 Mutiny
as Mr. Potter (uncredited)
- 1951 Chicago Calling
as Guard
- 1951 Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere
as Vultura
- 1951
- 1951 Westward the Women
as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1951
- 1951 Mysterious Island
as Pirate Capt. Shard
- 1951
- 1951 Target Unknown
as German Guard (uncredited)
- 1950 Slaphappy Sleuths
as Fuller Grime
- 1950 Pirates of the High Seas
as Gov. Frederick Whitlock
- 1950 Again Pioneers
as Monty Barnes
- 1950 The Baron of Arizona
as Father Guardian
- 1949 Dunked in the Deep
as Mr. Bortch
- 1949
- 1949 The James Brothers of Missouri
as Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]
- 1949 The Sickle or the Cross
as Pakin
- 1949 The Big Sombrero
as Ben McBride
- 1949 Ghost of Zorro
as George Crane
- 1949 Alaska Patrol
as Ehrlich
- 1949 Sheriff of Wichita
as Howard Thornton
- 1948 The Valiant Hombre
as Pete (Bartender)
- 1948 Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
as The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]
- 1948 Smuggler's Cove
as Franz Drum
- 1948 Four Faces West
as Poker Player
- 1948 The Gallant Legion
as Agitator in Bar
- 1948 Oklahoma Badlands
as Oliver Budge
- 1947 The Black Widow
as John M. Walker
- 1947 Nightmare Alley
as Masseur (uncredited)
- 1947 The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
as Policeman (uncreditited)
- 1947 Marshal of Cripple Creek
as Long John Case
- 1947 Jesse James Rides Again
as Sheriff Duffie
- 1947 Framed
as (uncredited)
- 1947 The Sea of Grass
as Homesteader (uncredited)
- 1947 Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
as Bill Hume
- 1947 Mr. District Attorney
as Doorman (uncredited)
- 1946 Strange Journey
as Hansen
- 1946 Canyon Passage
as Miner (uncredited)
- 1946 Larceny in Her Heart
as Asylum Orderly
- 1946 Lost City of the Jungle
as Police Captain Hammond
- 1946 Girl on the Spot
as Gambler (uncredited)
- 1945 A Game of Death
as Pleshke
- 1945 Stairway to Light
as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
- 1945 The Shanghai Cobra
as Morgan
- 1945 Bad Men of the Border
as Bill
- 1945 Beyond the Pecos
as John Heydrick
- 1945 Sudan
as Executioner (uncredited)
- 1945 Crime, Inc.
as Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)
- 1945 Strange Illusion
as Sparky
- 1945 Here Come the Co-Eds
as Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)
- 1944 Rogues' Gallery
as Mr. Joyce
- 1944 Seven Doors to Death
as Detective Morgan (uncredited)
- 1944 Shake Hands with Murder
as Mr. Howard
- 1944 Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
as Luis Philipe Vega
- 1943 The Sultan's Daughter
as Ludwig
- 1943 The Spider Woman
as Henchman Taylor (uncredited)
- 1943 Crazy House
as Dead End Character
- 1940 Melody Ranch
as Henchman Joe #1
- 1939 Mercy Plane
as Mechanic
- 1939 Daughter of the Tong
as Henchman
- 1923 Merry-Go-Round
as Guard