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