Roscoe Karns
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roscoe Karns (September 7, 1891 – February 6, 1970) was an American actor who appeared in nearly 150 films between 1915 and 1964. He specialized in cynical, wise-cracking (and often tipsy) characters, and his rapid-fire delivery enlivened many comedies and crime thrillers in the 1930s and 1940s. Though he appeared in numerous silent films, such as Wings and Beggars of Life, his career didn't really take off until sound arrived. Arguably his best-known fil...
Known For
Filmography
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964
as Major Phipps
The Lucy Show
1962
as Mr. Foley
Hennesey
1959
as Capt. Walter Shafer
Onionhead
1958
as 'Windy' Woods
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Ed Church
December Bride
1954
December Bride
1954
as Charley Allen
Inside Detective
1950
as Police Inspector Rocky King
Rocky King, Detective
1950
as Police Inspector Rocky King
Devil's Cargo
1948
as Lt. Hardy
The Inside Story
1948
as Eustace Peabody
Speed to Spare
1948
as Kangaroo
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948
as Officer Carmody
That's My Man
1947
as Toby Gleeton
Vigilantes of Boomtown
1947
as Bill Delaney
Avalanche
1946
as Red Kelly
One Way to Love
1946
as Hobie Simmons
I Ring Doorbells
1946
as Stubby
Hi, Good Lookin'!
1944
as Archie
Minstrel Man
1944
as Lasses White
The Navy Way
1944
as Frankie Gimble
My Son, The Hero
1943
as Big-Time Morgan
Riding High
1943
as Shorty
Old Acquaintance
1943
as Charlie Archer
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Roscoe Karns
His Butler's Sister
1943
as Fields
Woman of the Year
1942
as Phil Whittaker
You Can't Escape Forever
1942
as 'Mac' McTurk
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
as Cassidy
Yokel Boy
1942
as Al Devers
Petticoat Politics
1941
as Joe Higgins
Footsteps in the Dark
1941
as Monahan
The Gay Vagabond
1941
as Arthur Dixon / Jerry Dixon
Road to Happiness
1941
as Charley Grady
Black Eyes and Blues
1941
as Alfred Harmon
Half Shot at Sunrise
1941
as Henry Warren
His Girl Friday
1940
as McCue
They Drive by Night
1940
as Irish McGurn
Double Alibi
1940
as Jeremiah Jenkins
Saturday's Children
1940
as Willie Sands
Ladies Must Live
1940
as Pete Larrabee
Meet the Missus
1940
as Joe Higgins
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939
as Mal Stamp
King of Chinatown
1939
as Rip Harrigan
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Joe Drews
Everything's on Ice
1939
as Felix Miller
You and Me
1938
as Cuffy
Thanks for the Memory
1938
as George Kent
Tip-Off Girls
1938
as Tom Benson aka Tommy Logan
Dangerous to Know
1938
as Duncan
Scandal Street
1938
as Austin Brown
On Such a Night
1937
as Joe Flynn
Night of Mystery
1937
as Sergeant Heath
Partners in Crime
1937
as Sim Perkins
Murder Goes to College
1937
as Sim Perkins
Clarence
1937
as Clarence Smith
Cain and Mabel
1936
as Reilly
Three Married Men
1936
as Peter Cary
Woman Trap
1936
as Mopsy
Border Flight
1936
as Calico Smith
Three Cheers for Love
1936
as Doc 'Short Circuit' Wilson
Wings in the Dark
1935
as Nick Williams
Four Hours to Kill!
1935
as Johnson
Alibi Ike
1935
as Carey
Front Page Woman
1935
as Toots O'Grady
Two-Fisted
1935
as Chick Moran
The Woman in Red
1935
as Man in court room (uncredited)
Red Hot Tires
1935
as Bud Keene
It Happened One Night
1934
as Oscar Shapeley
Twentieth Century
1934
as Owen O'Malley
Shoot the Works
1934
as Sailor Burke
I Sell Anything
1934
as Monk
Come On, Marines!
1934
as Spud McGurke
Elmer and Elsie
1934
as Rocky Cott
Alice in Wonderland
1933
as Tweedledee
A Lady's Profession
1933
as Tony
Today We Live
1933
as McGinnis
One Sunday Afternoon
1933
as Snappy Downer
The Women in His Life
1933
as Aloysius Lester
Gambling Ship
1933
as Blooey
Grand Slam
1933
as Contest Radio Announcer
Night After Night
1932
as Leo
If I Had a Million
1932
as Private O'Brien
Week-End Marriage
1932
as Jim Davis
Two Against the World
1932
as Segall, reporter
Lawyer Man
1932
as Merritt - Reporter (uncredited)
The Crooked Circle
1932
as Harry Carter
One Way Passage
1932
as S.S. Maloa Bartender (uncredited)
Under-Cover Man
1932
as Dannie
The Roadhouse Murder
1932
as Dale
They Call It Sin
1932
as Brad - Rehearsal Director (uncredited)
Stowaway
1932
as Insp. Redding
Play Girl
1932
as Gambler (uncredited)
High Pressure
1932
as Telephone Salesman (uncredited)
Laughing Sinners
1931
as Fred Geer
Pleasure
1931
as Arnie
Dirigible
1931
as Sock McGuire
Ladies of the Big House
1931
as Frank - Twenty Questions player (uncredited)
Left Over Ladies
1931
as 'Scoop'
Many a Slip
1931
as Stan Price
Safety in Numbers
1930
as Bertram Shapiro
Troopers Three
1930
as Bugs
Man Trouble
1930
as Scott
The Gorilla
1930
as Simmons
Little Accident
1930
as Gilbert
The Costello Case
1930
as Blair
This Thing Called Love
1929
as Harry Bertrand
New York Nights
1929
as Johnny Dolan
Copy
1929
as City Editor John Mack
The Flying Fleet
1929
as Shipwrecked Radio Operator (uncredited)
Moran of the Marines
1928
as Swatty
Win That Girl
1928
as Johnny Norton II
The Shopworn Angel
1928
as Dance Director
The Trail of '98
1928
as Man on Ship (uncredited)
Jazz Mad
1928
as Sol Levy
The Vanishing Pioneer
1928
as Ray Hearn
Warming Up
1928
as Hippo
Beau Sabreur
1928
as Buddy
The Desert Bride
1928
as Pvt. Terry
Beggars of Life
1928
as Lame Hoppy
Something Always Happens
1928
as George
Object: Alimony
1928
as Al Bryant
Ten Modern Commandments
1927
as Benny Burnaway
The Jazz Singer
1927
as Agent (uncredited)
Wings
1927
as Lieutenant Cameron
Ritzy
1927
as Smith's Valet
You'd Be Surprised
1926
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Overland Limited
1925
as Patrick Henry Madden
Dollar Down
1925
as Gene Meadows
The Midnight Express
1924
as Switch Hogan
Bluff
1924
as Jack Hallowell
The Foolish Virgin
1924
as Chuck Brady
The Ten Commandments
1923
as The Boy in the Rain (uncredited)
Other Men's Daughters
1923
as Hubert
Her Own Money
1922
as Jerry Woodward
The Trouper
1922
Conquering the Woman
1922
as Shorty Thompson
The Man Tamer
1921
as Bradley P. Caldwell Jr
The Family Honor
1920
as Dal Tucker
The Life of the Party
1920
as Sam Perkins
Poor Relations
1919
as Henry
A Western Governor's Humanity
1915
as The Sheriff
A Species of Mexican Man
1915
From Champion to Tramp
1915
as The Girl's Father
Mr. Carlson of Arizona
1915