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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Rosie!
Character:Joseph
Release Date:22/11/1967
The Claw Monsters
Character:Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1966
Young Dillinger
Character:Herman, Justice of the Peace
Release Date:28/04/1965
Sylvia
Character:Professor Eglebert (uncredited)
Release Date:10/02/1965
Twice-Told Tales
Character:Cabman
Release Date:01/09/1963
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Character:The Minister (uncredited)
Release Date:27/03/1963
How the West Was Won
Character:Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Release Date:02/11/1962
Tower of London
Character:The Tailor
Release Date:24/10/1962
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
Character:Jude
Release Date:01/10/1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Character:Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
Release Date:07/08/1962
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
Character:Captain (uncredited)
Release Date:15/02/1962
Famous Ghost Stories
Character:Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')
Release Date:31/12/1961
The Cat Burglar
Character:Pete
Release Date:01/07/1961
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Character:Governor of Animals (uncredited)
Release Date:03/05/1961
Cimarron
Character:Connors (uncredited)
Release Date:01/12/1960
Tormented
Character:Mr. Nelson
Release Date:22/09/1960
The Blue Angel
Character:Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)
Release Date:04/09/1959
The Miracle of the Hills
Character:Sheriff Crane
Release Date:29/07/1959
Attack of the Giant Leeches
Character:Sheriff Kovis
Release Date:15/07/1959
The Rebel Set
Character:Train Conductor
Release Date:28/06/1959
Alaska Passage
Character:Anderson
Release Date:11/02/1959
I Want to Live!
Character:Eric (uncredited)
Release Date:18/11/1958
Earth vs. the Spider
Character:Sheriff Cagle
Release Date:01/09/1958
Pies and Guys
Character:
Release Date:12/06/1958
The Young Lions
Character:Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)
Release Date:02/04/1958
Quiz Whizz
Character:
Release Date:13/02/1958
She Demons
Character:Igor
Release Date:03/01/1958
Outer Space Jitters
Character:The Grand Zilch
Release Date:05/12/1957
Rockabilly Baby
Character:Mr. Harry Johnson
Release Date:30/10/1957
The Quiet Gun
Character:Frank Townsend (uncredited)
Release Date:18/07/1957
Zombies of Mora Tau
Character:Sam, the chauffeur
Release Date:01/03/1957
Utah Blaine
Character:Tom Cory
Release Date:01/02/1957
Nightfall
Character:Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:09/11/1956
Commotion on the Ocean
Character:Bortch
Release Date:08/11/1956
Running Target
Character:Holesworth
Release Date:01/11/1956
Friendly Persuasion
Character:Farmer (uncredited)
Release Date:30/10/1956
Flight to Hong Kong
Character:Ship captain
Release Date:08/10/1956
Wetbacks
Character:Truck Thug
Release Date:04/05/1956
Interrupted Melody
Character:King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)
Release Date:05/05/1955
Port of Hell
Character:Detonation Ship Captain
Release Date:05/12/1954
Désirée
Character:Von Essen
Release Date:16/11/1954
Casino Royale
Character:Basil
Release Date:21/10/1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Character:Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)
Release Date:22/07/1954
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Character:Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)
Release Date:12/06/1953
The Lost Planet
Character:Reckov
Release Date:04/06/1953
Count the Hours!
Character:Prison Guard
Release Date:01/04/1953
Jack McCall, Desperado
Character:
Release Date:01/04/1953
Prince of Pirates
Character:Captain Brock
Release Date:07/03/1953
The Maverick
Character:Fred Nixon
Release Date:14/12/1952
Montana Belle
Character:Marshal Ripple
Release Date:11/11/1952
Fargo
Character:Blacksmith
Release Date:07/09/1952
Red Snow
Character:Russian Colonel
Release Date:07/07/1952
Gold Fever
Character:Bill Johnson
Release Date:15/06/1952
Mutiny
Character:Mr. Potter (uncredited)
Release Date:05/03/1952
Chicago Calling
Character:Guard
Release Date:31/12/1951
Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere
Character:Vultura
Release Date:27/12/1951
Westward the Women
Character:Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:16/12/1951
Mysterious Island
Character:Pirate Capt. Shard
Release Date:13/09/1951
Target Unknown
Character:German Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:08/02/1951
Slaphappy Sleuths
Character:Fuller Grime
Release Date:09/11/1950
Pirates of the High Seas
Character:Gov. Frederick Whitlock
Release Date:02/11/1950
Again Pioneers
Character:Monty Barnes
Release Date:01/11/1950
The Baron of Arizona
Character:Father Guardian
Release Date:04/03/1950
Dunked in the Deep
Character:Mr. Bortch
Release Date:03/11/1949
The James Brothers of Missouri
Character:Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]
Release Date:31/08/1949
The Sickle or the Cross
Character:Pakin
Release Date:01/07/1949
The Big Sombrero
Character:Ben McBride
Release Date:19/04/1949
Ghost of Zorro
Character:George Crane
Release Date:24/03/1949
Alaska Patrol
Character:Ehrlich
Release Date:10/03/1949
Sheriff of Wichita
Character:Howard Thornton
Release Date:22/01/1949
The Valiant Hombre
Character:Pete (Bartender)
Release Date:15/12/1948
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Character:The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]
Release Date:30/10/1948
Smuggler's Cove
Character:Franz Drum
Release Date:10/10/1948
Four Faces West
Character:Poker Player
Release Date:03/08/1948
The Gallant Legion
Character:Agitator in Bar
Release Date:24/05/1948
Oklahoma Badlands
Character:Oliver Budge
Release Date:22/02/1948
The Black Widow
Character:John M. Walker
Release Date:01/11/1947
Nightmare Alley
Character:Masseur (uncredited)
Release Date:09/10/1947
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
Character:Policeman (uncreditited)
Release Date:23/08/1947
Marshal of Cripple Creek
Character:Long John Case
Release Date:15/08/1947
Jesse James Rides Again
Character:Sheriff Duffie
Release Date:02/08/1947
Framed
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:25/05/1947
The Sea of Grass
Character:Homesteader (uncredited)
Release Date:25/04/1947
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
Character:Bill Hume
Release Date:31/03/1947
Mr. District Attorney
Character:Doorman (uncredited)
Release Date:20/02/1947
Strange Journey
Character:Hansen
Release Date:03/10/1946
Canyon Passage
Character:Miner (uncredited)
Release Date:17/07/1946
Larceny in Her Heart
Character:Asylum Orderly
Release Date:20/05/1946
Lost City of the Jungle
Character:Police Captain Hammond
Release Date:23/04/1946
A Game of Death
Character:Pleshke
Release Date:23/11/1945
Stairway to Light
Character:Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
Release Date:03/11/1945
The Shanghai Cobra
Character:Morgan
Release Date:29/09/1945
Bad Men of the Border
Character:Bill
Release Date:01/06/1945
Beyond the Pecos
Character:John Heydrick
Release Date:26/04/1945
Sudan
Character:Executioner (uncredited)
Release Date:18/04/1945
Crime, Inc.
Character:Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)
Release Date:15/04/1945
Here Come the Co-Eds
Character:Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)
Release Date:02/02/1945
Rogues' Gallery
Character:Mr. Joyce
Release Date:06/12/1944
Seven Doors to Death
Character:Detective Morgan (uncredited)
Release Date:16/08/1944
Shake Hands with Murder
Character:Mr. Howard
Release Date:22/04/1944
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
Character:Luis Philipe Vega
Release Date:14/02/1944
The Sultan's Daughter
Character:Ludwig
Release Date:16/12/1943
The Spider Woman
Character:Henchman Taylor (uncredited)
Release Date:10/12/1943
Crazy House
Character:Dead End Character
Release Date:08/10/1943
Melody Ranch
Character:Henchman Joe #1
Release Date:15/09/1940
Mercy Plane
Character:Mechanic
Release Date:04/12/1939
Daughter of the Tong
Character:Henchman
Release Date:28/08/1939
Merry-Go-Round
Character:Guard
Release Date:01/07/1923
Television Appearances
Mission: Impossible
Character:General von Cramm
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Cycle Repairman
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:1st Policeman
The Greatest Show on Earth
Character:
The Dakotas
Character:
Ben Casey
Character:
87th Precinct
Character:
Cain's Hundred
Character:Syndicate Board Member (uncredited)
The Tall Man
Character:
Lock-Up
Character:
Tightrope
Character:
Bat Masterson
Character:Mayor Oliver Hinton
Bat Masterson
Character:Miner
Bat Masterson
Character:Barkeep
Sea Hunt
Character:
Tombstone Territory
Character:Townsperson who takes the bets
26 Men
Character:
Harbor Command
Character:
Suspicion
Character:The Doorman
The Thin Man
Character:
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Man
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Bartender
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Wilkie - Storekeeper
The Man Called X
Character:
Highway Patrol
Character:
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Character:
Cheyenne
Character:
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Character:
Climax!
Character:Basil
General Electric Theater
Character:Doorman
I Led Three Lives
Character:
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:March
Dragnet
Character:
Boston Blackie
Character:
The Lone Ranger
Character:Sergeant Bolan
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