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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 film role was the annoying bus passenger Oscar Shapeley, who tries to pick up Claudette Colbert in the Oscar-winning comedy It Happened One Night (1934), quickly followed by one of his best performances as the boozy press agent Owen O'Malley in Howard Hawks' Twentieth Century. (Six years later, he co-starred as one of the reporters in another Hawks classic, His Girl Friday.) In 1937, Paramount teamed him with Lynne Overman as a pair of laconic private eyes in two B comedy-mysteries, Murder Goes to College and Partners in Crime. From 1950 to 1954, Karns played the title role in the popular DuMont Television Network series Rocky King, Inside Detective. His son, character actor Todd Karns, also appeared in that series.
From 1959 to 1962, Karns was cast as Admiral Walter Shafer in seventy-three of the ninety-five episodes of the CBS military sitcom/drama series, Hennesey, starring Jackie Cooper in the title role of a United States Navy physician, and Abby Dalton as nurse Martha Hale.
His final film was another Hawks comedy, Man's Favorite Sport?, in 1964.
Karns was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Los Angeles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roscoe Karns, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Filmography (Movies)
Man's Favorite Sport?
Character:Major Phipps
Release Date:31/01/1964
Onionhead
Character:'Windy' Woods
Release Date:25/10/1958
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Character:Officer Carmody
Release Date:16/07/1948
Speed to Spare
Character:Kangaroo
Release Date:14/05/1948
Devil's Cargo
Character:Lt. Hardy
Release Date:01/04/1948
The Inside Story
Character:Eustace Peabody
Release Date:14/03/1948
That's My Man
Character:Toby Gleeton
Release Date:01/06/1947
Vigilantes of Boomtown
Character:Bill Delaney
Release Date:15/02/1947
Avalanche
Character:Red Kelly
Release Date:30/06/1946
I Ring Doorbells
Character:Stubby
Release Date:28/02/1946
One Way to Love
Character:Hobie Simmons
Release Date:08/01/1946
Hi, Good Lookin'!
Character:Archie
Release Date:22/03/1944
The Navy Way
Character:Frankie Gimble
Release Date:26/02/1944
Minstrel Man
Character:Lasses White
Release Date:02/01/1944
Old Acquaintance
Character:Charlie Archer
Release Date:27/11/1943
His Butler's Sister
Character:Fields
Release Date:26/11/1943
Riding High
Character:Shorty
Release Date:11/11/1943
Stage Door Canteen
Character:Roscoe Karns
Release Date:24/06/1943
My Son, The Hero
Character:Big-Time Morgan
Release Date:05/04/1943
You Can't Escape Forever
Character:'Mac' McTurk
Release Date:10/10/1942
Yokel Boy
Character:Al Devers
Release Date:13/03/1942
Woman of the Year
Character:Phil Whittaker
Release Date:05/02/1942
A Tragedy at Midnight
Character:Cassidy
Release Date:02/02/1942
Road to Happiness
Character:Charley Grady
Release Date:19/12/1941
Half Shot at Sunrise
Character:Henry Warren
Release Date:04/09/1941
The Gay Vagabond
Character:Arthur Dixon / Jerry Dixon
Release Date:12/05/1941
Black Eyes and Blues
Character:Alfred Harmon
Release Date:18/04/1941
Footsteps in the Dark
Character:Monahan
Release Date:08/03/1941
Petticoat Politics
Character:Joe Higgins
Release Date:31/01/1941
Meet the Missus
Character:Joe Higgins
Release Date:29/11/1940
Ladies Must Live
Character:Pete Larrabee
Release Date:27/07/1940
They Drive by Night
Character:Irish McGurn
Release Date:26/07/1940
Saturday's Children
Character:Willie Sands
Release Date:04/05/1940
Double Alibi
Character:Jeremiah Jenkins
Release Date:01/03/1940
His Girl Friday
Character:McCue
Release Date:18/01/1940
That's Right – You're Wrong
Character:Mal Stamp
Release Date:24/11/1939
Everything's on Ice
Character:Felix Miller
Release Date:05/10/1939
Dancing Co-Ed
Character:Joe Drews
Release Date:29/09/1939
King of Chinatown
Character:Rip Harrigan
Release Date:17/03/1939
Thanks for the Memory
Character:George Kent
Release Date:11/11/1938
You and Me
Character:Cuffy
Release Date:01/06/1938
Tip-Off Girls
Character:Tom Benson aka Tommy Logan
Release Date:01/04/1938
Dangerous to Know
Character:Duncan
Release Date:11/03/1938
Scandal Street
Character:Austin Brown
Release Date:11/02/1938
Partners in Crime
Character:Sim Perkins
Release Date:08/10/1937
On Such a Night
Character:Joe Flynn
Release Date:27/08/1937
Night of Mystery
Character:Sergeant Heath
Release Date:21/05/1937
Murder Goes to College
Character:Sim Perkins
Release Date:24/02/1937
Clarence
Character:Clarence Smith
Release Date:12/02/1937
Cain and Mabel
Character:Reilly
Release Date:26/09/1936
Three Married Men
Character:Peter Cary
Release Date:24/09/1936
Border Flight
Character:Calico Smith
Release Date:29/05/1936
Woman Trap
Character:Mopsy
Release Date:06/03/1936
Two-Fisted
Character:Chick Moran
Release Date:03/10/1935
Front Page Woman
Character:Toots O'Grady
Release Date:11/07/1935
Alibi Ike
Character:Carey
Release Date:15/06/1935
Four Hours to Kill!
Character:Johnson
Release Date:11/04/1935
The Woman in Red
Character:Man in court room (uncredited)
Release Date:16/02/1935
Red Hot Tires
Character:Bud Keene
Release Date:02/02/1935
Wings in the Dark
Character:Nick Williams
Release Date:01/02/1935
I Sell Anything
Character:Monk
Release Date:20/10/1934
Shoot the Works
Character:Sailor Burke
Release Date:18/07/1934
Twentieth Century
Character:Owen O'Malley
Release Date:11/05/1934
Come On, Marines!
Character:Spud McGurke
Release Date:23/03/1934
It Happened One Night
Character:Oscar Shapeley
Release Date:22/02/1934
Alice in Wonderland
Character:Tweedledee
Release Date:18/12/1933
The Women in His Life
Character:Aloysius Lester
Release Date:08/12/1933
One Sunday Afternoon
Character:Snappy Downer
Release Date:01/09/1933
Gambling Ship
Character:Blooey
Release Date:23/06/1933
A Lady's Profession
Character:Tony
Release Date:03/03/1933
Today We Live
Character:McGinnis
Release Date:03/03/1933
Grand Slam
Character:Contest Radio Announcer
Release Date:22/02/1933
Lawyer Man
Character:Merritt - Reporter (uncredited)
Release Date:24/12/1932
Under-Cover Man
Character:Dannie
Release Date:02/12/1932
If I Had a Million
Character:Private O'Brien
Release Date:18/11/1932
They Call It Sin
Character:Brad - Rehearsal Director (uncredited)
Release Date:05/11/1932
Night After Night
Character:Leo
Release Date:29/10/1932
One Way Passage
Character:S.S. Maloa Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:04/10/1932
The Crooked Circle
Character:Harry Carter
Release Date:25/09/1932
Two Against the World
Character:Segall, reporter
Release Date:03/09/1932
Week-End Marriage
Character:Jim Davis
Release Date:18/06/1932
The Roadhouse Murder
Character:Dale
Release Date:28/04/1932
Play Girl
Character:Gambler (uncredited)
Release Date:12/03/1932
Stowaway
Character:Insp. Redding
Release Date:01/03/1932
Ladies of the Big House
Character:Frank - Twenty Questions player (uncredited)
Release Date:26/12/1931
Left Over Ladies
Character:'Scoop'
Release Date:30/09/1931
Pleasure
Character:Arnie
Release Date:01/09/1931
Laughing Sinners
Character:Fred Geer
Release Date:30/05/1931
Many a Slip
Character:Stan Price
Release Date:02/03/1931
Dirigible
Character:Sock McGuire
Release Date:01/02/1931
The Gorilla
Character:Simmons
Release Date:02/11/1930
The Costello Case
Character:Blair
Release Date:14/10/1930
Man Trouble
Character:Scott
Release Date:24/08/1930
Little Accident
Character:Gilbert
Release Date:03/08/1930
Safety in Numbers
Character:Bertram Shapiro
Release Date:30/05/1930
Troopers Three
Character:Bugs
Release Date:23/02/1930
New York Nights
Character:Johnny Dolan
Release Date:28/12/1929
This Thing Called Love
Character:Harry Bertrand
Release Date:13/12/1929
Copy
Character:City Editor John Mack
Release Date:11/10/1929
The Flying Fleet
Character:Shipwrecked Radio Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:19/01/1929
The Shopworn Angel
Character:Dance Director
Release Date:29/12/1928
Jazz Mad
Character:Sol Levy
Release Date:18/11/1928
Moran of the Marines
Character:Swatty
Release Date:13/10/1928
Beggars of Life
Character:Lame Hoppy
Release Date:22/09/1928
Win That Girl
Character:Johnny Norton II
Release Date:16/09/1928
Warming Up
Character:Hippo
Release Date:04/08/1928
The Vanishing Pioneer
Character:Ray Hearn
Release Date:23/06/1928
Something Always Happens
Character:George
Release Date:28/03/1928
The Desert Bride
Character:Pvt. Terry
Release Date:26/03/1928
The Trail of '98
Character:Man on Ship (uncredited)
Release Date:20/03/1928
Beau Sabreur
Character:Buddy
Release Date:22/01/1928
The Jazz Singer
Character:Agent (uncredited)
Release Date:06/10/1927
Wings
Character:Lieutenant Cameron
Release Date:12/08/1927
Ten Modern Commandments
Character:Benny Burnaway
Release Date:27/07/1927
Ritzy
Character:Smith's Valet
Release Date:09/04/1927
You'd Be Surprised
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:24/09/1926
The Overland Limited
Character:Patrick Henry Madden
Release Date:14/07/1925
The Midnight Express
Character:Switch Hogan
Release Date:01/06/1924
The Ten Commandments
Character:The Boy in the Rain (uncredited)
Release Date:23/11/1923
Other Men's Daughters
Character:Hubert
Release Date:15/10/1923
Conquering the Woman
Character:Shorty Thompson
Release Date:10/12/1922
The Trouper
Character:
Release Date:23/07/1922
Her Own Money
Character:Jerry Woodward
Release Date:01/01/1922
The Man Tamer
Character:Bradley P. Caldwell Jr
Release Date:30/05/1921
The Life of the Party
Character:Sam Perkins
Release Date:21/11/1920
The Family Honor
Character:Dal Tucker
Release Date:15/03/1920
Poor Relations
Character:Henry
Release Date:01/11/1919
A Western Governor's Humanity
Character:The Sheriff
Release Date:03/11/1915
A Species of Mexican Man
Character:
Release Date:25/08/1915
From Champion to Tramp
Character:The Girl's Father
Release Date:17/06/1915
Mr. Carlson of Arizona
Character:
Release Date:08/04/1915
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