Gene Roth
Gene Roth
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). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Roth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
143
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-01-08 (122 years old)
Place of Birth
Redfield, South Dakota, USA
Acting

1967

Rosie! as Joseph

1966

Mission: Impossible as General von Cramm

1966

The Claw Monsters as Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)

1965

Sylvia as Professor Eglebert (uncredited)

1965

Young Dillinger as Herman, Justice of the Peace

1964

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Cycle Repairman

1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre as 1st Policeman

1963

The Dakotas as Not available

1963

The Greatest Show on Earth as Not available

1963

The Courtship of Eddie's Father as The Minister (uncredited)

1963

Twice-Told Tales as Cabman

1962

How the West Was Won as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

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)

1962

Tower of London as The Tailor

1961

Ben Casey as Not available

1961

87th Precinct as Not available

1961

Cain's Hundred as Syndicate Board Member (uncredited)

1961

Atlantis: The Lost Continent as Governor of Animals (uncredited)

1961

The Cat Burglar as Pete

1961

Famous Ghost Stories as Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')

1960

The Tall Man as Not available

1960

Tormented as Mr. Nelson

1960

Cimarron as Connors (uncredited)

1959

Lock-Up as Not available

1959

Tightrope as Not available

1959

Attack of the Giant Leeches as Sheriff Kovis

1959

The Rebel Set as Train Conductor

1959

The Blue Angel as Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)

1959

The Miracle of the Hills as Sheriff Crane

1959

Alaska Passage as Anderson

1958

Sea Hunt as Not available

1958

Bat Masterson as Mayor Oliver Hinton

1958

Bat Masterson as Barkeep

1958

Bat Masterson as Miner

1958

The Young Lions as Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)

1958

Earth vs. the Spider as Sheriff Cagle

1958

I Want to Live! as Eric (uncredited)

1958

She Demons as Igor

1958

Pies and Guys as Not available

1958

Quiz Whizz as Not available

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel as Bartender

1957

The Thin Man as Not available

1957

Suspicion as The Doorman

1957

Tombstone Territory as Townsperson who takes the bets

1957

26 Men as Not available

1957

Harbor Command as Not available

1957

Utah Blaine as Tom Cory

1957

The Quiet Gun as Frank Townsend (uncredited)

1957

Zombies of Mora Tau as Sam, the chauffeur

1957

Rockabilly Baby as Mr. Harry Johnson

1957

Outer Space Jitters as The Grand Zilch

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Wilkie - Storekeeper

1956

The Man Called X as Not available

1956

Friendly Persuasion as Farmer (uncredited)

1956

Nightfall as Bartender

1956

Flight to Hong Kong as Ship captain

1956

Commotion on the Ocean as Bortch

1956

Wetbacks as Truck Thug

1956

Running Target as Holesworth

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Not available

1955

Cheyenne as Not available

1955

Highway Patrol as Not available

1955

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon as Not available

1955

Interrupted Melody as King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)

1954

Climax! as Basil

1954

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)

1954

Désirée as Von Essen

1954

Casino Royale as Basil

1954

Port of Hell as Detonation Ship Captain

1953

I Led Three Lives as Not available

1953

General Electric Theater as Doorman

1953

Count the Hours! as Prison Guard

1953

The Lost Planet as Reckov

1953

Jack McCall, Desperado as Not available

1953

The Farmer Takes a Wife as Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)

1953

Prince of Pirates as Captain Brock

1952

Mutiny as Mr. Potter (uncredited)

1952

Montana Belle as Marshal Ripple

1952

The Maverick as Fred Nixon

1952

Fargo as Blacksmith

1952

Gold Fever as Bill Johnson

1952

Red Snow as Russian Colonel

1951

Dragnet as Not available

1951

The Adventures of Boston Blackie as Not available

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as March

1951

Westward the Women as Bartender (uncredited)

1951

Mysterious Island as Pirate Capt. Shard

1951

Target Unknown as German Guard (uncredited)

1951

Chicago Calling as Guard

1950

The Baron of Arizona as Father Guardian

1950

Pirates of the High Seas as Gov. Frederick Whitlock

1950

Again Pioneers as Monty Barnes

1950

Slaphappy Sleuths as Fuller Grime

1949

The Lone Ranger as Sergeant Bolan

1949

The Big Sombrero as Ben McBride

1949

The James Brothers of Missouri as Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]

1949

Sheriff of Wichita as Howard Thornton

1949

Dunked in the Deep as Mr. Bortch

1949

Ghost of Zorro as George Crane

1949

Alaska Patrol as Ehrlich

1948

Four Faces West as Poker Player

1948

Adventures of Frank and Jesse James as The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]

1948

The Gallant Legion as Agitator in Bar

1948

Smuggler's Cove as Franz Drum

1948

The Valiant Hombre as Pete (Bartender)

1948

Oklahoma Badlands as Oliver Budge

1947

Framed as (uncredited)

1947

Nightmare Alley as Masseur (uncredited)

1947

The Sea of Grass as Homesteader (uncredited)

1947

Marshal of Cripple Creek as Long John Case

1947

Mr. District Attorney as Doorman (uncredited)

1947

The Black Widow as John M. Walker

1947

Jesse James Rides Again as Sheriff Duffie

1947

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood as Policeman (uncreditited)

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

Strange Journey as Hansen

1945

Sudan as Executioner (uncredited)

1945

Crime, Inc. as Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)

1945

The Shanghai Cobra as Morgan

1945

Here Come the Co-Eds as Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)

1945

A Game of Death as Pleshke

1945

Stairway to Light as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)

1945

Beyond the Pecos as John Heydrick

1944

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service as Luis Philipe Vega

1944

Seven Doors to Death as Detective Morgan (uncredited)

1944

Rogues' Gallery as Mr. Joyce

1944

Shake Hands with Murder as Mr. Howard

1943

The Spider Woman as Henchman Taylor (uncredited)

1943

Crazy House as Dead End Character

1943

The Sultan's Daughter as Ludwig

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