Acting
Gene Roth
EN cinema · 112 credits
Born
8 January 1903
Died
19 July 1976 (aged 73)
Birthplace
Redfield, South Dakota, USA
Also known as Eugene O. Roth · Eugene Roth · Eyugene Roth · Eugene Stutenroth · Gene Stutenroth · Eugene Oliver Edgar Stutenroth
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
Filmography
Rosie!
as Joseph
The Claw Monsters
as Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Young Dillinger
as Herman, Justice of the Peace
Sylvia
as Professor Eglebert (uncredited)
The Best Man
as Pennsylvania Delegate (uncredited)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as The Minister (uncredited)
Twice-Told Tales
as Cabman
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
as Captain (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
Tower of London
as The Tailor
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
as Governor of Animals (uncredited)
The Cat Burglar
as Pete
Famous Ghost Stories
as Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')
Cimarron
as Connors (uncredited)
Tormented
as Mr. Nelson
Attack of the Giant Leeches
as Sheriff Kovis
Alaska Passage
as Anderson
The Rebel Set
as Train Conductor
The Blue Angel
as Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Hills
as Sheriff Crane
I Want to Live!
as Eric (uncredited)
Earth vs. the Spider
as Sheriff Cagle
Quiz Whizz
as Montgomery M. Montgomery
She Demons
as Igor
The Young Lions
as Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)
Zombies of Mora Tau
as Sam, the chauffeur
Outer Space Jitters
as The Grand Zilch
Utah Blaine
as Tom Cory
Rockabilly Baby
as Mr. Harry Johnson
The Quiet Gun
as Frank Townsend (uncredited)
Flight to Hong Kong
as Ship captain
Commotion on the Ocean
as Bortch
Running Target
as Holesworth
Wetbacks
as Truck Thug
Friendly Persuasion
as Farmer (uncredited)
Nightfall
as Bartender (uncredited)
Interrupted Melody
as King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)
Casino Royale
as Basil
Désirée
as Von Essen
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)
Port of Hell
as Detonation Ship Captain
Prince of Pirates
as Captain Brock
The Lost Planet
as Reckov
Count the Hours!
as Prison Guard
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)
Mutiny
as Mr. Potter (uncredited)
Fargo
as Blacksmith
Gold Fever
as Bill Johnson
The Maverick
as Fred Nixon
Red Snow
as Russian Colonel
Montana Belle
as Marshal Ripple
Westward the Women
as Bartender (uncredited)
Target Unknown
as German Guard (uncredited)
Chicago Calling
as Guard
Mysterious Island
as Pirate Capt. Shard
The Baron of Arizona
as Father Guardian
Pirates of the High Seas
as Gov. Frederick Whitlock
Slaphappy Sleuths
as Fuller Grime
Again Pioneers
as Monty Barnes
Dunked in the Deep
as Mr. Bortch
The Big Sombrero
as Ben McBride
Alaska Patrol
as Ehrlich
Ghost of Zorro
as George Crane
The James Brothers of Missouri
as Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]
Sheriff of Wichita
as Howard Thornton
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
as The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]
Four Faces West
as Poker Player
The Gallant Legion
as Agitator in Bar
Oklahoma Badlands
as Oliver Budge
The Valiant Hombre
as Pete (Bartender)
Smuggler's Cove
as Franz Drum
Framed
as (uncredited)
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
as Policeman (uncreditited)
Marshal of Cripple Creek
as Long John Case
The Black Widow
as John M. Walker
Jesse James Rides Again
as Sheriff Duffie
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
as Bill Hume
The Sea of Grass
as Homesteader (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
as Masseur (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney
as Doorman (uncredited)
Lost City of the Jungle
as Police Captain Hammond
Larceny in Her Heart
as Asylum Orderly
Strange Journey
as Hansen
Canyon Passage
as Miner (uncredited)
Girl on the Spot
as Gambler (uncredited)
The Shanghai Cobra
as Morgan
Sudan
as Executioner (uncredited)
Crime, Inc.
as Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)
A Game of Death
as Pleshke
Beyond the Pecos
as John Heydrick
Stairway to Light
as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
Here Come the Co-Eds
as Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)
Strange Illusion
as Sparky
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
as Luis Philipe Vega
Shake Hands with Murder
as Mr. Howard
Rogues' Gallery
as Mr. Joyce
Seven Doors to Death
as Detective Morgan (uncredited)
The Sultan's Daughter
as Ludwig
Crazy House
as Dead End Character
The Spider Woman
as Henchman Taylor (uncredited)
Melody Ranch
as Henchman Joe #1
Daughter of the Tong
as Henchman
Mercy Plane
1939
Mercy Plane
as Mechanic
Merry-Go-Round
as Guard