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

Bonanza

Dragnet

Mission: Impossible

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

Climax!

Cheyenne

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

All Movies (109)

• Rosie!1967 · as Joseph
• The Claw Monsters1966 · as Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Young Dillinger1965 · as Herman, Justice of the Peace
• Sylvia1965 · as Professor Eglebert (uncredited)
• Twice-Told Tales1963 · as Cabman
• The Courtship of Eddie's Father1963 · as The Minister (uncredited)
• How the West Was Won1962 · as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
• Tower of London1962 · as The Tailor
• Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock1962 · as Jude
• The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm1962 · as Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
• The Three Stooges Meet Hercules1962 · as Captain (uncredited)
• Famous Ghost Stories1961 · as Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')
• The Cat Burglar1961 · as Pete
• Atlantis: The Lost Continent1961 · as Governor of Animals (uncredited)
• Cimarron1960 · as Connors (uncredited)
• Tormented1960 · as Mr. Nelson
• The Blue Angel1959 · as Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)
• The Miracle of the Hills1959 · as Sheriff Crane
• Attack of the Giant Leeches1959 · as Sheriff Kovis
• The Rebel Set1959 · as Train Conductor
• Alaska Passage1959 · as Anderson
• I Want to Live!1958 · as Eric (uncredited)
• Earth vs. the Spider1958 · as Sheriff Cagle
• Pies and Guys1958
• The Young Lions1958 · as Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)
• Quiz Whizz1958 · as Montgomery M. Montgomery
• She Demons1958 · as Igor
• Outer Space Jitters1957 · as The Grand Zilch
• Rockabilly Baby1957 · as Mr. Harry Johnson
• The Quiet Gun1957 · as Frank Townsend (uncredited)
• Zombies of Mora Tau1957 · as Sam, the chauffeur
• Utah Blaine1957 · as Tom Cory
• Nightfall1956 · as Bartender (uncredited)
• Commotion on the Ocean1956 · as Bortch
• Running Target1956 · as Holesworth
• Friendly Persuasion1956 · as Farmer (uncredited)
• Flight to Hong Kong1956 · as Ship captain
• Wetbacks1956 · as Truck Thug
• Interrupted Melody1955 · as King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)
• Port of Hell1954 · as Detonation Ship Captain
• Désirée1954 · as Von Essen
• Casino Royale1954 · as Basil
• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers1954 · as Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)
• The Farmer Takes a Wife1953 · as Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)
• The Lost Planet1953 · as Reckov
• Count the Hours!1953 · as Prison Guard
• Jack McCall, Desperado1953
• Prince of Pirates1953 · as Captain Brock
• The Maverick1952 · as Fred Nixon
• Montana Belle1952 · as Marshal Ripple
• Fargo1952 · as Blacksmith
• Red Snow1952 · as Russian Colonel
• Gold Fever1952 · as Bill Johnson
• Mutiny1952 · as Mr. Potter (uncredited)
• Chicago Calling1951 · as Guard
• Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere1951 · as Vultura
• Westward the Women1951 · as Bartender (uncredited)
• Mysterious Island1951 · as Pirate Capt. Shard
• Target Unknown1951 · as German Guard (uncredited)
• Slaphappy Sleuths1950 · as Fuller Grime
• Pirates of the High Seas1950 · as Gov. Frederick Whitlock
• Again Pioneers1950 · as Monty Barnes
• The Baron of Arizona1950 · as Father Guardian
• Dunked in the Deep1949 · as Mr. Bortch
• The James Brothers of Missouri1949 · as Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]
• The Sickle or the Cross1949 · as Pakin
• The Big Sombrero1949 · as Ben McBride
• Ghost of Zorro1949 · as George Crane
• Alaska Patrol1949 · as Ehrlich
• Sheriff of Wichita1949 · as Howard Thornton
• The Valiant Hombre1948 · as Pete (Bartender)
• Adventures of Frank and Jesse James1948 · as The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]
• Smuggler's Cove1948 · as Franz Drum
• Four Faces West1948 · as Poker Player
• The Gallant Legion1948 · as Agitator in Bar
• Oklahoma Badlands1948 · as Oliver Budge
• The Black Widow1947 · as John M. Walker
• Nightmare Alley1947 · as Masseur (uncredited)
• The Gas House Kids in Hollywood1947 · as Policeman (uncreditited)
• Marshal of Cripple Creek1947 · as Long John Case
• Jesse James Rides Again1947 · as Sheriff Duffie
• Framed1947 · as (uncredited)
• The Sea of Grass1947 · as Homesteader (uncredited)
• Homesteaders of Paradise Valley1947 · as Bill Hume
• Mr. District Attorney1947 · as Doorman (uncredited)
• Strange Journey1946 · as Hansen
• Canyon Passage1946 · as Miner (uncredited)
• Larceny in Her Heart1946 · as Asylum Orderly
• Lost City of the Jungle1946 · as Police Captain Hammond
• Girl on the Spot1946 · as Gambler (uncredited)
• A Game of Death1945 · as Pleshke
• Stairway to Light1945 · as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
• The Shanghai Cobra1945 · as Morgan
• Bad Men of the Border1945 · as Bill
• Beyond the Pecos1945 · as John Heydrick
• Sudan1945 · as Executioner (uncredited)
• Crime, Inc.1945 · as Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)
• Here Come the Co-Eds1945 · as Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)
• Rogues' Gallery1944 · as Mr. Joyce
• Seven Doors to Death1944 · as Detective Morgan (uncredited)
• Shake Hands with Murder1944 · as Mr. Howard
• Charlie Chan in the Secret Service1944 · as Luis Philipe Vega
• The Sultan's Daughter1943 · as Ludwig
• The Spider Woman1943 · as Henchman Taylor (uncredited)
• Crazy House1943 · as Dead End Character
• Melody Ranch1940 · as Henchman Joe #1
• Mercy Plane1939 · as Mechanic
• Daughter of the Tong1939 · as Henchman
• Merry-Go-Round1923 · as Guard

All TV Shows (36)

• Mission: Impossible1966 · as General von Cramm
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · as Cycle Repairman
• Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · as 1st Policeman
• The Greatest Show on Earth1963
• The Dakotas1963
• Ben Casey1961
• 87th Precinct1961
• Cain's Hundred1961 · as Syndicate Board Member (uncredited)
• The Tall Man1960
• Lock-Up1959
• Bonanza1959 · as Milton Conley
• Tightrope1959
• Bat Masterson1958 · as Mayor Oliver Hinton
• Bat Masterson1958 · as Miner
• Bat Masterson1958 · as Barkeep
• Sea Hunt1958
• Tombstone Territory1957 · as Townsperson who takes the bets
• 26 Men1957
• Harbor Command1957
• Suspicion1957 · as The Doorman
• The Thin Man1957
• Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · as Man
• Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · as Bartender
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Wilkie - Storekeeper
• The Man Called X1956
• Highway Patrol1955
• Sergeant Preston of the Yukon1955
• Cheyenne1955
• The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955
• Climax!1954 · as Basil
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Doorman
• I Led Three Lives1953
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as March
• Dragnet1951
• Boston Blackie1951
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Sergeant Bolan