Actor
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 ...

Known For
Acting
1967 -- Rosie! | Joseph
1966 -- The Claw Monsters | Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
1965 -- Young Dillinger | Herman, Justice of the Peace
1965 -- Sylvia | Professor Eglebert (uncredited)
1963 -- Twice-Told Tales | Cabman
1963 -- The Courtship of Eddie's Father | The Minister (uncredited)
1962 -- How the West Was Won | Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
1962 -- Tower of London | The Tailor
1962 -- Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock | Jude
1962 -- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
1962 -- The Three Stooges Meet Hercules | Captain (uncredited)
1961 -- Famous Ghost Stories | Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')
1961 -- The Cat Burglar | Pete
1961 -- Atlantis: The Lost Continent | Governor of Animals (uncredited)
1960 -- Cimarron | Connors (uncredited)
1960 -- Tormented | Mr. Nelson
1959 -- Attack of the Giant Leeches | Sheriff Kovis
1959 -- The Blue Angel | Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)
1959 -- The Miracle of the Hills | Sheriff Crane
1959 -- The Rebel Set | Train Conductor
1959 -- Alaska Passage | Anderson
1958 -- I Want to Live! | Eric (uncredited)
1958 -- The Spider | Sheriff Cagle
1958 -- Pies and Guys |
1958 -- The Young Lions | Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)
1958 -- Quiz Whizz |
1958 -- She Demons | Igor
1957 -- Outer Space Jitters | The Grand Zilch
1957 -- Rockabilly Baby | Mr. Harry Johnson
1957 -- The Quiet Gun | Frank Townsend (uncredited)
1957 -- Zombies of Mora Tau | Sam, the chauffeur
1957 -- Utah Blaine | Tom Cory
1956 -- Friendly Persuasion | Farmer (uncredited)
1956 -- Nightfall | Bartender
1956 -- Commotion on the Ocean | Bortch
1956 -- Running Target | Holesworth
1956 -- Flight to Hong Kong | Ship captain
1956 -- Wetbacks | Truck Thug
1955 -- Interrupted Melody | King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)
1954 -- Port of Hell | Detonation Ship Captain
1954 -- Désirée | Von Essen
1954 -- Casino Royale | Basil
1954 -- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)
1953 -- The Farmer Takes a Wife | Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)
1953 -- The Lost Planet | Reckov
1953 -- Jack McCall, Desperado |
1953 -- Count the Hours! | Prison Guard
1953 -- Prince of Pirates | Captain Brock
1952 -- The Maverick | Fred Nixon
1952 -- Montana Belle | Marshal Ripple
1952 -- Fargo | Blacksmith
1952 -- Red Snow | Russian Colonel
1952 -- Gold Fever | Bill Johnson
1952 -- Mutiny | Mr. Potter (uncredited)
1951 -- Chicago Calling | Guard
1951 -- Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere | Vultura
1951 -- Westward the Women | Bartender (uncredited)
1951 -- Mysterious Island | Pirate Capt. Shard
1951 -- Target Unknown | German Guard (uncredited)
1950 -- Slaphappy Sleuths | Fuller Grime
1950 -- Pirates of the High Seas | Gov. Frederick Whitlock
1950 -- Again Pioneers | Monty Barnes
1950 -- The Baron of Arizona | Father Guardian
1949 -- Dunked in the Deep | Mr. Bortch
1949 -- The James Brothers of Missouri | Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]
1949 -- The Sickle or the Cross | Pakin
1949 -- The Big Sombrero | Ben McBride
1949 -- Ghost of Zorro | George Crane
1949 -- Alaska Patrol | Ehrlich
1949 -- Sheriff of Wichita | Howard Thornton
1948 -- The Valiant Hombre | Pete (Bartender)
1948 -- Adventures of Frank and Jesse James | The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]
1948 -- Smuggler's Cove | Franz Drum
1948 -- Four Faces West | Poker Player
1948 -- The Gallant Legion | Agitator in Bar
1948 -- Oklahoma Badlands | Oliver Budge
1947 -- The Black Widow | John M. Walker
1947 -- Nightmare Alley | Masseur (uncredited)
1947 -- The Gas House Kids in Hollywood | Policeman (uncreditited)
1947 -- Marshal of Cripple Creek | Long John Case
1947 -- Jesse James Rides Again | Sheriff Duffie
1947 -- Framed | (uncredited)
1947 -- The Sea of Grass | Homesteader (uncredited)
1947 -- Homesteaders of Paradise Valley | Bill Hume
1946 -- Strange Journey | Hansen
1946 -- Canyon Passage | Miner (uncredited)
1946 -- Larceny in Her Heart | Asylum Orderly
1946 -- Lost City of the Jungle | Police Captain Hammond
1945 -- A Game of Death | Pleshke
1945 -- Stairway to Light | Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
1945 -- The Shanghai Cobra | Morgan
1945 -- Bad Men of the Border | Bill
1945 -- Beyond the Pecos | John Heydrick
1945 -- Sudan | Executioner (uncredited)
1945 -- Crime, Inc. | Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)
1945 -- Here Come the Co-eds | Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)
1944 -- Rogues' Gallery | Mr. Joyce
1944 -- Seven Doors to Death | Detective Morgan (uncredited)
1944 -- Shake Hands with Murder | Mr. Howard
1944 -- Charlie Chan in the Secret Service | Luis Philipe Vega
1943 -- The Spider Woman | Henchman Taylor (uncredited)
1943 -- The Sultan's Daughter | Ludwig
1943 -- Crazy House | Dead End Character
1940 -- Melody Ranch | Henchman Joe #1
1939 -- Mercy Plane | Mechanic
1939 -- Daughter of the Tong | Henchman
1923 -- Merry-Go-Round | Guard
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