Personal Info
Known Credits
126
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1891-09-06 (134 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
San Bernardino, California, USA
Also Known For
Roscoe Karnes
Roscoe Karns
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 fil ...
Acting
1964 --
Man's Favorite Sport?
| Major Phipps
1958 --
Onionhead
| 'Windy' Woods
1948 --
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
| Officer Carmody
1948 --
Speed to Spare
| Kangaroo
1948 --
Devil's Cargo
| Lt. Hardy
1948 --
The Inside Story
| Eustace Peabody
1947 --
That's My Man
| Toby Gleeton
1947 --
Vigilantes of Boomtown
| Bill Delaney
1946 --
Avalanche
| Red Kelly
1946 --
I Ring Doorbells
| Stubby
1946 --
One Way to Love
| Hobie Simmons
1944 --
Hi, Good Lookin'!
| Archie
1944 --
The Navy Way
| Frankie Gimble
1944 --
Minstrel Man
| Lasses White
1943 --
Old Acquaintance
| Charlie Archer
1943 --
His Butler's Sister
| Fields
1943 --
Riding High
| Shorty
1943 --
Stage Door Canteen
| Roscoe Karns
1943 --
My Son, The Hero
| Big-Time Morgan
1942 --
You Can't Escape Forever
| 'Mac' McTurk
1942 --
Yokel Boy
| Al Devers
1942 --
Woman of the Year
| Phil Whittaker
1942 --
A Tragedy at Midnight
| Cassidy
1941 --
Road to Happiness
| Charley Grady
1941 --
Half Shot at Sunrise
| Henry Warren
1941 --
The Gay Vagabond
| Arthur Dixon / Jerry Dixon
1941 --
Black Eyes and Blues
| Alfred Harmon
1941 --
Footsteps in the Dark
| Monahan
1941 --
Petticoat Politics
| Joe Higgins
1940 --
Meet the Missus
| Joe Higgins
1940 --
Ladies Must Live
| Pete Larrabee
1940 --
They Drive by Night
| Irish McGurn
1940 --
Saturday's Children
| Willie Sands
1940 --
Double Alibi
| Jeremiah Jenkins
1940 --
His Girl Friday
| McCue
1939 --
That's Right – You're Wrong
| Mal Stamp
1939 --
Everything's on Ice
| Felix Miller
1939 --
Dancing Co-Ed
| Joe Drews
1939 --
King of Chinatown
| Rep Harrigan
1938 --
Thanks for the Memory
| George Kent
1938 --
You and Me
| Cuffy
1938 --
Tip-Off Girls
| Tom Benson aka Tommy Logan
1938 --
Dangerous to Know
| Duncan
1938 --
Scandal Street
| Austin Brown
1937 --
Partners in Crime
| Sim Perkins
1937 --
On Such a Night
| Joe Flynn
1937 --
Night of Mystery
| Sergeant Heath
1937 --
Murder Goes to College
| Sim Perkins
1937 --
Clarence
| Clarence Smith
1936 --
Cain and Mabel
| Reilly
1936 --
Three Married Men
| Peter Cary
1936 --
Border Flight
| Calico Smith
1936 --
Woman Trap
| Mopsy
1935 --
Two-Fisted
| Chick Moran
1935 --
Front Page Woman
| Toots O'Grady
1935 --
Alibi Ike
| Carey
1935 --
Four Hours to Kill!
| Johnson
1935 --
The Woman in Red
| Man in court room (uncredited)
1935 --
Red Hot Tires
| Bud Keene
1935 --
Wings in the Dark
| Nick Williams
1934 --
I Sell Anything
| Monk
1934 --
Shoot the Works
| Sailor Burke
1934 --
Twentieth Century
| Owen O'Malley
1934 --
Come On, Marines!
| Spud McGurke
1934 --
It Happened One Night
| Oscar Shapeley
1933 --
Alice in Wonderland
| Tweedledee
1933 --
The Women in His Life
| Aloysius Lester
1933 --
One Sunday Afternoon
| Snappy Downer
1933 --
Gambling Ship
| Blooey
1933 --
Today We Live
| McGinnis
1933 --
A Lady's Profession
| Tony
1933 --
Grand Slam
| Contest Radio Announcer
1932 --
Lawyer Man
| Merritt - Reporter (uncredited)
1932 --
Under-Cover Man
| Dannie
1932 --
If I Had a Million
| Private O'Brien
1932 --
They Call It Sin
| Brad - Rehearsal Director (uncredited)
1932 --
Night After Night
| Leo
1932 --
One Way Passage
| S.S. Maloa Bartender (uncredited)
1932 --
The Crooked Circle
| Harry Carter
1932 --
Two Against the World
| Segall, reporter
1932 --
Week-End Marriage
| Jim Davis
1932 --
The Roadhouse Murder
| Dale
1932 --
Play Girl
| Gambler (uncredited)
1932 --
Stowaway
| Insp. Redding
1931 --
Ladies of the Big House
| Frank - Twenty Questions player (uncredited)
1931 --
Left Over Ladies
| 'Scoop'
1931 --
Pleasure
| Arnie
1931 --
Laughing Sinners
| Fred Geer
1931 --
Many a Slip
| Stan Price
1931 --
Dirigible
| Sock McGuire
1930 --
The Gorilla
| Simmons
1930 --
The Costello Case
| Blair
1930 --
Man Trouble
| Scott
1930 --
Little Accident
| Gilbert
1930 --
Safety in Numbers
| Bertram Shapiro
1930 --
Troopers Three
| Bugs
1929 --
New York Nights
| Johnny Dolan
1929 --
This Thing Called Love
| Harry Bertrand
1929 --
Copy
| City Editor John Mack
1929 --
The Flying Fleet
| Shipwrecked Radio Operator (uncredited)
1928 --
The Shopworn Angel
| Dance Director
1928 --
Jazz Mad
| Sol Levy
1928 --
Moran of the Marines
| Swatty
1928 --
Beggars of Life
| Lame Hoppy
1928 --
Win That Girl
| Johnny Norton II
1928 --
Warming Up
| Hippo
1928 --
The Vanishing Pioneer
| Ray Hearn
1928 --
Something Always Happens
| George
1928 --
The Desert Bride
| Pvt. Terry
1928 --
The Trail of '98
| Man on Ship (uncredited)
1928 --
Beau Sabreur
| Buddy
1927 --
The Jazz Singer
| Agent (uncredited)
1927 --
Wings
| Lieutenant Cameron
1927 --
Ten Modern Commandments
| Benny Burnaway
1926 --
You'd Be Surprised
| Party Guest (uncredited)
1924 --
The Midnight Express
| Switch Hogan
1923 --
The Ten Commandments
| The Boy in the Rain (uncredited)
1923 --
Other Men's Daughters
| Hubert
1922 --
The Trouper
|
1922 --
Her Own Money
| Jerry Woodward
1920 --
The Life of the Party
| Sam Perkins
1920 --
The Family Honor
| Dal Tucker
1915 --
A Western Governor's Humanity
| The Sheriff
1915 --
A Species of Mexican Man
|
1915 --
From Champion to Tramp
| The Girl's Father
1915 --
Mr. Carlson of Arizona
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