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Acting
Birthday:
January 8, 1903
Place of Birth:
Redfield, South Dakota, USA
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | The Minister (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Twice-Told Tales | Cabman |
| 1962 | The Three Stooges Meet Hercules | Captain (uncredited) |
| 1962 | How the West Was Won | Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock | Jude |
| 1962 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station |
| 1962 | Tower of London | The Tailor |
| 1961 | Atlantis: The Lost Continent | Governor of Animals (uncredited) |
| 1961 | The Cat Burglar | Pete |
| 1961 | Famous Ghost Stories | Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented') |
| 1960 | Cimarron | Connors (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Tormented | Mr. Nelson |
| 1959 | Attack of the Giant Leeches | Sheriff Kovis |
| 1959 | Alaska Passage | Anderson |
| 1959 | The Rebel Set | Train Conductor |
| 1959 | The Blue Angel | Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Miracle of the Hills | Sheriff Crane |
| 1958 | I Want to Live! | Eric (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Earth vs. the Spider | Sheriff Cagle |
| 1958 | Pies and Guys | |
| 1958 | Quiz Whizz | |
| 1958 | She Demons | Igor |
| 1958 | The Young Lions | Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Zombies of Mora Tau | Sam, the chauffeur |
| 1957 | Outer Space Jitters | The Grand Zilch |
| 1957 | Utah Blaine | Tom Cory |
| 1957 | Rockabilly Baby | Mr. Harry Johnson |
| 1957 | The Quiet Gun | Frank Townsend (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Flight to Hong Kong | Ship captain |
| 1956 | Commotion on the Ocean | Bortch |
| 1956 | Running Target | Holesworth |
| 1956 | Wetbacks | Truck Thug |
| 1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Farmer (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Nightfall | Bartender |
| 1955 | Interrupted Melody | King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene) |
| 1954 | Casino Royale | Basil |
| 1954 | Désirée | Von Essen |
| 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Port of Hell | Detonation Ship Captain |
| 1953 | Prince of Pirates | Captain Brock |
| 1953 | The Lost Planet | Reckov |
| 1953 | Count the Hours! | Prison Guard |
| 1953 | Jack McCall, Desperado | |
| 1953 | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Ethan McCarthy (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Mutiny | Mr. Potter (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Fargo | Blacksmith |
| 1952 | Gold Fever | Bill Johnson |
| 1952 | The Maverick | Fred Nixon |
| 1952 | Red Snow | Russian Colonel |
| 1952 | Montana Belle | Marshal Ripple |
| 1951 | Westward the Women | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Target Unknown | German Guard (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere | Vultura |
| 1951 | Chicago Calling | Guard |
| 1951 | Mysterious Island | Pirate Capt. Shard |
| 1950 | The Baron of Arizona | Father Guardian |
| 1950 | Pirates of the High Seas | Gov. Frederick Whitlock |
| 1950 | Slaphappy Sleuths | Fuller Grime |
| 1950 | Again Pioneers | Monty Barnes |
| 1949 | Dunked in the Deep | Mr. Bortch |
| 1949 | The Big Sombrero | Ben McBride |
| 1949 | The Sickle or the Cross | Pakin |
| 1949 | Alaska Patrol | Ehrlich |
| 1949 | Ghost of Zorro | George Crane |
| 1949 | The James Brothers of Missouri | Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12] |
| 1949 | Sheriff of Wichita | Howard Thornton |
| 1948 | Adventures of Frank and Jesse James | The Marshal [Chs. 9-10] |
| 1948 | Four Faces West | Poker Player |
| 1948 | The Gallant Legion | Agitator in Bar |
| 1948 | Oklahoma Badlands | Oliver Budge |
| 1948 | The Valiant Hombre | Pete (Bartender) |
| 1948 | Smuggler's Cove | Franz Drum |
| 1947 | Framed | (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Gas House Kids in Hollywood | Policeman (uncreditited) |
| 1947 | Marshal of Cripple Creek | Long John Case |
| 1947 | The Black Widow | John M. Walker |
| 1947 | Jesse James Rides Again | Sheriff Duffie |
| 1947 | Homesteaders of Paradise Valley | Bill Hume |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass | Homesteader (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Nightmare Alley | Masseur (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Mr. District Attorney | Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Lost City of the Jungle | Police Captain Hammond |
| 1946 | Larceny in Her Heart | Asylum Orderly |
| 1946 | Strange Journey | Hansen |
| 1946 | Canyon Passage | Miner (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Shanghai Cobra | Morgan |
| 1945 | Sudan | Executioner (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Crime, Inc. | Big Ed Johnson (uncredited) |
| 1945 | A Game of Death | Pleshke |
| 1945 | Bad Men of the Border | Bill |
| 1945 | Beyond the Pecos | John Heydrick |
| 1945 | Stairway to Light | Hector Chevigny (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Here Come the Co-Eds | Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Charlie Chan in the Secret Service | Luis Philipe Vega |
| 1944 | Shake Hands with Murder | Mr. Howard |
| 1944 | Rogues' Gallery | Mr. Joyce |
| 1944 | Seven Doors to Death | Detective Morgan (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Sultan's Daughter | Ludwig |
| 1943 | Crazy House | Dead End Character |
| 1943 | The Spider Woman | Henchman Taylor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Melody Ranch | Henchman Joe #1 |
| 1939 | Daughter of the Tong | Henchman |
| 1939 | Mercy Plane | Mechanic |
| 1923 | Merry-Go-Round | Guard |