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.
Acted in 145
1960s
- 1967
Rosie!
Joseph
- 1966
The Claw Monsters
Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1965
Young Dillinger
Herman, Justice of the Peace
Sylvia
Professor Eglebert (uncredited)
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
Jude
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
Captain (uncredited)
- 1961
Famous Ghost Stories
Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')
The Cat Burglar
Pete
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
The Blue Angel
Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Hills
Sheriff Crane
The Rebel Set
Train Conductor
Alaska Passage
Anderson
- 1958
Pies and Guys
Movie
Quiz Whizz
Montgomery M. Montgomery
She Demons
Igor
- 1957
Outer Space Jitters
The Grand Zilch
Rockabilly Baby
Mr. Harry Johnson
Harbor Command
TV
The Quiet Gun
Frank Townsend (uncredited)
Zombies of Mora Tau
Sam, the chauffeur
Utah Blaine
Tom Cory
- 1956
Nightfall
Bartender (uncredited)
Commotion on the Ocean
Bortch
Running Target
Holesworth
Flight to Hong Kong
Ship captain
Wetbacks
Truck Thug
The Man Called X
TV
- 1955
Crossroads
TV
Interrupted Melody
King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)
- 1954
Port of Hell
Detonation Ship Captain
Casino Royale
Basil
- 1953
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)
The Lost Planet
Reckov
Count the Hours!
Prison Guard
Jack McCall, Desperado
Movie
Prince of Pirates
Captain Brock
General Electric Theater
Doorman · 2 episodes
- 1952
The Maverick
Fred Nixon
Fargo
Blacksmith
Gold Fever
Bill Johnson
- 1951
Chicago Calling
Guard
Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere
Vultura
Hallmark Hall of Fame
March · 1 episode
Target Unknown
German Guard (uncredited)
- 1950
Slaphappy Sleuths
Fuller Grime
Pirates of the High Seas
Gov. Frederick Whitlock
Again Pioneers
Monty Barnes
1940s
- 1949
Dunked in the Deep
Mr. Bortch
The James Brothers of Missouri
Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]
The Sickle or the Cross
Pakin
The Big Sombrero
Ben McBride
Ghost of Zorro
George Crane
Alaska Patrol
Ehrlich
Sheriff of Wichita
Howard Thornton
- 1948
The Valiant Hombre
Pete (Bartender)
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]
Smuggler's Cove
Franz Drum
The Gallant Legion
Agitator in Bar
Oklahoma Badlands
Oliver Budge
- 1947
The Black Widow
John M. Walker
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
Policeman (uncreditited)
Marshal of Cripple Creek
Long John Case
Framed
(uncredited)
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
Bill Hume
- 1946
Larceny in Her Heart
Asylum Orderly
Lost City of the Jungle
Police Captain Hammond
Girl on the Spot
Gambler (uncredited)
- 1945
A Game of Death
Pleshke
Stairway to Light
Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
Bad Men of the Border
Bill
Beyond the Pecos
John Heydrick
Strange Illusion
Sparky
Here Come the Co-Eds
Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)
- 1944
Rogues' Gallery
Mr. Joyce
Seven Doors to Death
Detective Morgan (uncredited)
Shake Hands with Murder
Mr. Howard
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
Luis Philipe Vega
- 1943
The Sultan's Daughter
Ludwig
Crazy House
Dead End Character
- 1940
1930s
- 1939
Daughter of the Tong
Henchman
1920s
- 1923
Merry-Go-Round
Guard