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

Sheriff Kovis

Attack of the Giant Leeches

Connors (uncredited)

Cimarron

Governor of Animals (uncredited)

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

Eric (uncredited)

I Want to Live!

Mr. Nelson

Tormented

(uncredited)

Framed

Captain Brock

Prince of Pirates

Captain (uncredited)

The Three Stooges Meet Hercules

Basil

Casino Royale

Sheriff Cagle

Earth vs. the Spider

Sam, the chauffeur

Zombies of Mora Tau

Luis Philipe Vega

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

Morgan

The Shanghai Cobra

Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

How the West Was Won

Bartender (uncredited)

Westward the Women

Father Guardian

The Baron of Arizona

Policeman (uncreditited)

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

Executioner (uncredited)

Sudan

Gov. Frederick Whitlock

Pirates of the High Seas

Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)

Crime, Inc.

Mr. Howard

Shake Hands with Murder

Pleshke

A Game of Death

Long John Case

Marshal of Cripple Creek

Mr. Bortch

Dunked in the Deep

Bill

Bad Men of the Border

Fuller Grime

Slaphappy Sleuths

Ben McBride

The Big Sombrero

Herman, Justice of the Peace

Young Dillinger

Jude

Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock

John M. Walker

The Black Widow

The Grand Zilch

Outer Space Jitters

Ship captain

Flight to Hong Kong

Bortch

Commotion on the Ocean

Police Captain Hammond

Lost City of the Jungle

Joseph

Rosie!

Pies and Guys

Reckov

The Lost Planet

Quiz Whizz

Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Claw Monsters

German Guard (uncredited)

Target Unknown

Holesworth

Running Target

Asylum Orderly

Larceny in Her Heart

Sheriff Duffie

Jesse James Rides Again

Prison Guard

Count the Hours!

Anderson

Alaska Passage

Igor

She Demons

Mr. Joyce

Rogues' Gallery

Von Essen

Désirée

Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Pakin

The Sickle or the Cross

Train Conductor

The Rebel Set

Bill Hume

Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

The Minister (uncredited)

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Tom Cory

Utah Blaine

Vultura

Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere

Truck Thug

Wetbacks

Mr. Potter (uncredited)

Mutiny

The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]

Adventures of Frank and Jesse James

Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)

The Blue Angel

Henchman

Daughter of the Tong

Jack McCall, Desperado

Guard

Chicago Calling

Ehrlich

Alaska Patrol

Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Poker Player

Four Faces West

Detective Morgan (uncredited)

Seven Doors to Death

Ludwig

The Sultan's Daughter

Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)

The Young Lions

Cabman

Twice-Told Tales

Homesteader (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass

The Tailor

Tower of London

John Heydrick

Beyond the Pecos

Farmer (uncredited)

Friendly Persuasion

Henchman Joe #1

Melody Ranch

Mechanic

Mercy Plane

Agitator in Bar

The Gallant Legion

Blacksmith

Fargo

Bill Johnson

Gold Fever

Mr. Harry Johnson

Rockabilly Baby

Fred Nixon

The Maverick

George Crane

Ghost of Zorro

Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]

The James Brothers of Missouri

Oliver Budge

Oklahoma Badlands

Pete (Bartender)

The Valiant Hombre

Howard Thornton

Sheriff of Wichita

Russian Colonel

Red Snow

Sheriff Crane

The Miracle of the Hills

Guard

Merry-Go-Round

Hansen

Strange Journey

Pete

The Cat Burglar

Franz Drum

Smuggler's Cove

Monty Barnes

Again Pioneers

Detonation Ship Captain

Port of Hell

Marshal Ripple

Montana Belle

Professor Eglebert (uncredited)

Sylvia

Pirate Capt. Shard

Mysterious Island

Hector Chevigny (uncredited)

Stairway to Light

Dead End Character

Crazy House

Henchman Taylor (uncredited)

The Spider Woman

Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)

Here Come the Co-Eds

Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)

The Farmer Takes a Wife

King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)

Interrupted Melody

Bartender

Nightfall

Masseur (uncredited)

Nightmare Alley

Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')

Famous Ghost Stories

Frank Townsend (uncredited)

The Quiet Gun

Miner (uncredited)

Canyon Passage

Doorman (uncredited)

Mr. District Attorney

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

108

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-01-08

Place of Birth

Redfield, South Dakota, USA

Also Known As

Eugene O. Roth