Gene Roth
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-01-08
Day of Death
1976-07-19 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Redfield, South Dakota, USA
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
Acting
(1967)
Rosie!
as Joseph
(1966)
The Claw Monsters
as Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1965)
Sylvia
as Professor Eglebert (uncredited)
(1965)
Young Dillinger
as Herman, Justice of the Peace
(1963)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as The Minister (uncredited)
(1963)
Twice-Told Tales
as Cabman
(1962)
How the West Was Won
as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
(1962)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
(1962)
Tower of London
as The Tailor
(1962)
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
as Captain (uncredited)
(1962)
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
as Jude
(1961)
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
as Governor of Animals (uncredited)
(1961)
Famous Ghost Stories
as Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')
(1961)
The Cat Burglar
as Pete
(1960)
Tormented
as Mr. Nelson
(1960)
Cimarron
as Connors (uncredited)
(1959)
Attack of the Giant Leeches
as Sheriff Kovis
(1959)
The Blue Angel
as Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)
(1959)
The Miracle of the Hills
as Sheriff Crane
(1959)
The Rebel Set
as Train Conductor
(1959)
Alaska Passage
as Anderson
(1958)
The Young Lions
as Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)
(1958)
I Want to Live!
as Eric (uncredited)
(1958)
Earth vs. the Spider
as Sheriff Cagle
(1958)
She Demons
as Igor
(1958)
(1958)
(1957)
Utah Blaine
as Tom Cory
(1957)
The Quiet Gun
as Frank Townsend (uncredited)
(1957)
Outer Space Jitters
as The Grand Zilch
(1957)
Zombies of Mora Tau
as Sam, the chauffeur
(1957)
Rockabilly Baby
as Mr. Harry Johnson
(1956)
Friendly Persuasion
as Farmer (uncredited)
(1956)
Nightfall
as Bartender
(1956)
Flight to Hong Kong
as Ship captain
(1956)
Running Target
as Holesworth
(1956)
Commotion on the Ocean
as Bortch
(1956)
Wetbacks
as Truck Thug
(1955)
Interrupted Melody
as King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)
(1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)
(1954)
Désirée
as Von Essen
(1954)
Casino Royale
as Basil
(1954)
Port of Hell
as Detonation Ship Captain
(1953)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)
(1953)
Prince of Pirates
as Captain Brock
(1953)
The Lost Planet
as Reckov
(1953)
Count the Hours!
as Prison Guard
(1953)
(1952)
Mutiny
as Mr. Potter (uncredited)
(1952)
Montana Belle
as Marshal Ripple
(1952)
Fargo
as Blacksmith
(1952)
Gold Fever
as Bill Johnson
(1952)
Red Snow
as Russian Colonel
(1952)
The Maverick
as Fred Nixon
(1951)
Westward the Women
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1951)
Mysterious Island
as Pirate Capt. Shard
(1951)
(1951)
Target Unknown
as German Guard (uncredited)
(1951)
Chicago Calling
as Guard
(1950)
The Baron of Arizona
as Father Guardian
(1950)
Pirates of the High Seas
as Gov. Frederick Whitlock
(1950)
Again Pioneers
as Monty Barnes
(1950)
Slaphappy Sleuths
as Fuller Grime
(1949)
The Big Sombrero
as Ben McBride
(1949)
The James Brothers of Missouri
as Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]
(1949)
Ghost of Zorro
as George Crane
(1949)
Alaska Patrol
as Ehrlich
(1949)
Dunked in the Deep
as Mr. Bortch
(1949)
The Sickle or the Cross
as Pakin
(1949)
Sheriff of Wichita
as Howard Thornton
(1948)
Four Faces West
as Poker Player
(1948)
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
as The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]
(1948)
Smuggler's Cove
as Franz Drum
(1948)
The Gallant Legion
as Agitator in Bar
(1948)
The Valiant Hombre
as Pete (Bartender)
(1948)
Oklahoma Badlands
as Oliver Budge
(1947)
Nightmare Alley
as Masseur (uncredited)
(1947)
The Sea of Grass
as Homesteader (uncredited)
(1947)
Framed
as (uncredited)
(1947)
Mr. District Attorney
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1947)
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
as Bill Hume
(1947)
The Black Widow
as John M. Walker
(1947)
Marshal of Cripple Creek
as Long John Case
(1947)
Jesse James Rides Again
as Sheriff Duffie
(1947)
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
as Policeman (uncreditited)
(1946)
Canyon Passage
as Miner (uncredited)
(1946)
Lost City of the Jungle
as Police Captain Hammond
(1946)
Larceny in Her Heart
as Asylum Orderly
(1946)
Strange Journey
as Hansen
(1945)
Sudan
as Executioner (uncredited)
(1945)
Here Come the Co-Eds
as Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)
(1945)
A Game of Death
as Pleshke
(1945)
The Shanghai Cobra
as Morgan
(1945)
Crime, Inc.
as Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)
(1945)
Bad Men of the Border
as Bill
(1945)
Stairway to Light
as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
(1945)
Beyond the Pecos
as John Heydrick
(1944)
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
as Luis Philipe Vega
(1944)
Seven Doors to Death
as Detective Morgan (uncredited)
(1944)
Rogues' Gallery
as Mr. Joyce
(1944)
Shake Hands with Murder
as Mr. Howard
(1943)
The Spider Woman
as Henchman Taylor (uncredited)
(1943)
Crazy House
as Dead End Character
(1943)
The Sultan's Daughter
as Ludwig
(1940)
Melody Ranch
as Henchman Joe #1
(1939)
Daughter of the Tong
as Henchman
(1939)
Mercy Plane
as Mechanic
(1923)
Merry-Go-Round
as Guard