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)
Twice-Told Tales
as Cabman
(1963)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as The Minister (uncredited)
(1962)
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
as Captain (uncredited)
(1962)
How the West Was Won
as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
(1962)
Tower of London
as The Tailor
(1962)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
(1962)
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
as Jude
(1961)
The Cat Burglar
as Pete
(1961)
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
as Governor of Animals (uncredited)
(1961)
Famous Ghost Stories
as Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')
(1960)
Cimarron
as Connors (uncredited)
(1960)
Tormented
as Mr. Nelson
(1959)
Alaska Passage
as Anderson
(1959)
The Rebel Set
as Train Conductor
(1959)
The Blue Angel
as Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)
(1959)
Attack of the Giant Leeches
as Sheriff Kovis
(1959)
The Miracle of the Hills
as Sheriff Crane
(1958)
The Young Lions
as Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)
(1958)
She Demons
as Igor
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
I Want to Live!
as Eric (uncredited)
(1958)
Earth vs. the Spider
as Sheriff Cagle
(1957)
Zombies of Mora Tau
as Sam, the chauffeur
(1957)
The Quiet Gun
as Frank Townsend (uncredited)
(1957)
Utah Blaine
as Tom Cory
(1957)
Outer Space Jitters
as The Grand Zilch
(1957)
Rockabilly Baby
as Mr. Harry Johnson
(1956)
Friendly Persuasion
as Farmer (uncredited)
(1956)
Wetbacks
as Truck Thug
(1956)
Flight to Hong Kong
as Ship captain
(1956)
Nightfall
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1956)
Commotion on the Ocean
as Bortch
(1956)
Running Target
as Holesworth
(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)
Port of Hell
as Detonation Ship Captain
(1954)
Casino Royale
as Basil
(1953)
The Lost Planet
as Reckov
(1953)
(1953)
Prince of Pirates
as Captain Brock
(1953)
Count the Hours!
as Prison Guard
(1953)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)
(1952)
Montana Belle
as Marshal Ripple
(1952)
The Maverick
as Fred Nixon
(1952)
Mutiny
as Mr. Potter (uncredited)
(1952)
Fargo
as Blacksmith
(1952)
Gold Fever
as Bill Johnson
(1952)
Red Snow
as Russian Colonel
(1951)
Mysterious Island
as Pirate Capt. Shard
(1951)
Chicago Calling
as Guard
(1951)
(1951)
Westward the Women
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1951)
Target Unknown
as German Guard (uncredited)
(1950)
Again Pioneers
as Monty Barnes
(1950)
Pirates of the High Seas
as Gov. Frederick Whitlock
(1950)
The Baron of Arizona
as Father Guardian
(1950)
Slaphappy Sleuths
as Fuller Grime
(1949)
The James Brothers of Missouri
as Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]
(1949)
The Big Sombrero
as Ben McBride
(1949)
Alaska Patrol
as Ehrlich
(1949)
Ghost of Zorro
as George Crane
(1949)
The Sickle or the Cross
as Pakin
(1949)
Dunked in the Deep
as Mr. Bortch
(1949)
Sheriff of Wichita
as Howard Thornton
(1948)
The Gallant Legion
as Agitator in Bar
(1948)
Smuggler's Cove
as Franz Drum
(1948)
Oklahoma Badlands
as Oliver Budge
(1948)
Four Faces West
as Poker Player
(1948)
The Valiant Hombre
as Pete (Bartender)
(1948)
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
as The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]
(1947)
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
as Bill Hume
(1947)
Framed
as (uncredited)
(1947)
Jesse James Rides Again
as Sheriff Duffie
(1947)
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
as Policeman (uncreditited)
(1947)
Nightmare Alley
as Masseur (uncredited)
(1947)
The Black Widow
as John M. Walker
(1947)
The Sea of Grass
as Homesteader (uncredited)
(1947)
Marshal of Cripple Creek
as Long John Case
(1947)
Mr. District Attorney
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1946)
Canyon Passage
as Miner (uncredited)
(1946)
Lost City of the Jungle
as Police Captain Hammond
(1946)
Strange Journey
as Hansen
(1946)
Larceny in Her Heart
as Asylum Orderly
(1945)
Here Come the Co-Eds
as Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)
(1945)
Beyond the Pecos
as John Heydrick
(1945)
A Game of Death
as Pleshke
(1945)
Stairway to Light
as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
(1945)
Crime, Inc.
as Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)
(1945)
Sudan
as Executioner (uncredited)
(1945)
The Shanghai Cobra
as Morgan
(1945)
Bad Men of the Border
as Bill
(1944)
Shake Hands with Murder
as Mr. Howard
(1944)
Seven Doors to Death
as Detective Morgan (uncredited)
(1944)
Rogues' Gallery
as Mr. Joyce
(1944)
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
as Luis Philipe Vega
(1943)
The Sultan's Daughter
as Ludwig
(1943)
The Spider Woman
as Henchman Taylor (uncredited)
(1943)
Crazy House
as Dead End Character
(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