Gene Roth
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 8, 1903, Redfield, South Dakota, USA
- Died
- July 19, 1976
- Movies
- 112
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1967 | Rosie! | Joseph |
| 1966 | The Claw Monsters | Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Young Dillinger | Herman, Justice of the Peace |
| 1965 | Sylvia | Professor Eglebert (uncredited) |
| 1964 | The Best Man | Pennsylvania Delegate (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Twice-Told Tales | Cabman |
| 1963 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | The Minister (uncredited) |
| 1962 | How the West Was Won | Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Tower of London | The Tailor |
| 1962 | Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock | Jude |
| 1962 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station |
| 1962 | The Three Stooges Meet Hercules | Captain (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Famous Ghost Stories | Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented') |
| 1961 | The Cat Burglar | Pete |
| 1961 | Atlantis: The Lost Continent | Governor of Animals (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Cimarron | Connors (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Tormented | Mr. Nelson |
| 1959 | The Blue Angel | Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Miracle of the Hills | Sheriff Crane |
| 1959 | Attack of the Giant Leeches | Sheriff Kovis |
| 1959 | The Rebel Set | Train Conductor |
| 1959 | Alaska Passage | Anderson |
| 1958 | I Want to Live! | Eric (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Earth vs. the Spider | Sheriff Cagle |
| 1958 | Pies and Guys | |
| 1958 | The Young Lions | Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Quiz Whizz | Montgomery M. Montgomery |
| 1958 | She Demons | Igor |
| 1957 | Outer Space Jitters | The Grand Zilch |
| 1957 | Rockabilly Baby | Mr. Harry Johnson |
| 1957 | Jet Pilot | |
| 1957 | The Quiet Gun | Frank Townsend (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Zombies of Mora Tau | Sam, the chauffeur |
| 1957 | Utah Blaine | Tom Cory |
| 1956 | Nightfall | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Commotion on the Ocean | Bortch |
| 1956 | Running Target | Holesworth |
| 1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Farmer (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Flight to Hong Kong | Ship captain |
| 1956 | Wetbacks | Truck Thug |
| 1955 | Interrupted Melody | King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene) |
| 1954 | Port of Hell | Detonation Ship Captain |
| 1954 | Désirée | Von Essen |
| 1954 | Casino Royale | Basil |
| 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Ethan McCarthy (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Lost Planet | Reckov |
| 1953 | Count the Hours! | Prison Guard |
| 1953 | Jack McCall, Desperado | |
| 1953 | Prince of Pirates | Captain Brock |
| 1952 | The Maverick | Fred Nixon |
| 1952 | Montana Belle | Marshal Ripple |
| 1952 | Fargo | Blacksmith |
| 1952 | Red Snow | Russian Colonel |
| 1952 | Gold Fever | Bill Johnson |
| 1952 | Mutiny | Mr. Potter (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Chicago Calling | Guard |
| 1951 | Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere | Vultura |
| 1951 | Westward the Women | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Mysterious Island | Pirate Capt. Shard |
| 1951 | Target Unknown | German Guard (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Slaphappy Sleuths | Fuller Grime |
| 1950 | Pirates of the High Seas | Gov. Frederick Whitlock |
| 1950 | Again Pioneers | Monty Barnes |
| 1950 | The Baron of Arizona | Father Guardian |
| 1949 | Dunked in the Deep | Mr. Bortch |
| 1949 | The James Brothers of Missouri | Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12] |
| 1949 | The Sickle or the Cross | Pakin |
| 1949 | The Big Sombrero | Ben McBride |
| 1949 | Ghost of Zorro | George Crane |
| 1949 | Alaska Patrol | Ehrlich |
| 1949 | Sheriff of Wichita | Howard Thornton |
| 1948 | The Valiant Hombre | Pete (Bartender) |
| 1948 | Adventures of Frank and Jesse James | The Marshal [Chs. 9-10] |
| 1948 | Smuggler's Cove | Franz Drum |
| 1948 | Four Faces West | Poker Player |
| 1948 | The Gallant Legion | Agitator in Bar |
| 1948 | Oklahoma Badlands | Oliver Budge |
| 1947 | The Black Widow | John M. Walker |
| 1947 | Nightmare Alley | Masseur (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Gas House Kids in Hollywood | Policeman (uncreditited) |
| 1947 | Marshal of Cripple Creek | Long John Case |
| 1947 | Jesse James Rides Again | Sheriff Duffie |
| 1947 | Framed | (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass | Homesteader (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Homesteaders of Paradise Valley | Bill Hume |
| 1947 | Mr. District Attorney | Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Strange Journey | Hansen |
| 1946 | Canyon Passage | Miner (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Larceny in Her Heart | Asylum Orderly |
| 1946 | Lost City of the Jungle | Police Captain Hammond |
| 1946 | Girl on the Spot | Gambler (uncredited) |
| 1945 | A Game of Death | Pleshke |
| 1945 | Stairway to Light | Hector Chevigny (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Shanghai Cobra | Morgan |
| 1945 | Bad Men of the Border | Bill |
| 1945 | Beyond the Pecos | John Heydrick |
| 1945 | Sudan | Executioner (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Crime, Inc. | Big Ed Johnson (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Strange Illusion | Sparky |
| 1945 | Here Come the Co-Eds | Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Rogues' Gallery | Mr. Joyce |
| 1944 | Seven Doors to Death | Detective Morgan (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Shake Hands with Murder | Mr. Howard |
| 1944 | Charlie Chan in the Secret Service | Luis Philipe Vega |
| 1943 | The Sultan's Daughter | Ludwig |
| 1943 | The Spider Woman | Henchman Taylor (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Crazy House | Dead End Character |
| 1940 | Melody Ranch | Henchman Joe #1 |
| 1939 | Mercy Plane | Mechanic |
| 1939 | Daughter of the Tong | Henchman |
| 1923 | Merry-Go-Round | Guard |
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