Gene Roth

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

143

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Roth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Highway Patrol

    Highway Patrol

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • Sea Hunt

    Sea Hunt

  • How the West Was Won

    How the West Was Won

  • Tombstone Territory

    Tombstone Territory

  • The Tall Man

    The Tall Man

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • Lock-Up

    Lock-Up

  • Suspicion

    Suspicion

  • Boston Blackie

    Boston Blackie

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

    Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

  • 26 Men

    26 Men

  • The Three Stooges Meet Hercules

    The Three Stooges Meet Hercules

  • The Dakotas

    The Dakotas

  • Tightrope

    Tightrope

  • I Led Three Lives

    I Led Three Lives

  • Twice-Told Tales

    Twice-Told Tales

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere

    Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere

  • The James Brothers of Missouri

    The James Brothers of Missouri

  • Montana Belle

    Montana Belle

  • Mysterious Island

    Mysterious Island

  • Zombies of Mora Tau

    Zombies of Mora Tau

  • Jesse James Rides Again

    Jesse James Rides Again

  • Smuggler's Cove

    Smuggler's Cove

  • Alaska Passage

    Alaska Passage

  • Here Come the Co-Eds

    Here Come the Co-Eds

  • Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

    Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

  • Framed

    Framed

  • The Big Sombrero

    The Big Sombrero

  • The Gallant Legion

    The Gallant Legion

  • Tower of London

    Tower of London

  • Sylvia

    Sylvia

  • Oklahoma Badlands

    Oklahoma Badlands

  • Flight to Hong Kong

    Flight to Hong Kong

  • Jack McCall, Desperado

    Jack McCall, Desperado

  • Chicago Calling

    Chicago Calling

  • Beyond the Pecos

    Beyond the Pecos

  • Pirates of the High Seas

    Pirates of the High Seas

  • The Claw Monsters

    The Claw Monsters

  • Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock

    Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock

  • The Maverick

    The Maverick

  • The Spider Woman

    The Spider Woman

  • Again Pioneers

    Again Pioneers

  • The Quiet Gun

    The Quiet Gun

  • Alaska Patrol

    Alaska Patrol

  • The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

    The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

  • Shake Hands with Murder

    Shake Hands with Murder

  • Harbor Command

    Harbor Command

  • Friendly Persuasion

    Friendly Persuasion

  • Wetbacks

    Wetbacks

  • Atlantis: The Lost Continent

    Atlantis: The Lost Continent

  • Gold Fever

    Gold Fever

  • The Man Called X

    The Man Called X

  • Mutiny

    Mutiny

  • Melody Ranch

    Melody Ranch

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Seven Doors to Death

    Seven Doors to Death

  • Cimarron

    Cimarron

  • The Cat Burglar

    The Cat Burglar

  • Prince of Pirates

    Prince of Pirates

  • The Sultan's Daughter

    The Sultan's Daughter

  • The Sea of Grass

    The Sea of Grass

  • Nightmare Alley

    Nightmare Alley

  • Stairway to Light

    Stairway to Light

  • Lost City of the Jungle

    Lost City of the Jungle

  • Canyon Passage

    Canyon Passage

  • Sudan

    Sudan

  • Attack of the Giant Leeches

    Attack of the Giant Leeches

  • The Blue Angel

    The Blue Angel

  • Adventures of Frank and Jesse James

    Adventures of Frank and Jesse James

  • Count the Hours!

    Count the Hours!

  • Westward the Women

    Westward the Women

  • The Miracle of the Hills

    The Miracle of the Hills

  • The Courtship of Eddie's Father

    The Courtship of Eddie's Father

  • The Black Widow

    The Black Widow

  • Daughter of the Tong

    Daughter of the Tong

  • Désirée

    Désirée

  • Rosie!

    Rosie!

  • Nightfall

    Nightfall

  • She Demons

    She Demons

  • A Game of Death

    A Game of Death

  • Strange Journey

    Strange Journey

  • The Baron of Arizona

    The Baron of Arizona

  • Commotion on the Ocean

    Commotion on the Ocean

  • Crime, Inc.

    Crime, Inc.

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Ghost of Zorro

    Ghost of Zorro

  • The Valiant Hombre

    The Valiant Hombre

  • Red Snow

    Red Snow

  • Crazy House

    Crazy House

  • Merry-Go-Round

    Merry-Go-Round

  • Pies and Guys

    Pies and Guys

  • Target Unknown

    Target Unknown

  • I Want to Live!

    I Want to Live!

  • Quiz Whizz

    Quiz Whizz

  • Larceny in Her Heart

    Larceny in Her Heart

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • The Young Lions

    The Young Lions

  • Young Dillinger

    Young Dillinger

  • The Farmer Takes a Wife

    The Farmer Takes a Wife

  • Marshal of Cripple Creek

    Marshal of Cripple Creek

  • The Sickle or the Cross

    The Sickle or the Cross

  • Interrupted Melody

    Interrupted Melody

  • Tormented

    Tormented

  • Famous Ghost Stories

    Famous Ghost Stories

  • Mr. District Attorney

    Mr. District Attorney

  • Casino Royale

    Casino Royale

  • Rogues' Gallery

    Rogues' Gallery

  • Sheriff of Wichita

    Sheriff of Wichita

  • Earth vs. the Spider

    Earth vs. the Spider

  • Mercy Plane

    Mercy Plane

  • Outer Space Jitters

    Outer Space Jitters

  • The Shanghai Cobra

    The Shanghai Cobra

  • Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

    Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

  • Bad Men of the Border

    Bad Men of the Border

  • Port of Hell

    Port of Hell

  • The Rebel Set

    The Rebel Set

  • Rockabilly Baby

    Rockabilly Baby

  • Utah Blaine

    Utah Blaine

  • Four Faces West

    Four Faces West

  • Slaphappy Sleuths

    Slaphappy Sleuths

  • The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

    The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

  • The Lost Planet

    The Lost Planet

  • Dunked in the Deep

    Dunked in the Deep

  • Running Target

    Running Target