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

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • How the West Was Won

    How the West Was Won

  • Sea Hunt

    Sea Hunt

  • Highway Patrol

    Highway Patrol

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Tombstone Territory

    Tombstone Territory

  • Alaska Passage

    Alaska Passage

  • The Tall Man

    The Tall Man

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Gold Fever

    Gold Fever

  • Lock-Up

    Lock-Up

  • Oklahoma Badlands

    Oklahoma Badlands

  • Again Pioneers

    Again Pioneers

  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

  • Framed

    Framed

  • Chicago Calling

    Chicago Calling

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • Wetbacks

    Wetbacks

  • Nightmare Alley

    Nightmare Alley

  • Suspicion

    Suspicion

  • Red Snow

    Red Snow

  • Alaska Patrol

    Alaska Patrol

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Montana Belle

    Montana Belle

  • I Led Three Lives

    I Led Three Lives

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • 26 Men

    26 Men

  • Interrupted Melody

    Interrupted Melody

  • Sudan

    Sudan

  • Tightrope

    Tightrope

  • Shake Hands with Murder

    Shake Hands with Murder

  • Target Unknown

    Target Unknown

  • Nightfall

    Nightfall

  • Canyon Passage

    Canyon Passage

  • Cimarron

    Cimarron

  • Casino Royale

    Casino Royale

  • Strange Journey

    Strange Journey

  • She Demons

    She Demons

  • The Dakotas

    The Dakotas

  • The Maverick

    The Maverick

  • Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

    Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

  • Crime, Inc.

    Crime, Inc.

  • Rosie!

    Rosie!

  • Young Dillinger

    Young Dillinger

  • Boston Blackie

    Boston Blackie

  • Mercy Plane

    Mercy Plane

  • Tormented

    Tormented

  • Attack of the Giant Leeches

    Attack of the Giant Leeches

  • The Young Lions

    The Young Lions

  • Westward the Women

    Westward the Women

  • Tower of London

    Tower of London

  • The Blue Angel

    The Blue Angel

  • The Sea of Grass

    The Sea of Grass

  • Four Faces West

    Four Faces West

  • The Sultan's Daughter

    The Sultan's Daughter

  • The Spider Woman

    The Spider Woman

  • Adventures of Frank and Jesse James

    Adventures of Frank and Jesse James

  • Friendly Persuasion

    Friendly Persuasion

  • The Valiant Hombre

    The Valiant Hombre

  • Harbor Command

    Harbor Command

  • Désirée

    Désirée

  • Quiz Whizz

    Quiz Whizz

  • Twice-Told Tales

    Twice-Told Tales

  • The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

    The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

  • Atlantis: The Lost Continent

    Atlantis: The Lost Continent

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Crazy House

    Crazy House

  • Stairway to Light

    Stairway to Light

  • Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere

    Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere

  • The Courtship of Eddie's Father

    The Courtship of Eddie's Father

  • Prince of Pirates

    Prince of Pirates

  • Pirates of the High Seas

    Pirates of the High Seas

  • The Gallant Legion

    The Gallant Legion

  • The Three Stooges Meet Hercules

    The Three Stooges Meet Hercules

  • The Claw Monsters

    The Claw Monsters

  • A Game of Death

    A Game of Death

  • Zombies of Mora Tau

    Zombies of Mora Tau

  • The Black Widow

    The Black Widow

  • Jesse James Rides Again

    Jesse James Rides Again

  • The Miracle of the Hills

    The Miracle of the Hills

  • Smuggler's Cove

    Smuggler's Cove

  • Slaphappy Sleuths

    Slaphappy Sleuths

  • Jack McCall, Desperado

    Jack McCall, Desperado

  • The James Brothers of Missouri

    The James Brothers of Missouri

  • Flight to Hong Kong

    Flight to Hong Kong

  • The Cat Burglar

    The Cat Burglar

  • Daughter of the Tong

    Daughter of the Tong

  • Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock

    Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock

  • Lost City of the Jungle

    Lost City of the Jungle

  • Rogues' Gallery

    Rogues' Gallery

  • The Quiet Gun

    The Quiet Gun

  • Beyond the Pecos

    Beyond the Pecos

  • Ghost of Zorro

    Ghost of Zorro

  • Bad Men of the Border

    Bad Men of the Border

  • The Big Sombrero

    The Big Sombrero

  • Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

    Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

  • Mr. District Attorney

    Mr. District Attorney

  • The Farmer Takes a Wife

    The Farmer Takes a Wife

  • Merry-Go-Round

    Merry-Go-Round

  • The Sickle or the Cross

    The Sickle or the Cross

  • Here Come the Co-Eds

    Here Come the Co-Eds

  • The Man Called X

    The Man Called X

  • Larceny in Her Heart

    Larceny in Her Heart

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Baron of Arizona

    The Baron of Arizona

  • I Want to Live!

    I Want to Live!

  • Pies and Guys

    Pies and Guys

  • Famous Ghost Stories

    Famous Ghost Stories

  • Earth vs. the Spider

    Earth vs. the Spider

  • Marshal of Cripple Creek

    Marshal of Cripple Creek

  • Outer Space Jitters

    Outer Space Jitters

  • Mutiny

    Mutiny

  • Mysterious Island

    Mysterious Island

  • Port of Hell

    Port of Hell

  • The Shanghai Cobra

    The Shanghai Cobra

  • Count the Hours!

    Count the Hours!

  • Melody Ranch

    Melody Ranch

  • Seven Doors to Death

    Seven Doors to Death

  • Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

    Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

  • Sylvia

    Sylvia

  • Commotion on the Ocean

    Commotion on the Ocean

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • The Lost Planet

    The Lost Planet

  • Rockabilly Baby

    Rockabilly Baby

  • Utah Blaine

    Utah Blaine

  • The Rebel Set

    The Rebel Set

  • Dunked in the Deep

    Dunked in the Deep

  • Running Target

    Running Target

  • Sheriff of Wichita

    Sheriff of Wichita

  • The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

    The Gas House Kids in Hollywood