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Gene Roth

Gene Roth

Birthday: 1903-01-08 | Place of Birth: Redfield, South Dakota, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1961
The Cat Burglar

as    Pete

1960
Tormented

as    Mr. Nelson

1959
Alaska Passage

as    Anderson

1959
The Blue Angel

as    Drunk Nightclub Patron with Pineapple

1959
Attack of the Giant Leeches

as    Sheriff Kovis

1958
She Demons

as    Igor

1958
The Spider

as    Sheriff Cagle

1957
Nightfall

as    Bartender

1957
Zombies of Mora Tau

as    Sam, the chauffeur

1956
Running Target

as    Holesworth

1953
Count the Hours!

as    Prison Guard

1953
The Lost Planet

as    Reckov

1951
Mysterious Island

as    Pirate Capt. Shard

1949
The Big Sombrero

as    Ben McBride

1949
The James Brothers of Missouri

as    Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]

1947
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

as    Bill Hume

1947
Jesse James Rides Again

as    Sheriff Duffie

1945
A Game of Death

as    Pleshke

1944
Shake Hands with Murder

as    Mr. Howard

1943
The Sultan's Daughter

as    Ludwig

1939
Mercy Plane

as    Mechanic