Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 08, 1903
Died
Jul 19, 1976
Place of Birth
Redfield, South Dakota, USA
Credits
144 titles
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
Filmography
Rosie!
Joseph
Mission: Impossible
General von Cramm
The Claw Monsters
Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Young Dillinger
Herman, Justice of the Peace
Sylvia
Professor Eglebert (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Cycle Repairman
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1st Policeman
The Greatest Show on Earth
Twice-Told Tales
Cabman
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Minister (uncredited)
The Dakotas
How the West Was Won
Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Tower of London
The Tailor
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
Jude
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
Captain (uncredited)
Famous Ghost Stories
Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')
Ben Casey
87th Precinct
Cain's Hundred
Syndicate Board Member (uncredited)
The Cat Burglar
Pete
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Governor of Animals (uncredited)
Cimarron
Connors (uncredited)
Tormented
Mr. Nelson
The Tall Man
Lock-Up
Bonanza
Milton Conley
Tightrope
The Blue Angel
Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Hills
Sheriff Crane
Attack of the Giant Leeches
Sheriff Kovis
The Rebel Set
Train Conductor
Alaska Passage
Anderson
I Want to Live!
Eric (uncredited)
77 Sunset Strip
East German Policeman (uncredited)
Bat Masterson
Mayor Oliver Hinton
Earth vs. the Spider
Sheriff Cagle
Pies and Guys
The Young Lions
Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)
Quiz Whizz
Montgomery M. Montgomery
Sea Hunt
She Demons
Igor
Outer Space Jitters
The Grand Zilch
Rockabilly Baby
Mr. Harry Johnson
Tombstone Territory
Townsperson who takes the bets
26 Men
Harbor Command
Suspicion
The Doorman
The Thin Man
Have Gun, Will Travel
Man