Gene Roth

Gene Roth

1903-01-08

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.

Also appears in

Red Snow

Red Snow

3.0

Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

6.0

The Lost Planet

The Lost Planet

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Stagecoach to Dancers’ Rock

Stagecoach to Dancers’ Rock

3.8

The Sickle or the Cross

The Sickle or the Cross

6.0

Mercy Plane

Mercy Plane

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The Big Sombrero

The Big Sombrero

5.0

Jack McCall, Desperado

Jack McCall, Desperado

5.3

Marshal of Cripple Creek

Marshal of Cripple Creek

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Melody Ranch

Melody Ranch

5.5

Sudan

Sudan

6.3

Stairway to Light

Stairway to Light

6.5

Smuggler’s Cove

Smuggler’s Cove

4.7

Dunked in the Deep

Dunked in the Deep

5.3

Target Unknown

Target Unknown

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Alaska Passage

Alaska Passage

4.9

Pies and Guys

Pies and Guys

5.7

Daughter of the Tong

Daughter of the Tong

5.0

Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere

Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere

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Rockabilly Baby

Rockabilly Baby

6.0