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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 T…
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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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Rosie!
as Joseph
The Claw Monsters
as Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Young Dillinger
as Herman, Justice of the Peace
Sylvia
as Professor Eglebert (uncredited)
The Best Man
as Pennsylvania Delegate (uncredited)
Twice-Told Tales
as Cabman
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as The Minister (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Tower of London
as The Tailor
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
as Jude
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
as Captain (uncredited)
Famous Ghost Stories
as Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')
The Cat Burglar
as Pete
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
as Governor of Animals (uncredited)
Cimarron
as Connors (uncredited)
Tormented
as Mr. Nelson
The Blue Angel
as Drunken Sea Captain (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Hills
as Sheriff Crane
Attack of the Giant Leeches
as Sheriff Kovis
The Rebel Set
as Train Conductor
Alaska Passage
as Anderson
I Want to Live!
as Eric (uncredited)
Earth vs. the Spider
as Sheriff Cagle
Pies and Guys
The Young Lions
as Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)
Quiz Whizz
as Montgomery M. Montgomery
She Demons
as Igor
Outer Space Jitters
as The Grand Zilch
Rockabilly Baby
as Mr. Harry Johnson
Jet Pilot
The Quiet Gun
as Frank Townsend (uncredited)
Zombies of Mora Tau
as Sam, the chauffeur
Utah Blaine
as Tom Cory
Nightfall
as Bartender (uncredited)
Commotion on the Ocean
as Bortch
Running Target
as Holesworth
Friendly Persuasion
as Farmer (uncredited)
Flight to Hong Kong
as Ship captain
Wetbacks
as Truck Thug
Interrupted Melody
as King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)
Port of Hell
as Detonation Ship Captain
Désirée
as Von Essen
Casino Royale
as Basil
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)
The Lost Planet
as Reckov
Count the Hours!
as Prison Guard
Jack McCall, Desperado
Prince of Pirates
as Captain Brock
The Maverick
as Fred Nixon
Montana Belle
as Marshal Ripple
Fargo
as Blacksmith
Red Snow
as Russian Colonel
Gold Fever
as Bill Johnson
Mutiny
as Mr. Potter (uncredited)
Chicago Calling
as Guard
Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere
as Vultura
Westward the Women
as Bartender (uncredited)
Mysterious Island
as Pirate Capt. Shard
Target Unknown
as German Guard (uncredited)
Slaphappy Sleuths
as Fuller Grime
Pirates of the High Seas
as Gov. Frederick Whitlock
Again Pioneers
as Monty Barnes
The Baron of Arizona
as Father Guardian
Dunked in the Deep
as Mr. Bortch
The James Brothers of Missouri
as Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]
The Sickle or the Cross
as Pakin
The Big Sombrero
as Ben McBride
Ghost of Zorro
as George Crane
Alaska Patrol
as Ehrlich
Sheriff of Wichita
as Howard Thornton
The Valiant Hombre
as Pete (Bartender)
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
as The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]
Smuggler's Cove
as Franz Drum
Four Faces West
as Poker Player
The Gallant Legion
as Agitator in Bar
Oklahoma Badlands
as Oliver Budge
The Black Widow
as John M. Walker
Nightmare Alley
as Masseur (uncredited)
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
as Policeman (uncreditited)
Marshal of Cripple Creek
as Long John Case
Jesse James Rides Again
as Sheriff Duffie
Framed
as (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
as Homesteader (uncredited)
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
as Bill Hume
Mr. District Attorney
as Doorman (uncredited)
Strange Journey
as Hansen
Canyon Passage
as Miner (uncredited)
Larceny in Her Heart
as Asylum Orderly
Lost City of the Jungle
as Police Captain Hammond
Girl on the Spot
as Gambler (uncredited)
A Game of Death
as Pleshke
Stairway to Light
as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
The Shanghai Cobra
as Morgan
Bad Men of the Border
as Bill
Beyond the Pecos
as John Heydrick
Sudan
as Executioner (uncredited)
Crime, Inc.
as Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)
Strange Illusion
as Sparky
Here Come the Co-Eds
as Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)
Rogues' Gallery
as Mr. Joyce
Seven Doors to Death
as Detective Morgan (uncredited)
Shake Hands with Murder
as Mr. Howard
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
as Luis Philipe Vega
The Sultan's Daughter
as Ludwig
The Spider Woman
as Henchman Taylor (uncredited)
Crazy House
as Dead End Character
Melody Ranch
as Henchman Joe #1
No Poster
Mercy Plane
as Mechanic
Daughter of the Tong
as Henchman
Merry-Go-Round
as Guard