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.

Most Known For

Mission: Impossible

as General von Cramm

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Man

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Bartender

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Wilkie - Storekeeper

Cheyenne

Climax!

as Basil

Ben Casey

The Lone Ranger

as Sergeant Bolan

Dragnet

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Bat Masterson

as Mayor Oliver Hinton

Bat Masterson

as Miner

Bat Masterson

as Barkeep

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as 1st Policeman

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

as Cycle Repairman

Harbor Command

Highway Patrol

Lock-Up

Sea Hunt

Tombstone Territory

as Townsperson who takes the bets