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Gene Roth

 
Actor: Gene Roth
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  • Born: Jan 08, 1903 in South Dakota
  • Died: Jul 19, 1976 in Los Angeles, California
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '40s-'50s
  • Major Genres: Western, Action
  • Career Highlights: Gold Fever, Earth vs. the Spider, The Shanghai Cobra
  • First Major Screen Credit: The Shanghai Cobra (1945)

Biography

Burly American utility actor Gene Roth appeared in nearly 200 films, beginning around 1946. He was initially billed under his given name of Gene Stutenroth, shortening his surname in 1949. Most often cast as a hulking villain, Roth growled and glowered through many a Western and serial (he was the principal heavy in the 1951 chapter play Captain Video). He also showed up in several Columbia two-reel comedies, starting with the Shemp Howard/Tom Kennedy film Society Mugs (1946). A frequent foil of the Three Stooges, Columbia's top short-subject stars, Roth extended his association with the comedy trio into the 1962 feature The Three Stooges Meet Hercules. A ubiquitous TV actor, Roth was frequently cast as a judge or bailiff on the Perry Mason series and essayed two roles in the 1961 Twilight Zone classic "Shadow Play." An active participant on the nostalgia-convention circuit of the 1970s, Gene Roth died in 1976 when he was struck down by a speeding automobile. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Gene Roth
Born Eugene Oliver Edgar Stutenroth
January 8, 1903(1903-01-08)
Redfield, South Dakota, USA
Died July 19, 1976 (aged 73)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Years active 1922-1967

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.[1]

Modern viewers will remember Roth for his portrayals of heavies and bad guys in Three Stooges short films such as Slaphappy Sleuths, Hot Stuff, Quiz Whizz, and Outer Space Jitters. His most memorable role was as Russian spy Bortsch in 1949's Dunked in the Deep, as well as its remake, Commotion on the Ocean. His most famous line was his threat to Shemp Howard: "Give me dat fill-um!" ('fill-um' being 'film' with a Russian accent).[2]

Roth (far left) looks on as Shemp Howard gets crowned by his cohorts in the Three Stooges film Dunked in the Deep.

Roth was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Los Angeles, California on July 19, 1976.[3]

References

  1. ^ Three Stooges.net
  2. ^ Internet Movie Database
  3. ^ Okuda, Ted; Watz, Edward; (1986). The Columbia Comedy Shorts, p. 231 McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0899501818

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