Gene Roth
Acting
Born January 8, 1903 · Redfield, South Dakota, USA
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!" ('fil…
Known For · 40 titles
Bonanza
Dragnet
Mission: Impossible
Have Gun, Will Travel
Cheyenne
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Climax!
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Highway Patrol
Bat Masterson
The Lone Ranger
Suspicion
Ben Casey
Kraft Suspense Theatre
77 Sunset Strip
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Sea Hunt
Tombstone Territory
The Tall Man
87th Precinct
Lock-Up
I Led Three Lives
The Thin Man
Boston Blackie
Cain's Hundred
Tightrope
The Greatest Show on Earth
Harbor Command
The Dakotas
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
26 Men
The Man Called X
How the West Was Won
General Electric Theater
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Nightmare Alley
Westward the Women
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Young Lions