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.
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Known For
Nightmare Alley
(1947)
Masseur (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
(1962)
Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
(1954)
Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)
Tormented
(1960)
Mr. Nelson
I Want to Live!
(1958)
Eric (uncredited)
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
(1961)
Governor of Animals (uncredited)
Désirée
(1954)
Von Essen
The Young Lions
(1958)
Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)
Montana Belle
(1952)
Marshal Ripple
Mutiny
(1952)
Mr. Potter (uncredited)
Westward the Women
(1951)
Bartender (uncredited)
Cimarron
(1960)
Connors (uncredited)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
(1963)
The Minister (uncredited)
Nightfall
(1956)
Bartender
Utah Blaine
(1957)
Tom Cory
Attack of the Giant Leeches
(1959)
Sheriff Kovis
Full Filmography
Acting
Merry-Go-Round
(1923)
Guard
Mercy Plane
(1939)
Mechanic
Daughter of the Tong
(1939)
Henchman
Melody Ranch
(1940)
Henchman Joe #1
Crazy House
(1943)
Dead End Character
The Spider Woman
(1943)
Henchman Taylor (uncredited)
The Sultan's Daughter
(1943)
Ludwig
Shake Hands with Murder
(1944)
Mr. Howard
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
(1944)
Luis Philipe Vega
Rogues' Gallery
(1944)
Mr. Joyce
Seven Doors to Death
(1944)
Detective Morgan (uncredited)
The Shanghai Cobra
(1945)
Morgan
Here Come the Co-eds
(1945)
Second Policeman in Car 13 (uncredited)
Bad Men of the Border
(1945)
Bill
Crime, Inc.
(1945)
Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)
A Game of Death
(1945)
Pleshke
Sudan
(1945)
Executioner (uncredited)
Beyond the Pecos
(1945)
John Heydrick
Stairway to Light
(1945)
Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
Larceny in Her Heart
(1946)
Asylum Orderly
Lost City of the Jungle
(1946)
Police Captain Hammond
Strange Journey
(1946)
Hansen
Jesse James Rides Again
(1947)
Sheriff Duffie
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
(1947)
Policeman (uncreditited)
The Black Widow
(1947)
John M. Walker
Framed
(1947)
(uncredited)
Marshal of Cripple Creek
(1947)
Long John Case
Nightmare Alley
(1947)
Masseur (uncredited)
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
(1947)
Bill Hume
Oklahoma Badlands
(1948)
Oliver Budge
Smuggler's Cove
(1948)
Franz Drum
The Gallant Legion
(1948)
Agitator in Bar
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
(1948)
The Marshal [Chs. 9-10]
Four Faces West
(1948)
Poker Player
The Valiant Hombre
(1948)
Pete (Bartender)
The James Brothers of Missouri
(1949)
Marshal Rand [Chs. 10-12]
The Big Sombrero
(1949)
Ben McBride
Ghost of Zorro
(1949)
George Crane
Alaska Patrol
(1949)
Ehrlich
Sheriff of Wichita
(1949)
Howard Thornton
Dunked in the Deep
(1949)
Mr. Bortch
The Sickle or the Cross
(1949)
Pakin
Again Pioneers
(1950)
Monty Barnes
Pirates of the High Seas
(1950)
Gov. Frederick Whitlock
The Baron of Arizona
(1950)
Father Guardian
Slaphappy Sleuths
(1950)
Fuller Grime
Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere
(1951)
Vultura
Target Unknown
(1951)
German Guard (uncredited)
Westward the Women
(1951)
Bartender (uncredited)
Mysterious Island
(1951)
Pirate Capt. Shard
Chicago Calling
(1951)
Guard
Mutiny
(1952)
Mr. Potter (uncredited)
Fargo
(1952)
Blacksmith
Montana Belle
(1952)
Marshal Ripple
Red Snow
(1952)
Russian Colonel
The Maverick
(1952)
Fred Nixon
Gold Fever
(1952)
Bill Johnson
Jack McCall, Desperado
(1953)
Prince of Pirates
(1953)
Captain Brock
The Lost Planet
(1953)
Reckov
Count the Hours!
(1953)
Prison Guard
The Farmer Takes a Wife
(1953)
Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)
Désirée
(1954)
Von Essen
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
(1954)
Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)
Port of Hell
(1954)
Detonation Ship Captain
Casino Royale
(1954)
Basil
Interrupted Melody
(1955)
King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)
Wetbacks
(1956)
Truck Thug
Nightfall
(1956)
Bartender
Flight to Hong Kong
(1956)
Ship captain
Running Target
(1956)
Holesworth
Commotion On The Ocean
(1956)
Bortch
Rockabilly Baby
(1957)
Mr. Harry Johnson
Outer Space Jitters
(1957)
The Grand Zilch
Zombies of Mora Tau
(1957)
Sam, the chauffeur
Utah Blaine
(1957)
Tom Cory
Pies and Guys
(1958)
She Demons
(1958)
Igor
The Spider
(1958)
Sheriff Cagle
Quiz Whizz
(1958)
I Want to Live!
(1958)
Eric (uncredited)
The Young Lions
(1958)
Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Hills
(1959)
Sheriff Crane
The Blue Angel
(1959)
Drunk Nightclub Patron with Pineapple
The Rebel Set
(1959)
Train Conductor
Alaska Passage
(1959)
Anderson
Attack of the Giant Leeches
(1959)
Sheriff Kovis
Tormented
(1960)
Mr. Nelson
Cimarron
(1960)
Connors (uncredited)
The Cat Burglar
(1961)
Pete
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
(1961)
Governor of Animals (uncredited)
Tower of London
(1962)
The Tailor
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
(1962)
Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
(1962)
Jude
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
(1962)
Captain (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
(1962)
Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Twice-Told Tales
(1963)
Cabman
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
(1963)
The Minister (uncredited)
Sylvia
(1965)
Professor Eglebert (uncredited)
Young Dillinger
(1965)
Herman, Justice of the Peace
The Claw Monsters
(1966)
Barkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rosie!
(1967)
Joseph
Horrible Horror
(1986)
Vultura in 'Captain Video'