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