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Roscoe Karns

Acting Born Sep 6, 1891 Died Feb 6, 1970 San Bernardino, California, USA 144 credits

Biography

Roscoe Karns works in acting. Born September 6, 1891 in San Bernardino, California, USA. Died February 6, 1970. Archytele lists 144 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Frequent co-stars

Career timeline

Man's Favorite Sport?
The Lucy Show
Hennesey
Onionhead
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
December BrideDecember Bride
Rocky King, DetectiveInside Detective
Texas, Brooklyn & HeavenThe Inside StoryDevil's CargoSpeed to Spare
That's My ManVigilantes of Boomtown
One Way to LoveAvalancheI Ring Doorbells
Minstrel ManThe Navy WayHi, Good Lookin'!
My Son, The HeroStage Door CanteenOld AcquaintanceHis Butler's SisterRiding High
Yokel BoyWoman of the YearYou Can't Escape ForeverA Tragedy at Midnight
Petticoat PoliticsHalf Shot at SunriseFootsteps in the DarkThe Gay VagabondRoad to Happiness
His Girl FridayThey Drive by NightLadies Must LiveSaturday's ChildrenDouble Alibi
That's Right – You're WrongKing of ChinatownEverything's on IceDancing Co-Ed
Tip-Off GirlsThanks for the MemoryDangerous to KnowYou and MeScandal Street
ClarenceNight of MysteryOn Such a NightMurder Goes to CollegePartners in Crime
Woman TrapCain and MabelThree Married MenBorder Flight
Front Page WomanThe Woman in RedWings in the DarkFour Hours to Kill!Red Hot Tires
It Happened One NightTwentieth CenturyShoot the WorksElmer and ElsieCome On, Marines!
Alice in WonderlandA Lady's ProfessionThe Women in His LifeToday We LiveGambling Ship
StowawayIf I Had a MillionNight After NightHigh PressureThe Roadhouse Murder
DirigibleLaughing SinnersLadies of the Big HouseLeft Over LadiesPleasure
Little AccidentTroopers ThreeThe Costello CaseSafety in NumbersThe Gorilla
CopyThe Flying FleetNew York NightsThis Thing Called Love
Object: AlimonyWarming UpBeggars of LifeThe Shopworn AngelSomething Always Happens
WingsThe Jazz SingerTen Modern CommandmentsRitzy
You'd Be Surprised
Dollar DownThe Overland Limited

Full filmography

  • Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) as Major Phipps
  • The Lucy Show (1962) as Mr. Foley
  • Hennesey (1959) as Capt. Walter Shafer
  • Onionhead (1958) as 'Windy' Woods
  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) as Ed Church
  • December Bride (1954)
  • December Bride (1954) as Charley Allen
  • Rocky King, Detective (1950) as Police Inspector Rocky King
  • Inside Detective (1950) as Police Inspector Rocky King
  • Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948) as Officer Carmody
  • The Inside Story (1948) as Eustace Peabody
  • Devil's Cargo (1948) as Lt. Hardy
  • Speed to Spare (1948) as Kangaroo
  • That's My Man (1947) as Toby Gleeton
  • Vigilantes of Boomtown (1947) as Bill Delaney
  • One Way to Love (1946) as Hobie Simmons
  • Avalanche (1946) as Red Kelly
  • I Ring Doorbells (1946) as Stubby
  • Minstrel Man (1944) as Lasses White
  • The Navy Way (1944) as Frankie Gimble
  • Hi, Good Lookin'! (1944) as Archie
  • My Son, The Hero (1943) as Big-Time Morgan
  • Stage Door Canteen (1943) as Roscoe Karns
  • Old Acquaintance (1943) as Charlie Archer
  • His Butler's Sister (1943) as Fields
  • Riding High (1943) as Shorty
  • Yokel Boy (1942) as Al Devers
  • Woman of the Year (1942) as Phil Whittaker
  • You Can't Escape Forever (1942) as 'Mac' McTurk
  • A Tragedy at Midnight (1942) as Cassidy
  • Petticoat Politics (1941) as Joe Higgins
  • Half Shot at Sunrise (1941) as Henry Warren
  • Footsteps in the Dark (1941) as Monahan
  • The Gay Vagabond (1941) as Arthur Dixon / Jerry Dixon
  • Road to Happiness (1941) as Charley Grady
  • Black Eyes and Blues (1941) as Alfred Harmon
  • His Girl Friday (1940) as McCue
  • They Drive by Night (1940) as Irish McGurn
  • Ladies Must Live (1940) as Pete Larrabee
  • Saturday's Children (1940) as Willie Sands
  • Double Alibi (1940) as Jeremiah Jenkins
  • Meet the Missus (1940) as Joe Higgins
  • That's Right – You're Wrong (1939) as Mal Stamp
  • King of Chinatown (1939) as Rip Harrigan
  • Everything's on Ice (1939) as Felix Miller
  • Dancing Co-Ed (1939) as Joe Drews
  • Tip-Off Girls (1938) as Tom Benson aka Tommy Logan
  • Thanks for the Memory (1938) as George Kent
  • Dangerous to Know (1938) as Duncan
  • You and Me (1938) as Cuffy
  • Scandal Street (1938) as Austin Brown
  • Clarence (1937) as Clarence Smith
  • Night of Mystery (1937) as Sergeant Heath
  • On Such a Night (1937) as Joe Flynn
  • Murder Goes to College (1937) as Sim Perkins
  • Partners in Crime (1937) as Sim Perkins
  • Woman Trap (1936) as Mopsy
  • Cain and Mabel (1936) as Reilly
  • Three Married Men (1936) as Peter Cary
  • Border Flight (1936) as Calico Smith
  • Front Page Woman (1935) as Toots O'Grady
  • The Woman in Red (1935) as Man in court room (uncredited)
  • Wings in the Dark (1935) as Nick Williams
  • Four Hours to Kill! (1935) as Johnson
  • Red Hot Tires (1935) as Bud Keene
  • Alibi Ike (1935) as Carey
  • Two-Fisted (1935) as Chick Moran
  • It Happened One Night (1934) as Oscar Shapeley
  • Twentieth Century (1934) as Owen O'Malley
  • Shoot the Works (1934) as Sailor Burke
  • Elmer and Elsie (1934) as Rocky Cott
  • Come On, Marines! (1934) as Spud McGurke
  • I Sell Anything (1934) as Monk
  • Alice in Wonderland (1933) as Tweedledee
  • A Lady's Profession (1933) as Tony
  • The Women in His Life (1933) as Aloysius Lester
  • Today We Live (1933) as McGinnis
  • Gambling Ship (1933) as Blooey
  • One Sunday Afternoon (1933) as Snappy Downer
  • Grand Slam (1933) as Contest Radio Announcer
  • Stowaway (1932) as Insp. Redding
  • If I Had a Million (1932) as Private O'Brien
  • Night After Night (1932) as Leo
  • High Pressure (1932) as Telephone Salesman (uncredited)
  • The Roadhouse Murder (1932) as Dale
  • Lawyer Man (1932) as Merritt - Reporter (uncredited)
  • Week-End Marriage (1932) as Jim Davis
  • The Crooked Circle (1932) as Harry Carter
  • One Way Passage (1932) as S.S. Maloa Bartender (uncredited)
  • Two Against the World (1932) as Segall, reporter
  • Play Girl (1932) as Gambler (uncredited)
  • Under-Cover Man (1932) as Dannie
  • They Call It Sin (1932) as Brad - Rehearsal Director (uncredited)
  • Dirigible (1931) as Sock McGuire
  • Laughing Sinners (1931) as Fred Geer
  • Ladies of the Big House (1931) as Frank - Twenty Questions player (uncredited)
  • Left Over Ladies (1931) as 'Scoop'
  • Pleasure (1931) as Arnie
  • Many a Slip (1931) as Stan Price
  • Little Accident (1930) as Gilbert
  • Troopers Three (1930) as Bugs
  • The Costello Case (1930) as Blair
  • Safety in Numbers (1930) as Bertram Shapiro
  • The Gorilla (1930) as Simmons
  • Man Trouble (1930) as Scott
  • Copy (1929) as City Editor John Mack
  • The Flying Fleet (1929) as Shipwrecked Radio Operator (uncredited)
  • New York Nights (1929) as Johnny Dolan
  • This Thing Called Love (1929) as Harry Bertrand
  • Object: Alimony (1928) as Al Bryant
  • Warming Up (1928) as Hippo
  • Beggars of Life (1928) as Lame Hoppy
  • The Shopworn Angel (1928) as Dance Director
  • Something Always Happens (1928) as George
  • The Trail of '98 (1928) as Man on Ship (uncredited)
  • The Vanishing Pioneer (1928) as Ray Hearn
  • Beau Sabreur (1928) as Buddy
  • Moran of the Marines (1928) as Swatty
  • The Desert Bride (1928) as Pvt. Terry
  • Win That Girl (1928) as Johnny Norton II
  • Jazz Mad (1928) as Sol Levy
  • Wings (1927) as Lieutenant Cameron
  • The Jazz Singer (1927) as Agent (uncredited)
  • Ten Modern Commandments (1927) as Benny Burnaway
  • Ritzy (1927) as Smith's Valet
  • You'd Be Surprised (1926) as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Dollar Down (1925) as Gene Meadows
  • The Overland Limited (1925) as Patrick Henry Madden
  • Bluff (1924) as Jack Hallowell
  • The Midnight Express (1924) as Switch Hogan
  • The Foolish Virgin (1924) as Chuck Brady
  • The Ten Commandments (1923) as The Boy in the Rain (uncredited)
  • Other Men's Daughters (1923) as Hubert
  • Her Own Money (1922) as Jerry Woodward
  • Conquering the Woman (1922) as Shorty Thompson
  • The Trouper (1922)
  • The Man Tamer (1921) as Bradley P. Caldwell Jr
  • The Life of the Party (1920) as Sam Perkins
  • The Family Honor (1920) as Dal Tucker
  • Poor Relations (1919) as Henry
  • Mr. Carlson of Arizona (1915)
  • A Species of Mexican Man (1915)
  • A Western Governor's Humanity (1915) as The Sheriff
  • From Champion to Tramp (1915) as The Girl's Father