Roscoe Karns: movies and TV shows
Roscoe Karns has 144 credits in the archive: 137 films and 7 TV series, from 1915 to 1964. Highest rated: The Vanishing Pioneer (9.0/10).
Career timeline
1915 – 1964 · busiest year: 1932 (13 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Man's Favorite Sport? | Major Phipps | Film | 7.0 | 72 |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Mr. Foley | TV | 7.0 | 70 |
| 1959 | Hennesey | Capt. Walter Shafer | TV | 7.7 | 67 |
| 1958 | Onionhead | 'Windy' Woods | Film | 5.5 | 66 |
| 1957 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Ed Church | TV | 6.8 | 65 |
| 1954 | December Bride | TV | 6.3 | 62 | |
| 1954 | December Bride | Charley Allen | TV | 6.3 | 62 |
| 1950 | Rocky King, Detective | Police Inspector Rocky King | TV | 6.5 | 58 |
| 1950 | Inside Detective | Police Inspector Rocky King | TV | — | 58 |
| 1948 | Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven | Officer Carmody | Film | 5.8 | 56 |
| 1948 | The Inside Story | Eustace Peabody | Film | 6.6 | 56 |
| 1948 | Devil's Cargo | Lt. Hardy | Film | 5.9 | 56 |
| 1948 | Speed to Spare | Kangaroo | Film | 6.7 | 56 |
| 1947 | That's My Man | Toby Gleeton | Film | 6.7 | 55 |
| 1947 | Vigilantes of Boomtown | Bill Delaney | Film | 4.3 | 55 |
| 1946 | One Way to Love | Hobie Simmons | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1946 | Avalanche | Red Kelly | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 1946 | I Ring Doorbells | Stubby | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1944 | Minstrel Man | Lasses White | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 1944 | The Navy Way | Frankie Gimble | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1944 | Hi, Good Lookin'! | Archie | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1943 | My Son, The Hero | Big-Time Morgan | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen | Roscoe Karns | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1943 | Old Acquaintance | Charlie Archer | Film | 7.1 | 51 |
| 1943 | His Butler's Sister | Fields | Film | 7.2 | 51 |
| 1943 | Riding High | Shorty | Film | 5.6 | 51 |
| 1942 | Yokel Boy | Al Devers | Film | 5.8 | 50 |
| 1942 | Woman of the Year | Phil Whittaker | Film | 6.9 | 50 |
| 1942 | You Can't Escape Forever | 'Mac' McTurk | Film | 6.0 | 50 |
| 1942 | A Tragedy at Midnight | Cassidy | Film | 5.2 | 50 |
| 1941 | Petticoat Politics | Joe Higgins | Film | 9.0 | 49 |
| 1941 | Half Shot at Sunrise | Henry Warren | Film | 10.0 | 49 |
| 1941 | Footsteps in the Dark | Monahan | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1941 | The Gay Vagabond | Arthur Dixon / Jerry Dixon | Film | 9.0 | 49 |
| 1941 | Road to Happiness | Charley Grady | Film | 5.7 | 49 |
| 1941 | Black Eyes and Blues | Alfred Harmon | Film | 9.0 | 49 |
| 1940 | His Girl Friday | McCue | Film | 7.4 | 48 |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Irish McGurn | Film | 6.9 | 48 |
| 1940 | Ladies Must Live | Pete Larrabee | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1940 | Saturday's Children | Willie Sands | Film | 6.9 | 48 |
| 1940 | Double Alibi | Jeremiah Jenkins | Film | 5.3 | 48 |
| 1940 | Meet the Missus | Joe Higgins | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1939 | That's Right – You're Wrong | Mal Stamp | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1939 | King of Chinatown | Rip Harrigan | Film | 5.6 | 47 |
| 1939 | Everything's on Ice | Felix Miller | Film | 5.3 | 47 |
| 1939 | Dancing Co-Ed | Joe Drews | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1938 | Tip-Off Girls | Tom Benson aka Tommy Logan | Film | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1938 | Thanks for the Memory | George Kent | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1938 | Dangerous to Know | Duncan | Film | 6.6 | 46 |
| 1938 | You and Me | Cuffy | Film | 6.6 | 46 |
| 1938 | Scandal Street | Austin Brown | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1937 | Clarence | Clarence Smith | Film | 9.0 | 45 |
| 1937 | Night of Mystery | Sergeant Heath | Film | 10.0 | 45 |
| 1937 | On Such a Night | Joe Flynn | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1937 | Murder Goes to College | Sim Perkins | Film | 5.0 | 45 |
| 1937 | Partners in Crime | Sim Perkins | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1936 | Woman Trap | Mopsy | Film | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1936 | Cain and Mabel | Reilly | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1936 | Three Married Men | Peter Cary | Film | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1936 | Border Flight | Calico Smith | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1935 | Front Page Woman | Toots O'Grady | Film | 5.9 | 43 |
| 1935 | The Woman in Red | Man in court room (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1935 | Wings in the Dark | Nick Williams | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1935 | Four Hours to Kill! | Johnson | Film | 5.7 | 43 |
| 1935 | Red Hot Tires | Bud Keene | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1935 | Alibi Ike | Carey | Film | 6.2 | 43 |
| 1935 | Two-Fisted | Chick Moran | Film | 8.5 | 43 |
| 1934 | It Happened One Night | Oscar Shapeley | Film | 7.8 | 42 |
| 1934 | Twentieth Century | Owen O'Malley | Film | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1934 | Shoot the Works | Sailor Burke | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1934 | Elmer and Elsie | Rocky Cott | Film | 10.0 | 42 |
| 1934 | Come On, Marines! | Spud McGurke | Film | 5.6 | 42 |
| 1934 | I Sell Anything | Monk | Film | 5.0 | 42 |
| 1933 | Alice in Wonderland | Tweedledee | Film | 6.1 | 41 |
| 1933 | A Lady's Profession | Tony | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1933 | The Women in His Life | Aloysius Lester | Film | 4.3 | 41 |
| 1933 | Today We Live | McGinnis | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1933 | Gambling Ship | Blooey | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1933 | One Sunday Afternoon | Snappy Downer | Film | 6.6 | 41 |
| 1933 | Grand Slam | Contest Radio Announcer | Film | 4.6 | 41 |
| 1932 | Stowaway | Insp. Redding | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1932 | If I Had a Million | Private O'Brien | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1932 | Night After Night | Leo | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1932 | High Pressure | Telephone Salesman (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 40 |
| 1932 | The Roadhouse Murder | Dale | Film | 5.0 | 40 |
| 1932 | Lawyer Man | Merritt - Reporter (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 40 |
| 1932 | Week-End Marriage | Jim Davis | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1932 | The Crooked Circle | Harry Carter | Film | 5.2 | 40 |
| 1932 | One Way Passage | S.S. Maloa Bartender (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 40 |
| 1932 | Two Against the World | Segall, reporter | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1932 | Play Girl | Gambler (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 40 |
| 1932 | Under-Cover Man | Dannie | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1932 | They Call It Sin | Brad - Rehearsal Director (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1931 | Dirigible | Sock McGuire | Film | 5.5 | 39 |
| 1931 | Laughing Sinners | Fred Geer | Film | 5.3 | 39 |
| 1931 | Ladies of the Big House | Frank - Twenty Questions player (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1931 | Left Over Ladies | 'Scoop' | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1931 | Pleasure | Arnie | Film | 4.2 | 39 |
| 1931 | Many a Slip | Stan Price | Film | 10.0 | 39 |
| 1930 | Little Accident | Gilbert | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1930 | Troopers Three | Bugs | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1930 | The Costello Case | Blair | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1930 | Safety in Numbers | Bertram Shapiro | Film | 5.5 | 38 |
| 1930 | The Gorilla | Simmons | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1930 | Man Trouble | Scott | Film | 7.5 | 38 |
| 1929 | Copy | City Editor John Mack | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1929 | The Flying Fleet | Shipwrecked Radio Operator (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 37 |
| 1929 | New York Nights | Johnny Dolan | Film | 5.5 | 37 |
| 1929 | This Thing Called Love | Harry Bertrand | Film | 9.0 | 37 |
| 1928 | Object: Alimony | Al Bryant | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1928 | Warming Up | Hippo | Film | 9.0 | 36 |
| 1928 | Beggars of Life | Lame Hoppy | Film | 7.1 | 36 |
| 1928 | The Shopworn Angel | Dance Director | Film | 9.0 | 36 |
| 1928 | Something Always Happens | George | Film | 10.0 | 36 |
| 1928 | The Trail of '98 | Man on Ship (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 36 |
| 1928 | The Vanishing Pioneer | Ray Hearn | Film | 9.0 | 36 |
| 1928 | Beau Sabreur | Buddy | Film | 9.0 | 36 |
| 1928 | Moran of the Marines | Swatty | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1928 | The Desert Bride | Pvt. Terry | Film | 5.5 | 36 |
| 1928 | Win That Girl | Johnny Norton II | Film | 10.0 | 36 |
| 1928 | Jazz Mad | Sol Levy | Film | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1927 | Wings | Lieutenant Cameron | Film | 7.2 | 35 |
| 1927 | The Jazz Singer | Agent (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 35 |
| 1927 | Ten Modern Commandments | Benny Burnaway | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1927 | Ritzy | Smith's Valet | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1926 | You'd Be Surprised | Party Guest (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1925 | Dollar Down | Gene Meadows | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1925 | The Overland Limited | Patrick Henry Madden | Film | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1924 | Bluff | Jack Hallowell | Film | 10.0 | 32 |
| 1924 | The Midnight Express | Switch Hogan | Film | 4.7 | 32 |
| 1924 | The Foolish Virgin | Chuck Brady | Film | 10.0 | 32 |
| 1923 | The Ten Commandments | The Boy in the Rain (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1923 | Other Men's Daughters | Hubert | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1922 | Her Own Money | Jerry Woodward | Film | 10.0 | 30 |
| 1922 | Conquering the Woman | Shorty Thompson | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1922 | The Trouper | Film | 8.0 | 30 | |
| 1921 | The Man Tamer | Bradley P. Caldwell Jr | Film | 10.0 | 29 |
| 1920 | The Life of the Party | Sam Perkins | Film | 5.6 | 28 |
| 1920 | The Family Honor | Dal Tucker | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1919 | Poor Relations | Henry | Film | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1915 | Mr. Carlson of Arizona | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1915 | A Species of Mexican Man | Film | 8.0 | 23 | |
| 1915 | A Western Governor's Humanity | The Sheriff | Film | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1915 | From Champion to Tramp | The Girl's Father | Film | 9.0 | 23 |