Deceased

When Did Roscoe Karns Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 78

Also known asRoscoe KarnesGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn06/09/1891Born inSan Bernardino, California, USADied06/02/1970 (aged 78)Died inLos AngelesWikidataQ2166695 ↗Buried atHollywood Forever CemeteryTMDb#30157 ↗

Roscoe Karns was an American actor who appeared in nearly 150 films between 1915 and 1964. He specialized in cynical, wise-cracking characters, and his rapid-fire delivery enlivened many comedies and crime thrillers in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Filmography97 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1964	Man's Favorite Sport?Movie	Major Phipps	73
1962	The Lucy ShowSeries	Mr. Foley	71
1959	HenneseySeries	Capt. Walter Shafer	68
1957	Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeries	Ed Church	66
1954	December BrideSeries	Charley Allen	63
1950	Rocky King, DetectiveSeries	Police Inspector Rocky King	59
1948	Speed to SpareMovie	Kangaroo	57
1948	Devil's CargoMovie	Lt. Hardy	57
1947	Vigilantes of BoomtownMovie	Bill Delaney	56
1946	AvalancheMovie	Red Kelly	55
1946	One Way to LoveMovie	Hobie Simmons	55
1944	Hi, Good Lookin'!Movie	Archie	53
1943	Stage Door CanteenMovie	Roscoe Karns	52
1943	Riding HighMovie	Shorty	52
1943	Old AcquaintanceMovie	Charlie Archer	52
1943	His Butler's SisterMovie	Fields	52
1943	My Son, The HeroMovie	Big-Time Morgan	52
1942	You Can't Escape ForeverMovie	'Mac' McTurk	51
1942	A Tragedy at MidnightMovie	Cassidy	51
1942	Woman of the YearMovie	Phil Whittaker	51
1942	Yokel BoyMovie	Al Devers	51
1941	Petticoat PoliticsMovie	Joe Higgins	50
1941	Black Eyes and BluesMovie	Alfred Harmon	50
1940	They Drive by NightMovie	Irish McGurn	49
1940	Double AlibiMovie	Jeremiah Jenkins	49
1940	His Girl FridayMovie	McCue	49
1940	Saturday's ChildrenMovie	Willie Sands	49
1940	Meet the MissusMovie	Joe Higgins	49
1939	Dancing Co-EdMovie	Joe Drews	48
1939	King of ChinatownMovie	Rip Harrigan	48
1939	Everything's on IceMovie	Felix Miller	48
1938	Thanks for the MemoryMovie	George Kent	47
1938	You and MeMovie	Cuffy	47
1938	Scandal StreetMovie	Austin Brown	47
1937	Murder Goes to CollegeMovie	Sim Perkins	46
1937	On Such a NightMovie	Joe Flynn	46
1937	Night of MysteryMovie	Sergeant Heath	46
1937	Partners in CrimeMovie	Sim Perkins	46
1937	ClarenceMovie	Clarence Smith	46
1936	Woman TrapMovie	Mopsy	45
1936	Border FlightMovie	Calico Smith	45
1936	Three Cheers for LoveMovie	Doc 'Short Circuit' Wilson	45
1936	Three Married MenMovie	Peter Cary	45
1935	Front Page WomanMovie	Toots O'Grady	44
1935	Four Hours to Kill!Movie	Johnson	44
1935	Alibi IkeMovie	Carey	44
1935	Wings in the DarkMovie	Nick Williams	44
1935	The Woman in RedMovie	Man in court room (uncredited)	44
1934	It Happened One NightMovie	Oscar Shapeley	43
1934	Twentieth CenturyMovie	Owen O'Malley	43
1934	Come On, Marines!Movie	Spud McGurke	43
1934	Shoot the WorksMovie	Sailor Burke	43
1933	Gambling ShipMovie	Blooey	42
1933	Alice in WonderlandMovie	Tweedledee	42
1933	Grand SlamMovie	Contest Radio Announcer	42
1933	Today We LiveMovie	McGinnis	42
1933	The Women in His LifeMovie	Aloysius Lester	42
1932	One Way PassageMovie	S.S. Maloa Bartender (uncredited)	41
1932	If I Had a MillionMovie	Private O'Brien	41
1932	High PressureMovie	Telephone Salesman (uncredited)	41
1932	Lawyer ManMovie	Merritt - Reporter (uncredited)	41
1932	Two Against the WorldMovie	Segall, reporter	41
1932	The Crooked CircleMovie	Harry Carter	41
1932	Under-Cover ManMovie	Dannie	41
1931	Ladies of the Big HouseMovie	Frank - Twenty Questions player (uncredited)	40
1931	DirigibleMovie	Sock McGuire	40
1931	PleasureMovie	Arnie	40
1931	Laughing SinnersMovie	Fred Geer	40
1931	Many a SlipMovie	Stan Price	40
1930	Man TroubleMovie	Scott	39
1930	The GorillaMovie	Simmons	39
1930	Safety in NumbersMovie	Bertram Shapiro	39
1930	Troopers ThreeMovie	Bugs	39
1930	Little AccidentMovie	Gilbert	39
1930	The Costello CaseMovie	Blair	39
1929	New York NightsMovie	Johnny Dolan	38
1929	The Flying FleetMovie	Shipwrecked Radio Operator (uncredited)	38
1928	Beggars of LifeMovie	Lame Hoppy	37
1928	Moran of the MarinesMovie	Swatty	37
1928	Jazz MadMovie	Sol Levy	37
1928	The Desert BrideMovie	Pvt. Terry	37
1928	Object: AlimonyMovie	Al Bryant	37
1928	Win That GirlMovie	Johnny Norton II	37
1928	The Shopworn AngelMovie	Dance Director	37
1928	Warming UpMovie	Hippo	37
1927	RitzyMovie	Smith's Valet	36
1927	WingsMovie	Lieutenant Cameron	36
1926	You'd Be SurprisedMovie	Party Guest (uncredited)	35
1923	The Ten CommandmentsMovie	The Boy in the Rain (uncredited)	32
1923	Other Men's DaughtersMovie	Hubert	32
1920	The Life of the PartyMovie	Sam Perkins	29
1920	The Family HonorMovie	Dal Tucker	29
1919	Poor RelationsMovie	Henry	28
1915	A Species of Mexican ManMovie	—	24
1915	A Western Governor's HumanityMovie	The Sheriff	24
1915	From Champion to TrampMovie	The Girl's Father	24
1915	Mr. Carlson of ArizonaMovie	—	24