

Roscoe Karns
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
6 Sep 1891
Age
135 Years
Born In
San Bernardino, California, USA
Total Projects
144
Years Active
49 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.0 ★
Overview
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roscoe Karns (September 7, 1891 – February 6, 1970) was an American actor who appeared in nearly 150 films between 1915 and 1964. He specialized in cynical, wise-cracking (and often tipsy) characters, and his rapid-fire delivery enlivened many comedies and crime thrillers in the 1930s and 1940s. Though he appeared in numerous silent films, such...
Known For
Filmography

movie
Man's Favorite Sport?
Man's Favorite Sport?
as Major Phipps

tv
The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show
as Mr. Foley

tv
Hennesey
Hennesey
as Capt. Walter Shafer

movie
Onionhead
Onionhead
as 'Windy' Woods

tv
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Ed Church

tv
December Bride
December Bride

tv
December Bride
December Bride
as Charley Allen

tv
Rocky King, Detective
Rocky King, Detective
as Police Inspector Rocky King

tv
Inside Detective
Inside Detective
as Police Inspector Rocky King

movie
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
as Officer Carmody

movie
Speed to Spare
Speed to Spare
as Kangaroo

movie
Devil's Cargo
Devil's Cargo
as Lt. Hardy

movie
The Inside Story
The Inside Story
as Eustace Peabody

movie
That's My Man
That's My Man
as Toby Gleeton

movie
Vigilantes of Boomtown
Vigilantes of Boomtown
as Bill Delaney

movie
Avalanche
Avalanche
as Red Kelly

movie
I Ring Doorbells
I Ring Doorbells
as Stubby

movie
One Way to Love
One Way to Love
as Hobie Simmons

movie
Hi, Good Lookin'!
Hi, Good Lookin'!
as Archie

movie
The Navy Way
The Navy Way
as Frankie Gimble

movie
Minstrel Man
Minstrel Man
as Lasses White

movie
Old Acquaintance
Old Acquaintance
as Charlie Archer

movie
His Butler's Sister
His Butler's Sister
as Fields

movie
Riding High
Riding High
as Shorty

movie
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen
as Roscoe Karns

movie
My Son, The Hero
My Son, The Hero
as Big-Time Morgan

movie
You Can't Escape Forever
You Can't Escape Forever
as 'Mac' McTurk

movie
Yokel Boy
Yokel Boy
as Al Devers

movie
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year
as Phil Whittaker

movie
A Tragedy at Midnight
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Cassidy

movie
Road to Happiness
Road to Happiness
as Charley Grady

movie
Half Shot at Sunrise
Half Shot at Sunrise
as Henry Warren

movie
The Gay Vagabond
The Gay Vagabond
as Arthur Dixon / Jerry Dixon

movie
Black Eyes and Blues
Black Eyes and Blues
as Alfred Harmon

movie
Footsteps in the Dark
Footsteps in the Dark
as Monahan

movie
Petticoat Politics
Petticoat Politics
as Joe Higgins

movie
Meet the Missus
Meet the Missus
as Joe Higgins

movie
Ladies Must Live
Ladies Must Live
as Pete Larrabee

movie
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
as Irish McGurn

movie
Saturday's Children
Saturday's Children
as Willie Sands

movie
Double Alibi
Double Alibi
as Jeremiah Jenkins

movie
His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday
as McCue

movie
That's Right – You're Wrong
That's Right – You're Wrong
as Mal Stamp

movie
Everything's on Ice
Everything's on Ice
as Felix Miller

movie
Dancing Co-Ed
Dancing Co-Ed
as Joe Drews

movie
King of Chinatown
King of Chinatown
as Rip Harrigan

movie
Thanks for the Memory
Thanks for the Memory
as George Kent

movie
You and Me
You and Me
as Cuffy

movie
Tip-Off Girls
Tip-Off Girls
as Tom Benson aka Tommy Logan

movie
Dangerous to Know
Dangerous to Know
as Duncan

movie
Scandal Street
Scandal Street
as Austin Brown

movie
Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime
as Sim Perkins

movie
On Such a Night
On Such a Night
as Joe Flynn

movie
Night of Mystery
Night of Mystery
as Sergeant Heath

movie
Murder Goes to College
Murder Goes to College
as Sim Perkins
movie
Clarence
Clarence
as Clarence Smith

movie
Cain and Mabel
Cain and Mabel
as Reilly

movie
Three Married Men
Three Married Men
as Peter Cary

movie
Border Flight
Border Flight
as Calico Smith

movie
Woman Trap
Woman Trap
as Mopsy

movie
Two-Fisted
Two-Fisted
as Chick Moran

movie
Front Page Woman
Front Page Woman
as Toots O'Grady

movie
Alibi Ike
Alibi Ike
as Carey

movie
Four Hours to Kill!
Four Hours to Kill!
as Johnson

movie
The Woman in Red
The Woman in Red
as Man in court room (uncredited)

movie
Red Hot Tires
Red Hot Tires
as Bud Keene

movie
Wings in the Dark
Wings in the Dark
as Nick Williams

movie
I Sell Anything
I Sell Anything
as Monk

movie
Elmer and Elsie
Elmer and Elsie
as Rocky Cott

movie
Shoot the Works
Shoot the Works
as Sailor Burke

movie
Twentieth Century
Twentieth Century
as Owen O'Malley

movie
Come On, Marines!
Come On, Marines!
as Spud McGurke

movie
It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night
as Oscar Shapeley

movie
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
as Tweedledee

movie
The Women in His Life
The Women in His Life
as Aloysius Lester

movie
One Sunday Afternoon
One Sunday Afternoon
as Snappy Downer

movie
Gambling Ship
Gambling Ship
as Blooey

movie
A Lady's Profession
A Lady's Profession
as Tony

movie
Today We Live
Today We Live
as McGinnis

movie
Grand Slam
Grand Slam
as Contest Radio Announcer

movie
Lawyer Man
Lawyer Man
as Merritt - Reporter (uncredited)

movie
Under-Cover Man
Under-Cover Man
as Dannie

movie
If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million
as Private O'Brien

movie
They Call It Sin
They Call It Sin
as Brad - Rehearsal Director (uncredited)

movie
Night After Night
Night After Night
as Leo

movie
One Way Passage
One Way Passage
as S.S. Maloa Bartender (uncredited)

movie
The Crooked Circle
The Crooked Circle
as Harry Carter

movie
Two Against the World
Two Against the World
as Segall, reporter

movie
Week-End Marriage
Week-End Marriage
as Jim Davis

movie
The Roadhouse Murder
The Roadhouse Murder
as Dale

movie
Play Girl
Play Girl
as Gambler (uncredited)

movie
Stowaway
Stowaway
as Insp. Redding

movie
High Pressure
High Pressure
as Telephone Salesman (uncredited)

movie
Ladies of the Big House
Ladies of the Big House
as Frank - Twenty Questions player (uncredited)

movie
Left Over Ladies
Left Over Ladies
as 'Scoop'

movie
Pleasure
Pleasure
as Arnie

movie
Laughing Sinners
Laughing Sinners
as Fred Geer

movie
Many a Slip
Many a Slip
as Stan Price

movie
Dirigible
Dirigible
as Sock McGuire

movie
The Gorilla
The Gorilla
as Simmons

movie
The Costello Case
The Costello Case
as Blair

movie
Man Trouble
Man Trouble
as Scott

movie
Little Accident
Little Accident
as Gilbert

movie
Safety in Numbers
Safety in Numbers
as Bertram Shapiro

movie
Troopers Three
Troopers Three
as Bugs

movie
New York Nights
New York Nights
as Johnny Dolan

movie
This Thing Called Love
This Thing Called Love
as Harry Bertrand

movie
Copy
Copy
as City Editor John Mack

movie
The Flying Fleet
The Flying Fleet
as Shipwrecked Radio Operator (uncredited)

movie
The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel
as Dance Director

movie
Object: Alimony
Object: Alimony
as Al Bryant

movie
Jazz Mad
Jazz Mad
as Sol Levy

movie
Moran of the Marines
Moran of the Marines
as Swatty

movie
Beggars of Life
Beggars of Life
as Lame Hoppy

movie
Win That Girl
Win That Girl
as Johnny Norton II

movie
Warming Up
Warming Up
as Hippo

movie
The Vanishing Pioneer
The Vanishing Pioneer
as Ray Hearn

movie
Something Always Happens
Something Always Happens
as George

movie
The Desert Bride
The Desert Bride
as Pvt. Terry

movie
The Trail of '98
The Trail of '98
as Man on Ship (uncredited)

movie
Beau Sabreur
Beau Sabreur
as Buddy

movie
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer
as Agent (uncredited)

movie
Wings
Wings
as Lieutenant Cameron

movie
Ten Modern Commandments
Ten Modern Commandments
as Benny Burnaway

movie
Ritzy
Ritzy
as Smith's Valet

movie
You'd Be Surprised
You'd Be Surprised
as Party Guest (uncredited)

movie
Dollar Down
Dollar Down
as Gene Meadows

movie
The Overland Limited
The Overland Limited
as Patrick Henry Madden

movie
The Foolish Virgin
The Foolish Virgin
as Chuck Brady

movie
The Midnight Express
The Midnight Express
as Switch Hogan

movie
Bluff
Bluff
as Jack Hallowell

movie
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
as The Boy in the Rain (uncredited)

movie
Other Men's Daughters
Other Men's Daughters
as Hubert

movie
Conquering the Woman
Conquering the Woman
as Shorty Thompson

movie
The Trouper
The Trouper

movie
Her Own Money
Her Own Money
as Jerry Woodward

movie
The Man Tamer
The Man Tamer
as Bradley P. Caldwell Jr

movie
The Life of the Party
The Life of the Party
as Sam Perkins

movie
The Family Honor
The Family Honor
as Dal Tucker

movie
Poor Relations
Poor Relations
as Henry

movie
A Western Governor's Humanity
A Western Governor's Humanity
as The Sheriff

movie
A Species of Mexican Man
A Species of Mexican Man

movie
From Champion to Tramp
From Champion to Tramp
as The Girl's Father

movie
Mr. Carlson of Arizona