Roscoe Karns

Roscoe Karns

Acting

Birthday

1891/09/06

Day of death

1970/02/06 (78 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

San Bernardino, California, USA

Also know as

Roscoe Karnes

Biography

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 as Wings and Beggars of Life, his career didn't really take off until sound arrived. Arguably his best-known fil...Read more

Acting
It Happened One Night
7.8

(1934) It Happened One Night

as Oscar Shapeley

His Girl Friday
7.4

(1940) His Girl Friday

as McCue

The Family Honor
0.0

(1920) The Family Honor

as Dal Tucker

Woman of the Year
6.9

(1942) Woman of the Year

as Phil Whittaker

Twentieth Century
6.8

(1934) Twentieth Century

as Owen O'Malley

The Ten Commandments
6.6

(1923) The Ten Commandments

as The Boy in the Rain (uncredited)

Petticoat Politics
0.0

(1941) Petticoat Politics

as Joe Higgins

Alice in Wonderland
6.1

(1933) Alice in Wonderland

as Tweedledee

You Can't Escape Forever
5.4

(1942) You Can't Escape Forever

as 'Mac' McTurk

Moran of the Marines
0.0

(1928) Moran of the Marines

as Swatty

Footsteps in the Dark
6.9

(1941) Footsteps in the Dark

as Monahan

You and Me
6.7

(1938) You and Me

as Cuffy

They Drive by Night
6.9

(1940) They Drive by Night

as Irish McGurn

Man's Favorite Sport?
7.0

(1964) Man's Favorite Sport?

as Major Phipps

Devil's Cargo
5.5

(1948) Devil's Cargo

as Lt. Hardy

Her Own Money
0.0

(1922) Her Own Money

as Jerry Woodward

Night After Night
6.1

(1932) Night After Night

as Leo

Ten Modern Commandments
0.0

(1927) Ten Modern Commandments

as Benny Burnaway

Wings in the Dark
6.4

(1935) Wings in the Dark

as Nick Williams

Double Alibi
4.5

(1940) Double Alibi

as Jeremiah Jenkins

A Lady's Profession
0.0

(1933) A Lady's Profession

as Tony

Laughing Sinners
5.4

(1931) Laughing Sinners

as Fred Geer

Four Hours to Kill!
5.0

(1935) Four Hours to Kill!

as Johnson

0.0

(1923) Other Men's Daughters

as Hubert

If I Had a Million
6.5

(1932) If I Had a Million

as Private O'Brien

Today We Live
6.2

(1933) Today We Live

as McGinnis

This Thing Called Love
0.0

(1929) This Thing Called Love

as Harry Bertrand

Alibi Ike
5.8

(1935) Alibi Ike

as Carey

One Sunday Afternoon
6.3

(1933) One Sunday Afternoon

as Snappy Downer

Saturday's Children
6.4

(1940) Saturday's Children

as Willie Sands

Front Page Woman
5.8

(1935) Front Page Woman

as Toots O'Grady

New York Nights
4.8

(1929) New York Nights

as Johnny Dolan

Week-End Marriage
6.0

(1932) Week-End Marriage

as Jim Davis

Win That Girl
0.0

(1928) Win That Girl

as Johnny Norton II

A Tragedy at Midnight
4.0

(1942) A Tragedy at Midnight

as Cassidy

Avalanche
0.0

(1946) Avalanche

as Red Kelly

The Inside Story
6.5

(1948) The Inside Story

as Eustace Peabody

That's Right – You're Wrong
5.7

(1939) That's Right – You're Wrong

as Mal Stamp

Cain and Mabel
6.2

(1936) Cain and Mabel

as Reilly

Two Against the World
5.6

(1932) Two Against the World

as Segall, reporter

Safety in Numbers
5.0

(1930) Safety in Numbers

as Bertram Shapiro

My Son, The Hero
0.0

(1943) My Son, The Hero

as Big-Time Morgan

Thanks for the Memory
5.7

(1938) Thanks for the Memory

as George Kent

Pleasure
3.5

(1931) Pleasure

as Arnie

Shoot the Works
5.0

(1934) Shoot the Works

as Sailor Burke

Speed to Spare
5.0

(1948) Speed to Spare

as Kangaroo

Riding High
4.0

(1943) Riding High

as Shorty

Two-Fisted
7.0

(1935) Two-Fisted

as Chick Moran

The Woman in Red
6.1

(1935) The Woman in Red

as Man in court room (uncredited)

On Such a Night
0.0

(1937) On Such a Night

as Joe Flynn

Night of Mystery
0.0

(1937) Night of Mystery

as Sergeant Heath

Ladies Must Live
6.0

(1940) Ladies Must Live

as Pete Larrabee

Three Married Men
0.0

(1936) Three Married Men

as Peter Cary

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
6.0

(1948) Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

as Officer Carmody

Tip-Off Girls
6.0

(1938) Tip-Off Girls

as Tom Benson aka Tommy Logan

I Sell Anything
4.5

(1934) I Sell Anything

as Monk

Partners in Crime
0.0

(1937) Partners in Crime

as Sim Perkins

Troopers Three
7.0

(1930) Troopers Three

as Bugs

Lawyer Man
5.8

(1932) Lawyer Man

as Merritt - Reporter (uncredited)

The Crooked Circle
4.8

(1932) The Crooked Circle

as Harry Carter

The Shopworn Angel
0.0

(1928) The Shopworn Angel

as Dance Director

That's My Man
6.0

(1947) That's My Man

as Toby Gleeton

Murder Goes to College
3.0

(1937) Murder Goes to College

as Sim Perkins

King of Chinatown
5.8

(1939) King of Chinatown

as Rep Harrigan

Dangerous to Know
6.5

(1938) Dangerous to Know

as Duncan

One Way to Love
7.0

(1946) One Way to Love

as Hobie Simmons

Man Trouble
5.0

(1930) Man Trouble

as Scott

The Women in His Life
4.0

(1933) The Women in His Life

as Aloysius Lester

One Way Passage
7.2

(1932) One Way Passage

as S.S. Maloa Bartender (uncredited)

Vigilantes of Boomtown
0.0

(1947) Vigilantes of Boomtown

as Bill Delaney

0.0

(1929) Copy

as City Editor John Mack

Hi, Good Lookin'!
5.7

(1944) Hi, Good Lookin'!

as Archie

Red Hot Tires
5.8

(1935) Red Hot Tires

as Bud Keene

The Flying Fleet
6.3

(1929) The Flying Fleet

as Shipwrecked Radio Operator (uncredited)

The Gorilla
0.0

(1930) The Gorilla

as Simmons

The Life of the Party
5.2

(1920) The Life of the Party

as Sam Perkins

Old Acquaintance
6.9

(1943) Old Acquaintance

as Charlie Archer

Dancing Co-Ed
6.2

(1939) Dancing Co-Ed

as Joe Drews

I Ring Doorbells
0.0

(1946) I Ring Doorbells

as Stubby

Dirigible
5.6

(1931) Dirigible

as Sock McGuire

Everything's on Ice
4.8

(1939) Everything's on Ice

as Felix Miller

Under-Cover Man
4.5

(1932) Under-Cover Man

as Dannie

The Gay Vagabond
0.0

(1941) The Gay Vagabond

as Arthur Dixon / Jerry Dixon

Yokel Boy
4.7

(1942) Yokel Boy

as Al Devers

The Jazz Singer
6.1

(1927) The Jazz Singer

as Agent (uncredited)

The Trail of '98
6.2

(1928) The Trail of '98

as Man on Ship (uncredited)

The Roadhouse Murder
3.8

(1932) The Roadhouse Murder

as Dale

You'd Be Surprised
6.3

(1926) You'd Be Surprised

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Woman Trap
0.0

(1936) Woman Trap

as Mopsy

Clarence
0.0

(1937) Clarence

as Clarence Smith

Stage Door Canteen
6.1

(1943) Stage Door Canteen

as Roscoe Karns

Minstrel Man
5.0

(1944) Minstrel Man

as Lasses White

The Navy Way
5.7

(1944) The Navy Way

as Frankie Gimble

Road to Happiness
5.5

(1941) Road to Happiness

as Charley Grady

Wings
7.2

(1927) Wings

as Lieutenant Cameron

Ladies of the Big House
6.0

(1931) Ladies of the Big House

as Frank - Twenty Questions player (uncredited)

Onionhead
5.5

(1958) Onionhead

as 'Windy' Woods

Gambling Ship
5.2

(1933) Gambling Ship

as Blooey

They Call It Sin
5.8

(1932) They Call It Sin

as Brad - Rehearsal Director (uncredited)

Stowaway
5.0

(1932) Stowaway

as Insp. Redding

Jazz Mad
0.0

(1928) Jazz Mad

as Sol Levy

Grand Slam
3.7

(1933) Grand Slam

as Contest Radio Announcer

Play Girl
5.2

(1932) Play Girl

as Gambler (uncredited)

The Vanishing Pioneer
0.0

(1928) The Vanishing Pioneer

as Ray Hearn

Come On, Marines!
5.0

(1934) Come On, Marines!

as Spud McGurke

His Butler's Sister
7.1

(1943) His Butler's Sister

as Fields

Border Flight
6.0

(1936) Border Flight

as Calico Smith

0.0

(1941) Black Eyes and Blues

as Alfred Harmon

Half Shot at Sunrise
0.0

(1941) Half Shot at Sunrise

as Henry Warren

Little Accident
0.0

(1930) Little Accident

as Gilbert

Meet the Missus
0.0

(1940) Meet the Missus

as Joe Higgins

Left Over Ladies
0.0

(1931) Left Over Ladies

as 'Scoop'

Warming Up
0.0

(1928) Warming Up

as Hippo

The Costello Case
0.0

(1930) The Costello Case

as Blair

Beau Sabreur
0.0

(1928) Beau Sabreur

as Buddy

The Midnight Express
3.0

(1924) The Midnight Express

as Switch Hogan

Scandal Street
0.0

(1938) Scandal Street

as Austin Brown

The Desert Bride
4.7

(1928) The Desert Bride

as Pvt. Terry

The Trouper
0.0

(1922) The Trouper

as ---

Beggars of Life
7.1

(1928) Beggars of Life

as Lame Hoppy

Many a Slip
0.0

(1931) Many a Slip

as Stan Price

0.0

(1915) A Western Governor's Humanity

as The Sheriff

0.0

(1915) A Species of Mexican Man

as ---

0.0

(1915) From Champion to Tramp

as The Girl's Father

0.0

(1915) Mr. Carlson of Arizona

as ---

Something Always Happens
0.0

(1928) Something Always Happens

as George

December Bride
5.5

(1954) December Bride

as ---

The Lucy Show
7.0

(1962) The Lucy Show

as Mr. Foley

Hennesey
6.0

(1959) Hennesey

as ---

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
6.2

(1957) Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Ed Church

0.0

(1950) Inside Detective

as Police Inspector Rocky King

0.0

(1950) Rocky King, Detective

as Police Inspector Rocky King

December Bride
5.5

(1954) December Bride

as Charley Allen