Roscoe Karns
Actor (1891-1970) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 78
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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1970Died6 February 19701964
Man's Favorite Sport?Film, Major Phipps1962
The Lucy ShowSeries, Mr. Foley1959
HenneseySeries, Capt. Walter Shafer1958
OnionheadFilm, 'Windy' Woods1957
Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeries, Ed Church1954
December BrideSeries, Charley Allen1950Inside DetectiveSeries, Police Inspector Rocky KingRocky King, DetectiveSeries, 1950Police Inspector Rocky King1944
The Navy WayFilm, Frankie Gimble1943
His Butler's SisterFilm, Fields1941
Footsteps in the DarkFilm, Monahan1940
His Girl FridayFilm, McCue1939
King of ChinatownFilm, Rip Harrigan1936
Cain and MabelFilm, Reilly1935
Front Page WomanFilm, Toots O'Grady1934
It Happened One NightFilm, Oscar Shapeley1932
High PressureFilm, Telephone Salesman (uncredited)1931
DirigibleFilm, Sock McGuire1927
The Jazz SingerFilm, Agent (uncredited)1923
The Ten CommandmentsFilm, The Boy in the Rain (uncredited)1891Born7 September 1891
Man's Favorite Sport?Film, Major Phipps1962The Lucy ShowSeries, Mr. Foley1959HenneseySeries, Capt. Walter Shafer1958OnionheadFilm, 'Windy' Woods1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeries, Ed Church1954December BrideSeries, Charley Allen1950Inside DetectiveSeries, Police Inspector Rocky KingRocky King, DetectiveSeries, 1950Police Inspector Rocky King1944The Navy WayFilm, Frankie Gimble1943His Butler's SisterFilm, Fields1941Footsteps in the DarkFilm, Monahan1940His Girl FridayFilm, McCue1939King of ChinatownFilm, Rip Harrigan1936Cain and MabelFilm, Reilly1935Front Page WomanFilm, Toots O'Grady1934It Happened One NightFilm, Oscar Shapeley1932High PressureFilm, Telephone Salesman (uncredited)1931DirigibleFilm, Sock McGuire1927The Jazz SingerFilm, Agent (uncredited)1923The Ten CommandmentsFilm, The Boy in the Rain (uncredited)1891Born7 September 1891Known for
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It Happened One Night 1934
His Girl Friday 1940
One Way Passage 1932
Wings 1927
Man's Favorite Sport? 1964
People around Roscoe
Hal B. Wallis Produced They Drive by Night and One Way Passage
Adolph Zukor Produced Wings, Beggars of Life and Beau Sabreur
Jesse Louis Lasky Produced Wings, Beggars of Life and Beau Sabreur
Howard Hawks Produced His Girl Friday and Twentieth Century
King Vidor Directed Conquering the Woman and Poor Relations
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Wrote Alice in Wonderland and If I Had a Million
Harry Cohn Produced It Happened One Night and Dirigible
Harry C. Bradley Also in It Happened One Night (1934)
Frank Capra Directed It Happened One Night and Dirigible
Frank Borzage Directed His Butler's Sister (1943)
Norman Taurog Directed If I Had a Million and Onionhead
George Raft Also in They Drive by Night (1940)
William A. Wellman Directed Wings and Beggars of Life
Lloyd Bacon Directed Cain and Mabel (1936)
Benjamin Glazer Produced Alice in Wonderland (1933)- Norman Z. McLeod Directed Alice in Wonderland (1933)
Bess Flowers Also in It Happened One Night (1934)
Stephen Roberts Directed If I Had a Million (1932)- Robert Lord Produced One Way Passage (1932)
Alison Skipworth Also in If I Had a Million and Night After Night
Charles Sullivan Also in They Drive by Night and Cain and Mabel
Clark Gable Also in It Happened One Night (1934)
Gary Cooper Also in Wings and If I Had a Million
George Archainbaud Directed Clarence (1937)
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Filmography 40
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Television 6
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1891 to 1970 · aged 78
