Roscoe Karns

Person

Roscoe Karns

Born 6 September 1891 Died 6 February 1970, aged 78 San Bernardino, California, USA TMDB ↗

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The numbers

Computed from the record
23age in their first credit on record (1915)
49years on screen and counting
13credits in 1932, their busiest year
144dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Man's Favorite Sport? poster Age: 72

Man's Favorite Sport?

1964
as Major Phipps
Onionhead poster Age: 67

Onionhead

1958
as 'Windy' Woods
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven poster Age: 56

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

1948
as Officer Carmody
Speed to Spare poster Age: 56

Speed to Spare

1948
as Kangaroo
Devil's Cargo poster Age: 56

Devil's Cargo

1948
as Lt. Hardy
The Inside Story poster Age: 56

The Inside Story

1948
as Eustace Peabody
That's My Man poster Age: 55

That's My Man

1947
as Toby Gleeton
Vigilantes of Boomtown poster Age: 55

Vigilantes of Boomtown

1947
as Bill Delaney
Avalanche poster Age: 54

Avalanche

1946
as Red Kelly
I Ring Doorbells poster Age: 54

I Ring Doorbells

1946
as Stubby
One Way to Love poster Age: 54

One Way to Love

1946
as Hobie Simmons
Hi, Good Lookin'! poster Age: 52

Hi, Good Lookin'!

1944
as Archie
The Navy Way poster Age: 52

The Navy Way

1944
as Frankie Gimble
Minstrel Man poster Age: 52

Minstrel Man

1944
as Lasses White
Old Acquaintance poster Age: 52

Old Acquaintance

1943
as Charlie Archer
His Butler's Sister poster Age: 52

His Butler's Sister

1943
as Fields
Riding High poster Age: 52

Riding High

1943
as Shorty
Stage Door Canteen poster Age: 51

Stage Door Canteen

1943
as Roscoe Karns
My Son, The Hero poster Age: 51

My Son, The Hero

1943
as Big-Time Morgan
You Can't Escape Forever poster Age: 51

You Can't Escape Forever

1942
as 'Mac' McTurk
Yokel Boy poster Age: 50

Yokel Boy

1942
as Al Devers
Woman of the Year poster Age: 50

Woman of the Year

1942
as Phil Whittaker
A Tragedy at Midnight poster Age: 50

A Tragedy at Midnight

1942
as Cassidy
Road to Happiness poster Age: 50

Road to Happiness

1941
as Charley Grady
Half Shot at Sunrise poster Age: 49

Half Shot at Sunrise

1941
as Henry Warren
The Gay Vagabond poster Age: 49

The Gay Vagabond

1941
as Arthur Dixon / Jerry Dixon
No poster
Age: 49

Black Eyes and Blues

1941
as Alfred Harmon
Footsteps in the Dark poster Age: 49

Footsteps in the Dark

1941
as Monahan
Petticoat Politics poster Age: 49

Petticoat Politics

1941
as Joe Higgins
Meet the Missus poster Age: 49

Meet the Missus

1940
as Joe Higgins
Ladies Must Live poster Age: 48

Ladies Must Live

1940
as Pete Larrabee
They Drive by Night poster Age: 48

They Drive by Night

1940
as Irish McGurn
Saturday's Children poster Age: 48

Saturday's Children

1940
as Willie Sands
Double Alibi poster Age: 48

Double Alibi

1940
as Jeremiah Jenkins
His Girl Friday poster Age: 48

His Girl Friday

1940
as McCue
That's Right – You're Wrong poster Age: 48

That's Right – You're Wrong

1939
as Mal Stamp
Everything's on Ice poster Age: 48

Everything's on Ice

1939
as Felix Miller
Dancing Co-Ed poster Age: 48

Dancing Co-Ed

1939
as Joe Drews
King of Chinatown poster Age: 47

King of Chinatown

1939
as Rip Harrigan
Thanks for the Memory poster Age: 47

Thanks for the Memory

1938
as George Kent
You and Me poster Age: 46

You and Me

1938
as Cuffy
Tip-Off Girls poster Age: 46

Tip-Off Girls

1938
as Tom Benson aka Tommy Logan
Dangerous to Know poster Age: 46

Dangerous to Know

1938
as Duncan
Scandal Street poster Age: 46

Scandal Street

1938
as Austin Brown
Partners in Crime poster Age: 46

Partners in Crime

1937
as Sim Perkins
On Such a Night poster Age: 45

On Such a Night

1937
as Joe Flynn
Night of Mystery poster Age: 45

Night of Mystery

1937
as Sergeant Heath
Murder Goes to College poster Age: 45

Murder Goes to College

1937
as Sim Perkins
Clarence poster Age: 45

Clarence

1937
as Clarence Smith
Cain and Mabel poster Age: 45

Cain and Mabel

1936
as Reilly
Three Married Men poster Age: 45

Three Married Men

1936
as Peter Cary
Border Flight poster Age: 44

Border Flight

1936
as Calico Smith
Woman Trap poster Age: 44

Woman Trap

1936
as Mopsy
Two-Fisted poster Age: 44

Two-Fisted

1935
as Chick Moran
Front Page Woman poster Age: 43

Front Page Woman

1935
as Toots O'Grady
Alibi Ike poster Age: 43

Alibi Ike

1935
as Carey
Four Hours to Kill! poster Age: 43

Four Hours to Kill!

1935
as Johnson
The Woman in Red poster Age: 43

The Woman in Red

1935
as Man in court room (uncredited)
Red Hot Tires poster Age: 43

Red Hot Tires

1935
as Bud Keene
Wings in the Dark poster Age: 43

Wings in the Dark

1935
as Nick Williams
I Sell Anything poster Age: 43

I Sell Anything

1934
as Monk
No poster
Age: 42

Elmer and Elsie

1934
as Rocky Cott
Shoot the Works poster Age: 42

Shoot the Works

1934
as Sailor Burke
Twentieth Century poster Age: 42

Twentieth Century

1934
as Owen O'Malley
Come On, Marines! poster Age: 42

Come On, Marines!

1934
as Spud McGurke
It Happened One Night poster Age: 42

It Happened One Night

1934
as Oscar Shapeley
Alice in Wonderland poster Age: 42

Alice in Wonderland

1933
as Tweedledee
The Women in His Life poster Age: 42

The Women in His Life

1933
as Aloysius Lester
One Sunday Afternoon poster Age: 41

One Sunday Afternoon

1933
as Snappy Downer
Gambling Ship poster Age: 41

Gambling Ship

1933
as Blooey
A Lady's Profession poster Age: 41

A Lady's Profession

1933
as Tony
Today We Live poster Age: 41

Today We Live

1933
as McGinnis
Grand Slam poster Age: 41

Grand Slam

1933
as Contest Radio Announcer
Lawyer Man poster Age: 41

Lawyer Man

1932
as Merritt - Reporter (uncredited)
Under-Cover Man poster Age: 41

Under-Cover Man

1932
as Dannie
If I Had a Million poster Age: 41

If I Had a Million

1932
as Private O'Brien
They Call It Sin poster Age: 41

They Call It Sin

1932
as Brad - Rehearsal Director (uncredited)
Night After Night poster Age: 41

Night After Night

1932
as Leo
One Way Passage poster Age: 41

One Way Passage

1932
as S.S. Maloa Bartender (uncredited)
The Crooked Circle poster Age: 41

The Crooked Circle

1932
as Harry Carter
Two Against the World poster Age: 40

Two Against the World

1932
as Segall, reporter
Week-End Marriage poster Age: 40

Week-End Marriage

1932
as Jim Davis
The Roadhouse Murder poster Age: 40

The Roadhouse Murder

1932
as Dale
Play Girl poster Age: 40

Play Girl

1932
as Gambler (uncredited)
Stowaway poster Age: 40

Stowaway

1932
as Insp. Redding
High Pressure poster Age: 40

High Pressure

1932
as Telephone Salesman (uncredited)
Ladies of the Big House poster Age: 40

Ladies of the Big House

1931
as Frank - Twenty Questions player (uncredited)
Left Over Ladies poster Age: 40

Left Over Ladies

1931
as 'Scoop'
Pleasure poster Age: 39

Pleasure

1931
as Arnie
Laughing Sinners poster Age: 39

Laughing Sinners

1931
as Fred Geer
Many a Slip poster Age: 39

Many a Slip

1931
as Stan Price
Dirigible poster Age: 39

Dirigible

1931
as Sock McGuire
The Gorilla poster Age: 39

The Gorilla

1930
as Simmons
The Costello Case poster Age: 39

The Costello Case

1930
as Blair
Man Trouble poster Age: 38

Man Trouble

1930
as Scott
Little Accident poster Age: 38

Little Accident

1930
as Gilbert
Safety in Numbers poster Age: 38

Safety in Numbers

1930
as Bertram Shapiro
Troopers Three poster Age: 38

Troopers Three

1930
as Bugs
New York Nights poster Age: 38

New York Nights

1929
as Johnny Dolan
This Thing Called Love poster Age: 38

This Thing Called Love

1929
as Harry Bertrand
Copy poster Age: 38

Copy

1929
as City Editor John Mack
The Flying Fleet poster Age: 37

The Flying Fleet

1929
as Shipwrecked Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Shopworn Angel poster Age: 37

The Shopworn Angel

1928
as Dance Director
Object: Alimony poster Age: 37

Object: Alimony

1928
as Al Bryant
Jazz Mad poster Age: 37

Jazz Mad

1928
as Sol Levy
Moran of the Marines poster Age: 37

Moran of the Marines

1928
as Swatty
Beggars of Life poster Age: 37

Beggars of Life

1928
as Lame Hoppy
Win That Girl poster Age: 37

Win That Girl

1928
as Johnny Norton II
Warming Up poster Age: 36

Warming Up

1928
as Hippo
The Vanishing Pioneer poster Age: 36

The Vanishing Pioneer

1928
as Ray Hearn
Something Always Happens poster Age: 36

Something Always Happens

1928
as George
The Desert Bride poster Age: 36

The Desert Bride

1928
as Pvt. Terry
The Trail of '98 poster Age: 36

The Trail of '98

1928
as Man on Ship (uncredited)
Beau Sabreur poster Age: 36

Beau Sabreur

1928
as Buddy
The Jazz Singer poster Age: 36

The Jazz Singer

1927
as Agent (uncredited)
Wings poster Age: 35

Wings

1927
as Lieutenant Cameron
Ten Modern Commandments poster Age: 35

Ten Modern Commandments

1927
as Benny Burnaway
Ritzy poster Age: 35

Ritzy

1927
as Smith's Valet
You'd Be Surprised poster Age: 35

You'd Be Surprised

1926
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Dollar Down poster Age: 34

Dollar Down

1925
as Gene Meadows
The Overland Limited poster Age: 33

The Overland Limited

1925
as Patrick Henry Madden
The Foolish Virgin poster Age: 32

The Foolish Virgin

1924
as Chuck Brady
The Midnight Express poster Age: 32

The Midnight Express

1924
as Switch Hogan
Bluff poster Age: 32

Bluff

1924
as Jack Hallowell
The Ten Commandments poster Age: 32

The Ten Commandments

1923
as The Boy in the Rain (uncredited)
Other Men's Daughters poster Age: 32

Other Men's Daughters

1923
as Hubert
Conquering the Woman poster Age: 31

Conquering the Woman

1922
as Shorty Thompson
The Trouper poster Age: 30

The Trouper

1922
Her Own Money poster Age: 30

Her Own Money

1922
as Jerry Woodward
The Man Tamer poster Age: 29

The Man Tamer

1921
as Bradley P. Caldwell Jr
The Life of the Party poster Age: 29

The Life of the Party

1920
as Sam Perkins
The Family Honor poster Age: 28

The Family Honor

1920
as Dal Tucker
Poor Relations poster Age: 28

Poor Relations

1919
as Henry
No poster
Age: 24

A Western Governor's Humanity

1915
as The Sheriff
No poster
Age: 23

A Species of Mexican Man

1915
No poster
Age: 23

From Champion to Tramp

1915
as The Girl's Father
No poster
Age: 23

Mr. Carlson of Arizona

1915
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TV credits

Newest first
The Lucy Show poster Age: 71

The Lucy Show

1962
as Mr. Foley
Hennesey poster Age: 68

Hennesey

1959
as Capt. Walter Shafer
Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster Age: 65

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957
as Ed Church
December Bride poster Age: 63

December Bride

1954
December Bride poster Age: 63

December Bride

1954
as Charley Allen
No poster
Age: 58

Rocky King, Detective

1950
as Police Inspector Rocky King
No poster
Age: 58

Inside Detective

1950
as Police Inspector Rocky King
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