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Roscoe Ates

Acting 67 (deceased) years old Grange, Mississippi, USA ★ 1.0
Born: January 19, 1895
Died: March 1, 1962

Biography

From Wikipedia

Roscoe Ates (January 20, 1895 – March 1, 1962) was an American vaudeville performer, actor of stage and screen, comedian and musician who primarily was featured in western films and television. He was best known as western character Soapy Jones.

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Known For

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind Convalescent Soldier (uncredited) 1939
King Kong
King Kong Press Photographer (uncredited) 1933
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl Janitor Changing Pictures (uncredited) 1941
Freaks
Freaks Roscoe 1932
City Girl
City Girl Reaper 1930

Filmography

Acting Credits (116)

The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man Pet Shop Owner 1961
The Silent Call
The Silent Call Sid 1961
Man with a Camera
Man with a Camera 1958
Lawman
Lawman 1958
The Sheepman
The Sheepman Town Loafer (uncredited) 1958
Maverick
Maverick 1957
M Squad
M Squad Edwin Winkler 1957
Wagon Train
Wagon Train Old Timer 1957
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot Barber 1957
The Big Caper
The Big Caper Falkenburg 1957
State Trooper
State Trooper 1956
Come Next Spring
Come Next Spring Shorty Wilkins 1956
Lucy Gallant
Lucy Gallant Clem Anderson - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Pop Henderson 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Zack Martin 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Ben White 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Tavern Customer 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Piano Player 1955
MGM Parade
MGM Parade Self 1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops Wagon Driver 1955
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin 1954
Those Redheads from Seattle
Those Redheads from Seattle Dan Taylor 1953
The Stranger Wore a Gun
The Stranger Wore a Gun Jake Hooper 1953
The Blazing Forest
The Blazing Forest Beans 1952
Boston Blackie
Boston Blackie 1951
Father's Wild Game
Father's Wild Game Rancher 1950
Hills of Oklahoma
Hills of Oklahoma Dismal - the Cook 1950
Thunder in the Pines
Thunder in the Pines Wheezer, Boomer's head logger 1948
Inner Sanctum
Inner Sanctum Willie 1948
The Tioga Kid
The Tioga Kid Soapy 1948
The Hawk of Powder River
The Hawk of Powder River Soapy Jones 1948
The Westward Trail
The Westward Trail Soapy Jones 1948
Tornado Range
Tornado Range Soapy Jones 1948
Check Your Guns
Check Your Guns Soapy Jones 1948
Shadow Valley
Shadow Valley Soapy Jones 1947
Black Hills
Black Hills Soapy Jones 1947
West to Glory
West to Glory Soapy Jones 1947
Range Beyond the Blue
Range Beyond the Blue Soapy Jones 1947
Wild Country
Wild Country Soapy Jones 1947
Wild West
Wild West Soapy Jones 1946
Stars Over Texas
Stars Over Texas Soapy Jones 1946
Driftin' River
Driftin' River Soapy 1946
Down Missouri Way
Down Missouri Way Pappy 1946
Tumbleweed Trail
Tumbleweed Trail Soapy Jones 1946
Colorado Serenade
Colorado Serenade Soapy 1946
Can't Help Singing
Can't Help Singing Lemuel (uncredited) 1944
The Great Moment
The Great Moment Morton's Sign Painter - replaced by Hank Worden (uncredited) 1944
The Palm Beach Story
The Palm Beach Story Fourth Member Ale and Quail Club 1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine Police Chief Dan Cady 1942
Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Blues Cab Driver (uncredited) 1941
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven George Reynolds (uncredited) 1941
I'll Sell My Life
I'll Sell My Life Happy Hogan 1941
Reg'lar Fellers
Reg'lar Fellers Emory McQuade 1941
Bad Men of Missouri
Bad Men of Missouri Lafe 1941
She Knew All the Answers
She Knew All the Answers Gas Station Attendant 1941
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl Janitor Changing Pictures (uncredited) 1941
Robin Hood of the Pecos
Robin Hood of the Pecos Jailer Guffy 1941
Chad Hanna
Chad Hanna Ike Wayfish 1940
I Want a Divorce
I Want a Divorce Process Server 1940
The Cowboy from Sundown
The Cowboy from Sundown Deputy Gloomy Day 1940
Captain Caution
Captain Caution Chips 1940
Untamed
Untamed Bert Dillon 1940
You're Next!
You're Next! Mr. Tillson 1940
Rancho Grande
Rancho Grande Ranch Hand 1940
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind Convalescent Soldier (uncredited) 1939
Three Texas Steers
Three Texas Steers Sheriff Brown 1939
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Oscar Snake-Eyes Smith 1938
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Jim Blakely 1938
Riders of the Black Hills
Riders of the Black Hills Sheriff Brown (as Rosco Ates) 1938
God's Country and the Woman
God's Country and the Woman Gander Hopkins 1937
Fair Exchange
Fair Exchange Elmer Goodge 1936
On the Wagon
On the Wagon Elmer 1935
Why Pay Rent?
Why Pay Rent? Elmer Whipple 1935
The People's Enemy
The People's Enemy Slip Laflin 1935
Dizzy & Daffy
Dizzy & Daffy 'Call-'Em-Wrong' Jones, the Umpire 1934
Woman in the Dark
Woman in the Dark Tommy Logan 1934
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk Elmer Whipple 1934
She Made Her Bed
She Made Her Bed Santa Fe (as Rosco Ates) 1934
Merry Wives of Reno
Merry Wives of Reno The Trapper 1934
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland Fish 1933
Signing 'em Up
Signing 'em Up Himself 1933
Golden Harvest
Golden Harvest Louis Jenkins aka Loopey Lou 1933
King Kong
King Kong Press Photographer (uncredited) 1933
Scarlet River
Scarlet River Ulysses 1933
What! No Beer?
What! No Beer? Schultz 1933
Lucky Devils
Lucky Devils Gabby 1933
The Cheyenne Kid
The Cheyenne Kid Bush (as Rosco Ates) 1933
The Past of Mary Holmes
The Past of Mary Holmes Bill-poster Klondike 1933
Sham Poo, the Magician
Sham Poo, the Magician Tourist 1932
Renegades of the West
Renegades of the West Dr. Henry Fawcett 1932
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 Self 1932
Come on Danger!
Come on Danger! Rusty (as Rosco Ates) 1932
Hold 'Em Jail
Hold 'Em Jail Slippery Sam Brown 1932
The Roadhouse Murder
The Roadhouse Murder Edmund Joyce 1932
Young Bride
Young Bride Pool Room Bartender Mike 1932
Never the Twins Shall Meet
Never the Twins Shall Meet Alfred Guppy / Albert Guppy 1932
Ladies of the Jury
Ladies of the Jury Andrew MacKaig 1932
The Rainbow Trail
The Rainbow Trail Ike Wilkins 1932
Freaks
Freaks Roscoe 1932
The Big Shot
The Big Shot Rusty 1931
The Champ
The Champ Sponge 1931
The Great Lover
The Great Lover Rosco 1931
Too Many Cooks
Too Many Cooks Mr. Wilson 1931
A Free Soul
A Free Soul Man Shot at in Men's Room (uncredited) 1931
Politics
Politics Peter Higgins 1931
Cimarron
Cimarron Jesse Rickey (as Rosco Ates) 1931
Reducing
Reducing Ticket Agent 1931
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid Old Stuff 1930
Those Three French Girls
Those Three French Girls Elmer (uncredited) 1930
Check and Double Check
Check and Double Check Brother Arthur 1930
Soup to Nuts
Soup to Nuts Pants Presser at Al's Tailor Shop (uncredited) 1930
Love in the Rough
Love in the Rough Proprietor 1930
The Big House
The Big House Putnam 1930
Double Cross Roads
Double Cross Roads Ticket Agent 1930
City Girl
City Girl Reaper 1930
The Marshal of Gunsight Pass
The Marshal of Gunsight Pass

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