Roscoe Karns

actor • soundtrack • writer

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 cri...

Born: September 6, 1891 in San Bernardino, California, USA

Died: February 6, 1970 (age 78)

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Known For

7.9

Wings

Movies & TV Credits

134 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Man's Favorite Sport? Movie	7.2	Actor	Major Phipps	1964
The Lucy Show TV Show	7.0	Actor	Mr. Foley(1 Episode)	1962
Hennesey TV Show	7.7	Actor	—(96 Episodes)	1959
Onionhead Movie	5.7	Actor	'Windy' Woods	1958
Richard Diamond, Private Detective TV Show	7.4	Actor	Ed Church(1 Episode)	1956
December Bride TV Show	7.7	Actor	Charley Allen(1 Episode)	1954
December Bride TV Show	7.7	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1954
Rocky King, Detective TV Show	7.5	Actor	Police Inspector Rocky King(248 Episodes)	1950
Inside Detective TV Show	—	Actor	Police Inspector Rocky King(4 Episodes)	1950
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven Movie	5.6	Actor	Officer Carmody	1948
The Inside Story Movie	6.5	Actor	Eustace Peabody	1948
Devil's Cargo Movie	5.3	Actor	Lt. Hardy	1948
Speed to Spare Movie	5.6	Actor	Kangaroo	1948
Vigilantes of Boomtown Movie	6.2	Actor	Bill Delaney	1947
That's My Man Movie	6.0	Actor	Toby Gleeton	1947
Avalanche Movie	5.4	Actor	Red Kelly	1946
One Way to Love Movie	7.0	Actor	Hobie Simmons	1946
I Ring Doorbells Movie	5.4	Actor	Stubby	1946
Minstrel Man Movie	4.5	Actor	Lasses White	1944
The Navy Way Movie	5.1	Actor	Frankie Gimble	1944
Hi, Good Lookin'! Movie	7.2	Actor	Archie	1944
His Butler's Sister Movie	6.7	Actor	Fields	1943
Riding High Movie	4.7	Actor	Shorty	1943
Old Acquaintance Movie	7.2	Actor	Charlie Archer	1943
My Son, The Hero Movie	5.6	Actor	Big-Time Morgan	1943
Stage Door Canteen Movie	6.0	Actor	Roscoe Karns	1943
You Can't Escape Forever Movie	5.9	Actor	'Mac' McTurk	1942
Woman of the Year Movie	7.2	Actor	Phil Whittaker	1942
A Tragedy at Midnight Movie	6.0	Actor	Cassidy	1942
Yokel Boy Movie	5.6	Actor	Al Devers	1942
Road to Happiness Movie	5.6	Actor	Charley Grady	1941
Footsteps in the Dark Movie	6.5	Actor	Monahan	1941
The Gay Vagabond Movie	5.9	Actor	Arthur Dixon / Jerry Dixon	1941
Petticoat Politics Movie	7.4	Actor	Joe Higgins	1941
Black Eyes and Blues Short Film	5.7	Actor	Alfred Harmon	1941
Half Shot at Sunrise Short Film	7.2	Actor	Henry Warren	1941
His Girl Friday Movie	7.9	Actor	McCue	1940
Saturday's Children Movie	6.2	Actor	Willie Sands	1940
Meet the Missus Movie	6.6	Actor	Joe Higgins	1940
They Drive by Night Movie	7.0	Actor	Irish McGurn	1940
Double Alibi Movie	6.4	Actor	Jeremiah Jenkins	1940
Ladies Must Live Movie	5.5	Actor	Pete Larrabee	1940
King of Chinatown Movie	6.1	Actor	Rep Harrigan	1939
Everything's on Ice Movie	5.2	Actor	Felix Miller	1939
That's Right – You're Wrong Movie	5.8	Actor	Mal Stamp	1939
Dancing Co-Ed Movie	6.2	Actor	Joe Drews	1939
Thanks for the Memory Movie	6.2	Actor	George Kent	1938
Tip-Off Girls Movie	6.3	Actor	Tom Benson aka Tommy Logan	1938
Scandal Street Movie	5.7	Actor	Austin Brown	1938
You and Me Movie	6.7	Actor	Cuffy	1938
Dangerous to Know Movie	6.2	Actor	Duncan	1938
Night of Mystery Movie	5.1	Actor	Sergeant Heath	1937
Murder Goes to College Movie	6.3	Actor	Sim Perkins	1937
Clarence Movie	5.9	Actor	Clarence Smith	1937
On Such a Night Movie	6.2	Actor	Joe Flynn	1937
Partners in Crime Movie	5.6	Actor	Sim Perkins	1937
Cain and Mabel Movie	6.1	Actor	Reilly	1936
Woman Trap Movie	6.4	Actor	Mopsy	1936
Border Flight Movie	6.7	Actor	Calico Smith	1936
Three Married Men Movie	5.8	Actor	Peter Cary	1936
Two-Fisted Movie	6.5	Actor	Chick Moran	1935
Four Hours to Kill! Movie	6.6	Actor	Johnson	1935
Front Page Woman Movie	6.3	Actor	Toots O'Grady	1935
Wings in the Dark Movie	6.2	Actor	Nick Williams	1935
Alibi Ike Movie	5.9	Actor	Carey	1935
Red Hot Tires Movie	5.5	Actor	Bud Keene	1935
The Woman in Red Movie	5.9	Actor	Man in court room (uncredited)	1935
It Happened One Night Movie	8.2	Actor	Oscar Shapeley	1934
Come On, Marines! Movie	5.5	Actor	Spud McGurke	1934
Twentieth Century Movie	7.1	Actor	Owen O'Malley	1934
Shoot the Works Movie	6.6	Actor	Sailor Burke	1934
I Sell Anything Movie	5.7	Actor	Monk	1934
Today We Live Movie	5.7	Actor	McGinnis	1933
A Lady's Profession Movie	6.5	Actor	Tony	1933
The Women in His Life Movie	6.1	Actor	Aloysius Lester	1933
Gambling Ship Movie	5.8	Actor	Blooey	1933
Grand Slam Movie	5.6	Actor	Contest Radio Announcer	1933
One Sunday Afternoon Movie	6.1	Actor	Snappy Downer	1933
Alice in Wonderland Movie	6.2	Actor	Tweedledee	1933
Play Girl Movie	5.7	Actor	Gambler (uncredited)	1932
They Call It Sin Movie	6.1	Actor	Brad - Rehearsal Director (uncredited)	1932
Under-Cover Man Movie	6.8	Actor	Dannie	1932
Stowaway Movie	5.9	Actor	Insp. Redding	1932
One Way Passage Movie	7.4	Actor	S.S. Maloa Bartender (uncredited)	1932
Lawyer Man Movie	6.3	Actor	Merritt - Reporter (uncredited)	1932
Two Against the World Movie	5.8	Actor	Segall, reporter	1932
If I Had a Million Movie	6.7	Actor	Private O'Brien	1932
Night After Night Movie	6.5	Actor	Leo	1932
The Crooked Circle Movie	5.1	Actor	Harry Carter	1932
The Roadhouse Murder Movie	5.1	Actor	Dale	1932
Week-End Marriage Movie	5.6	Actor	Jim Davis	1932
Ladies of the Big House Movie	6.4	Actor	Frank - Twenty Questions player (uncredited)	1931
Dirigible Movie	6.1	Actor	Sock McGuire	1931
Pleasure Movie	6.0	Actor	Arnie	1931
Laughing Sinners Movie	5.4	Actor	Fred Geer	1931
Left Over Ladies Movie	6.1	Actor	'Scoop'	1931
Many a Slip Movie	6.6	Actor	Stan Price	1931
The Costello Case Movie	6.2	Actor	Blair	1930
Little Accident Movie	5.7	Actor	Gilbert	1930
Troopers Three Movie	4.0	Actor	Bugs	1930
Safety in Numbers Movie	5.1	Actor	Bertram Shapiro	1930
The Gorilla Movie	5.7	Actor	Simmons	1930
Man Trouble Movie	5.8	Actor	Scott	1930
The Flying Fleet Movie	6.3	Actor	Shipwrecked Radio Operator (uncredited)	1929
New York Nights Movie	5.3	Actor	Johnny Dolan	1929
This Thing Called Love Movie	6.0	Actor	Harry Bertrand	1929
Copy Short Film	5.1	Actor	City Editor John Mack	1929
Warming Up Movie	5.5	Actor	Hippo	1928
Jazz Mad Movie	6.4	Actor	Sol Levy	1928
The Vanishing Pioneer Movie	6.2	Actor	Ray Hearn	1928
Beau Sabreur Movie	6.1	Actor	Buddy	1928
The Shopworn Angel Movie	6.9	Actor	Dance Director	1928
The Desert Bride Movie	5.3	Actor	Pvt. Terry	1928
The Trail of '98 Movie	6.8	Actor	Man on Ship (uncredited)	1928
Beggars of Life Movie	7.2	Actor	Lame Hoppy	1928
Moran of the Marines Movie	5.1	Actor	Swatty	1928
Win That Girl Movie	4.8	Actor	Johnny Norton II	1928
Something Always Happens Movie	5.1	Actor	George	1928
Wings Movie	7.6	Actor	Lieutenant Cameron	1927
The Jazz Singer Movie	6.2	Actor	Agent (uncredited)	1927
Ten Modern Commandments Movie	9.5	Actor	Benny Burnaway	1927
You'd Be Surprised Movie	6.4	Actor	Party Guest (uncredited)	1926
The Midnight Express Movie	6.0	Actor	Switch Hogan	1924
The Ten Commandments Movie	6.6	Actor	The Boy in the Rain (uncredited)	1923
Other Men's Daughters Movie	—	Actor	Hubert	1923
The Trouper Movie	—	Actor	—	1922
Her Own Money Movie	—	Actor	Jerry Woodward	1922
The Life of the Party Movie	6.0	Actor	Sam Perkins	1920
The Family Honor Movie	6.4	Actor	Dal Tucker	1920
Poor Relations Movie	5.5	Actor	Henry	1919
A Western Governor's Humanity Short Film	—	Actor	The Sheriff	1915
From Champion to Tramp Short Film	—	Actor	The Girl's Father	1915
Mr. Carlson of Arizona Short Film	—	Actor	—	1915
A Species of Mexican Man Short Film	—	Actor	—	1915

Roscoe Karns

Known For

His Girl Friday

It Happened One Night

The Jazz Singer

Wings

Movies & TV Credits