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Roscoe Ates
Actor 1895 - 1962

Roscoe Ates

Grange, Mississippi, USA

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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18 roles
Shot from Woman in the Dark
Character Tommy Logan
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Character Roscoe

Freaks

1932

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Character Pet Shop Owner
The Sheepman No snapshots yet
Character Town Loafer (uncredited)
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Character Falkenburg
Come Next Spring No snapshots yet
Character Shorty Wilkins
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Character Wagon Driver
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Character Jake Hooper
Inner Sanctum No snapshots yet
Character Willie
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Character Wheezer, Boomer's head logger
Can't Help Singing No snapshots yet
Character Lemuel (uncredited)
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Character Police Chief Dan Cady
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Character Fourth Member Ale and Quail Club
Birth of the Blues No snapshots yet
Character Cab Driver (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven No snapshots yet
Character George Reynolds (uncredited)
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Character Janitor Changing Pictures (uncredited)
The Cowboy from Sundown No snapshots yet
Character Deputy Gloomy Day
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Character Convalescent Soldier (uncredited)

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

29 titles
The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man 1961
The Sheepman
The Sheepman 1958
The Big Caper
The Big Caper 1957
Come Next Spring
Come Next Spring 1956
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops 1955
The Stranger Wore a Gun
The Stranger Wore a Gun 1953
Thunder in the Pines
Thunder in the Pines 1948
Inner Sanctum
Inner Sanctum 1948
Can't Help Singing
Can't Help Singing 1944
The Palm Beach Story
The Palm Beach Story 1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine 1942
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl 1941
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven 1941
Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Blues 1941
The Cowboy from Sundown
The Cowboy from Sundown 1940
Three Texas Steers
Three Texas Steers 1939
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 1939
Riders of the Black Hills
Riders of the Black Hills 1938
Woman in the Dark
Woman in the Dark 1934
What - No Beer?
What - No Beer? 1933
King Kong
King Kong 1933
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland 1933
Freaks
Freaks 1932
The Champ
The Champ 1931
Cimarron
Cimarron 1931
A Free Soul
A Free Soul 1931
The Big House
The Big House 1930
City Girl
City Girl 1930
Check and Double Check
Check and Double Check 1930

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