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Mini Biography:
On stage since age 15, Roscoe Karns parlayed his machine-gun delivery... more
Trivia:
Father of Todd Karns.
Filmography
Actor:
- Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) .... Major Phipps
- "The Lucy Show" (1 episode, 1963)
... aka The Lucille Ball Show (USA: alternative title)
- Lucy Becomes a Reporter (1963) TV episode - "Hennesey" .... Capt. Walter Shafer, USN / ... (4 episodes, 1960-1962)
- Hennesey Meets Soupy Sales (1962) TV episode .... Capt. Walter Shafer, USN
- The Holdout (1961) TV episode .... Capt. Walter Shafer, USN
- The Patient Vanishes (1961) TV episode .... Capt. Walter Shafer
- Space Man (1960) TV episode .... Shafer - "December Bride" .... Charley Allen / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
- Lily's Blind Date (1959) TV episode .... Charley Allen
- Bride's Father-in-Law (1958) TV episode .... Dad Hodges - Onionhead (1958) .... 'Windy' Woods
- "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" .... Ed Church (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Call Mr. 'D' (USA: syndication title)
- The Ed Church Case (1958) TV episode .... Ed Church - "Inside Detective" .... Police Inspector Rocky King (9 episodes, 1951-1954)
... aka Rocky King, Detective (USA: new title)
- Last Show (1954) TV episode .... Police Inspector Rocky King
- Murder in Advance (1954) TV episode .... Police Inspector Rocky King
- Return for Death (1954) TV episode .... Police Inspector Rocky King
- Murder, Ph. D. (1953) TV episode .... Police Inspector Rocky King
- Deadly Target (1953) TV episode .... Police Inspector Rocky King
(4 more) - "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
... aka Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Broadway Playhouse
- Hart to Heart (1950) TV episode - Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948) .... Carmody
... aka The Girl from Texas (UK) - Speed to Spare (1948) .... Kangaroo
- Devil's Cargo (1948) .... Lt. Hardy
- The Inside Story (1948) .... Eustace Peabody
... aka The Big Gamble (USA: reissue title) - That's My Man (1947) .... Toby Gleeton
... aka King of the Race Track (USA: reissue title)
... aka Will Tomorrow Ever Come? (UK) - Vigilantes of Boomtown (1947) .... Billy Delaney
- Avalanche (1946) .... Red Kelly
- I Ring Doorbells (1946) .... Stubby
- One Way to Love (1946) .... Hobie Simmons
- Minstrel Man (1944) .... Lasses White
- Hi, Good Lookin'! (1944) .... Archie
- The Navy Way (1944) .... Frankie Gimble
- Old Acquaintance (1943) .... Charlie Archer
- His Butler's Sister (1943) .... Fields
- Riding High (1943) (uncredited) .... Shorty
... aka Melody Inn (UK) - My Son, the Hero (1943) .... Big-Time Morgan
- You Can't Escape Forever (1942) .... 'Mac' McTurk
- Yokel Boy (1942) .... Al Devers
... aka Hitting the Headlines (UK) - A Tragedy at Midnight (1942) .... Det. Lt. Cassidy
- Woman of the Year (1942) .... Phil Whittaker
- Road to Happiness (1942) .... Charley Grady
- Half Shot at Sunrise (1941) .... Roscoe
- The Gay Vagabond (1941) .... Arthur Dixon, Jerry Dixon
- Black Eyes and Blues (1941)
- Footsteps in the Dark (1941) .... Monahan
- Petticoat Politics (1941) .... Joe Higgins
- Meet the Missus (1940) .... Joe Higgins
- Ladies Must Live (1940) .... Pete H. 'Pighead' Larrabee
... aka The Bridegroom Misbehaves
... aka The Hometowners - They Drive by Night (1940) .... Irish McGurn
... aka The Road to Frisco (UK) - Saturday's Children (1940) .... Willie Sands
- Double Alibi (1940) .... Jeremiah Jenkins
- His Girl Friday (1940) .... McCue
... aka Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday (USA: complete title) - That's Right - You're Wrong (1939) .... Mal Stamp
- Everything's on Ice (1939) .... Felix Miller
... aka Frolics on Ice (USA: video title) - Dancing Co-Ed (1939) .... Joe Drews
... aka Every Other Inch a Lady (UK) - King of Chinatown (1939) .... 'Rip' Harrigan
- Thanks for the Memory (1938/II) .... George Kent
- Campus Confessions (1938)
... aka Fast Play (UK) - You and Me (1938) .... Cuffy
- Tip-Off Girls (1938) .... Tom Benson aka Tommy Logan
- Dangerous to Know (1938) .... Duncan
- Scandal Street (1938) .... Austin Brown
- Partners in Crime (1937) .... Sim Perkins
- On Such a Night (1937) .... Joe Flynn
- Night of Mystery (1937) .... Sgt. Heath
... aka The Greene Murder Case (UK) - Murder Goes to College (1937) .... Sim Perkins
- Clarence (1937) .... Clarence Smith
- Cain and Mabel (1936) .... Aloysius K. Reilly
- Three Married Men (1936) .... Peter Cary
- Three Cheers for Love (1936) .... Doc 'Short Circuit' Wilson
- Border Flight (1936) .... Calico Smith
- Woman Trap (1936) .... Mopsy
- Two-Fisted (1935) .... Chick Moran
- Front Page Woman (1935) .... Toots O'Grady
- Alibi Ike (1935) .... Carey
- Four Hours to Kill! (1935) .... Johnson
- Red Hot Tires (1935) .... Bud Keene
... aka Racing Luck (UK) - Wings in the Dark (1935) .... Nick Williams
- I Sell Anything (1934) .... Monk
... aka I Sell Everything - Elmer and Elsie (1934) .... Rocky Cott
- Shoot the Works (1934) .... Sailor Burke
... aka Thank Your Stars (UK) - Twentieth Century (1934) .... Owen O'Malley
... aka 20th Century (USA: poster title) - Come on Marines (1934) .... Spud McGurke
- It Happened One Night (1934) .... Shapeley
- Search for Beauty (1934) (scenes deleted) .... Newspaper Reporter
- Alice in Wonderland (1933) .... Tweedledee
- The Women in His Life (1933) .... Lester
- One Sunday Afternoon (1933) .... Snappy Downer
- Gambling Ship (1933) .... Blooey
- A Lady's Profession (1933) .... Tony
- Today We Live (1933) .... McGinnis
- Grand Slam (1933) .... Contest Radio Announcer
- Lawyer Man (1932) (uncredited) .... Merritt, Reporter
- Under-Cover Man (1932) .... Dannie
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) (scenes deleted) .... Steve
... aka I Am a Fugitive
... aka I Am a Fugitive from the Chain Gang - If I Had a Million (1932) .... Private O'Brien
- They Call It Sin (1932) (uncredited) .... Brad - Rehearsal Director
... aka The Way of Life (UK) - Night After Night (1932) .... Leo
- One Way Passage (1932) (uncredited) .... S.S.Maloa Bartender
- The Crooked Circle (1932) .... Harry Carter
- Two Against the World (1932) .... Segall, reporter
- Week-end Marriage (1932) .... Jim Davis
... aka Weekend Lives
... aka Working Wives (UK) - The Roadhouse Murder (1932) .... Editor Jeff 'Buzz' Dale
- Play-Girl (1932) (uncredited) .... Gambler
... aka Love on a Budget - Stowaway (1932) .... Insp. Redding
- Ladies of the Big House (1931) (uncredited) .... Frank - on Death Row by playing Twenty Questions
- Leftover Ladies (1931) .... 'Scoop'
... aka Broken Links (UK) - Pleasure (1931)
- Laughing Sinners (1931) .... Fred Geer
- Dirigible (1931) .... Sock McGuire
- Many a Slip (1931) .... Stan Price
- The Gorilla (1930) .... Simmons
- The Costello Case (1930) .... Blair
... aka The Costello Murder Case (UK) - Man Trouble (1930) .... Scott
- Little Accident (1930) .... Gilbert
- Safety in Numbers (1930) .... Bertram Shapiro
- Troopers Three (1930) .... Bugs
- New York Nights (1929) .... Johnny Dolan
- This Thing Called Love (1929) .... Harry Bertrand
- Copy (1929) .... City Editor John Mack
- The Flying Fleet (1929) (uncredited) .... Shipwrecked radio operator, PO1
- The Shopworn Angel (1928) .... Dance Director
- Object: Alimony (1928) .... Al Bryant
... aka Object: Matrimony - Jazz Mad (1928) .... Sol Levy
- Moran of the Marines (1928) .... Swatty
- Beggars of Life (1928) .... Lame Hoppy
- Win That Girl (1928) .... Johnny Norton II
- Warming Up (1928) .... Hippo
- The Vanishing Pioneer (1928) .... Ray Hearn
- The Desert Bride (1928) .... Pvt. Terry
- Something Always Happens (1928) .... George
- The Trail of '98 (1928) (uncredited) .... Man on ship
- Beau Sabreur (1928) .... Buddy
- The Jazz Singer (1927) (uncredited) .... Agent
- Wings (1927) .... Lieutenant Cameron
- Ten Modern Commandments (1927) .... Benny Burnaway
- Ritzy (1927) .... Smith's Valet
- You'd Be Surprised (1926) (uncredited) .... Party guest
- Dollar Down (1925) .... Gene Meadows
- The Overland Limited (1925) .... Patrick Henry Madden
- The Foolish Virgin (1924) .... Chuck Brady
- The Midnight Express (1924) .... Switch Hogan
- Bluff (1924) .... Jack Hallowell
- The Ten Commandments (1923) (uncredited) .... The Boy in the Rain
- Down to the Ship to See (1923)
- Other Men's Daughters (1923) .... Hubert
- Conquering the Woman (1922) .... Shorty Thompson
- Afraid to Fight (1922) .... Bertie
- The Trouper (1922) .... Neal Selden
- Her Own Money (1922) .... Jerry Woodward
- Too Much Married (1921) .... Bob Holiday
- The Man Tamer (1921) .... Bradley P. Caldwell Jr
- Life of the Party (1920) .... Sam Perkins
... aka The Life of the Party - The Family Honor (1920) .... Dal Tucker
- Poor Relations (1919) .... Henry
- Oh, Susie, Be Careful (1919)
- Sally's Blighted Career (1919)
- Brides for Two (1919)
- A Western Governor's Humanity (1915)
- A Species of Mexican Man (1915)
- From Champion to Tramp (1915)
- Mr. Carlson of Arizona (1915)
Soundtrack:
- Red Hot Tires (1935) ("The Bull Dog on the Bank and the Bull Frog in the Pool" (uncredited))
... aka Racing Luck (UK) - The Women in His Life (1933) ("We Must Have One More Rum-Tum-Tum")
- One Sunday Afternoon (1933) ("In the Good Old Summertime" (1902) (uncredited), "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?" (1902) (uncredited), "Good-Bye, Little Girl, Good-Bye" (1904) (uncredited))
- Today We Live (1933) (performer: "THE YOUNG OBSERVER" (uncredited))
- Dirigible (1931) ("The Star Spangled Banner" (1814) (uncredited))
Writer:
- "Inside Detective" (4 episodes, 1952-1953)
... aka Rocky King, Detective (USA: new title)
- Murder, Ph. D. (1953) TV episode (additional dialogue)
- The Hermit's Cat (1952) TV episode (writer)
- Murder Scores a Knockout (1952) TV episode (additional dialogue)
- One Minute for Murder (????) TV episode (writer)
Self:
- Stage Door Canteen (1943) .... Himself
- Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (1941) .... Himself
... aka Stars at Play (USA: short title)
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