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Videos (see all 14 NEW)
Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven (1948) -- A would-be playwright and a young woman escaping from a job at a gas station meet cute and fall in love.
Woman of the Year (1942) -- Rival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.
The Crooked Circle (1932) -- A group of amateur detectives sets out to expose The Crooked Circle, a secretive group of hooded occultists.
Road to Happiness (1942) -- Jeff Carter (John Boles), a singer down on his luck, turns to radio acting as a means of supporting his young son Danny (Billy Lee.) With the support of his son and his press agent Charley Grady (Roscoe Karns)...
The Crooked Circle (1932) -- A group of amateur detectives sets out to expose The Crooked Circle, a secretive group of hooded occultists.

Overview

Date of Birth:
7 September 1891, San Bernardino, California, USA. (usually erroneously given as 1893) more
Date of Death:
6 February 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
On stage since age 15, Roscoe Karns parlayed his machine-gun delivery... more
Trivia:
Father of Todd Karns.
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US TV Schedule:
Thur. Nov. 126:00 PMTCM Old Acquaintance  more

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) Major Phipps 1964 - 7.0 (1,644)
- 2. "The Lucy Show" (1962)   (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.2 (303)
AKAs:
  • The Lucille Ball Show (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 3. "Hennesey" (1959)   Capt. Walter Shafer, USN / Shafer (3 episodes, 1960-1962) 1962 - 8.4 (60)
3 TV episodes:
- 4. "December Bride" (1954)   Charley Allen / Dad Hodges (2 episodes, 1958-1959) 1959 - 7.9 (48)
2 TV episodes:
- 5. Onionhead (1958) 'Windy' Woods 1958 - 5.7 (131)
- 6. "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" (1957)   Ed Church (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.6 (45)
AKAs:
  • Call Mr. 'D' (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "Inside Detective" (1950)   Police Inspector Rocky King (9 episodes, 1951-1954) 1954 - 6.1 (18)
AKAs:
  • Rocky King, Detective (USA: new title)
9 TV episodes: 4 episodes not shown.
- 8. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1948)   (1 episode, 1950) 1950 - 8.1 (6)
AKAs:
  • Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA: alternative title)
  • The Broadway Playhouse
1 TV episode:
- 9. Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven (1948)   Carmody 1948 - 6.1 (49)
AKAs:
  • The Girl from Texas (UK)
- 10. Speed to Spare (1948) Kangaroo 1948 - 5.5 (11)
- 11. Devil's Cargo (1948) Lt. Hardy 1948 - 7.0 (17)
- 12. The Inside Story (1948)   Eustace Peabody 1948 - 6.7 (13)
AKAs:
  • The Big Gamble (USA: reissue title)
- 13. That's My Man (1947)   Toby Gleeton 1947 - 5.2 (18)
AKAs:
  • King of the Race Track (USA: reissue title)
  • Will Tomorrow Ever Come? (UK)
- 14. Vigilantes of Boomtown (1947) Billy Delaney 1947 - 6.1 (7)
- 15. Avalanche (1946) Red Kelly 1946 - 5.5 (9)
- 16. I Ring Doorbells (1946) Stubby 1946 - -
- 17. One Way to Love (1946) Hobie Simmons 1946 - -
- 18. Minstrel Man (1944) Lasses White 1944 - 5.9 (33)
- 19. Hi, Good Lookin'! (1944) Archie 1944 - 6.7 (7)
- 20. The Navy Way (1944) Frankie Gimble 1944 - 5.8 (26)
- 21. Old Acquaintance (1943) Charlie Archer 1943 - 7.4 (834)
- 22. His Butler's Sister (1943) Fields 1943 - 6.8 (119)
- 23. Riding High (1943)   (uncredited) Shorty 1943 - 5.2 (20)
AKAs:
  • Melody Inn (UK)
- 24. My Son, the Hero (1943) Big-Time Morgan 1943 - 6.1 (5)
- 25. You Can't Escape Forever (1942) 'Mac' McTurk 1942 - 5.9 (49)
- 26. Yokel Boy (1942)   Al Devers 1942 - -
AKAs:
  • Hitting the Headlines (UK)
- 27. A Tragedy at Midnight (1942) Det. Lt. Cassidy 1942 - -
- 28. Woman of the Year (1942) Phil Whittaker 1942 - 7.4 (3,145)
- 29. Road to Happiness (1942) Charley Grady 1942 - 4.9 (13)
- 30. Half Shot at Sunrise (1941) Roscoe 1941 - -
- 31. The Gay Vagabond (1941) Arthur Dixon, Jerry Dixon 1941 - -
- 32. Black Eyes and Blues (1941) 1941 - -
- 33. Footsteps in the Dark (1941) Monahan 1941 - 6.6 (278)
- 34. Petticoat Politics (1941) Joe Higgins 1941 - -
- 35. Meet the Missus (1940) Joe Higgins 1940 - -
- 36. They Drive by Night (1940)   Irish McGurn 1940 - 7.3 (2,260)
AKAs:
  • The Road to Frisco (UK)
- 37. Ladies Must Live (1940)   Pete H. 'Pighead' Larrabee 1940 - 5.7 (30)
AKAs:
  • The Bridegroom Misbehaves
  • The Hometowners
- 38. Saturday's Children (1940) Willie Sands 1940 - 6.4 (150)
- 39. Double Alibi (1940) Jeremiah Jenkins 1940 - -
- 40. His Girl Friday (1940)   McCue 1940 - 8.1 (18,678)
AKAs:
  • Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday (USA: complete title)
- 41. That's Right - You're Wrong (1939) Mal Stamp 1939 - 6.0 (85)
- 42. Everything's on Ice (1939)   Felix Miller 1939 - 5.5 (9)
AKAs:
  • Frolics on Ice (USA: video title)
- 43. Dancing Co-Ed (1939)   Joe Drews 1939 - 6.5 (111)
AKAs:
  • Every Other Inch a Lady (UK)
- 44. King of Chinatown (1939) 'Rip' Harrigan 1939 - 5.8 (44)
- 45. Thanks for the Memory (1938/II) George Kent 1938 - 7.0 (39)
- 46. Campus Confessions (1938)   1938 - -
AKAs:
  • Fast Play (UK)
- 47. You and Me (1938) Cuffy 1938 - 7.2 (193)
- 48. Tip-Off Girls (1938) Tom Benson aka Tommy Logan 1938 - -
- 49. Dangerous to Know (1938) Duncan 1938 - 6.9 (26)
- 50. Scandal Street (1938) Austin Brown 1938 - -
- 51. Partners in Crime (1937) Sim Perkins 1937 - -
- 52. On Such a Night (1937) Joe Flynn 1937 - -
- 53. Night of Mystery (1937)   Sgt. Heath 1937 - -
AKAs:
  • The Greene Murder Case (UK)
- 54. Murder Goes to College (1937) Sim Perkins 1937 - -
- 55. Clarence (1937) Clarence Smith 1937 - -
- 56. Cain and Mabel (1936) Aloysius K. Reilly 1936 - 7.9 (842)
- 57. Three Married Men (1936) Peter Cary 1936 - -
- 58. Three Cheers for Love (1936) Doc 'Short Circuit' Wilson 1936 - -
- 59. Border Flight (1936) Calico Smith 1936 - 5.8 (9)
- 60. Woman Trap (1936) Mopsy 1936 - -
- 61. Two-Fisted (1935) Chick Moran 1935 - 7.4 (7)
- 62. Front Page Woman (1935) Toots O'Grady 1935 - 6.7 (392)
- 63. Alibi Ike (1935) Carey 1935 - 6.1 (215)
- 64. Four Hours to Kill! (1935) Johnson 1935 - 7.3 (62)
- 65. Red Hot Tires (1935)   Bud Keene 1935 - 6.5 (25)
AKAs:
  • Racing Luck (UK)
- 66. Wings in the Dark (1935) Nick Williams 1935 - 6.3 (145)
- 67. I Sell Anything (1934)   Monk 1934 - 6.2 (31)
AKAs:
  • I Sell Everything
- 68. Elmer and Elsie (1934) Rocky Cott 1934 - -
- 69. Shoot the Works (1934)   Sailor Burke 1934 - 6.5 (10)
AKAs:
  • Thank Your Stars (UK)
- 70. Twentieth Century (1934)   Owen O'Malley 1934 - 8.1 (2,188)
AKAs:
  • 20th Century (USA: poster title)
- 71. Come on Marines (1934) Spud McGurke 1934 - 7.1 (8)
- 72. It Happened One Night (1934) Shapeley 1934 - 8.3 (22,292)
- 73. Search for Beauty (1934) (scenes deleted) Newspaper Reporter 1934 - 6.8 (118)
- 74. Alice in Wonderland (1933) Tweedledee 1933 - 6.6 (450)
- 75. The Women in His Life (1933) Lester 1933 - 6.3 (49)
- 76. One Sunday Afternoon (1933) Snappy Downer 1933 - 7.0 (149)
- 77. Gambling Ship (1933) Blooey 1933 - 5.2 (29)
- 78. Today We Live (1933) McGinnis 1933 - 6.0 (288)
- 79. A Lady's Profession (1933) Tony 1933 - -
- 80. Grand Slam (1933) Contest Radio Announcer 1933 - 5.7 (55)
- 81. Lawyer Man (1932) (uncredited) Merritt, Reporter 1932 - 6.9 (97)
- 82. Under-Cover Man (1932) Dannie 1932 - 8.3 (8)
- 83. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)   (scenes deleted) Steve 1932 - 8.0 (4,394)
AKAs:
  • I Am a Fugitive
  • I Am a Fugitive from the Chain Gang
- 84. If I Had a Million (1932) Private O'Brien 1932 - 7.3 (551)
- 85. They Call It Sin (1932)   (uncredited) Brad - Rehearsal Director 1932 - 6.5 (118)
AKAs:
  • The Way of Life (UK)
- 86. Night After Night (1932) Leo 1932 - 6.8 (163)
- 87. One Way Passage (1932) (uncredited) S.S.Maloa Bartender 1932 - 8.3 (1,204)
- 88. The Crooked Circle (1932) Harry Carter 1932 - 6.7 (120)
- 89. Two Against the World (1932) Segall, reporter 1932 - 6.5 (34)
- 90. Week-end Marriage (1932)   Jim Davis 1932 - 6.1 (81)
AKAs:
  • Weekend Lives
  • Working Wives (UK)
- 91. The Roadhouse Murder (1932) Editor Jeff 'Buzz' Dale 1932 - 6.4 (13)
- 92. Play-Girl (1932)   (uncredited) Gambler 1932 - 6.1 (53)
AKAs:
  • Love on a Budget
- 93. Stowaway (1932) Insp. Redding 1932 - -
- 94. Ladies of the Big House (1931) (uncredited) Frank - on Death Row by playing Twenty Questions 1931 - 6.6 (19)
- 95. Leftover Ladies (1931)   'Scoop' 1931 - -
AKAs:
  • Broken Links (UK)
- 96. Pleasure (1931) 1931 - -
- 97. Laughing Sinners (1931) Fred Geer 1931 - 5.4 (135)
- 98. Dirigible (1931) Sock McGuire 1931 - 6.2 (196)
- 99. Many a Slip (1931) Stan Price 1931 - -
- 100. The Gorilla (1930) Simmons 1930 - 5.2 (6)
- 101. The Costello Case (1930)   Blair 1930 - -
AKAs:
  • The Costello Murder Case (UK)
- 102. Man Trouble (1930) Scott 1930 - -
- 103. Little Accident (1930) Gilbert 1930 - 7.2 (5)
- 104. Safety in Numbers (1930) Bertram Shapiro 1930 - 7.9 (25)
- 105. Troopers Three (1930) Bugs 1930 - -
- 106. New York Nights (1929) Johnny Dolan 1929 - 7.6 (21)
- 107. This Thing Called Love (1929) Harry Bertrand 1929 - -
- 108. Copy (1929) City Editor John Mack 1929 - 5.6 (36)
- 109. The Flying Fleet (1929) (uncredited) Shipwrecked radio operator, PO1 1929 - 6.7 (85)
- 110. The Shopworn Angel (1928) Dance Director 1928 - 6.9 (13)
- 111. Object: Alimony (1928)   Al Bryant 1928 - -
AKAs:
  • Object: Matrimony
- 112. Jazz Mad (1928) Sol Levy 1928 - -
- 113. Moran of the Marines (1928) Swatty 1928 - -
- 114. Beggars of Life (1928) Lame Hoppy 1928 - 7.8 (235)
- 115. Win That Girl (1928) Johnny Norton II 1928 - -
- 116. Warming Up (1928) Hippo 1928 - -
- 117. The Vanishing Pioneer (1928) Ray Hearn 1928 - -
- 118. The Desert Bride (1928) Pvt. Terry 1928 - -
- 119. Something Always Happens (1928) George 1928 - -
- 120. The Trail of '98 (1928) (uncredited) Man on ship 1928 - 7.4 (77)
- 121. Beau Sabreur (1928) Buddy 1928 - 5.2 (9)
- 122. The Jazz Singer (1927) (uncredited) Agent 1927 - 6.8 (2,889)
- 123. Wings (1927) Lieutenant Cameron 1927 - 7.9 (2,760)
- 124. Ten Modern Commandments (1927) Benny Burnaway 1927 - -
- 125. Ritzy (1927) Smith's Valet 1927 - -
- 126. You'd Be Surprised (1926) (uncredited) Party guest 1926 - 7.2 (9)
- 127. Dollar Down (1925) Gene Meadows 1925 - -
- 128. The Overland Limited (1925) Patrick Henry Madden 1925 - -
- 129. The Foolish Virgin (1924) Chuck Brady 1924 - -
- 130. The Midnight Express (1924) Switch Hogan 1924 - 9.0 (11)
- 131. Bluff (1924) Jack Hallowell 1924 - -
- 132. The Ten Commandments (1923) (uncredited) The Boy in the Rain 1923 - 7.4 (483)
- 133. Down to the Ship to See (1923) 1923 - -
- 134. Other Men's Daughters (1923) Hubert 1923 - -
- 135. Conquering the Woman (1922) Shorty Thompson 1922 - -
- 136. Afraid to Fight (1922) Bertie 1922 - -
- 137. The Trouper (1922) Neal Selden 1922 - -
- 138. Her Own Money (1922) Jerry Woodward 1922 - -
- 139. Too Much Married (1921) Bob Holiday 1921 - -
- 140. The Man Tamer (1921) Bradley P. Caldwell Jr 1921 - 9.7 (5)
- 141. Life of the Party (1920)   Sam Perkins 1920 - -
AKAs:
  • The Life of the Party
- 142. The Family Honor (1920) Dal Tucker 1920 - -
- 143. Poor Relations (1919) Henry 1919 - -
- 144. Oh, Susie, Be Careful (1919) 1919 - -
- 145. Sally's Blighted Career (1919) 1919 - -
- 146. Brides for Two (1919) 1919 - -
- 147. A Western Governor's Humanity (1915) 1915 - -
- 148. A Species of Mexican Man (1915) 1915 - -
- 149. From Champion to Tramp (1915) 1915 - -
- 150. Mr. Carlson of Arizona (1915) 1915 - -
Soundtrack
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- 1. Red Hot Tires (1935)   ("The Bull Dog on the Bank and the Bull Frog in the Pool" (uncredited)) 1935 - 6.5 (25)
AKAs:
  • Racing Luck (UK)
- 2. The Women in His Life (1933) ("We Must Have One More Rum-Tum-Tum") 1933 - 6.3 (49)
- 3. One Sunday Afternoon (1933) ("In the Good Old Summertime" (1902), "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?" (1902), "Good-Bye, Little Girl, Good-Bye" (1904)) 1933 - 7.0 (149)
- 4. Today We Live (1933) (performer: "THE YOUNG OBSERVER" (uncredited)) 1933 - 6.0 (288)
- 5. Dirigible (1931) ("The Star Spangled Banner" (1814) (uncredited)) 1931 - 6.2 (196)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Inside Detective" (1950)   (4 episodes, 1952-1953) 1953 - 6.1 (18)
AKAs:
  • Rocky King, Detective (USA: new title)
4 TV episodes:
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Stage Door Canteen (1943) Himself 1943 - 6.5 (633)
- 2. Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (1941)   Himself 1941 - 6.1 (6)
AKAs:
  • Stars at Play (USA: short title)

Additional Details

Other Works:
Performed in the following Broadway production: more
Publicity Listings:
1 Magazine Cover Photo more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Romance | Crime more
Plot Keywords:
Beautiful Woman | Based On Play | New York City | Based On Novel more

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