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