Roscoe Karns
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| Roscoe Karns | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 7, 1891 San Bernardino, California, USA |
| Died | February 6, 1970 (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1915 - 1964 |
| Spouse | Mary M. Fraso (1920-70) (his death) 2 children |
Roscoe Karns (September 7, 1891 – February 6, 1970) was an American actor. He appeared in nearly 150 films between 1915 and 1964.
He played the title role in the popular DuMont Television Network series Rocky King, Inside Detective from 1950 to 1954. His son, character actor Todd Karns, also appeared in the series.
He was born in San Bernardino, California and died in Los Angeles, California.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Poor Relations (1919)
- Broken Blossoms (1919) (*uncredited/ bystander talking to policeman)
- The Family Honor (1920)
- Life of the Party (1920)
- Conquering the Woman (1922)
- The Ten Commandments (1923)
- The Midnight Express (1924)
- Dollar Down (1925)
- The Jazz Singer (1927)
- Wings (1927)
- Beggars of Life (1928)
- The Trail of '98 (1928)
- New York Nights (1929)
- This Thing Called Love (1929)
- Dirigible (1931)
- Two Against the World (1932)
- The Crooked Circle (1932)
- Night After Night (1932)
- If I Had a Million (1932)
- Under Cover Man (1932)
- Gambling Ship (1933)
- Alice in Wonderland (1933)
- The Women in His Life (1933)
- I Sell Anything (1934)
- It Happened One Night (1934)
- Twentieth Century (1934)
- Four Hours to Kill! (1935)
- Front Page Woman (1935)
- On Such a Night (1937)
- Thanks for the Memory (1938)
- Dancing Co-Ed (1939)
- Everything's on Ice (1939)
- That’s Right You’re Wrong (1939)
- They Drive by Night (1940)
- His Girl Friday (1940)
- Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
- Road to Happiness (1942)
- Woman Of The Year (1942)
- His Butler's Sister (1943)
- Old Acquaintance (1943)
- The Navy Way (1944)
- Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven (1948)
- Onionhead (1958)
- Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
[edit] External links
- Roscoe Karns at the Internet Movie Database
- Roscoe Karns at the Internet Broadway Database
- Roscoe Karns at Find a Grave
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