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Roscoe Ates

Roscoe Ates

Acting

Born January 19, 1895 — Died March 1, 1962 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.

TV Shows(12)

Movies(99)

The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man

Pet Shop Owner

1961

The Silent Call

The Silent Call

Sid

1961

The Sheepman

The Sheepman

Town Loafer (uncredited)

1958

The Big Caper

The Big Caper

Falkenburg

1957

Come Next Spring

Come Next Spring

Shorty Wilkins

1956

Lucy Gallant

Lucy Gallant

Clem Anderson - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

1955

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Wagon Driver

1955

Those Redheads from Seattle

Those Redheads from Seattle

Dan Taylor

1953

The Stranger Wore a Gun

The Stranger Wore a Gun

Jake Hooper

1953

The Blazing Forest

The Blazing Forest

Beans

1952

Father's Wild Game

Father's Wild Game

Rancher

1950

Hills of Oklahoma

Hills of Oklahoma

Dismal - the Cook

1950

Thunder in the Pines

Thunder in the Pines

Wheezer, Boomer's head logger

1948

Inner Sanctum

Inner Sanctum

Willie

1948

The Tioga Kid

The Tioga Kid

Soapy

1948

The Hawk of Powder River

The Hawk of Powder River

Soapy Jones

1948

The Westward Trail

The Westward Trail

Soapy Jones

1948

Tornado Range

Tornado Range

Soapy Jones

1948

Check Your Guns

Check Your Guns

Soapy Jones

1948

Shadow Valley

Shadow Valley

Soapy Jones

1947

Black Hills

Black Hills

Soapy Jones

1947

West to Glory

West to Glory

Soapy Jones

1947

Range Beyond the Blue

Range Beyond the Blue

Soapy Jones

1947

Wild Country

Wild Country

Soapy Jones

1947

Wild West

Wild West

Soapy Jones

1946

Stars Over Texas

Stars Over Texas

Soapy Jones

1946

Driftin' River

Driftin' River

Soapy

1946

Down Missouri Way

Down Missouri Way

Pappy

1946

Tumbleweed Trail

Tumbleweed Trail

Soapy Jones

1946

Colorado Serenade

Colorado Serenade

Soapy

1946

Can't Help Singing

Can't Help Singing

Lemuel (uncredited)

1944

The Great Moment

The Great Moment

Morton's Sign Painter - replaced by Hank Worden (uncredited)

1944

The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story

Fourth Member Ale and Quail Club

1942

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

Police Chief Dan Cady

1942

Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues

Cab Driver (uncredited)

1941

One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

George Reynolds (uncredited)

1941

I'll Sell My Life

I'll Sell My Life

Happy Hogan

1941

Reg'lar Fellers

Reg'lar Fellers

Emory McQuade

1941

Bad Men of Missouri

Bad Men of Missouri

Lafe

1941

She Knew All the Answers

She Knew All the Answers

Gas Station Attendant

1941

Ziegfeld Girl

Ziegfeld Girl

Janitor Changing Pictures (uncredited)

1941

Robin Hood of the Pecos

Robin Hood of the Pecos

Jailer Guffy

1941

Chad Hanna

Chad Hanna

Ike Wayfish

1940

I Want a Divorce

I Want a Divorce

Process Server

1940

The Cowboy from Sundown

The Cowboy from Sundown

Deputy Gloomy Day

1940

Captain Caution

Captain Caution

Chips

1940

Untamed

Untamed

Bert Dillon

1940

You're Next!

You're Next!

Mr. Tillson

1940

Rancho Grande

Rancho Grande

Ranch Hand

1940

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

Convalescent Soldier (uncredited)

1939

Three Texas Steers

Three Texas Steers

Sheriff Brown

1939

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Oscar Snake-Eyes Smith

1938

Riders of the Black Hills

Riders of the Black Hills

Sheriff Brown (as Rosco Ates)

1938

God's Country and the Woman

God's Country and the Woman

Gander Hopkins

1937

Fair Exchange

Fair Exchange

Elmer Goodge

1936

On the Wagon

On the Wagon

Elmer

1935

Why Pay Rent?

Why Pay Rent?

Elmer Whipple

1935

The People's Enemy

The People's Enemy

Slip Laflin

1935

Dizzy & Daffy

Dizzy & Daffy

'Call-'Em-Wrong' Jones, the Umpire

1934

Woman in the Dark

Woman in the Dark

Tommy Logan

1934

So You Won't T-T-T-Talk

So You Won't T-T-T-Talk

Elmer Whipple

1934

She Made Her Bed

She Made Her Bed

Santa Fe (as Rosco Ates)

1934

Merry Wives of Reno

Merry Wives of Reno

The Trapper

1934

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Fish

1933

Signing 'em Up

Signing 'em Up

Himself

1933

Golden Harvest

Golden Harvest

Louis Jenkins aka Loopey Lou

1933

King Kong

King Kong

Press Photographer (uncredited)

1933

Scarlet River

Scarlet River

Ulysses

1933

What! No Beer?

What! No Beer?

Schultz

1933

Lucky Devils

Lucky Devils

Gabby

1933

The Cheyenne Kid

The Cheyenne Kid

Bush (as Rosco Ates)

1933

The Past of Mary Holmes

The Past of Mary Holmes

Bill-poster Klondike

1933

Sham Poo, the Magician

Sham Poo, the Magician

Tourist

1932

Renegades of the West

Renegades of the West

Dr. Henry Fawcett

1932

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3

Self

1932

Come on Danger!

Come on Danger!

Rusty (as Rosco Ates)

1932

Hold 'Em Jail

Hold 'Em Jail

Slippery Sam Brown

1932

The Roadhouse Murder

The Roadhouse Murder

Edmund Joyce

1932

Young Bride

Young Bride

Pool Room Bartender Mike

1932

Never the Twins Shall Meet

Never the Twins Shall Meet

Alfred Guppy / Albert Guppy

1932

Ladies of the Jury

Ladies of the Jury

Andrew MacKaig

1932

The Rainbow Trail

The Rainbow Trail

Ike Wilkins

1932

Freaks

Freaks

Roscoe

1932

The Big Shot

The Big Shot

Rusty

1931

The Champ

The Champ

Sponge

1931

The Great Lover

The Great Lover

Rosco

1931

Too Many Cooks

Too Many Cooks

Mr. Wilson

1931

A Free Soul

A Free Soul

Man Shot at in Men's Room (uncredited)

1931

Politics

Politics

Peter Higgins

1931

Cimarron

Cimarron

Jesse Rickey (as Rosco Ates)

1931

Reducing

Reducing

Ticket Agent

1931

Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

Old Stuff

1930

Those Three French Girls

Those Three French Girls

Elmer (uncredited)

1930

Check and Double Check

Check and Double Check

Brother Arthur

1930

Soup to Nuts

Soup to Nuts

Pants Presser at Al's Tailor Shop (uncredited)

1930

Love in the Rough

Love in the Rough

Proprietor

1930

The Big House

The Big House

Putnam

1930

Double Cross Roads

Double Cross Roads

Ticket Agent

1930

City Girl

City Girl

Reaper

1930