Roscoe Ates

Acting

Roscoe Ates

Born January 19, 1895Grange, Mississippi, USA111 credits

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.

Known For

The Ladies Man
6.3

The Ladies Man

Movie

1961

The Silent Call
9.0

The Silent Call

Movie

1961

Man with a Camera
4.6

Man with a Camera

TV

1958

Lawman
5.6

Lawman

TV

1958

The Sheepman
6.9

The Sheepman

Movie

1958

Maverick
6.9

Maverick

TV

1957

Filmography

The Ladies Man
1961The Ladies Manas Pet Shop OwnerMovie
The Silent Call
1961The Silent Callas SidMovie
Man with a Camera
1958Man with a CameraTV
Lawman
1958LawmanTV
The Sheepman
1958The Sheepmanas Town Loafer (uncredited)Movie
Maverick
1957MaverickTV
M Squad
1957M Squadas Edwin WinklerTV
Wagon Train
1957Wagon Trainas Old TimerTV
Sugarfoot
1957Sugarfootas BarberTV
The Big Caper
1957The Big Caperas FalkenburgMovie
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1956State TrooperTV
Come Next Spring
1956Come Next Springas Shorty WilkinsMovie
Lucy Gallant
1955Lucy Gallantas Clem Anderson - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)Movie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Pop HendersonTV
MGM Parade
1955MGM Paradeas SelfTV
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kopsas Wagon DriverMovie
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954The Adventures of Rin Tin TinTV
Those Redheads from Seattle
1953Those Redheads from Seattleas Dan TaylorMovie
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953The Stranger Wore a Gunas Jake HooperMovie
The Blazing Forest
1952The Blazing Forestas BeansMovie
Boston Blackie
1951Boston BlackieTV
Father's Wild Game
1950Father's Wild Gameas RancherMovie
Hills of Oklahoma
1950Hills of Oklahomaas Dismal - the CookMovie
Thunder in the Pines
1948Thunder in the Pinesas Wheezer, Boomer's head loggerMovie
Inner Sanctum
1948Inner Sanctumas WillieMovie
The Tioga Kid
1948The Tioga Kidas SoapyMovie
The Hawk of Powder River
1948The Hawk of Powder Riveras Soapy JonesMovie
The Westward Trail
1948The Westward Trailas Soapy JonesMovie
Tornado Range
1948Tornado Rangeas Soapy JonesMovie
Check Your Guns
1948Check Your Gunsas Soapy JonesMovie
Shadow Valley
1947Shadow Valleyas Soapy JonesMovie
Black Hills
1947Black Hillsas Soapy JonesMovie
West to Glory
1947West to Gloryas Soapy JonesMovie
Range Beyond the Blue
1947Range Beyond the Blueas Soapy JonesMovie
Wild Country
1947Wild Countryas Soapy JonesMovie
Wild West
1946Wild Westas Soapy JonesMovie
Stars Over Texas
1946Stars Over Texasas Soapy JonesMovie
Driftin' River
1946Driftin' Riveras SoapyMovie
Down Missouri Way
1946Down Missouri Wayas PappyMovie
Tumbleweed Trail
1946Tumbleweed Trailas Soapy JonesMovie
Colorado Serenade
1946Colorado Serenadeas SoapyMovie
Can't Help Singing
1944Can't Help Singingas Lemuel (uncredited)Movie
The Great Moment
1944The Great Momentas Morton's Sign Painter - replaced by Hank Worden (uncredited)Movie
The Palm Beach Story
1942The Palm Beach Storyas Fourth Member Ale and Quail ClubMovie
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942The Affairs of Jimmy Valentineas Police Chief Dan CadyMovie
Birth of the Blues
1941Birth of the Bluesas Cab Driver (uncredited)Movie
One Foot in Heaven
1941One Foot in Heavenas George Reynolds (uncredited)Movie
I'll Sell My Life
1941I'll Sell My Lifeas Happy HoganMovie
Reg'lar Fellers
1941Reg'lar Fellersas Emory McQuadeMovie
Bad Men of Missouri
1941Bad Men of Missourias LafeMovie
She Knew All the Answers
1941She Knew All the Answersas Gas Station AttendantMovie
Ziegfeld Girl
1941Ziegfeld Girlas Janitor Changing Pictures (uncredited)Movie
Robin Hood of the Pecos
1941Robin Hood of the Pecosas Jailer GuffyMovie
Chad Hanna
1940Chad Hannaas Ike WayfishMovie
I Want a Divorce
1940I Want a Divorceas Process ServerMovie
The Cowboy from Sundown
1940The Cowboy from Sundownas Deputy Gloomy DayMovie
Captain Caution
1940Captain Cautionas ChipsMovie
Untamed
1940Untamedas Bert DillonMovie
You're Next!
1940You're Next!as Mr. TillsonMovie
Rancho Grande
1940Rancho Grandeas Ranch HandMovie
Gone with the Wind
1939Gone with the Windas Convalescent Soldier (uncredited)Movie
Three Texas Steers
1939Three Texas Steersas Sheriff BrownMovie
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickokas Oscar Snake-Eyes SmithMovie
Riders of the Black Hills
1938Riders of the Black Hillsas Sheriff Brown (as Rosco Ates)Movie
God's Country and the Woman
1937God's Country and the Womanas Gander HopkinsMovie
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1936Fair Exchangeas Elmer GoodgeMovie
On the Wagon
1935On the Wagonas ElmerMovie
Why Pay Rent?
1935Why Pay Rent?as Elmer WhippleMovie
The People's Enemy
1935The People's Enemyas Slip LaflinMovie
Dizzy & Daffy
1934Dizzy & Daffyas 'Call-'Em-Wrong' Jones, the UmpireMovie
Woman in the Dark
1934Woman in the Darkas Tommy LoganMovie
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk
1934So You Won't T-T-T-Talkas Elmer WhippleMovie
She Made Her Bed
1934She Made Her Bedas Santa Fe (as Rosco Ates)Movie
Merry Wives of Reno
1934Merry Wives of Renoas The TrapperMovie
Alice in Wonderland
1933Alice in Wonderlandas FishMovie
S
1933Signing 'em Upas HimselfMovie
Golden Harvest
1933Golden Harvestas Louis Jenkins aka Loopey LouMovie
King Kong
1933King Kongas Press Photographer (uncredited)Movie
Scarlet River
1933Scarlet Riveras UlyssesMovie
What! No Beer?
1933What! No Beer?as SchultzMovie
Lucky Devils
1933Lucky Devilsas GabbyMovie
The Cheyenne Kid
1933The Cheyenne Kidas Bush (as Rosco Ates)Movie
The Past of Mary Holmes
1933The Past of Mary Holmesas Bill-poster KlondikeMovie
Sham Poo, the Magician
1932Sham Poo, the Magicianas TouristMovie
Renegades of the West
1932Renegades of the Westas Dr. Henry FawcettMovie
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932Hollywood on Parade No. A-3as SelfMovie
Come on Danger!
1932Come on Danger!as Rusty (as Rosco Ates)Movie
Hold 'Em Jail
1932Hold 'Em Jailas Slippery Sam BrownMovie
The Roadhouse Murder
1932The Roadhouse Murderas Edmund JoyceMovie
Young Bride
1932Young Brideas Pool Room Bartender MikeMovie
N
1932Never the Twins Shall Meetas Alfred Guppy / Albert GuppyMovie
Ladies of the Jury
1932Ladies of the Juryas Andrew MacKaigMovie
The Rainbow Trail
1932The Rainbow Trailas Ike WilkinsMovie
Freaks
1932Freaksas RoscoeMovie
The Big Shot
1931The Big Shotas RustyMovie
The Champ
1931The Champas SpongeMovie
The Great Lover
1931The Great Loveras RoscoMovie
Too Many Cooks
1931Too Many Cooksas Mr. WilsonMovie
A Free Soul
1931A Free Soulas Man Shot at in Men's Room (uncredited)Movie
Politics
1931Politicsas Peter HigginsMovie
Cimarron
1931Cimarronas Jesse Rickey (as Rosco Ates)Movie
Reducing
1931Reducingas Ticket AgentMovie
Billy the Kid
1930Billy the Kidas Old StuffMovie
Those Three French Girls
1930Those Three French Girlsas Elmer (uncredited)Movie
Check and Double Check
1930Check and Double Checkas Brother ArthurMovie
Soup to Nuts
1930Soup to Nutsas Pants Presser at Al's Tailor Shop (uncredited)Movie
Love in the Rough
1930Love in the Roughas ProprietorMovie
The Big House
1930The Big Houseas PutnamMovie
Double Cross Roads
1930Double Cross Roadsas Ticket AgentMovie
City Girl
1930City Girlas ReaperMovie
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—The Marshal of Gunsight PassTV