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Roscoe Ates

Roscoe Ates

Acting

Born: January 19, 1895Grange, 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.

Known For
Filmography
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

Jim Blakely

1938
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

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

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 Past of Mary Holmes

The Past of Mary Holmes

Bill-poster Klondike

1933
The Cheyenne Kid

The Cheyenne Kid

Bush (as Rosco Ates)

1933
Renegades of the West

Renegades of the West

Dr. Henry Fawcett

1932
Sham Poo, the Magician

Sham Poo, the Magician

Tourist

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

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
Too Many Cooks

Too Many Cooks

Mr. Wilson

1931
The Great Lover

The Great Lover

Rosco

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
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