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Roscoe Ates

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Roscoe Ates

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 19, 1895 (131 years old)

Place of Birth

Grange, Mississippi, USA

Biography

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

Acting
1961The Ladies ManPet Shop Owner
1961The Silent CallSid
1958The SheepmanTown Loafer (uncredited)
1958Man with a Camera
1958Lawman
1957The Big CaperFalkenburg
1957M SquadEdwin Winkler
1957SugarfootBarber
1957Maverick
1957Wagon TrainOld Timer
1957MaverickAlbert
1956Come Next SpringShorty Wilkins
1956State Trooper
1955Lucy GallantClem Anderson - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1955Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone KopsWagon Driver
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsPop Henderson
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsZack Martin
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsBen White
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTavern Customer
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsPiano Player
1955MGM ParadeSelf
1954The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1953The Stranger Wore a GunJake Hooper
1953Those Redheads from SeattleDan Taylor
1952The Blazing ForestBeans
1951Boston Blackie
1950Hills of OklahomaDismal - the Cook
1950Father's Wild GameRancher
1948Inner SanctumWillie
1948The Tioga KidSoapy
1948The Hawk of Powder RiverSoapy Jones
1948Tornado RangeSoapy Jones
1948Thunder in the PinesWheezer, Boomer's head logger
1948The Westward TrailSoapy Jones
1948Check Your GunsSoapy Jones
1947Black HillsSoapy Jones
1947Wild CountrySoapy Jones
1947Shadow ValleySoapy Jones
1947Range Beyond the BlueSoapy Jones
1947West to GlorySoapy Jones
1946Tumbleweed TrailSoapy Jones
1946Colorado SerenadeSoapy
1946Driftin' RiverSoapy
1946Down Missouri WayPappy
1946Stars Over TexasSoapy Jones
1946Wild WestSoapy Jones
1944Can't Help SingingLemuel (uncredited)
1944The Great MomentMorton's Sign Painter - replaced by Hank Worden (uncredited)
1942The Palm Beach StoryFourth Member Ale and Quail Club
1942The Affairs of Jimmy ValentinePolice Chief Dan Cady
1941Birth of the BluesCab Driver (uncredited)
1941I'll Sell My LifeHappy Hogan
1941Ziegfeld GirlJanitor Changing Pictures (uncredited)
1941Reg'lar FellersEmory McQuade
1941Robin Hood of the PecosJailer Guffy
1941Bad Men of MissouriLafe
1941She Knew All the AnswersGas Station Attendant
1941One Foot in HeavenGeorge Reynolds (uncredited)
1940Chad HannaIke Wayfish
1940I Want a DivorceProcess Server
1940You're Next!Mr. Tillson
1940UntamedBert Dillon
1940Captain CautionChips
1940The Cowboy from SundownDeputy Gloomy Day
1940Rancho GrandeRanch Hand
1939Three Texas SteersSheriff Brown
1939Gone with the WindConvalescent Soldier (uncredited)
1938The Great Adventures of Wild Bill HickokOscar Snake-Eyes Smith
1938The Great Adventures of Wild Bill HickokJim Blakely
1938Riders of the Black HillsSheriff Brown (as Rosco Ates)
1937God's Country and the WomanGander Hopkins
1936Fair ExchangeElmer Goodge
1935The People's EnemySlip Laflin
1935On the WagonElmer
1935Why Pay Rent?Elmer Whipple
1934Merry Wives of RenoThe Trapper
1934Dizzy & Daffy'Call-'Em-Wrong' Jones, the Umpire
1934Woman in the DarkTommy Logan
1934She Made Her BedSanta Fe (as Rosco Ates)
1934So You Won't T-T-T-TalkElmer Whipple
1933Alice in WonderlandFish
1933What! No Beer?Schultz
1933Lucky DevilsGabby
1933Scarlet RiverUlysses
1933The Cheyenne KidBush (as Rosco Ates)
1933King KongPress Photographer (uncredited)
1933Golden HarvestLouis Jenkins aka Loopey Lou
1933The Past of Mary HolmesBill-poster Klondike
1933Signing 'em UpHimself
1932Sham Poo, the MagicianTourist
1932The Roadhouse MurderEdmund Joyce
1932Hollywood on Parade No. A-3Self
1932Young BridePool Room Bartender Mike
1932Ladies of the JuryAndrew MacKaig
1932Hold 'Em JailSlippery Sam Brown
1932Renegades of the WestDr. Henry Fawcett
1932Come on Danger!Rusty (as Rosco Ates)
1932The Rainbow TrailIke Wilkins
1932FreaksRoscoe
1932Never the Twins Shall MeetAlfred Guppy / Albert Guppy
1931The ChampSponge
1931The Great LoverRosco
1931PoliticsPeter Higgins
1931The Big ShotRusty
1931Too Many CooksMr. Wilson
1931ReducingTicket Agent
1931CimarronJesse Rickey (as Rosco Ates)
1931A Free SoulMan Shot at in Men's Room (uncredited)
1930City GirlReaper
1930Billy the KidOld Stuff
1930Check and Double CheckBrother Arthur
1930Love in the RoughProprietor
1930Those Three French GirlsElmer (uncredited)
1930Soup to NutsPants Presser at Al's Tailor Shop (uncredited)
1930The Big HousePutnam
1930Double Cross RoadsTicket Agent
-The Marshal of Gunsight Pass