Roscoe Karns

Acting

Roscoe Karns

Born 1891-09-06 San Bernardino, California, USA 138 films

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roscoe Karns (September 7, 1891 – February 6, 1970) was an American actor who appeared in nearly 150 films between 1915 and 1964. He specialized in cynical, wise-cracking (and often tipsy) characters, and his rapid-fire delivery enlivened many comedies and crime thrillers in the 1930s and 1940s. Though he appeared in numerous silent films, such as Wings and Beggars of Life, his career didn't really take off until so…

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Filmography

138 films
Onionhead poster

An irresponsible student enlists in the Coast Guard expecting to sit out World War II.

Onionhead

★ 5.5 1958

Speed to Spare poster

Stunt driver Cliff Jordan takes a job with his old pal Jerry McGee, branch manager of an express tr…

Speed to Spare

★ 6.7 1948

That's My Man poster

A poor young man is finally able to achieve his dream of running a horse at the track, but when he…

That's My Man

★ 6.7 1947

Avalanche poster

Two T-men track a tax evader and his money to an Idaho ski resort, where a raven tends bar.

Avalanche

★ 9.0 1946