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Roscoe Ates

Personal Info

Born: 1895-01-19
Died: 1962-03-01

Place of Birth: Grange, Mississippi, USA

Known For: Acting

Roscoe Ates

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.

Filmography

The Palm Beach Story
The Palm Beach Story

Fourth Member Ale and Quail Club
7.0

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland

Fish
6.0

City Girl
City Girl

Reaper
7.4

The Champ
The Champ

Sponge
7.1

Inner Sanctum
Inner Sanctum

Willie
5.0

Can't Help Singing
Can't Help Singing

Lemuel (uncredited)
5.1

The Big Caper
The Big Caper

Falkenburg
6.2

What! No Beer?
What! No Beer?

Schultz
5.4

Sham Poo, the Magician
Sham Poo, the Magician

Tourist
0.0

The People's Enemy
The People's Enemy

Slip Laflin
6.0

Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Blues

Cab Driver (uncredited)
5.5

Merry Wives of Reno
Merry Wives of Reno

The Trapper
4.8

Three Texas Steers
Three Texas Steers

Sheriff Brown
4.9

God's Country and the Woman
God's Country and the Woman

Gander Hopkins
4.2

Chad Hanna
Chad Hanna

Ike Wayfish
6.0

Black Hills
Black Hills

Soapy Jones
0.0

The Roadhouse Murder
The Roadhouse Murder

Edmund Joyce
4.2

The Great Lover
The Great Lover

Rosco
5.3

Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid

Old Stuff
4.2

Dizzy & Daffy
Dizzy & Daffy

'Call-'Em-Wrong' Jones, the Umpire
6.0

Politics
Politics

Peter Higgins
6.3

The Big Shot
The Big Shot

Rusty
0.0

Woman in the Dark
Woman in the Dark

Tommy Logan
6.0

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3

Self
0.0

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Oscar Snake-Eyes Smith
0.0

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Jim Blakely
0.0

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

Police Chief Dan Cady
6.0

Wild Country
Wild Country

Soapy Jones
5.8

The Stranger Wore a Gun
The Stranger Wore a Gun

Jake Hooper
5.4

I Want a Divorce
I Want a Divorce

Process Server
0.0

Too Many Cooks
Too Many Cooks

Mr. Wilson
2.5

Tumbleweed Trail
Tumbleweed Trail

Soapy Jones
0.0

The Tioga Kid
The Tioga Kid

Soapy
5.0

Colorado Serenade
Colorado Serenade

Soapy
0.0

Driftin' River
Driftin' River

Soapy
0.0

Young Bride
Young Bride

Pool Room Bartender Mike
3.0

Come Next Spring
Come Next Spring

Shorty Wilkins
6.0

Reducing
Reducing

Ticket Agent
4.3

Ladies of the Jury
Ladies of the Jury

Andrew MacKaig
6.4

The Blazing Forest
The Blazing Forest

Beans
6.0

Lucky Devils
Lucky Devils

Gabby
6.3

Scarlet River
Scarlet River

Ulysses
4.5

On the Wagon
On the Wagon

Elmer
0.0

I'll Sell My Life
I'll Sell My Life

Happy Hogan
6.0

The Hawk of Powder River
The Hawk of Powder River

Soapy Jones
5.5

Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl

Janitor Changing Pictures (uncredited)
6.5

The Sheepman
The Sheepman

Town Loafer (uncredited)
6.8

Cimarron
Cimarron

Jesse Rickey (as Rosco Ates)
5.6

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind

Convalescent Soldier (uncredited)
7.9

You're Next!
You're Next!

Mr. Tillson
0.0

Tornado Range
Tornado Range

Soapy Jones
0.0

Untamed
Untamed

Bert Dillon
4.3

Shadow Valley
Shadow Valley

Soapy Jones
0.0

Reg'lar Fellers
Reg'lar Fellers

Emory McQuade
3.9

The Great Moment
The Great Moment

Morton's Sign Painter - replaced by Hank Worden (uncredited)
5.8

Hold 'Em Jail
Hold 'Em Jail

Slippery Sam Brown
6.8

Check and Double Check
Check and Double Check

Brother Arthur
5.3

Captain Caution
Captain Caution

Chips
5.6

The Cheyenne Kid
The Cheyenne Kid

Bush (as Rosco Ates)
0.0

Down Missouri Way
Down Missouri Way

Pappy
0.0

Riders of the Black Hills
Riders of the Black Hills

Sheriff Brown (as Rosco Ates)
0.0

She Made Her Bed
She Made Her Bed

Santa Fe (as Rosco Ates)
3.5

The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man

Pet Shop Owner
6.3

Renegades of the West
Renegades of the West

Dr. Henry Fawcett
5.5

The Cowboy from Sundown
The Cowboy from Sundown

Deputy Gloomy Day
0.0

The Silent Call
The Silent Call

Sid
9.0

King Kong
King Kong

Press Photographer (uncredited)
7.6

Love in the Rough
Love in the Rough

Proprietor
4.3

Those Three French Girls
Those Three French Girls

Elmer (uncredited)
4.0

Thunder in the Pines
Thunder in the Pines

Wheezer, Boomer's head logger
3.7

Fair Exchange

Elmer Goodge
0.0

Stars Over Texas
Stars Over Texas

Soapy Jones
5.5

Hills of Oklahoma
Hills of Oklahoma

Dismal - the Cook
0.0

Rancho Grande
Rancho Grande

Ranch Hand
4.0

Robin Hood of the Pecos
Robin Hood of the Pecos

Jailer Guffy
5.0

Wild West
Wild West

Soapy Jones
0.0

The Westward Trail
The Westward Trail

Soapy Jones
0.0

Range Beyond the Blue
Range Beyond the Blue

Soapy Jones
0.0

West to Glory
West to Glory

Soapy Jones
0.0

Golden Harvest
Golden Harvest

Louis Jenkins aka Loopey Lou
5.0

Check Your Guns
Check Your Guns

Soapy Jones
0.0

Bad Men of Missouri
Bad Men of Missouri

Lafe
5.6

Those Redheads from Seattle
Those Redheads from Seattle

Dan Taylor
5.3

Soup to Nuts
Soup to Nuts

Pants Presser at Al's Tailor Shop (uncredited)
5.7

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

Elmer Whipple
3.5

Why Pay Rent?
Why Pay Rent?

Elmer Whipple
0.0

Lucy Gallant
Lucy Gallant

Clem Anderson - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
7.0

The Big House
The Big House

Putnam
6.7

The Past of Mary Holmes
The Past of Mary Holmes

Bill-poster Klondike
0.0

Come on Danger!
Come on Danger!

Rusty (as Rosco Ates)
0.0

She Knew All the Answers
She Knew All the Answers

Gas Station Attendant
6.3

A Free Soul
A Free Soul

Man Shot at in Men's Room (uncredited)
6.1

Father's Wild Game
Father's Wild Game

Rancher
0.0

Signing 'em Up

Himself
0.0

The Rainbow Trail
The Rainbow Trail

Ike Wilkins
0.0

Freaks
Freaks

Roscoe
7.8

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Wagon Driver
6.1

One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven

George Reynolds (uncredited)
6.6

Double Cross Roads
Double Cross Roads

Ticket Agent
0.0