Roscoe Ates

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 19, 1895

died

March 1, 1962

place of birth

Grange, Mississippi, USA

also known as

Roscoe Blevel Ates · Rosco Ates

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Gone with the Wind
7.9

Gone with the Wind

1939as Convalescent Soldier (uncredited)
King Kong
7.6

King Kong

1933as Press Photographer (uncredited)
Freaks
7.8

Freaks

1932as Roscoe
The Ladies Man
6.3

The Ladies Man

1961as Pet Shop Owner
The Sheepman
6.9

The Sheepman

1958as Town Loafer (uncredited)
Alice in Wonderland
6.1

Alice in Wonderland

1933as Fish
Cimarron
5.6

Cimarron

1931as Jesse Rickey (as Rosco Ates)
Ziegfeld Girl
6.7

Ziegfeld Girl

1941as Janitor Changing Pictures (uncredited)
The Champ
7.2

The Champ

1931as Sponge
The Big House
6.6

The Big House

1930as Putnam
The Palm Beach Story
7.0

The Palm Beach Story

1942as Fourth Member Ale and Quail Club
The Stranger Wore a Gun
5.5

The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953as Jake Hooper
City Girl
7.5

City Girl

1930as Reaper
Captain Caution
5.7

Captain Caution

1940as Chips
Untamed
5.0

Untamed

1940as Bert Dillon
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
6.5

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

1942as Police Chief Dan Cady
Bad Men of Missouri
6.2

Bad Men of Missouri

1941as Lafe
Lucy Gallant
7.0

Lucy Gallant

1955as Clem Anderson - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Inner Sanctum
5.1

Inner Sanctum

1948as Willie
Golden Harvest
6.5

Golden Harvest

1933as Louis Jenkins aka Loopey Lou
One Foot in Heaven
6.9

One Foot in Heaven

1941as George Reynolds (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
6.2

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

1955as Wagon Driver
Renegades of the West
6.0

Renegades of the West

1932as Dr. Henry Fawcett
Birth of the Blues
6.2

Birth of the Blues

1941as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Scarlet River
5.6

Scarlet River

1933as Ulysses
Can't Help Singing
6.0

Can't Help Singing

1944as Lemuel (uncredited)
Billy the Kid
4.6

Billy the Kid

1930as Old Stuff
I Want a Divorce
10.0

I Want a Divorce

1940as Process Server
A Free Soul
6.1

A Free Soul

1931as Man Shot at in Men's Room (uncredited)
She Knew All the Answers
6.6

She Knew All the Answers

1941as Gas Station Attendant
The Great Moment
5.8

The Great Moment

1944as Morton's Sign Painter - replaced by Hank Worden (uncredited)
Chad Hanna
7.3

Chad Hanna

1940as Ike Wayfish
Young Bride
4.2

Young Bride

1932as Pool Room Bartender Mike
The Big Caper
6.3

The Big Caper

1957as Falkenburg
Lucky Devils
6.4

Lucky Devils

1933as Gabby
Woman in the Dark
6.1

Woman in the Dark

1934as Tommy Logan
Hold 'Em Jail
7.4

Hold 'Em Jail

1932as Slippery Sam Brown
Come Next Spring
5.9

Come Next Spring

1956as Shorty Wilkins
The Silent Call
9.3

The Silent Call

1961as Sid
Tumbleweed Trail
9.0

Tumbleweed Trail

1946as Soapy Jones
The Great Lover
6.5

The Great Lover

1931as Rosco
Soup to Nuts
5.9

Soup to Nuts

1930as Pants Presser at Al's Tailor Shop (uncredited)
Thunder in the Pines
5.2

Thunder in the Pines

1948as Wheezer, Boomer's head logger
What! No Beer?
5.7

What! No Beer?

1933as Schultz
Love in the Rough
5.7

Love in the Rough

1930as Proprietor
Ladies of the Jury
6.8

Ladies of the Jury

1932as Andrew MacKaig
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
9.0

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1938as Oscar Snake-Eyes Smith
Colorado Serenade
8.0

Colorado Serenade

1946as Soapy
Hills of Oklahoma
7.0

Hills of Oklahoma

1950as Dismal - the Cook
Sham Poo, the Magician
10.0

Sham Poo, the Magician

1932as Tourist