Roscoe Ates

Roscoe Ates

🎂 19th January 1895 (131 yrs) 📍 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.

Roscoe Ates

🎬 Movies Featuring Roscoe Ates

The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man (1961)

as Pet Shop Owner
The Silent Call

The Silent Call (1961)

as Sid
The Sheepman

The Sheepman (1958)

as Town Loafer (uncredited)
The Big Caper

The Big Caper (1957)

as Falkenburg
Come Next Spring

Come Next Spring (1956)

as Shorty Wilkins
Lucy Gallant

Lucy Gallant (1955)

as Clem Anderson - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)

as Wagon Driver
Those Redheads from Seattle

Those Redheads from Seattle (1953)

as Dan Taylor
The Stranger Wore a Gun

The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)

as Jake Hooper
The Blazing Forest

The Blazing Forest (1952)

as Beans
Father's Wild Game

Father's Wild Game (1950)

as Rancher
Hills of Oklahoma

Hills of Oklahoma (1950)

as Dismal - the Cook
Thunder in the Pines

Thunder in the Pines (1948)

as Wheezer, Boomer's head logger
Inner Sanctum

Inner Sanctum (1948)

as Willie
The Tioga Kid

The Tioga Kid (1948)

as Soapy
The Hawk of Powder River

The Hawk of Powder River (1948)

as Soapy Jones
The Westward Trail

The Westward Trail (1948)

as Soapy Jones
Tornado Range

Tornado Range (1948)

as Soapy Jones
Check Your Guns

Check Your Guns (1948)

as Soapy Jones
Shadow Valley

Shadow Valley (1947)

as Soapy Jones
Black Hills

Black Hills (1947)

as Soapy Jones
West to Glory

West to Glory (1947)

as Soapy Jones
Range Beyond the Blue

Range Beyond the Blue (1947)

as Soapy Jones
Wild Country

Wild Country (1947)

as Soapy Jones
Wild West

Wild West (1946)

as Soapy Jones
Stars Over Texas

Stars Over Texas (1946)

as Soapy Jones
Driftin' River

Driftin' River (1946)

as Soapy
Down Missouri Way

Down Missouri Way (1946)

as Pappy
Tumbleweed Trail

Tumbleweed Trail (1946)

as Soapy Jones
Colorado Serenade

Colorado Serenade (1946)

as Soapy
Can't Help Singing

Can't Help Singing (1944)

as Lemuel (uncredited)
The Great Moment

The Great Moment (1944)

as Morton's Sign Painter - replaced by Hank Worden (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story (1942)

as Fourth Member Ale and Quail Club
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)

as Police Chief Dan Cady
Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues (1941)

as Cab Driver (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven (1941)

as George Reynolds (uncredited)
I'll Sell My Life

I'll Sell My Life (1941)

as Happy Hogan
Reg'lar Fellers

Reg'lar Fellers (1941)

as Emory McQuade
Bad Men of Missouri

Bad Men of Missouri (1941)

as Lafe
She Knew All the Answers

She Knew All the Answers (1941)

as Gas Station Attendant
Ziegfeld Girl

Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

as Janitor Changing Pictures (uncredited)
Robin Hood of the Pecos

Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941)

as Jailer Guffy
Chad Hanna

Chad Hanna (1940)

as Ike Wayfish
I Want a Divorce

I Want a Divorce (1940)

as Process Server
The Cowboy from Sundown

The Cowboy from Sundown (1940)

as Deputy Gloomy Day
Captain Caution

Captain Caution (1940)

as Chips
Untamed

Untamed (1940)

as Bert Dillon
You're Next!

You're Next! (1940)

as Mr. Tillson
Rancho Grande

Rancho Grande (1940)

as Ranch Hand
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind (1939)

as Convalescent Soldier (uncredited)
Three Texas Steers

Three Texas Steers (1939)

as Sheriff Brown
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938)

as Oscar Snake-Eyes Smith
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938)

as Jim Blakely
Riders of the Black Hills

Riders of the Black Hills (1938)

as Sheriff Brown (as Rosco Ates)
God's Country and the Woman

God's Country and the Woman (1937)

as Gander Hopkins
No Image

Fair Exchange (1936)

as Elmer Goodge
On the Wagon

On the Wagon (1935)

as Elmer
Why Pay Rent?

Why Pay Rent? (1935)

as Elmer Whipple
The People's Enemy

The People's Enemy (1935)

as Slip Laflin
Dizzy & Daffy

Dizzy & Daffy (1934)

as 'Call-'Em-Wrong' Jones, the Umpire
Woman in the Dark

Woman in the Dark (1934)

as Tommy Logan
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk

So You Won't T-T-T-Talk (1934)

as Elmer Whipple
She Made Her Bed

She Made Her Bed (1934)

as Santa Fe (as Rosco Ates)
Merry Wives of Reno

Merry Wives of Reno (1934)

as The Trapper
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (1933)

as Fish
No Image

Signing 'em Up (1933)

as Himself
Golden Harvest

Golden Harvest (1933)

as Louis Jenkins aka Loopey Lou
King Kong

King Kong (1933)

as Press Photographer (uncredited)
Scarlet River

Scarlet River (1933)

as Ulysses
What! No Beer?

What! No Beer? (1933)

as Schultz
Lucky Devils

Lucky Devils (1933)

as Gabby
The Cheyenne Kid

The Cheyenne Kid (1933)

as Bush (as Rosco Ates)
The Past of Mary Holmes

The Past of Mary Holmes (1933)

as Bill-poster Klondike
Sham Poo, the Magician

Sham Poo, the Magician (1932)

as Tourist
Renegades of the West

Renegades of the West (1932)

as Dr. Henry Fawcett
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 (1932)

as Self
Come on Danger!

Come on Danger! (1932)

as Rusty (as Rosco Ates)
Hold 'Em Jail

Hold 'Em Jail (1932)

as Slippery Sam Brown
The Roadhouse Murder

The Roadhouse Murder (1932)

as Edmund Joyce
Young Bride

Young Bride (1932)

as Pool Room Bartender Mike
Ladies of the Jury

Ladies of the Jury (1932)

as Andrew MacKaig
The Rainbow Trail

The Rainbow Trail (1932)

as Ike Wilkins
Freaks

Freaks (1932)

as Roscoe
The Big Shot

The Big Shot (1931)

as Rusty
The Champ

The Champ (1931)

as Sponge
The Great Lover

The Great Lover (1931)

as Rosco
Too Many Cooks

Too Many Cooks (1931)

as Mr. Wilson
A Free Soul

A Free Soul (1931)

as Man Shot at in Men's Room (uncredited)
Politics

Politics (1931)

as Peter Higgins
Cimarron

Cimarron (1931)

as Jesse Rickey (as Rosco Ates)
Reducing

Reducing (1931)

as Ticket Agent
Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid (1930)

as Old Stuff
Those Three French Girls

Those Three French Girls (1930)

as Elmer (uncredited)
Check and Double Check

Check and Double Check (1930)

as Brother Arthur
Soup to Nuts

Soup to Nuts (1930)

as Pants Presser at Al's Tailor Shop (uncredited)
Love in the Rough

Love in the Rough (1930)

as Proprietor
The Big House

The Big House (1930)

as Putnam
Double Cross Roads

Double Cross Roads (1930)

as Ticket Agent
City Girl

City Girl (1930)

as Reaper