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Roscoe Ates

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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Born:
Jan 20, 1895 In Grange, Mississippi, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
105
First Appeared:
In the series The Marshal of Gunsight Pass
Latest Project:
Movie The Ladies Man 1961-06-21
Known For
Poster of West to Glory
Poster of Why Pay Rent?
Poster of Signing 'em Up
Poster of The Marshal of Gunsight Pass
Filmography
Series The Marshal of Gunsight Pass 2025
Movie The Ladies Man Pet Shop Owner 1961-06-21
Movie The Silent Call Sid 1961-05-10
Movie The Sheepman Town Loafer (uncredited) 1958-05-01
Series Lawman Unknown 1958-10-05
Series Man with a Camera Unknown 1958-10-10
Movie The Big Caper Falkenburg 1957-03-28
Series M Squad Unknown 1957-09-20
Series Maverick Unknown 1957-09-22
Series Sugarfoot Unknown 1957-09-17
Movie Come Next Spring Shorty Wilkins 1956-03-09
Series State Trooper Unknown 1956-09-25
Movie Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops Wagon Driver 1955-02-02
Series Alfred Hitchcock Presents Unknown 1955-10-02
Movie Lucy Gallant Clem Anderson - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) 1955-10-20
Series The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin Unknown 1954-10-15
Movie The Stranger Wore a Gun Jake Hooper 1953-07-30
Movie Those Redheads from Seattle Dan Taylor 1953-10-16
Series This Is Your Life Unknown 1952-10-01
Movie The Blazing Forest Beans 1952-12-01
Series The Adventures of Boston Blackie Unknown 1951-09-08
Movie Father's Wild Game Rancher 1950-12-03
Movie Hills of Oklahoma Dismal - the Cook 1950-06-01
Movie Check Your Guns Soapy Jones 1948-01-24
Movie The Westward Trail Soapy Jones 1948-03-13
Movie Tornado Range Soapy Jones 1948-02-21
Movie Inner Sanctum Willie 1948-10-15
Movie The Hawk of Powder River Soapy Jones 1948-04-09
Movie The Tioga Kid Soapy 1948-06-17
Movie Thunder in the Pines Wheezer, Boomer's head logger 1948-11-11
Movie Range Beyond the Blue Soapy Jones 1947-03-16
Movie Wild Country Soapy Jones 1947-01-17
Movie West to Glory Soapy Jones 1947-04-11
Movie Shadow Valley Soapy Jones 1947-11-29
Movie Black Hills Soapy Jones 1947-10-26
Movie Colorado Serenade Soapy 1946-06-30
Movie Tumbleweed Trail Soapy Jones 1946-07-19
Movie Driftin' River Soapy 1946-10-01
Movie Wild West Soapy Jones 1946-12-01
Movie Stars Over Texas Soapy Jones 1946-11-18
Movie Down Missouri Way Pappy 1946-08-15
Movie Can't Help Singing Lemuel (uncredited) 1944-12-25
Movie The Great Moment Morton's Sign Painter - replaced by Hank Worden (uncredited) 1944-07-18
Movie The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine Police Chief Dan Cady 1942-03-27
Movie The Palm Beach Story Fourth Member Ale and Quail Club 1942-08-28
Movie She Knew All the Answers Gas Station Attendant 1941-05-13
Movie Robin Hood of the Pecos Jailer Guffy 1941-01-14
Movie Ziegfeld Girl Janitor Changing Pictures (uncredited) 1941-04-25
Movie Bad Men of Missouri Lafe 1941-07-26
Movie Reg'lar Fellers Emory McQuade 1941-09-05
Movie One Foot in Heaven George Reynolds (uncredited) 1941-11-01
Movie Birth of the Blues Cab Driver (uncredited) 1941-11-07
Movie I'll Sell My Life Happy Hogan 1941-09-12
Movie You're Next! Mr. Tillson 1940-05-03
Movie Untamed Bert Dillon 1940-07-24
Movie Rancho Grande Ranch Hand 1940-03-22
Movie Chad Hanna Ike Wayfish 1940-12-25
Movie Captain Caution Chips 1940-08-09
Movie The Cowboy from Sundown Deputy Gloomy Day 1940-09-05
Movie I Want a Divorce Process Server 1940-09-20
Movie Three Texas Steers Sheriff Brown 1939-05-12
Movie Gone with the Wind Convalescent Soldier (uncredited) 1939-12-15
Movie Riders of the Black Hills Sheriff Brown (as Rosco Ates) 1938-06-15
Movie The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Jim Blakely 1938-06-30
Movie God's Country and the Woman Gander Hopkins 1937-01-16
Movie The People's Enemy Slip Laflin 1935-04-29
Movie Why Pay Rent? Elmer Whipple 1935-05-04
Movie On the Wagon Elmer 1935-08-24
Movie Merry Wives of Reno The Trapper 1934-04-18
Movie She Made Her Bed Santa Fe (as Rosco Ates) 1934-04-26
Movie Dizzy & Daffy 'Call-'Em-Wrong' Jones, the Umpire 1934-12-14
Movie Woman in the Dark Tommy Logan 1934-11-08
Movie So You Won't T-T-T-Talk Elmer Whipple 1934-11-01
Movie Lucky Devils Gabby 1933-02-03
Movie The Past of Mary Holmes Bill-poster Klondike 1933-01-20
Movie What! No Beer? Schultz 1933-02-10
Movie The Cheyenne Kid Bush (as Rosco Ates) 1933-01-20
Movie Alice in Wonderland Fish 1933-12-18
Movie Scarlet River Ulysses 1933-03-10
Movie Signing 'em Up Himself 1933-12-01
Movie Golden Harvest Louis Jenkins aka Loopey Lou 1933-09-21
Movie King Kong Press Photographer (uncredited) 1933-03-15
Movie The Rainbow Trail Ike Wilkins 1932-01-03
Movie Freaks Roscoe 1932-01-01
Movie Ladies of the Jury Andrew MacKaig 1932-02-02
Movie The Roadhouse Murder Edmund Joyce 1932-04-28
Movie Renegades of the West Dr. Henry Fawcett 1932-11-25
Movie Young Bride Pool Room Bartender Mike 1932-04-08
Movie Come on Danger! Rusty (as Rosco Ates) 1932-09-23
Movie Hold 'Em Jail Slippery Sam Brown 1932-08-19
Movie Cimarron Jesse Rickey (as Rosco Ates) 1931-01-26
Movie Politics Peter Higgins 1931-02-26
Movie Reducing Ticket Agent 1931-01-03
Movie The Champ Sponge 1931-11-21
Movie A Free Soul Man Shot at in Men's Room (uncredited) 1931-06-02
Movie Too Many Cooks Mr. Wilson 1931-07-18
Movie The Big Shot Rusty 1931-12-31
Movie The Great Lover Rosco 1931-07-18
Movie The Big House Putnam 1930-06-14
Movie City Girl Reaper 1930-01-12
Movie Love in the Rough Proprietor 1930-09-05
Movie Check and Double Check Brother Arthur 1930-10-02
Movie Billy the Kid Old Stuff 1930-10-16
Movie Those Three French Girls Elmer (uncredited) 1930-10-10
Movie Soup to Nuts Pants Presser at Al's Tailor Shop (uncredited) 1930-09-28