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Roscoe Karns‌

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Birthday

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Roscoe Karns

San Bernardino, California, USA

Roscoe Karns

San Bernardino, California, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1891-09-06

Popularity

star0.1

Biography

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 sound arrived. Arguably his best-known film role was the annoying bus passenger Oscar Shapeley, who tries to pick up Claudette Colbert in the Oscar-winning comedy It Happened One Night (1934), quickly followed by one of his best performances as the boozy press agent Owen O'Malley in Howard Hawks' Twentieth Century. (Six years later, he co-starred as one of the reporters in another Hawks classic, His Girl Friday.) In 1937, Paramount teamed him with Lynne Overman as a pair of laconic private eyes in two B comedy-mysteries, Murder Goes to College and Partners in Crime. From 1950 to 1954, Karns played the title role in the popular DuMont Television Network series Rocky King, Inside Detective. His son, character actor Todd Karns, also appeared in that series. From 1959 to 1962, Karns was cast as Admiral Walter Shafer in seventy-three of the ninety-five episodes of the CBS military sitcom/drama series, Hennesey, starring Jackie Cooper in the title role of a United States Navy physician, and Abby Dalton as nurse Martha Hale. His final film was another Hawks comedy, Man's Favorite Sport?, in 1964. Karns was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Los Angeles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roscoe Karns, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Movie Credits

It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night‌
star7.8
calendar 1934

His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday‌
star7.4
calendar 1940

The Family Honor

The Family Honor‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year‌
star6.9
calendar 1942

Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century‌
star6.8
calendar 1934

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments‌
star6.6
calendar 1923

Petticoat Politics

Petticoat Politics‌
star0.0
calendar 1941

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland‌
star6.1
calendar 1933

You Can't Escape Forever

You Can't Escape Forever‌
star5.4
calendar 1942

Moran of the Marines

Moran of the Marines‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

Footsteps in the Dark

Footsteps in the Dark‌
star6.9
calendar 1941

You and Me

You and Me‌
star6.7
calendar 1938

They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night‌
star6.9
calendar 1940

Man's Favorite Sport?

Man's Favorite Sport?‌
star7.0
calendar 1964

Devil's Cargo

Devil's Cargo‌
star5.5
calendar 1948

Her Own Money

Her Own Money‌
star0.0
calendar 1922

Night After Night

Night After Night‌
star6.1
calendar 1932

Ten Modern Commandments

Ten Modern Commandments‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

Wings in the Dark

Wings in the Dark‌
star6.4
calendar 1935

Double Alibi

Double Alibi‌
star4.5
calendar 1940

A Lady's Profession

A Lady's Profession‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

Laughing Sinners

Laughing Sinners‌
star5.4
calendar 1931

Four Hours to Kill!

Four Hours to Kill!‌
star5.0
calendar 1935

Other Men's Daughters

Other Men's Daughters‌
star0.0
calendar 1923

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million‌
star6.5
calendar 1932

Today We Live

Today We Live‌
star6.2
calendar 1933

This Thing Called Love

This Thing Called Love‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

Alibi Ike

Alibi Ike‌
star5.8
calendar 1935

One Sunday Afternoon

One Sunday Afternoon‌
star6.3
calendar 1933

Saturday's Children

Saturday's Children‌
star6.4
calendar 1940

Front Page Woman

Front Page Woman‌
star5.8
calendar 1935

New York Nights

New York Nights‌
star4.8
calendar 1929

Week-End Marriage

Week-End Marriage‌
star6.0
calendar 1932

Win That Girl

Win That Girl‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

A Tragedy at Midnight

A Tragedy at Midnight‌
star4.0
calendar 1942

Avalanche

Avalanche‌
star0.0
calendar 1946

The Inside Story

The Inside Story‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

That's Right – You're Wrong

That's Right – You're Wrong‌
star5.7
calendar 1939

Cain and Mabel

Cain and Mabel‌
star6.2
calendar 1936

Two Against the World

Two Against the World‌
star5.6
calendar 1932

Safety in Numbers

Safety in Numbers‌
star5.0
calendar 1930

My Son, The Hero

My Son, The Hero‌
star0.0
calendar 1943

Thanks for the Memory

Thanks for the Memory‌
star5.7
calendar 1938

Pleasure

Pleasure‌
star3.5
calendar 1931

Shoot the Works

Shoot the Works‌
star5.0
calendar 1934

Speed to Spare

Speed to Spare‌
star5.0
calendar 1948

Riding High

Riding High‌
star4.0
calendar 1943

Two-Fisted

Two-Fisted‌
star7.0
calendar 1935

The Woman in Red

The Woman in Red‌
star6.1
calendar 1935

On Such a Night

On Such a Night‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

Night of Mystery

Night of Mystery‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

Ladies Must Live

Ladies Must Live‌
star6.0
calendar 1940

Three Married Men

Three Married Men‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven‌
star6.0
calendar 1948

Tip-Off Girls

Tip-Off Girls‌
star6.0
calendar 1938

I Sell Anything

I Sell Anything‌
star4.5
calendar 1934

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

Troopers Three

Troopers Three‌
star7.0
calendar 1930

Lawyer Man

Lawyer Man‌
star5.8
calendar 1932

The Crooked Circle

The Crooked Circle‌
star4.8
calendar 1932

The Shopworn Angel

The Shopworn Angel‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

That's My Man

That's My Man‌
star6.0
calendar 1947

Murder Goes to College

Murder Goes to College‌
star3.0
calendar 1937

King of Chinatown

King of Chinatown‌
star5.8
calendar 1939

Dangerous to Know

Dangerous to Know‌
star6.5
calendar 1938

One Way to Love

One Way to Love‌
star7.0
calendar 1946

Man Trouble

Man Trouble‌
star5.0
calendar 1930

The Women in His Life

The Women in His Life‌
star4.0
calendar 1933

One Way Passage

One Way Passage‌
star7.2
calendar 1932

Vigilantes of Boomtown

Vigilantes of Boomtown‌
star0.0
calendar 1947

Copy

Copy‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

Hi, Good Lookin'!

Hi, Good Lookin'!‌
star5.7
calendar 1944

Red Hot Tires

Red Hot Tires‌
star5.8
calendar 1935

The Flying Fleet

The Flying Fleet‌
star6.3
calendar 1929

The Gorilla

The Gorilla‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

The Life of the Party

The Life of the Party‌
star5.2
calendar 1920

Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance‌
star6.9
calendar 1943

Dancing Co-Ed

Dancing Co-Ed‌
star6.2
calendar 1939

I Ring Doorbells

I Ring Doorbells‌
star0.0
calendar 1946

Dirigible

Dirigible‌
star5.6
calendar 1931

Everything's on Ice

Everything's on Ice‌
star4.8
calendar 1939

Under-Cover Man

Under-Cover Man‌
star4.5
calendar 1932

The Gay Vagabond

The Gay Vagabond‌
star0.0
calendar 1941

Yokel Boy

Yokel Boy‌
star4.7
calendar 1942

The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer‌
star6.1
calendar 1927

The Trail of '98

The Trail of '98‌
star6.2
calendar 1928

The Roadhouse Murder

The Roadhouse Murder‌
star3.8
calendar 1932

You'd Be Surprised

You'd Be Surprised‌
star6.3
calendar 1926

Woman Trap

Woman Trap‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

Clarence

Clarence‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen‌
star6.1
calendar 1943

Minstrel Man

Minstrel Man‌
star5.0
calendar 1944

The Navy Way

The Navy Way‌
star5.7
calendar 1944

Road to Happiness

Road to Happiness‌
star5.5
calendar 1941

Wings

Wings‌
star7.2
calendar 1927

Ladies of the Big House

Ladies of the Big House‌
star6.0
calendar 1931

Onionhead

Onionhead‌
star5.5
calendar 1958

Gambling Ship

Gambling Ship‌
star5.2
calendar 1933

They Call It Sin

They Call It Sin‌
star5.8
calendar 1932

Stowaway

Stowaway‌
star5.0
calendar 1932

Jazz Mad

Jazz Mad‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

Grand Slam

Grand Slam‌
star3.7
calendar 1933

Play Girl

Play Girl‌
star5.2
calendar 1932

The Vanishing Pioneer

The Vanishing Pioneer‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

Come On, Marines!

Come On, Marines!‌
star5.0
calendar 1934

His Butler's Sister

His Butler's Sister‌
star7.1
calendar 1943

Border Flight

Border Flight‌
star6.0
calendar 1936

Black Eyes and Blues

Black Eyes and Blues‌
star0.0
calendar 1941

Half Shot at Sunrise

Half Shot at Sunrise‌
star0.0
calendar 1941

Little Accident

Little Accident‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Meet the Missus

Meet the Missus‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

Left Over Ladies

Left Over Ladies‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Warming Up

Warming Up‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

The Costello Case

The Costello Case‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Beau Sabreur

Beau Sabreur‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

The Midnight Express

The Midnight Express‌
star3.0
calendar 1924

Scandal Street

Scandal Street‌
star0.0
calendar 1938

The Desert Bride

The Desert Bride‌
star4.7
calendar 1928

The Trouper

The Trouper‌
star0.0
calendar 1922

Beggars of Life

Beggars of Life‌
star7.1
calendar 1928

Many a Slip

Many a Slip‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

A Western Governor's Humanity

A Western Governor's Humanity‌
star0.0
calendar 1915

A Species of Mexican Man

A Species of Mexican Man‌
star0.0
calendar 1915

From Champion to Tramp

From Champion to Tramp‌
star0.0
calendar 1915

Mr. Carlson of Arizona

Mr. Carlson of Arizona‌
star0.0
calendar 1915

Something Always Happens

Something Always Happens‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

Tv Credits

December Bride

December Bride‌
star5.5
calendar 1954

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show‌
star7.0
calendar 1962

Hennesey

Hennesey‌
star6.0
calendar 1959

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective‌
star6.2
calendar 1957

Inside Detective

Inside Detective‌
star0.0
calendar 1950

Rocky King, Detective

Rocky King, Detective‌
star0.0
calendar 1950

December Bride

December Bride‌
star5.5
calendar 1954