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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.
Roscoe Karns. Actor: His Girl Friday. On stage since age 15, Roscoe Karns parlayed his machine-gun delivery and street-wise demeanor (although many thought of him as a New Yorker, he was actually from San Bernardino, California) into character roles in dozens of films from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Roscoe Karns. Actor: His Girl Friday. On stage since age 15, Roscoe Karns parlayed his machine-gun delivery and street-wise demeanor (although many thought of him as a New Yorker, he was actually from San Bernardino, California) into character roles in dozens of films from the 1920s to the 1960s.
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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.
Sep 6, 2022 · Here are 10 things you should know about Roscoe Karns, born on September 7, 1891. The prolific character actor enjoyed a stage, screen and television career that spanned more than 50 years ...
Roscoe Karns began his stage career at the age of 15, coming to films about 10 years later, in 1915, during the early silent film era. Over the course of his 49-year film career, Karns appeared in over 145 roles, many times as cynical wisecracking fellows, fast-talking reporters or hero sidekicks.
Feb 8, 1970 · LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (AP) —Roscoe Karns, the stage, movie and television actor, died at St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday. He was 77 years old, and had been hospitalized for over a month....
Educated at California's Harvard Military academy and USC, Roscoe Karns was acting from age 15 with Marjorie Rambeau's stock company. By 1922, he was playing leads at LA's Morosco theatre, which led to film work at the Christie comedy studios.
They Drive By Night -- (Movie Clip) Stewed Pinballs With Irish (Roscoe Karns) in tow, trucker Joe (George Raft) joins ex-partner now-dependent one-armed brother Paul and wife (Humphrey Bogart, Gale Page) and girlfriend Cassie (Ann Sheridan) for dinner in They Drive By Night, 1940.
