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Roscoe Karns. 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 was a versatile character actor who appeared in dozens of films from the 1920s to the 1960s. He was known for his roles in His Girl Friday, It Happened One Night, and Rocky King, Detective, among others.
- January 1, 1
- San Bernardino, California, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Roscoe Karns was an American actor who played character roles in dozens of films from the 1920s to the 1960s, such as His Girl Friday (1940) and It Happened One Night (1934). He was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Los Angeles, California, in 1970.
- September 7, 1891
- February 6, 1970
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.
Roscoe Karns was an American actor who appeared in nearly 150 films between 1915 and 1964. He was known for his cynical, wise-cracking roles in comedies and crime thrillers, such as It Happened One Night, Twentieth Century, and His Girl Friday.
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 ...
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.
