Roscoe Ates
View on IMDb ↗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.
Known for
Range Beyond the Blue
West to Glory
I Want a Divorce
On the Wagon
Why Pay Rent?
The Past of Mary Holmes
Sham Poo, the Magician
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Come on Danger!
The Big ShotFilmography (111)
- 1961
The Silent CallSid - 1961
The Ladies ManPet Shop Owner - 1958
The SheepmanTown Loafer (uncredited) - 1958
Lawman - 1958
Man with a Camera - 1957
Maverick - 1957
Wagon TrainOld Timer - 1957
The Big CaperFalkenburg - 1957
M SquadEdwin Winkler - 1957
SugarfootBarber - 1956
Come Next SpringShorty Wilkins - 1956State Trooper
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsPop Henderson - 1955
MGM ParadeSelf - 1955
Lucy GallantClem Anderson - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) - 1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone KopsWagon Driver - 1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin - 1953
Those Redheads from SeattleDan Taylor - 1953
The Stranger Wore a GunJake Hooper - 1952
The Blazing ForestBeans - 1951
Boston Blackie - 1950
Father's Wild GameRancher - 1950
Hills of OklahomaDismal - the Cook - 1948
The Westward TrailSoapy Jones - 1948
Tornado RangeSoapy Jones - 1948
Check Your GunsSoapy Jones - 1948
The Hawk of Powder RiverSoapy Jones - 1948
The Tioga KidSoapy - 1948
Thunder in the PinesWheezer, Boomer's head logger - 1948
Inner SanctumWillie - 1947
Range Beyond the BlueSoapy Jones - 1947
West to GlorySoapy Jones - 1947
Shadow ValleySoapy Jones - 1947
Black HillsSoapy Jones - 1947
Wild CountrySoapy Jones - 1946
Tumbleweed TrailSoapy Jones - 1946
Wild WestSoapy Jones - 1946
Colorado SerenadeSoapy - 1946
Down Missouri WayPappy - 1946
Driftin' RiverSoapy - 1946
Stars Over TexasSoapy Jones - 1944
Can't Help SingingLemuel (uncredited) - 1944
The Great MomentMorton's Sign Painter - replaced by Hank Worden (uncredited) - 1942
The Palm Beach StoryFourth Member Ale and Quail Club - 1942
The Affairs of Jimmy ValentinePolice Chief Dan Cady - 1941
I'll Sell My LifeHappy Hogan - 1941
One Foot in HeavenGeorge Reynolds (uncredited) - 1941
Ziegfeld GirlJanitor Changing Pictures (uncredited) - 1941
She Knew All the AnswersGas Station Attendant - 1941
Birth of the BluesCab Driver (uncredited) - 1941
Bad Men of MissouriLafe - 1941
Robin Hood of the PecosJailer Guffy - 1941
Reg'lar FellersEmory McQuade - 1940
I Want a DivorceProcess Server - 1940
The Cowboy from SundownDeputy Gloomy Day - 1940
Chad HannaIke Wayfish - 1940
You're Next!Mr. Tillson - 1940
Rancho GrandeRanch Hand - 1940
Captain CautionChips - 1940
UntamedBert Dillon - 1939
Gone with the WindConvalescent Soldier (uncredited) - 1939
Three Texas SteersSheriff Brown - 1938
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill HickokOscar Snake-Eyes Smith - 1938
Riders of the Black HillsSheriff Brown (as Rosco Ates) - 1937
God's Country and the WomanGander Hopkins - 1936Fair ExchangeElmer Goodge
- 1935
On the WagonElmer - 1935
Why Pay Rent?Elmer Whipple - 1935
The People's EnemySlip Laflin - 1934
Dizzy & Daffy'Call-'Em-Wrong' Jones, the Umpire - 1934
Woman in the DarkTommy Logan - 1934
She Made Her BedSanta Fe (as Rosco Ates) - 1934
Merry Wives of RenoThe Trapper - 1934
So You Won't T-T-T-TalkElmer Whipple - 1933
The Past of Mary HolmesBill-poster Klondike - 1933Signing 'em UpHimself
- 1933
King KongPress Photographer (uncredited) - 1933
Golden HarvestLouis Jenkins aka Loopey Lou - 1933
Lucky DevilsGabby - 1933
Alice in WonderlandFish - 1933
What! No Beer?Schultz - 1933
Scarlet RiverUlysses - 1933
The Cheyenne KidBush (as Rosco Ates) - 1932
Sham Poo, the MagicianTourist - 1932
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3Self - 1932
Come on Danger!Rusty (as Rosco Ates) - 1932Never the Twins Shall MeetAlfred Guppy / Albert Guppy
- 1932
The Rainbow TrailIke Wilkins - 1932
FreaksRoscoe - 1932
Hold 'Em JailSlippery Sam Brown - 1932
Ladies of the JuryAndrew MacKaig - 1932
Renegades of the WestDr. Henry Fawcett - 1932
The Roadhouse MurderEdmund Joyce - 1932
Young BridePool Room Bartender Mike - 1931
The Big ShotRusty - 1931
The ChampSponge - 1931
PoliticsPeter Higgins - 1931
The Great LoverRosco - 1931
A Free SoulMan Shot at in Men's Room (uncredited) - 1931
CimarronJesse Rickey (as Rosco Ates) - 1931
ReducingTicket Agent - 1931
Too Many CooksMr. Wilson - 1930
Double Cross RoadsTicket Agent - 1930
City GirlReaper - 1930
The Big HousePutnam - 1930
Soup to NutsPants Presser at Al's Tailor Shop (uncredited) - 1930
Check and Double CheckBrother Arthur - 1930
Love in the RoughProprietor - 1930
Billy the KidOld Stuff - 1930
Those Three French GirlsElmer (uncredited) - —The Marshal of Gunsight Pass