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Roscoe Ates

Acting · 1895–1962 · Grange, Mississippi, USA

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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  Maverick

  1957

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  Wagon Train

  Old Timer

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  Lawman

  1958

• State Trooper

  1956

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  MGM Parade

  Self

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  Sugarfoot

  Barber

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  Gone with the Wind

  Convalescent Soldier (uncredited)

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  Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  Pop Henderson

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  M Squad

  Edwin Winkler

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  King Kong

  Press Photographer (uncredited)

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