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Roscoe Karns
Acting
06 Sept 1891
† 06 Feb 1970
San Bernardino, California, USA
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 fil...
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Roscoe Karns's Movies
78%
It Happened One Night
22 Feb 1934
74%
His Girl Friday
18 Jan 1940
72%
Wings
12 Aug 1927
61%
The Jazz Singer
06 Oct 1927
69%
Woman of the Year
05 Feb 1942
70%
Man's Favorite Sport?
31 Jan 1964
69%
They Drive by Night
26 Jul 1940
68%
Twentieth Century
11 May 1934
65%
The Ten Commandments
23 Nov 1923
73%
One Way Passage
04 Oct 1932
61%
Alice in Wonderland
18 Dec 1933
66%
If I Had a Million
18 Nov 1932
65%
You and Me
01 Jun 1938
71%
Beggars of Life
22 Sept 1928
71%
Old Acquaintance
27 Nov 1943
62%
Night After Night
29 Oct 1932
62%
Today We Live
03 Mar 1933
60%
The Woman in Red
16 Feb 1935
61%
Stage Door Canteen
24 Jun 1943
58%
Front Page Woman
11 Jul 1935
