Roscoe Karns

Roscoe Karns

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...

Known For

It Happened One Night

as Oscar Shapeley

Wings

as Lieutenant Cameron

Cast Credits

Man's Favorite Sport?

as Major Phipps

Onionhead

as 'Windy' Woods

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

as Officer Carmody

Speed to Spare

as Kangaroo

Devil's Cargo

as Lt. Hardy

The Inside Story

as Eustace Peabody

That's My Man

as Toby Gleeton

Vigilantes of Boomtown

as Bill Delaney

Avalanche

as Red Kelly

One Way to Love

as Hobie Simmons

The Navy Way

as Frankie Gimble

Minstrel Man

as Lasses White

Old Acquaintance

as Charlie Archer

Riding High

as Shorty

Stage Door Canteen

as Roscoe Karns

My Son, The Hero

as Big-Time Morgan

Yokel Boy

as Al Devers

Woman of the Year

as Phil Whittaker

Road to Happiness

as Charley Grady

Half Shot at Sunrise

as Henry Warren

The Gay Vagabond

as Arthur Dixon / Jerry Dixon

Black Eyes and Blues

as Alfred Harmon

Petticoat Politics

as Joe Higgins

Meet the Missus

as Joe Higgins