Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

114

Gender

Male

Birthday

1895-01-19

Day of Death

1962-03-01 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Grange, Mississippi, USA

Also Known As

Roscoe Blevel Ates

Rosco Ates

Roscoe Ates

Biography

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

City Girl

City Girl

The Champ

The Champ

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

The Silent Call

The Silent Call

King Kong

King Kong

Freaks

Freaks

Acting

The Palm Beach Story

1942

The Palm Beach Story

as

Fourth Member Ale and Quail Club

Alice in Wonderland

1933

Alice in Wonderland

as

Fish

City Girl

1930

City Girl

as

Reaper

The Champ

1931

The Champ

as

Sponge

Inner Sanctum

1948

Inner Sanctum

as

Willie

Can't Help Singing

1944

Can't Help Singing

as

Lemuel (uncredited)

The Big Caper

1957

The Big Caper

as

Falkenburg

What! No Beer?

1933

What! No Beer?

as

Schultz

Sham Poo, the Magician

1932

Sham Poo, the Magician

as

Tourist

The People's Enemy

1935

The People's Enemy

as

Slip Laflin

Birth of the Blues

1941

Birth of the Blues

as

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Merry Wives of Reno

1934

Merry Wives of Reno

as

The Trapper

Three Texas Steers

1939

Three Texas Steers

as

Sheriff Brown

God's Country and the Woman

1937

God's Country and the Woman

as

Gander Hopkins

Chad Hanna

1940

Chad Hanna

as

Ike Wayfish

Black Hills

1947

Black Hills

as

Soapy Jones

The Roadhouse Murder

1932

The Roadhouse Murder

as

Edmund Joyce

The Great Lover

1931

The Great Lover

as

Rosco

Billy the Kid

1930

Billy the Kid

as

Old Stuff

Dizzy & Daffy

1934

Dizzy & Daffy

as

'Call-'Em-Wrong' Jones, the Umpire

Politics

1931

Politics

as

Peter Higgins

The Big Shot

1931

The Big Shot

as

Rusty

Woman in the Dark

1934

Woman in the Dark

as

Tommy Logan

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3

1932

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3

as

Self

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1938

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as

Oscar Snake-Eyes Smith

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1938

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as

Jim Blakely

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

1942

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

as

Police Chief Dan Cady

Wild Country

1947

Wild Country

as

Soapy Jones

The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953

The Stranger Wore a Gun

as

Jake Hooper

I Want a Divorce

1940

I Want a Divorce

as

Process Server

Too Many Cooks

1931

Too Many Cooks

as

Mr. Wilson

Tumbleweed Trail

1946

Tumbleweed Trail

as

Soapy Jones

The Tioga Kid

1948

The Tioga Kid

as

Soapy

Colorado Serenade

1946

Colorado Serenade

as

Soapy

Driftin' River

1946

Driftin' River

as

Soapy

Young Bride

1932

Young Bride

as

Pool Room Bartender Mike

Come Next Spring

1956

Come Next Spring

as

Shorty Wilkins

Reducing

1931

Reducing

as

Ticket Agent

Ladies of the Jury

1932

Ladies of the Jury

as

Andrew MacKaig

The Blazing Forest

1952

The Blazing Forest

as

Beans

Lucky Devils

1933

Lucky Devils

as

Gabby

Scarlet River

1933

Scarlet River

as

Ulysses

On the Wagon

1935

On the Wagon

as

Elmer

I'll Sell My Life

1941

I'll Sell My Life

as

Happy Hogan

The Hawk of Powder River

1948

The Hawk of Powder River

as

Soapy Jones

Ziegfeld Girl

1941

Ziegfeld Girl

as

Janitor Changing Pictures (uncredited)

The Sheepman

1958

The Sheepman

as

Town Loafer (uncredited)

Cimarron

1931

Cimarron

as

Jesse Rickey (as Rosco Ates)

Gone with the Wind

1939

Gone with the Wind

as

Convalescent Soldier (uncredited)

You're Next!

1940

You're Next!

as

Mr. Tillson

Tornado Range

1948

Tornado Range

as

Soapy Jones

Untamed

1940

Untamed

as

Bert Dillon

Shadow Valley

1947

Shadow Valley

as

Soapy Jones

Reg'lar Fellers

1941

Reg'lar Fellers

as

Emory McQuade

The Great Moment

1944

The Great Moment

as

Morton's Sign Painter - replaced by Hank Worden (uncredited)

Hold 'Em Jail

1932

Hold 'Em Jail

as

Slippery Sam Brown

Check and Double Check

1930

Check and Double Check

as

Brother Arthur

Captain Caution

1940

Captain Caution

as

Chips

The Cheyenne Kid

1933

The Cheyenne Kid

as

Bush (as Rosco Ates)

Down Missouri Way

1946

Down Missouri Way

as

Pappy

Riders of the Black Hills

1938

Riders of the Black Hills

as

Sheriff Brown (as Rosco Ates)

She Made Her Bed

1934

She Made Her Bed

as

Santa Fe (as Rosco Ates)

The Ladies Man

1961

The Ladies Man

as

Pet Shop Owner

Renegades of the West

1932

Renegades of the West

as

Dr. Henry Fawcett

The Cowboy from Sundown

1940

The Cowboy from Sundown

as

Deputy Gloomy Day

The Silent Call

1961

The Silent Call

as

Sid

King Kong

1933

King Kong

as

Press Photographer (uncredited)

Love in the Rough

1930

Love in the Rough

as

Proprietor

Those Three French Girls

1930

Those Three French Girls

as

Elmer (uncredited)

Fair Exchange

1936

Fair Exchange

as

Elmer Goodge

Thunder in the Pines

1948

Thunder in the Pines

as

Wheezer, Boomer's head logger

Stars Over Texas

1946

Stars Over Texas

as

Soapy Jones

Hills of Oklahoma

1950

Hills of Oklahoma

as

Dismal - the Cook

Rancho Grande

1940

Rancho Grande

as

Ranch Hand

Robin Hood of the Pecos

1941

Robin Hood of the Pecos

as

Jailer Guffy

Wild West

1946

Wild West

as

Soapy Jones

Range Beyond the Blue

1947

Range Beyond the Blue

as

Soapy Jones

The Westward Trail

1948

The Westward Trail

as

Soapy Jones

West to Glory

1947

West to Glory

as

Soapy Jones

Golden Harvest

1933

Golden Harvest

as

Louis Jenkins aka Loopey Lou

Check Your Guns

1948

Check Your Guns

as

Soapy Jones

Bad Men of Missouri

1941

Bad Men of Missouri

as

Lafe

Those Redheads from Seattle

1953

Those Redheads from Seattle

as

Dan Taylor

Soup to Nuts

1930

Soup to Nuts

as

Pants Presser at Al's Tailor Shop (uncredited)

So You Won't T-T-T-Talk

1934

So You Won't T-T-T-Talk

as

Elmer Whipple

Why Pay Rent?

1935

Why Pay Rent?

as

Elmer Whipple

Lucy Gallant

1955

Lucy Gallant

as

Clem Anderson - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

The Big House

1930

The Big House

as

Putnam

The Past of Mary Holmes

1933

The Past of Mary Holmes

as

Bill-poster Klondike

Come on Danger!

1932

Come on Danger!

as

Rusty (as Rosco Ates)

She Knew All the Answers

1941

She Knew All the Answers

as

Gas Station Attendant

A Free Soul

1931

A Free Soul

as

Man Shot at in Men's Room (uncredited)

Father's Wild Game

1950

Father's Wild Game

as

Rancher

Signing 'em Up

1933

Signing 'em Up

as

Himself

The Rainbow Trail

1932

The Rainbow Trail

as

Ike Wilkins

Freaks

1932

Freaks

as

Roscoe

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

1955

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

as

Wagon Driver

One Foot in Heaven

1941

One Foot in Heaven

as

George Reynolds (uncredited)

Double Cross Roads

1930

Double Cross Roads

as

Ticket Agent

Man with a Camera

Man with a Camera

as

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Pop Henderson

M Squad

M Squad

as

Edwin Winkler

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

as

Lawman

Lawman

as

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

Barber

State Trooper

State Trooper

as

The Marshal of Gunsight Pass

The Marshal of Gunsight Pass

as

Boston Blackie

Boston Blackie

as

Maverick

Maverick

as

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Zack Martin

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Ben White

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Tavern Customer

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Piano Player

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Old Timer

Production

Crew

Directing