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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.
Roscoe Karns was a character actor who appeared in dozens of films from the 1920s to the 1960s. He was known for his roles in His Girl Friday, It Happened One Night, and Rocky King, Detective, among others.
- January 1, 1
- San Bernardino, California, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Roscoe Karns. Actor: His Girl Friday. On stage since age 15, Roscoe Karns parlayed his machine-gun delivery and street-wise demeanor (although many thought of him as a New Yorker, he was actually from San Bernardino, California) into character roles in dozens of films from the 1920s to the 1960s.
- September 7, 1891
- February 6, 1970
Beggars Of Life. Jazz Mad. The Little Accident. See Roscoe Karns full list of movies and tv shows from their career. Find where to watch Roscoe Karns's latest movies and tv shows.
He had one of his best-known film roles as the annoying bus passenger Oscar Shapeley, who tries to pick up Claudette Colbert in the Oscar-winning comedy It Happened One Night. From 1950 to 1954, Karns played the title role in the popular DuMont Television Network series Rocky King, Inside Detective.
Roscoe Karns began his stage career at the age of 15, coming to films about 10 years later, in 1915, during the early silent film era. Over the course of his 49-year film career, Karns appeared in over 145 roles, many times as cynical wisecracking fellows, fast-talking reporters or hero sidekicks.
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.
