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Roscoe Ates

Roscoe Ates

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.

The Ladies Man
1961
Pet Shop OwnerThe Silent Call
1961
SidThe Sheepman
1958
Town Loafer (uncredited)The Big Caper
1957
FalkenburgCome Next Spring
1956
Shorty WilkinsLucy Gallant
1955
Clem Anderson - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955
Wagon DriverThe Stranger Wore a Gun
1953
Jake HooperThose Redheads from Seattle
1953
Dan TaylorThe Blazing Forest
1952
BeansHills of Oklahoma
1950
Dismal - the CookFather's Wild Game
1950
RancherInner Sanctum
1948
WillieThe Tioga Kid
1948
SoapyThe Hawk of Powder River
1948
Soapy JonesTornado Range
1948
Soapy JonesThunder in the Pines
1948
Wheezer, Boomer's head loggerThe Westward Trail
1948
Soapy JonesCheck Your Guns
1948
Soapy JonesBlack Hills
1947
Soapy JonesWild Country
1947
Soapy JonesShadow Valley
1947
Soapy JonesRange Beyond the Blue
1947
Soapy JonesWest to Glory
1947
Soapy JonesTumbleweed Trail
1946
Soapy JonesColorado Serenade
1946
SoapyDriftin' River
1946
SoapyDown Missouri Way
1946
PappyStars Over Texas
1946
Soapy JonesWild West
1946
Soapy JonesCan't Help Singing
1944
Lemuel (uncredited)The Great Moment
1944
Morton's Sign Painter - replaced by Hank Worden (uncredited)The Palm Beach Story
1942
Fourth Member Ale and Quail ClubThe Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
Police Chief Dan CadyBirth of the Blues
1941
Cab Driver (uncredited)I'll Sell My Life
1941
Happy HoganZiegfeld Girl
1941
Janitor Changing Pictures (uncredited)Reg'lar Fellers
1941
Emory McQuadeRobin Hood of the Pecos
1941
Jailer GuffyBad Men of Missouri
1941
LafeShe Knew All the Answers
1941
Gas Station AttendantOne Foot in Heaven
1941
George Reynolds (uncredited)Chad Hanna
1940
Ike WayfishI Want a Divorce
1940
Process ServerYou're Next!
1940
Mr. TillsonUntamed
1940
Bert DillonCaptain Caution
1940
ChipsThe Cowboy from Sundown
1940
Deputy Gloomy DayRancho Grande
1940
Ranch HandThree Texas Steers
1939
Sheriff BrownGone with the Wind
1939
Convalescent Soldier (uncredited)The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938
Oscar Snake-Eyes SmithRiders of the Black Hills
1938
Sheriff Brown (as Rosco Ates)God's Country and the Woman
1937
Gander HopkinsThe People's Enemy
1935
Slip LaflinOn the Wagon
1935
ElmerWhy Pay Rent?
1935
Elmer WhippleMerry Wives of Reno
1934
The TrapperDizzy & Daffy
1934
'Call-'Em-Wrong' Jones, the UmpireWoman in the Dark
1934
Tommy LoganShe Made Her Bed
1934
Santa Fe (as Rosco Ates)So You Won't T-T-T-Talk
1934
Elmer WhippleAlice in Wonderland
1933
FishWhat! No Beer?
1933
SchultzLucky Devils
1933
GabbyScarlet River
1933
UlyssesThe Cheyenne Kid
1933
Bush (as Rosco Ates)King Kong
1933
Press Photographer (uncredited)Golden Harvest
1933
Louis Jenkins aka Loopey LouThe Past of Mary Holmes
1933
Bill-poster KlondikeSham Poo, the Magician
1932
TouristThe Roadhouse Murder
1932
Edmund JoyceHollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932
SelfYoung Bride
1932
Pool Room Bartender MikeLadies of the Jury
1932
Andrew MacKaigHold 'Em Jail
1932
Slippery Sam BrownRenegades of the West
1932
Dr. Henry FawcettCome on Danger!
1932
Rusty (as Rosco Ates)The Rainbow Trail
1932
Ike WilkinsFreaks
1932
RoscoeThe Champ
1931
SpongeThe Great Lover
1931
RoscoPolitics
1931
Peter HigginsThe Big Shot
1931
RustyToo Many Cooks
1931
Mr. WilsonReducing
1931
Ticket AgentCimarron
1931
Jesse Rickey (as Rosco Ates)A Free Soul
1931
Man Shot at in Men's Room (uncredited)City Girl
1930
ReaperBilly the Kid
1930
Old StuffCheck and Double Check
1930
Brother ArthurLove in the Rough
1930
ProprietorThose Three French Girls
1930
Elmer (uncredited)Soup to Nuts
1930
Pants Presser at Al's Tailor Shop (uncredited)The Big House
1930
PutnamDouble Cross Roads
1930
Ticket Agent