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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 versatile 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.
Roscoe Karns was a character actor who appeared in dozens of films from the 1920s to the 1960s. He was known for his machine-gun delivery and street-wise demeanor, and played cab drivers and newspaper reporters in many classics.
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 versatile actor who appeared in silent and talkie films, as well as TV shows. He played fast-talking reporters, press agents and detectives, and starred in Rocky King, Detective and Hennessey.
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.
Karns appeared as a supporting actor in silent films throughout the 1920s and made the transition to "talkies" with a fast-talking style that ensured his continued success. During the early 1950s, Karns starred in the popular television series Rocky King, Detective (1951-1954).
