Roscoe Ates

American actor (1895–1962)

Roscoe Blevel Ates was an American vaudeville performer, actor of stage and screen, comedian and musician who primarily featured in western films and television. He was best known as western character Soapy Jones. He was also billed as Rosco Ates.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 20 films (1930–1955) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 11 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1930	Billy the kid.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.	11 reels.	16mm	B&W	sound
1930	CAUGHT SHORT.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.	8 reels		B&W
1930	LOVE IN THE ROUGH.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.	10 reels		B&W
1930	Remote Control ▶	Handy (Jam) Organization	65 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1931	POLITICS.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.	8 reels
1932	Freaks	Tod Browning	64		B&W
1932	HOLD 'EM JAIL.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	7 reels		B&W
1932	LADIES OF THE JURY.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	7 reels		B&W
1932	RENEGADES OF THE WEST.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	6 reels		B&W
1933	King Kong	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	1:40:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1933	King Kong	Church	18 min.	16mm	B&W
1933	King Kong	Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper	100 min	16mm	B&W
1939	THREE TEXAS STEERS.	Republic Pictures Corp	6 reels		B&W
1940	CAPTAIN CAUTION	Richard Wallace	79 min		B&W
1942	Sullivan's travels	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	90	16mm	B&W	sound
1947	Shadow Valley.	Ray Taylor	58 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	Inner Sanctum.	National Broadcasting Co. Inc.	26 min.	16mm	B&W	sound
1953	Those Redheads From Seattle.	Paramount Pictures Corp.	90 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1954	Abbott And Costello Meet The Keystone Kops.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	8 reels	35mm	B&W	sound
1955	Come Next Spring.	Republic Pictures Corp	92 min.	35mm	Color	sound