Jack Roper

Career timeline

1. 1904 · Born

   Born in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, USA

2. 1928 · Screen debut

   Sharp Shooters (Movie)

3. 1940 · Breakthrough

   The Bank Dick (Movie)

4. 1966 · Died

   November 28, 1966

5. 2026 · Latest release

   Stargazers (Movie)

Career in numbers

2 1920s

7 1930s

30 1940s

5 1950s

1 1980s

1 2020s

• Comedy18
• Drama18
• Crime10
• Western8
• Action7
• Romance6

Highest-rated title The Harder They Fall 1956 7.2 Most popular title The Harder They Fall 1956 7.2

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Jack Roper in our catalogue.

William Royle

3 titles together

Wheaton Chambers

2 titles together

Fred MacMurray

2 titles together

John Loder

2 titles together

W.C. Fields

2 titles together

Bud Abbott

2 titles together

Michael Mark

2 titles together

Nat Pendleton

2 titles together

1. 2026 Stargazers as Nate Movie
2. 1989 Devil Worship: The Rise of Satanism as Occult Researcher Movie
3. 1956 The Harder They Fall as Fighter (uncredited) 7.2 Movie
4. 1951 Stop That Cab as Butcher Movie
5. 1951 M as Man in Mob (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
6. 1950 Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle as Henchman Gunsell Movie
7. 1950 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion as Guard (uncredited) 6.2 Movie
8. 1949 Joe Palooka in the Big Fight as Scranton Movie
9. 1948 Joe Palooka in Winner Take All as Waldo Movie
10. 1948 Panhandle as Barfly (uncredited) Movie
11. 1948 Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad as Waldo Movie
12. 1946 Gentleman Joe Palooka as Waldo - Sparring Partner Movie
13. 1946 Joe Palooka, Champ as Waldo, the Wyoming Wildcat Movie
14. 1946 Larceny in Her Heart as Club Bouncer Movie
15. 1945 Mom and Dad as Coach Movie
16. 1943 Swing Fever as 'Sledgehammer' Movie
17. 1943 No Time for Love as Sandhog (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
18. 1942 Gentleman Jim as Donaldson (uncredited) 7.2 Movie
19. 1942 Broadway Big Shot as Nipper Movie
20. 1941 The Pittsburgh Kid as The Champ Movie
21. 1941 In the Navy as Sailor (uncredited) 6.4 Movie
22. 1941 The Spider Returns as Detective Movie
23. 1941 The Ring and the Belle as Champ Movie
24. 1941 Mutiny in the Arctic as Crewman (uncredited) Movie
25. 1941 North from the Lone Star as 'Rawhide' Fenton Movie
26. 1941 A Man Betrayed as Montgomery, Club Inferno Employee (uncredited) Movie
27. 1941 Ridin' the Cherokee Trail as Henchman Squint Movie
28. 1940 Heroes of the Saddle as Killer McCully Movie
29. 1940 The Bank Dick as Minor Role (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
30. 1940 Tin Pan Alley as Nick Palerno (uncredited) Movie
31. 1940 Junior G-Men as Slugger - the Pug (uncredited) Movie
32. 1940 Angels Over Broadway as Eddie Burns 5.9 Movie
33. 1940 Hold That Woman! as Hood Movie
34. 1940 Drums of Fu Manchu as Dacoit 10 Looking in Window Movie
35. 1940 Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe as Man of Low Intellect (uncredited) 5.8 Movie
36. 1940 My Little Chickadee as Henchman (uncredited) 6.4 Movie
37. 1940 West of Carson City as Henchman Larkin Movie
38. 1939 Wall Street Cowboy as Gillespie Henchman Movie
39. 1939 Invitation to Happiness as Scat (uncredited) Movie
40. 1939 Unmarried as Spider Movie
41. 1938 Flaming Frontiers as Wolf Moran Movie
42. 1938 Captain Kidd's Treasure as Pirate (uncredited) Movie
43. 1936 The Garden Murder Case as Servant Eating Caviar (Uncredited) Movie
44. 1935 The Nitwits as Singing Prisoner Movie
45. 1929 The Duke Steps Out as Poison Kerrigan Movie
46. 1928 Sharp Shooters as Hood (uncredited) Movie

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