John Roche
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 6, 1893
- Died
- November 10, 1952 (aged 59)
- Birthplace
- Penn Yan, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Roche (February 6, 1893 – November 10, 1952) was an American actor of the stage and screen. Roche was born in the small village of Penn Yan, New York, on February 6, 1893. He graduated from the University of Rochester, after which he began his acting career touring with stock companies during the 1910s and early 1920s. In 1922, he broke into the film industry with a featured role in The Good Provider. During the 1920s, he acted in both films and on stage, including several roles in Broadway productions. He acted steadily in films until 1936, in both featured and supporting roles. In the mid-1930s he took a break from films, focusing on the stage, including directing the play, Mackerel Skies, which had a short run at the Playhouse Theatre in New York in 1936. Roche returned to films in 1941, with a small role in the Norma Shearer vehicle, We Were Dancing (1942), based on the Noël Coward play of the same name. Over the course of his career he was involved in over half a dozen Broadway productions and appeared in over 50 films. His final screen appearance was in 1946's The Brute Man. Roche died on November 10, 1952, in Los Angeles, California.
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Filmography
The Spider Woman
Movie · as Casino Croupier (uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over
Movie · as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Kid Galahad
Movie · as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Just My Luck
Movie · as R.H. Nelson
Beauty for Sale
Movie · as Robert Abbott
Winner Take All
Movie · as Roger Elliott
Prosperity
Movie · as Holland's Cohort Knapp
Lady with a Past
Movie · as Carl
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Movie · as Gregory Gordon
Monte Carlo
Movie · as Paul, the 'Real' Hairdresser
Sin Takes a Holiday
Movie · as Sheridan
The Donovan Affair
Movie · as Jack Donovan
The Awful Truth
Movie · as Jimmy Kempster
This Thing Called Love
Movie · as De witt
The Dream Melody
Movie · as Richard Gordon
The Unholy Night
Movie · as Lieutenant Savor
Diamond Handcuffs
Movie · as Jerry Fontaine
Their Hour
Movie · as Bob
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Movie · as Augustine St. Claire
The Return of Peter Grimm
Movie · as Frederick Grimm
Don Juan
Movie · as Leandro
Midnight Lovers
Movie · as Owen Ffolliott
The Clinging Vine
Movie · as House Guest
The Man Upstairs
Movie · as Captain Fraser-Freer
Her Big Night
Movie · as Allan Dix
The Truthful Sex
Movie
Kiss Me Again
Movie · as Maurice
Bobbed Hair
Movie · as Saltonstall Adams
Recompense
Movie · as Dr. Sampson
A Broadway Butterfly
Movie · as Crane Wilder
My Wife and I
Movie · as Spencer Hobart
The Love Hour
Movie · as Ward Ralston
Flowing Gold
Movie · as Buddy Briskow
The Tenth Woman
Movie · as Barry Compton
K - The Unknown
Movie · as Dr. Max Wilson
Cornered
Movie
A Lost Lady
Movie · as Frank Ellinger
Her Marriage Vow
Movie · as Ted Lowe
Lucretia Lombard
Movie · as Fred Winship
Bag and Baggage
Movie · as Hal Tracy
The Good Provider
Movie · as Max Teitlebaum