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John Roche
Actor

John Roche

6 Feb 1893Born
10 Nov 1952Died
59Age at death
41Credits

Biography

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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.

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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.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1943The Spider WomanFilm: Casino Croupier (uncredited)
  2. 1942The Falcon Takes OverFilm: Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
  3. 1937Kid GalahadFilm: Fight Spectator (uncredited)
  4. 1935Just My LuckFilm: R.H. Nelson
  5. 1933Beauty for SaleFilm: Robert Abbott
  6. 1932ProsperityFilm: Holland's Cohort Knapp
  7. 1932Winner Take AllFilm: Roger Elliott
  8. 1932The Cohens and Kellys in HollywoodFilm: Gregory Gordon
  9. 1932Lady with a PastFilm: Carl
  10. 1930Sin Takes a HolidayFilm: Sheridan
  11. 1930Monte CarloFilm: Paul, the 'Real' Hairdresser
  12. 1929This Thing Called LoveFilm: De witt
  13. 1929The Unholy NightFilm: Lieutenant Savor
  14. 1929The Awful TruthFilm: Jimmy Kempster
  15. 1929The Donovan AffairFilm: Jack Donovan
  16. 1929The Dream MelodyFilm: Richard Gordon
  17. 1928Diamond HandcuffsFilm: Jerry Fontaine
  18. 1928Their HourFilm: Bob
  19. 1927Uncle Tom's CabinFilm: Augustine St. Claire
  20. 1926The Return of Peter GrimmFilm: Frederick Grimm
  21. 1926The Truthful SexFilm
  22. 1926Midnight LoversFilm: Owen Ffolliott
  23. 1926Her Big NightFilm: Allan Dix
  24. 1926The Clinging VineFilm: House Guest
  25. 1926Don JuanFilm: Leandro
  26. 1926The Man UpstairsFilm: Captain Fraser-Freer
  27. 1925Bobbed HairFilm: Saltonstall Adams
  28. 1925The Love HourFilm: Ward Ralston
  29. 1925Kiss Me AgainFilm: Maurice
  30. 1925My Wife and IFilm: Spencer Hobart
  31. 1925RecompenseFilm: Dr. Sampson
  32. 1925A Broadway ButterflyFilm: Crane Wilder
  33. 1924A Lost LadyFilm: Frank Ellinger
  34. 1924K - The UnknownFilm: Dr. Max Wilson
  35. 1924The Tenth WomanFilm: Barry Compton
  36. 1924CorneredFilm
  37. 1924Her Marriage VowFilm: Ted Lowe
  38. 1924Flowing GoldFilm: Buddy Briskow
  39. 1923Lucretia LombardFilm: Fred Winship
  40. 1923Bag and BaggageFilm: Hal Tracy
  41. 1922The Good ProviderFilm: Max Teitlebaum

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