John Roche
Age: 59 | From: Penn Yan, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1893-02-06 16:23:46
Death: 1952-11-10 16:23:46
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Penn Yan, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 19
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Spider Woman
(1943) Casino Croupier (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
(1937) (uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over
(1942) Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Winner Take All
(1932) Roger Elliott
My Wife and I
(1925) Spencer Hobart
Don Juan
(1926) Leandro
Beauty for Sale
(1933) Robert Abbott
The Unholy Night
(1929) Lieutenant SavorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Casino Croupier (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Nightclub Patron (Uncredited) | |
| 1937 | (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | R.H. Nelson | |
| 1933 | Robert Abbott | |
| 1932 | Holland's Cohort Knapp | |
| Roger Elliott | ||
| Gregory Gordon | ||
| Carl | ||
| 1930 | Paul, the 'Real' Hairdresser | |
| 1929 | De witt | |
| Lieutenant Savor | ||
| Jimmy Kempster | ||
| Jack Donovan | ||
| Richard Gordon | ||
| 1928 | Jerry Fontaine | |
| 1927 | Augustine St. Claire | |
| 1926 | Frederick Grimm | |
| Owen Ffolliott | ||
| House Guest | ||
| Leandro | ||
| Captain Fraser-Freer | ||
| 1925 | Saltonstall Adams | |
| Maurice | ||
| Spencer Hobart | ||
| Dr. Sampson | ||
| Crane Wilder | ||
| 1924 | Dr. Max Wilson | |
| Barry Compton | ||
| N/A | ||
| Buddy Briskow | ||
| 1923 | Fred Winship | |
| Hal Tracy | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
