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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
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7

The Spider Woman

(1943) Casino Croupier (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
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7

Kid Galahad

(1937) (uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over
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6

The Falcon Takes Over

(1942) Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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7

Uncle Tom's Cabin

(1927) Augustine St. Claire
Don Juan
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7

Don Juan

(1926) Leandro
Lucretia Lombard
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5

Lucretia Lombard

(1923) Fred Winship
The Dream Melody
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0

The Dream Melody

(1929) Richard Gordon
The Unholy Night
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5

The Unholy Night

(1929) Lieutenant Savor

Acting

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

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