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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 6, 1893
Died
November 10, 1952
Place of Birth
Penn Yan, New York, USA
John Roche
0.1 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.9
Casino Croupier (uncredited)
The Spider Woman
1943
6.2
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over
1942
7.0
(uncredited)
Kid Galahad
1937
0.0
R.H. Nelson
Just My Luck
1935
7.0
Robert Abbott
Beauty for Sale
1933
4.7
Holland's Cohort Knapp
Prosperity
1932
4.7
Roger Elliott
Winner Take All
1932
0.0
Gregory Gordon
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
1932
5.8
Carl
Lady with a Past
1932
5.4
Sheridan
Sin Takes a Holiday
1930
Credits
The Spider Woman
as Casino Croupier (uncredited)
1943
6.9
The Falcon Takes Over
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
1942
6.2
Kid Galahad
as (uncredited)
1937
7.0
Just My Luck
as R.H. Nelson
1935
0.0
Beauty for Sale
as Robert Abbott
1933
7.0
Prosperity
as Holland's Cohort Knapp
1932
4.7
Winner Take All
as Roger Elliott
1932
4.7
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
as Gregory Gordon
1932
0.0
Lady with a Past
as Carl
1932
5.8
Sin Takes a Holiday
as Sheridan
1930
5.4
Monte Carlo
as Paul, the 'Real' Hairdresser
1930
6.5
This Thing Called Love
as De witt
1929
0.0
The Unholy Night
as Lieutenant Savor
1929
5.3
The Awful Truth
as Jimmy Kempster
1929
0.0
The Donovan Affair
as Jack Donovan
1929
6.0
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The Dream Melody
as Richard Gordon
1929
0.0
Diamond Handcuffs
as Jerry Fontaine
1928
0.0
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Augustine St. Claire
1927
6.6
The Return of Peter Grimm
as Frederick Grimm
1926
0.0
Midnight Lovers
as Owen Ffolliott
1926
6.0
Her Big Night
as Allan Dix
1926
0.0
The Clinging Vine
as House Guest
1926
6.2
Don Juan
as Leandro
1926
6.4
The Man Upstairs
as Captain Fraser-Freer
1926
0.0
Bobbed Hair
as Saltonstall Adams
1925
0.0
The Love Hour
as Ward Ralston
1925
0.0
Kiss Me Again
as Maurice
1925
0.0
My Wife and I
as Spencer Hobart
1925
0.0
Recompense
as Dr. Sampson
1925
0.0
A Broadway Butterfly
as Crane Wilder
1925
0.0
A Lost Lady
as Frank Ellinger
1924
0.0
K - The Unknown
as Dr. Max Wilson
1924
0.0
The Tenth Woman
as Barry Compton
1924
1.0
Cornered
1924
0.0
Her Marriage Vow
as Ted Lowe
1924
0.0
Flowing Gold
as Buddy Briskow
1924
0.0
Lucretia Lombard
as Fred Winship
1923
5.0
Bag and Baggage
as Hal Tracy
1923
0.0
The Good Provider
as Max Teitlebaum
1922
0.0