John Roche
Known for Acting · 41 credits
- Born
- 1893-02-06
- Died
- 1952-11-10
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
Movies (41)
The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Cornered
1924
Prosperity
1932
as Holland's Cohort Knapp
Kid Galahad
1937
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Don Juan
1926
as Leandro
The Spider Woman
1943
as Casino Croupier (uncredited)
The Unholy Night
1929
as Lieutenant Savor
Monte Carlo
1930
as Paul, the 'Real' Hairdresser
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1927
as Augustine St. Claire
Sin Takes a Holiday
1930
as Sheridan
Lady with a Past
1932
as Carl
A Lost Lady
1924
as Frank Ellinger
Winner Take All
1932
as Roger Elliott
This Thing Called Love
1929
as De witt
The Donovan Affair
1929
as Jack Donovan
The Love Hour
1925
as Ward Ralston
Beauty for Sale
1933
as Robert Abbott
The Truthful Sex
1926
Midnight Lovers
1926
as Owen Ffolliott
Bobbed Hair
1925
as Saltonstall Adams
The Clinging Vine
1926
as House Guest
A Broadway Butterfly
1925
as Crane Wilder
The Tenth Woman
1924
as Barry Compton
The Awful Truth
1929
as Jimmy Kempster
Bag and Baggage
1923
as Hal Tracy
The Man Upstairs
1926
as Captain Fraser-Freer
Recompense
1925
as Dr. Sampson
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
1932
as Gregory Gordon
Their Hour
1928
as Bob
Kiss Me Again
1925
as Maurice
Her Big Night
1926
as Allan Dix
The Return of Peter Grimm
1926
as Frederick Grimm
My Wife and I
1925
as Spencer Hobart
The Dream Melody
1929
as Richard Gordon
Diamond Handcuffs
1928
as Jerry Fontaine
Her Marriage Vow
1924
as Ted Lowe
The Good Provider
1922
as Max Teitlebaum
Just My Luck
1935
as R.H. Nelson
Flowing Gold
1924
as Buddy Briskow
Lucretia Lombard
1923
as Fred Winship
K - The Unknown
1924
as Dr. Max Wilson
About John Roche
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 production… With 41 credits spanning from 1922 to 1943, John Roche has appeared in 41 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Falcon Takes Over (1942) — as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
- Cornered (1924)
- Prosperity (1932) — as Holland's Cohort Knapp
- Kid Galahad (1937) — as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
- Don Juan (1926) — as Leandro
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