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