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John Roche

John Roche

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 06, 1893
Died Nov 10, 1952 (59)
Birthplace Penn Yan, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Apr 25, 2024
Entry Date Apr 25, 2024
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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 care ... er 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

Filmography

The Spider Woman

The Spider Woman

1943

as Casino Croupier (uncredited)

The Falcon Takes Over

The Falcon Takes Over

1942

as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

1937

as (uncredited)

Just My Luck

Just My Luck

1935

as R.H. Nelson

Beauty for Sale

Beauty for Sale

1933

as Robert Abbott

Lady with a Past

Lady with a Past

1932

as Carl

Prosperity

Prosperity

1932

as Holland's Cohort Knapp

Winner Take All

Winner Take All

1932

as Roger Elliott

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

1932

as Gregory Gordon

Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo

1930

as Paul, the 'Real' Hairdresser

The Dream Melody

The Dream Melody

1929

as Richard Gordon

The Donovan Affair

The Donovan Affair

1929

as Jack Donovan

This Thing Called Love

This Thing Called Love

1929

as De witt

The Awful Truth

The Awful Truth

1929

as Jimmy Kempster

The Unholy Night

The Unholy Night

1929

as Lieutenant Savor

Diamond Handcuffs

Diamond Handcuffs

1928

as Jerry Fontaine

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1927

as Augustine St. Claire

The Return of Peter Grimm

The Return of Peter Grimm

1926

as Frederick Grimm

Midnight Lovers

Midnight Lovers

1926

as Owen Ffolliott

Don Juan

Don Juan

1926

as Leandro

The Man Upstairs

The Man Upstairs

1926

as Captain Fraser-Freer

The Clinging Vine

The Clinging Vine

1926

as House Guest

Kiss Me Again

Kiss Me Again

1925

as Maurice

Recompense

Recompense

1925

as Dr. Sampson

A Broadway Butterfly

A Broadway Butterfly

1925

as Crane Wilder

Bobbed Hair

Bobbed Hair

1925

as Saltonstall Adams

My Wife and I

My Wife and I

1925

as Spencer Hobart

The Tenth Woman

The Tenth Woman

1924

as Barry Compton

K - The Unknown

K - The Unknown

1924

as Dr. Max Wilson

Flowing Gold

Flowing Gold

1924

as Buddy Briskow

Bag and Baggage

Bag and Baggage

1923

as Hal Tracy

Lucretia Lombard

Lucretia Lombard

1923

as Fred Winship

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