- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 6, 1893
- Place of Birth
- Penn Yan, New York, USA
- Died
- November 10, 1952
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 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 We…
Filmography
movieThe Spider Woman
1943 · Casino Croupier (uncredited)
movieThe Falcon Takes Over
1942 · Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
movieKid Galahad
1937 · Fight Spectator (uncredited)
movieJust My Luck
1935 · R.H. Nelson
movieBeauty for Sale
1933 · Robert Abbott
movieProsperity
1932 · Holland's Cohort Knapp
movieWinner Take All
1932 · Roger Elliott
movieThe Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
1932 · Gregory Gordon
movieLady with a Past
1932 · Carl
movieSin Takes a Holiday
1930 · Sheridan
movieMonte Carlo
1930 · Paul, the 'Real' Hairdresser
movieThis Thing Called Love
1929 · De witt
movieThe Unholy Night
1929 · Lieutenant Savor
movieThe Awful Truth
1929 · Jimmy Kempster
movieThe Donovan Affair
1929 · Jack Donovan
The Dream Melody
1929 · Richard Gordon
movieDiamond Handcuffs
1928 · Jerry Fontaine
Their Hour
1928 · Bob
movieUncle Tom's Cabin
1927 · Augustine St. Claire
movieThe Return of Peter Grimm
1926 · Frederick Grimm
movieThe Truthful Sex
1926
movieMidnight Lovers
1926 · Owen Ffolliott
movieHer Big Night
1926 · Allan Dix
movieThe Clinging Vine
1926 · House Guest
movieDon Juan
1926 · Leandro
movieThe Man Upstairs
1926 · Captain Fraser-Freer
movieBobbed Hair
1925 · Saltonstall Adams
movieThe Love Hour
1925 · Ward Ralston
movieKiss Me Again
1925 · Maurice
movieMy Wife and I
1925 · Spencer Hobart
movieRecompense
1925 · Dr. Sampson
movieA Broadway Butterfly
1925 · Crane Wilder
movieA Lost Lady
1924 · Frank Ellinger
movieK - The Unknown
1924 · Dr. Max Wilson
movieThe Tenth Woman
1924 · Barry Compton
movieCornered
1924
movieHer Marriage Vow
1924 · Ted Lowe
movieFlowing Gold
1924 · Buddy Briskow
movieLucretia Lombard
1923 · Fred Winship
movieBag and Baggage
1923 · Hal Tracy
movieThe Good Provider
1922 · Max Teitlebaum