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