John Roche
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.
Personal Details
Movies (41)
The Spider Woman
as Casino Croupier (uncredited)
1943
The Falcon Takes Over
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
1942
Kid Galahad
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
1937
Just My Luck
as R.H. Nelson
1935
Beauty for Sale
as Robert Abbott
1933
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
1932
Sin Takes a Holiday
as Sheridan
1930
Monte Carlo
as Paul, the 'Real' Hairdresser
1930
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
1929
Diamond Handcuffs
as Jerry Fontaine
1928
Their Hour
as Bob
1928
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Augustine St. Claire
1927
The Return of Peter Grimm
as Frederick Grimm
1926
The Truthful Sex
1926
Midnight Lovers
as Owen Ffolliott
1926
Her Big Night
as Allan Dix
1926
The Clinging Vine
as House Guest
1926
Don Juan
as Leandro
1926
The Man Upstairs
as Captain Fraser-Freer
1926
Bobbed Hair
as Saltonstall Adams
1925
The Love Hour
as Ward Ralston
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
1925
A Lost Lady
as Frank Ellinger
1924
K - The Unknown
as Dr. Max Wilson
1924
The Tenth Woman
as Barry Compton
1924
Cornered
1924
Her Marriage Vow
as Ted Lowe
1924
Flowing Gold
as Buddy Briskow
1924
Lucretia Lombard
as Fred Winship
1923
Bag and Baggage
as Hal Tracy
1923
The Good Provider
as Max Teitlebaum
1922