1893-02-06 Penn Yan, New York, USA
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.
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The Spider Woman | Casino Croupier (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
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The Falcon Takes Over | Nightclub Patron (Uncredited) | 1942-05-29 |
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Kid Galahad | (uncredited) | 1937-05-29 |
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Just My Luck | R.H. Nelson | 1935-12-30 |
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Beauty for Sale | Robert Abbott | 1933-09-01 |
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Prosperity | Holland's Cohort Knapp | 1932-11-18 |
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The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood | Gregory Gordon | 1932-03-27 |
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Lady with a Past | Carl | 1932-02-19 |
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Winner Take All | Roger Elliott | 1932-07-16 |
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Sin Takes a Holiday | Mr. Sheridan | 1930-11-10 |
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Monte Carlo | Paul, the 'Real' Hairdresser | 1930-08-27 |
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The Unholy Night | Lieutenant Savor | 1929-09-13 |
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The Dream Melody | Richard Gordon | 1929-01-25 |
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This Thing Called Love | De witt | 1929-12-13 |
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The Donovan Affair | Jack Donovan | 1929-04-11 |
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The Awful Truth | Jimmy Kempster | 1929-08-10 |
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Diamond Handcuffs | Jerry Fontaine | 1928-05-05 |
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Uncle Tom's Cabin | Augustine St. Claire | 1927-11-04 |
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The Man Upstairs | Captain Fraser-Freer | 1926-01-22 |
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Her Big Night | Allan Dix | 1926-10-12 |
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Midnight Lovers | Owen Ffolliott | 1926-10-25 |
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The Return of Peter Grimm | Frederick Grimm | 1926-12-07 |
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Don Juan | Leandro | 1926-08-06 |
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The Clinging Vine | House Guest | 1926-09-06 |
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Kiss Me Again | Maurice | 1925-08-01 |
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Bobbed Hair | Saltonstall Adams | 1925-10-25 |
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My Wife and I | Spencer Hobart | 1925-05-16 |
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A Broadway Butterfly | Crane Wilder | 1925-03-29 |
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Recompense | Dr. Sampson | 1925-04-26 |
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K - The Unknown | Dr. Max Wilson | 1924-11-17 |
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Her Marriage Vow | Ted Lowe | 1924-07-20 |
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Flowing Gold | Buddy Briskow | 1924-03-01 |
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The Tenth Woman | Barry Compton | 1924-08-24 |
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Cornered | 1924-08-01 | |
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A Lost Lady | Frank Ellinger | 1924-12-18 |
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Bag and Baggage | Hal Tracy | 1923-11-01 |
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Lucretia Lombard | Fred Winship | 1923-12-08 |
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The Good Provider | Max Teitlebaum | 1922-04-02 |
