John Roche
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 6, 1893
- Died
- Nov 10, 1952 (aged 59)
- Place of birth
- Penn Yan, New York, USA
- Credits
- 41
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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
The Spider Woman
1943Movie
Casino Croupier (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
1937Movie
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over
1942Movie
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Sin Takes a Holiday
1930Movie
Sheridan
Monte Carlo
1930Movie
Paul, the 'Real' Hairdresser
Don Juan
1926Movie
Leandro
Filmography
The Spider Woman
1943Movie
Casino Croupier (uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over
1942Movie
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Kid Galahad
1937Movie
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Just My Luck
1935Movie
R.H. Nelson
Beauty for Sale
1933Movie
Robert Abbott
Prosperity
1932Movie
Holland's Cohort Knapp
Winner Take All
1932Movie
Roger Elliott
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
1932Movie
Gregory Gordon
Lady with a Past
1932Movie
Carl
Sin Takes a Holiday
1930Movie
Sheridan
Monte Carlo
1930Movie
Paul, the 'Real' Hairdresser
This Thing Called Love
1929Movie
De witt
The Unholy Night
1929Movie
Lieutenant Savor
The Awful Truth
1929Movie
Jimmy Kempster
The Donovan Affair
1929Movie
Jack Donovan
The Dream Melody
1929Movie
Richard Gordon
Diamond Handcuffs
1928Movie
Jerry Fontaine
Their Hour
1928Movie
Bob
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1927Movie
Augustine St. Claire
The Return of Peter Grimm
1926Movie
Frederick Grimm
The Truthful Sex
1926Movie
Midnight Lovers
1926Movie
Owen Ffolliott
Her Big Night
1926Movie
Allan Dix
The Clinging Vine
1926Movie
House Guest
Don Juan
1926Movie
Leandro
The Man Upstairs
1926Movie
Captain Fraser-Freer
Bobbed Hair
1925Movie
Saltonstall Adams
The Love Hour
1925Movie
Ward Ralston
Kiss Me Again
1925Movie
Maurice
My Wife and I
1925Movie
Spencer Hobart
Recompense
1925Movie
Dr. Sampson
A Broadway Butterfly
1925Movie
Crane Wilder
A Lost Lady
1924Movie
Frank Ellinger
K - The Unknown
1924Movie
Dr. Max Wilson
The Tenth Woman
1924Movie
Barry Compton
Cornered
1924Movie
Her Marriage Vow
1924Movie
Ted Lowe
Flowing Gold
1924Movie
Buddy Briskow
Lucretia Lombard
1923Movie
Fred Winship
Bag and Baggage
1923Movie
Hal Tracy
The Good Provider
1922Movie
Max Teitlebaum