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