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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

6.8

Casino Croupier (uncredited)

The Spider Woman

1943

6.0

Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

The Falcon Takes Over

1942

7.0

(uncredited)

Kid Galahad

1937

0.0

R.H. Nelson

Just My Luck

1935

7.0

Robert Abbott

Beauty for Sale

1933

4.7

Holland's Cohort Knapp

Prosperity

1932

5.3

Roger Elliott

Winner Take All

1932

0.0

Gregory Gordon

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

1932

5.8

Carl

Lady with a Past

1932

5.5

Mr. Sheridan

Sin Takes a Holiday

1930

Credits

The Spider Woman

as Casino Croupier (uncredited)

1943

6.8

The Falcon Takes Over

as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

1942

6.0

Kid Galahad

as (uncredited)

1937

7.0

Just My Luck

as R.H. Nelson

1935

0.0

Beauty for Sale

as Robert Abbott

1933

7.0

Prosperity

as Holland's Cohort Knapp

1932

4.7

Winner Take All

as Roger Elliott

1932

5.3

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

as Gregory Gordon

1932

0.0

Lady with a Past

as Carl

1932

5.8

Sin Takes a Holiday

as Mr. Sheridan

1930

5.5

Monte Carlo

as Paul, the 'Real' Hairdresser

1930

6.5

This Thing Called Love

as De witt

1929

0.0

The Unholy Night

as Lieutenant Savor

1929

5.3

The Awful Truth

as Jimmy Kempster

1929

0.0

The Donovan Affair

as Jack Donovan

1929

6.0

🎬

The Dream Melody

as Richard Gordon

1929

0.0

Diamond Handcuffs

as Jerry Fontaine

1928

0.0

Uncle Tom's Cabin

as Augustine St. Claire

1927

6.9

The Return of Peter Grimm

as Frederick Grimm

1926

0.0

Midnight Lovers

as Owen Ffolliott

1926

6.0

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Her Big Night

as Allan Dix

1926

0.0

The Clinging Vine

as House Guest

1926

6.2

Don Juan

as Leandro

1926

6.5

The Man Upstairs

as Captain Fraser-Freer

1926

0.0

Bobbed Hair

as Saltonstall Adams

1925

0.0

Kiss Me Again

as Maurice

1925

0.0

My Wife and I

as Spencer Hobart

1925

0.0

Recompense

as Dr. Sampson

1925

0.0

A Broadway Butterfly

as Crane Wilder

1925

0.0

A Lost Lady

as Frank Ellinger

1924

0.0

K - The Unknown

as Dr. Max Wilson

1924

0.0

The Tenth Woman

as Barry Compton

1924

1.0

Cornered

1924

0.0

Her Marriage Vow

as Ted Lowe

1924

0.0

Flowing Gold

as Buddy Briskow

1924

0.0

Lucretia Lombard

as Fred Winship

1923

5.0

Bag and Baggage

as Hal Tracy

1923

0.0

The Good Provider

as Max Teitlebaum

1922

0.0