John Roche (February 6, 1893 – November 10, 1952) was an American actor of the stage and screen.

Biography

Roche was born in the small village of

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, on February 6, 1893. He graduated from the

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, 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 ''The Good Provider'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage and written by Fannie Hurst and John Lynch. The film stars Vera Gordon, Dore Davidson, Miriam Battista, Vivienne Osborne, William Collier, Jr., John Roche, ...

''. During the 1920s, he acted in both films and on stage, including several roles in

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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

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in New York in 1936. Roche returned to films in 1941, with a small role in the

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vehicle, ''

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'' (1942), based on the

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play of the same name. Over the course of his career he was involved in over six Broadway productions and appeared in over 50 films. His final screen appearance was in 1946's ''

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''. Roche died on November 10, 1952, in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

(According to

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database) * ''

'' (1922) * ''

Bag and Baggage ''Bag and Baggage'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Finis Fox and starring Gloria Grey, John Roche and Carmelita Geraghty.Munden p.36 Cast * Gloria Grey as Hope Anthony * John Roche as Hal Tracy * Carmelita Geraghty as ...

'' (1923) * ''

Lucretia Lombard ''Lucretia Lombard'', also known as ''Flaming Passion'', is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Based upon the 1922 novel of the same name by Kathleen Norris, it stars Irene R ...

'' (1923) * '' Cornered'' (1924) * '' Flowing Gold'' (1924) * ''

Her Marriage Vow ''Her Marriage Vow'' is a 1924 American Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Millard Webb. The film stars Monte Blue, Willard Louis, Beverly Bayne, Margaret Livingston, John Roche (actor), John Roche and Priscilla Mora ...

'' (1924) * '' K – The Unknown'' (1924) * ''

A Lost Lady ''A Lost Lady'' is a 1923 novel by American writer Willa Cather. It tells the story of Marian Forrester and her husband, Captain Daniel Forrester, who live in the Western town of Sweet Water along the Transcontinental Railroad. Throughout the st ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Tenth Woman ''The Tenth Woman'' is a lost 1924 silent film drama directed by James Flood and starring Beverly Bayne. It is based on a novel by Harriet T. Comstock. Warner Brothers produced the feature. Cast *Beverly Bayne - Willa Brookes * John Roche - Ba ...

'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' A Broadway Butterfly'' (1925) * '' Kiss Me Again'' (1925) * ''

The Love Hour ''The Love Hour'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Herman C. Raymaker and starring Huntley Gordon, Louise Fazenda and Willard Louis.Monaco p.185 Cast * Huntley Gordon as Rex Westmore * Louise Fazenda as Jenny Tibbs * Willard ...

'' (1925) * '' Marry Me'' (1925) * '' My Wife and I'' (1925) * '' Recompense'' (1925) * '' Scandal Proof'' (1925) * ''

Her Big Night ''Her Big Night'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Melville W. Brown and written by Brown, Rex Taylor, and Nita O'Neil. It is based on the 1925 short story, ''Doubling for Lora'', by Peggy Gaddis that was originally serialize ...

'' (1926) * '' The Man Upstairs'' (1926) * '' Midnight Lovers'' (1926) * '' The Return of Peter Grimm'' (1926) * '' The Truthful Sex'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

Diamond Handcuffs ''Diamond Handcuffs'' is a 1928 American drama silent film directed by John P. McCarthy and written by Joseph Farnham, Willis Goldbeck and Bradley King. The film stars Eleanor Boardman, Lawrence Gray, Sam Hardy, Gwen Lee and Lena Malena. T ...

'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) * ''

Their Hour ''Their Hour'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Alfred Raboch and starring John Harron, Dorothy Sebastian and June Marlowe.Sharot p.129 Premise A shipping clerk falls under the spell of a socialite, but eventually returns to ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Awful Truth ''The Awful Truth'' is a 1937 American screwball comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. Based on the 1923 play ''The Awful Truth'' by Arthur Richman, the film recounts how a distrustful rich couple begins d ...

'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

The Dream Melody ''The Dream Melody'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring John Roche, Mabel Julienne Scott and Rosemary Theby.Munden p.201 Cast * John Roche as Richard Gordon * Mabel Julienne Scott as Mary Talbot * ...

'' (1929) * '' This Thing Called Love'' (1929) * '' The Unholy Night'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1930) * ''

Sin Takes a Holiday ''Sin Takes a Holiday'' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy film, directed by Paul L. Stein, from a screenplay by Horace Jackson, based on a story by Robert Milton and Dorothy Cairns. It starred Constance Bennett, Kenneth MacKenna, and ...

'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1932) * '' Winner Take All'' (1932) * ''

Lady with a Past ''Lady with a Past'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film starring Constance Bennett as a shy and very proper young lady who decides to invent a scandalous past for herself to spice up her life. It is based on the novel of the same na ...

'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1933) * ''

Redheads on Parade ''Redheads on Parade'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and written by Don Hartman and Rian James. The film stars John Boles, Dixie Lee, Jack Haley, Raymond Walburn, Alan Dinehart and Patsy O'Connor. The film was ...

'' (1935) * '' Just My Luck'' (1936) * '' Nobody's Fool'' (1936) * ''

Klondike Fury ''Klondike Fury'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by William K. Howard, produced by the King Brothers, and released through Monogram. It stars Edmund Lowe. It was a remake of '' Klondike''. Plot A neurosurgeon is thrown out of the medi ...

'' (1942) * ''

My Gal Sal ''My Gal Sal'' is a 1942 American musical film distributed by 20th Century Fox and starring Rita Hayworth and Victor Mature. The film is a biopic of 1890s composer and songwriter Paul Dresser and singer Sally Elliot. It was based on a biographi ...

'' (1942) * ''

Springtime in the Rockies ''Springtime in the Rockies'' is an American Technicolor musical comedy film released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1942. It stars Betty Grable, with support from John Payne, Carmen Miranda, Cesar Romero, Charlotte Greenwood, and Edward Everett Ho ...

'' (1942) * '' Sunday Punch'' (1942) * ''

'' (1942) * '' Her Primitive Man'' (1944) * ''

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'' (1944) * ''

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'' (1944) * '' It's a Pleasure!'' (1945) * ''

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'' (1945) * '' Where Do We Go from Here?'' (1945) * ''

'' (1946) * '' The Dark Horse'' (1946) * ''

Idea Girl ''Idea Girl'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Will Jason and written by Charles R. Marion and Elwood Ullman. The film stars Jess Barker, Julie Bishop, Alan Mowbray, George Dolenz, Joan Shawlee and Laura Deane Dutton. The film was re ...

'' (1946)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roche, John 1893 births 1952 deaths American male stage actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors American directors American male film actors People from Penn Yan, New York