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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.
1943
as Casino Croupier (uncredited)
1942
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
1937
as (uncredited)
1935
as R.H. Nelson
1933
as Robert Abbott
1932
as Holland's Cohort Knapp
1932
as Roger Elliott
1932
as Gregory Gordon
1932
as Carl
1930
as Sheridan
1930
as Paul, the 'Real' Hairdresser
1929
as De witt
1929
as Lieutenant Savor
1929
as Jimmy Kempster
1929
as Jack Donovan
1929
as Richard Gordon
1928
as Jerry Fontaine
1927
as Augustine St. Claire
1926
as Frederick Grimm
1926
as Owen Ffolliott
1926
as House Guest
1926
as Leandro
1926
as Captain Fraser-Freer
1925
as Saltonstall Adams
1925
as Maurice
1925
as Spencer Hobart
1925
as Dr. Sampson
1925
as Crane Wilder
1924
as Dr. Max Wilson
1924
as Barry Compton
1924
1924
as Buddy Briskow
1923
as Fred Winship
1923
as Hal Tracy
1922
as Max Teitlebaum