Bert Roach
Acting Born Aug 20, 1891 Died Feb 16, 1971 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 163 credits
Biography
Bert Roach was an American film actor. He was born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA on August 20, 1891. Roach appeared in numerous films throughout his career, with a total of 163 known credits. He worked in the film industry from 1914 to 1951, during which time he appeared in a significant number of films. Roach passed away on February 16, 1971, at the age of 79, in Los Angeles, California.
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Career overview
Bert Roach was an American film actor. He began his acting career in 1914 and continued working in the film industry until 1951. During this period, he appeared in a significant number of films, with a total of 327 credits to his name.
Bert Roach's extensive filmography spans multiple decades, showcasing his versatility as an actor. His long-standing career in the film industry allowed him to work with numerous directors and actors, contributing to the development of various genres and styles.
Bert Roach passed away on February 16, 1971, at the age of 79, in Los Angeles, California. His contributions to the film industry during his active years are notable, with a substantial body of work that reflects his dedication to acting.
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Laurie Duncan
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson
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Theo James
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw
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Elham Ehsas
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Sam Worthington
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Shaun Mason
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Nabil Elouahabi
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Honor Swinton Byrne
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Saffron Hocking
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Career timeline
The Big Parade of Comedy
Show BoatThe Tall Target
Dick Tracy Meets GruesomeThe Perils of PaulineFun on a Weekend
Duel in the SunThe Strange Love of Martha IversDecoyGirl on the SpotLittle Giant
Lady on a TrainBedside MannerSwingin' on a Rainbow
Shine on Harvest MoonSensations of 1945Music in Manhattan
Mardi GrasQuiet Please, MurderHi Diddle DiddleHappy Times and Jolly Moments
Wedding YellsMy Sister EileenOnce Upon a HoneymoonMy Favorite SpyFingers at the Window
Bachelor DaddyHellzapoppin'I'll Wait for YouLove CrazyThree Girls About Town
The Mortal StormWomen Without NamesYesterday's Heroes
The Man in the Iron MaskAnother Thin ManNurse Edith CavellThey Made Me a CriminalMr. Moto's Last Warning
A Slight Case of MurderThe Great WaltzInternational SettlementWalking Down BroadwayJoy of Living
The Emperor's CandlesticksThe Girl Said NoSaratogaBeg, Borrow or StealDouble Wedding
FurySan FranciscoLove Before BreakfastSons o' Guns
Guard That GirlPublic Hero Number 1Things You Never See on the ScreenHere Comes the BandTraveling Saleslady
Half a SinnerThe Thin ManMarrying WidowsHandy AndyParis Interlude
Hallelujah, I'm a BumOnly YesterdayDaring DaughtersThe Trial of Vince BarnettSecret Sinners
Love Me TonightMurders in the Rue MorgueCall Her SavageBird of ParadiseNight World
The Bad SisterSix Cylinder LoveArrowsmithCompromised
Viennese NightsNo, No, NanetteFree LoveThe Princess and the PlumberThe Song of the Flame
The Time, the Place and the GirlThe Desert RiderSo Long LettyYoung Nowheres
Show PeopleHoneymoonThe Last WarningThe CrowdTelling the World
The Battle of the CenturyTwelve Miles OutTillie the ToilerThe Taxi Dancer
Tin HatsThe Flaming ForestMoney Talks
The DenialSmouldering FiresUnder a SpellExcuse MeDon't
Harem FolliesThe Storm DaughterA Lady of QualityThat's the Spirit
The Black BagThe FlirtAccidents Will Happen
A Small Town IdolThe MillionaireThe RowdyHold Your BreathShe Sighed by the Seaside
Married LifeDown on the Farm
Yankee Doodle in BerlinHearts and FlowersWhy Beaches Are PopularCupid's Day Off
Full Filmography
163 titles- The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as Foster in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Show Boat (1951) as Drunk (uncredited)
- The Tall Target (1951) as Politician (uncredited)
- Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) as Crandall (uncredited)
- The Perils of Pauline (1947) as Western Saloon Set Bartender
- Fun on a Weekend (1947) as Oswald J. Nicholl
- Duel in the Sun (1946) as Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) as Man Waiting (uncredited)
- Decoy (1946) as Bartender
- Girl on the Spot (1946) as Diner Hit on Head (uncredited)
- Little Giant (1946) as Joe (bartender) (uncredited)
- Man from Rainbow Valley (1946) as Mayor
- Lady on a Train (1945)
- Bedside Manner (1945) as George Hastings
- Swingin' on a Rainbow (1945) as Drunken Man (uncredited)
- Shine on Harvest Moon (1944) as Drunk (uncredited)
- Sensations of 1945 (1944) as Photographer in Penny Arcade Number (uncredited)
- Music in Manhattan (1944) as Fat Man in Ticket Line (uncredited)
- Mardi Gras (1943) as Chamberlain
- Quiet Please, Murder (1943) as Hungry Library Patron
- Hi Diddle Diddle (1943) as Fat Man
- Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943) as (archive footage)
- Wedding Yells (1942) as Papa Biddlebump
- My Sister Eileen (1942) as Pete the Drunk (uncredited)
- Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) as Ship Bartender (uncredited)
- My Favorite Spy (1942) as Pedestrian in Park
- Fingers at the Window (1942) as Krum
- Cairo (1942) as Sleepy man (uncredited)
- The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942) as Guldschreschts
- Dr. Renault's Secret (1942) as Inn Proprietor
- Grand Central Murder (1942) as Tubby (uncredited)
- Bachelor Daddy (1941) as Louie
- Hellzapoppin' (1941) as Robert T. MacChesney (uncredited)
- I'll Wait for You (1941) as Jim, the Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Love Crazy (1941) as Front Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- Three Girls About Town (1941) as Advising Drunk
- You're the One (1941) as Man in Wheel Chair
- The Mortal Storm (1940) as Fat Song Leader in Cafe
- Women Without Names (1940) as Ogrim - Stubborn Juror
- Yesterday's Heroes (1940) as Dave
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) as Athos
- Another Thin Man (1939) as Cookie (uncredited)
- Nurse Edith Cavell (1939) as George Moulin
- They Made Me a Criminal (1939) as Hendricks (uncredited)
- Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939) as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Honolulu (1939) as Grayson's Party Guest (uncredited)
- Rose of Washington Square (1939) as Mr. Paunch (uncredited)
- Hotel Imperial (1939) as Fat Comic (uncredited)
- Code of the Streets (1939) as Joe
- Fast and Furious (1939) as Bartender (uncredited)
- Man About Town (1939) as Arab Petitioner in Show (uncredited)
- A Slight Case of Murder (1938) as Speakeasy Proprietor (uncredited)
- The Great Waltz (1938) as Vogelhuber
- International Settlement (1938) as Lord Fauntleroy
- Walking Down Broadway (1938) as Archie - Stage Manager
- Joy of Living (1938) as German Waiter at Beer Garden (Uncredited)
- The Jury's Secret (1938) as Juror Hackenmeir
- Mannequin (1938) as Mr. Schwartz (Uncredited)
- The Arkansas Traveler (1938) as Optimistic Hobo
- Romance on the Run (1938) as Happy Drunk
- Say It in French (1938) as Waiter
- The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) as Hotel Clerk
- The Girl Said No (1937) as Sugar Plum
- Saratoga (1937) as Passenger on Train (uncredited)
- Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937) as Mr. Ed Thompson (uncredited)
- Double Wedding (1937) as Shrank
- God's Country and the Woman (1937) as Kewpie
- The Good Old Soak (1937) as Mike
- Fury (1936) as Waiter (uncredited)
- San Francisco (1936) as Freddie Duane
- Love Before Breakfast (1936) as The Host
- Sons o' Guns (1936) as Vogel
- Guard That Girl (1935) as Ellwood
- Public Hero Number 1 (1935) as Salesman on Bus Annoying Terry (uncredited)
- Things You Never See on the Screen (1935) as Self
- Here Comes the Band (1935) as Drummer in Band
- Traveling Saleslady (1935) as Harry
- Shadow of Doubt (1935) as Stumbling Detective After Trenna
- Bad Boy (1935) as Pool Table Customer
- Keystone Hotel (1935) as Hotel Manager
- Half a Sinner (1934) as Rumplemeyer
- The Thin Man (1934) as Crying Man at Party (uncredited)
- Marrying Widows (1934) as The Husband's Partner
- Handy Andy (1934) as Phil (uncredited)
- Paris Interlude (1934) as Noble
- Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933) as John
- Only Yesterday (1933) as Rex (Uncredited)
- Daring Daughters (1933) as Joby Johnson
- The Trial of Vince Barnett (1933)
- Secret Sinners (1933) as The Out of Work Actor
- Love Me Tonight (1932) as Emile
- Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) as Paul
- Call Her Savage (1932) as Man Who Tries to Pick Up Nasa (Uncredited)
- Bird of Paradise (1932) as Hector
- Night World (1932) as Tommy
- The Impatient Maiden (1932) as Mr. Gilman
- Evenings for Sale (1932) as Otto Volk
- Hotel Continental (1932) as Charlie Layton
- The Bad Sister (1931) as Wade Trumbull
- Six Cylinder Love (1931) as Harold Rogers
- Arrowsmith (1931) as Bert Tozer
- Compromised (1931) as Tony
- Viennese Nights (1930) as Gus Sascher
- No, No, Nanette (1930) as Bill Early
- Free Love (1930) as Bit Part (uncredited)
- The Princess and the Plumber (1930) as Albert Bowers
- The Song of the Flame (1930) as Count Boris
- Liliom (1930) as Wolf
- Captain Thunder (1930) as Pablo
- The Stronger Sex (1930) as The Novelist's Husband
- Down with Husbands (1930) as George Fuller
- Lawful Larceny (1930) as French
- Hold Everything (1930) as Nosey Bartlett
- So This Is Paris Green (1930)
- The Time, the Place and the Girl (1929) as Bert Holmes
- The Desert Rider (1929) as Friar Bernardo
- So Long Letty (1929) as Tommy Robbins
- Young Nowheres (1929) as Mr. Jesse
- Show People (1928) as Heavyset Man in Casting Agency (uncredited)
- Honeymoon (1928) as Bert
- The Last Warning (1928) as Mike Brody
- The Crowd (1928) as Bert
- Telling the World (1928) as Lane
- Under the Black Eagle (1928) as Hans Schmidt
- The Latest from Paris (1928) as Bert Blevins
- Riders of the Dark (1928) as Sheriff Snodgrass
- A Certain Young Man (1928) as Mr. Crutchley
- Wickedness Preferred (1928) as Homer Burton
- The Battle of the Century (1927) as Ringside spectator
- Twelve Miles Out (1927) as Luke
- Tillie the Toiler (1927) as Bill
- The Taxi Dancer (1927) as Charlie Cook
- Tin Hats (1926) as "Dutch" Krausmeyer
- The Flaming Forest (1926) as Sloppy
- Money Talks (1926) as Oscar Waters
- The Denial (1925) as Arthur
- Smouldering Fires (1925) as Member of the Committee
- Under a Spell (1925) as The Valet
- Excuse Me (1925) as Jimmy Wellington
- Don't (1925) as Uncle Nat
- Harem Follies (1924) as Bert
- The Storm Daughter (1924) as Olaf Swensen
- A Lady of Quality (1924) as Sir Christopher Crowell
- That's the Spirit (1924) as The Butler
- The Black Bag (1922) as Mulready
- The Flirt (1922) as Wade Trumble
- Accidents Will Happen (1922) as Ned's Valet
- A Small Town Idol (1921) as Martin Brown
- The Millionaire (1921) as Bobo Harmsworth
- The Rowdy (1921) as Howard Morse
- Hold Your Breath (1921)
- She Sighed by the Seaside (1921) as The Widower
- Married Life (1920) as (uncredited)
- Down on the Farm (1920) as Roach - the Farmer
- Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919) as Von Hindenburg
- Hearts and Flowers (1919) as Al
- Why Beaches Are Popular (1919) as Bert Roach
- Cupid's Day Off (1919)
- The House of Terrible Scandals (1917)
- Soapsuds and Sirens (1917) as Mr. Printum
- Cold Hearts and Hot Flames (1916)
- Fatty's Magic Pants (1914) as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Universal Ike Junior at the Dance of Little L.O. (1914)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Bert Roach best known for?
Bert Roach is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Show Boat (1951), The Tall Target (1951), Two Years Vacation (1974), Anonyme Mütter (2023).
When and where was Bert Roach born?
Bert Roach was born on August 20, 1891 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. They passed away on February 16, 1971.
How many credits does Bert Roach have?
Bert Roach has accumulated over 163 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 1964.
What is Bert Roach's background in cinema and television?
Bert Roach was an American film actor. He was born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA on August 20, 1891. Roach appeared in numerous films throughout his career, with a total of 163 known credits. He worked in the film industry from 1914 to 1951, during which time he appeared in a significant number of films. Roa...