Bert Roach

Born: 1891-08-20 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Died: 1971-02-16

Known For: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Egbert "Bert" Roach (August 21, 1891 – February 16, 1971) was an American film actor. He appeared in 327 films between 1914 and 1951. He was born in Washington, D.C., and died in Los Angeles, California, age 79.

Filmography

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy as Foster in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1951

Show Boat as Drunk (uncredited)
The Tall Target as Politician (uncredited)

1947

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome as Crandall (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline as Western Saloon Set Bartender
Fun on a Weekend as Oswald J. Nicholl

1946

Duel in the Sun as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers as Man Waiting (uncredited)
Little Giant as Joe (bartender) (uncredited)
Decoy as Bartender
Girl on the Spot as Diner Hit on Head (uncredited)
Man from Rainbow Valley as Mayor

1945

Lady on a Train
Bedside Manner as George Hastings
Swingin' on a Rainbow as Drunken Man (uncredited)

1944

Music in Manhattan as Fat Man in Ticket Line (uncredited)
Shine on Harvest Moon as Drunk (uncredited)
Sensations of 1945 as Photographer in Penny Arcade Number (uncredited)

1943

Mardi Gras as Chamberlain
Hi Diddle Diddle as Fat Man
Quiet Please, Murder as Hungry Library Patron
Happy Times and Jolly Moments as (archive footage)

1942

My Sister Eileen as Pete the Drunk (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon as Ship Bartender (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window as Krum
My Favorite Spy as Pedestrian in Park
Dr. Renault's Secret as Inn Proprietor
Grand Central Murder as Tubby (uncredited)
Wedding Yells as Papa Biddlebump
Cairo as Sleepy man (uncredited)
The Wife Takes a Flyer as Guldschreschts

1941

Hellzapoppin' as Robert T. MacChesney (uncredited)
Love Crazy as Front Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Bachelor Daddy as Louie
I'll Wait for You as Jim, the Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town as Advising Drunk
You're the One as Man in Wheel Chair

1940

The Mortal Storm as Fat Song Leader in Cafe
Women Without Names as Ogrim - Stubborn Juror
Yesterday's Heroes as Dave

1939

Another Thin Man as Cookie (uncredited)
The Man in the Iron Mask as Athos
They Made Me a Criminal as Hendricks (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square as Mr. Paunch (uncredited)
Nurse Edith Cavell as George Moulin
Mr. Moto's Last Warning as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Hotel Imperial as Fat Comic (uncredited)
Honolulu as Grayson's Party Guest (uncredited)
Fast and Furious as Bartender (uncredited)
Man About Town as Arab Petitioner in Show (uncredited)
Code of the Streets as Joe

1938

The Great Waltz as Vogelhuber
Mannequin as Mr. Schwartz (Uncredited)
A Slight Case of Murder as Speakeasy Proprietor (uncredited)
Joy of Living as German Waiter at Beer Garden (Uncredited)
Walking Down Broadway as Archie - Stage Manager
International Settlement as Lord Fauntleroy
Say It in French as Waiter
The Jury's Secret as Juror Hackenmeir
The Arkansas Traveler as Optimistic Hobo
Romance on the Run as Happy Drunk

1937

Saratoga as Passenger on Train (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks as Hotel Clerk
Double Wedding as Shrank
God's Country and the Woman as Kewpie
Beg, Borrow or Steal as Mr. Ed Thompson (uncredited)
The Girl Said No as Sugar Plum
The Good Old Soak as Mike

1936

Fury as Waiter (uncredited)
San Francisco as Freddie Duane
Love Before Breakfast as The Host
Sons o' Guns as Vogel

1935

Bad Boy as Pool Table Customer
Things You Never See on the Screen as Self
Public Hero Number 1 as Salesman on Bus Annoying Terry (uncredited)
Traveling Saleslady as Harry
Here Comes the Band as Drummer in Band
Shadow of Doubt as Stumbling Detective After Trenna
Guard That Girl as Ellwood
Keystone Hotel as Hotel Manager

1934

The Thin Man as Crying Man at Party (uncredited)
Marrying Widows as The Husband's Partner
Half a Sinner as Rumplemeyer
Handy Andy as Phil (uncredited)
Paris Interlude as Noble

1933

Only Yesterday as Rex (Uncredited)
Daring Daughters as Joby Johnson
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum as John
Secret Sinners as The Out of Work Actor
The Trial of Vince Barnett

1932

Love Me Tonight as Emile
Murders in the Rue Morgue as Paul
Call Her Savage as Man Who Tries to Pick Up Nasa (Uncredited)
Bird of Paradise as Hector
Night World as Tommy
Evenings for Sale as Otto Volk
The Impatient Maiden as Mr. Gilman
Hotel Continental as Charlie Layton

1931

The Bad Sister as Wade Trumbull
Arrowsmith as Bert Tozer
Six Cylinder Love as Harold Rogers
Compromised as Tony

1930

Liliom as Wolf
Captain Thunder as Pablo
The Stronger Sex as The Novelist's Husband
Free Love as Bit Part (uncredited)
No, No, Nanette as Bill Early
Hold Everything as Nosey Bartlett
Lawful Larceny as French
Down with Husbands as George Fuller
Viennese Nights as Gus Sascher
The Princess and the Plumber as Albert Bowers
So This Is Paris Green
The Song of the Flame as Count Boris

1929

The Desert Rider as Friar Bernardo
So Long Letty as Tommy Robbins
The Time, the Place and the Girl as Bert Holmes
Young Nowheres as Mr. Jesse

1928

Show People as Heavyset Man in Casting Agency (uncredited)
The Crowd as Bert
Honeymoon as Bert
The Latest from Paris as Bert Blevins
Telling the World as Lane
The Last Warning as Mike Brody
A Certain Young Man as Mr. Crutchley
Riders of the Dark as Sheriff Snodgrass
Under the Black Eagle as Hans Schmidt
Wickedness Preferred as Homer Burton

1927

The Battle of the Century as Ringside spectator
The Taxi Dancer as Charlie Cook
Twelve Miles Out as Luke
Tillie the Toiler as Bill

1926

The Flaming Forest as Sloppy
Tin Hats as "Dutch" Krausmeyer
Money Talks as Oscar Waters

1925

The Denial as Arthur
Excuse Me as Jimmy Wellington
Under a Spell as The Valet
Smouldering Fires as Member of the Committee
Don't as Uncle Nat

1924

Harem Follies as Bert
The Storm Daughter as Olaf Swensen
A Lady of Quality as Sir Christopher Crowell
That's the Spirit as The Butler

1922

The Flirt as Wade Trumble
The Black Bag as Mulready
Accidents Will Happen as Ned's Valet

1921

A Small Town Idol as Martin Brown
The Millionaire as Bobo Harmsworth
She Sighed by the Seaside as The Widower
The Rowdy as Howard Morse
Hold Your Breath

1920

Married Life as (uncredited)
Down on the Farm as Roach - the Farmer