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

The Perils of Pauline as Western Saloon Set Bartender
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome as Crandall (uncredited)
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)
Decoy as Bartender
Little Giant as Joe (bartender) (uncredited)
Girl on the Spot as Diner Hit on Head (uncredited)
Man from Rainbow Valley as Mayor

1945

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

1944

Shine on Harvest Moon as Drunk (uncredited)
Sensations of 1945 as Photographer in Penny Arcade Number (uncredited)
Music in Manhattan as Fat Man in Ticket Line (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)
Fingers at the Window as Krum
Once Upon a Honeymoon as Ship Bartender (uncredited)
Grand Central Murder as Tubby (uncredited)
My Favorite Spy as Pedestrian in Park
Dr. Renault's Secret as Inn Proprietor
The Wife Takes a Flyer as Guldschreschts
Cairo as Sleepy man (uncredited)
Wedding Yells as Papa Biddlebump

1941

Hellzapoppin' as Robert T. MacChesney (uncredited)
Love Crazy as Front Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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
Yesterday's Heroes as Dave
Women Without Names as Ogrim - Stubborn Juror

1939

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

1938

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

1937

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

1936

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

1935

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

1934

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

1933

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

1932

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

1931

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

1930

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

1929

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

1928

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

1927

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

1926

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

1925

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

1924

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

1922

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

1921

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

1920

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