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Eugene Roche Biography (1928-)

Born September 22, 1928, in Boston, MA; son of Robert F. (in U.S. Navy) and Mary M. (maiden name, Finnegan) Roche; married Ann Toni C. Bratman (an actress), April 16, 1982; children: Jamie, Sean, Chad, Tara, Megan, Brogan, Liam, Eamonn, Caitlin. Addresses: Agent: Irv Schechter Company, 9300 WilshireBlvd., Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

September 22, 1928

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Private detective, Splendor in the Grass, Warner Bros., 1961
• First motorcycle officer, The Happening, Columbia, 1967
• Anderson, Cotton Comes to Harlem, United Artists, 1970
• Policeman, They Might Be Giants, Universal, 1971
• Edgar Derby, Slaughterhouse Five, Universal, 1972
• Reardon, Newman's Law, Universal, 1974
• Charles Jasper, W (also known as I Want Her Dead), Cinerama, 1974
• Detective George Cronyn, Mr. Ricco, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1975
• Ron Birdwell, The Late Show, Warner Bros., 1977
• Ed McGrath, Corvette Summer (also known as The Hot One andThe Hot Summer), United Artists, 1978
• Archbishop Thorncrest and his twin brother, Foul Play, Paramount,1978
• Charlie Gray, Oh God! You Devil, Warner Bros., 1984
• Governor/Riley, Eternity, 1989
• Walter, When a Man Loves a Woman (also known as To Have and toHold), 1994
• Admiral Lewis, Executive Decision (also known as Critical Decision), Warner Bros., 1996
• Used car dealer, The Woman Chaser, Inwood Films, 1999
• Television Appearances
• Series
• McEthany, Higher and Higher: Attorneys at Law, CBS, 1968
• Frank Flynn, The Corner Bar, ABC, 1973
• Attorney E. Ronald Mallu, Soap, ABC, 1978-81
• Jimmy Hughes, Good Time Harry, NBC, 1980
• Bill Parker, Webster, ABC, 1984-86
• Max Davis, Take Five, CBS, 1987
• Detective Sergeant Harry Burns, Perfect Strangers, ABC, 1987-88
• Pat Callahan, Lenny, CBS, 1990
• I. F. "Wooley" Woolstein, Julie, Fox, 1992
• Eric, Jr., Dave's World, CBS, 1994-96
• Voice of Murray Price, The Chimp Channel, TBS, 1999
• Movies
• Emil Birge, Crawlspace, CBS, 1972
• Mayor Clinton Bickford, Winter Kill, ABC, 1974
• Prosecutor, The Last Survivors, NBC, 1975
• Detective Sergeant Harry Isadore, The Art of Crime (also known asRoman Grey: The Fine Art of Crime), NBC, 1975
• Daniel Lawrence, Crime Club, CBS, 1975
• Bob Lattimer, Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence (also known as Mallory), NBC, 1976
• Sergeant Taplinger, The Possessed, NBC, 1977
• Schroeder, Never Con a Killer (also known as The Feather and Father Gang), ABC, 1977
• District Attorney Patrick Shannon, Corey: For the People, NBC, 1977
• Judge Austin Crupper, The New Maverick, ABC, 1978
• Bishop Milton Wright, The Winds of Kitty Hawk, NBC, 1978
• Matt Andrews, The Ghost of Flight 401, NBC, 1978
• Lew Beck, The Child Stealer, ABC, 1979
• Sloane, Love for Rent, ABC, 1979
• Paul Sycamore, You Can't Take It with You, CBS, 1979
• Gary Gortmaker, Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case, CBS, 1980
• Don Craig, Miracle on Ice, ABC, 1981
• Patrick J. Malloy, Farrell for the People, NBC, 1982
• Sergeant Khoury, Cocaine and Blue Eyes, NBC, 1983
• Chief Frank Brockmeyer, Off-Sides (also known as Pigs vs. Freaks), NBC, 1984
• Senator William Dietz, Airwolf, CBS, 1984
• Sullivan, Stranded, NBC, 1986
• Mr. Fulbright, An Eight Is Enough Wedding, NBC, 1989
• Carl, The Sitter, Fox, 1991
• Alan Nugent, A Case for Murder, USA Network, 1993
• James Forrestal, Roswell (also known as Roswell: The U.F.O. Cover-up), Showtime, 1994
• Priest, A Friend to Die For (also known as Death of a Cheerleader), NBC, 1994
• Frank, The Rockford Files: Murder and Misdemeanors, CBS, 1997
• Pilots
• Eddie Egan, Egan, ABC, 1973
• Harvey Gordon, Local 306, NBC, 1976
• Davy Allman, People like Us, NBC, 1976
• Marcus Wheeler, Hart to Hart, 1979
• Larry Elliott, Alone at Last II, NBC, 1980
• Walter Chester, Two the Hard Way, CBS, 1981
• Deputy Police Chief "Mitch" Mitchell, Johnny Blue, CBS, 1983
• Luther Gillis, The Return of Luther Gillis (broadcast as two episodes of Magnum P.I.), CBS, 1984
• Miniseries
• George Stevens, Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story, NBC, 1995
• Specials
• Paul, Princess, syndicated, 1980
• (As Gene Roche) Father Delaney, The Juggler of Notre Dame, syndicated, 1982
• Life's Most Embarrassing Moments, ABC, 1983
• Grandpa, The Last Halloween, CBS, 1991
• Episodic
• "Color Schemes like Never Before," Naked City, 1963
• Seymore Haywood, "Acts of Desperate Men," Kojak, CBS, 1975
• Sheriff Oscar Eberhart, "The Adventure of the Chinese Dog," Ellery Queen, 1975
• Patrolman Lyle "Sandy" Beach, "Out of the Frying Pan ...," Kojak,CBS, 1975
• Charley Springer, "The Drop," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1976
• Pinky Peterson, "Beverly Rides Again," All in the Family, CBS, 1976
• Pinky Peterson, "The Draft Dodger," All in the Family, CBS, 1976
• Albie Doyle, "Arthur's Crisis," Maude, CBS, c. 1977
• "The Setup," Parts 1 and 2, Starsky and Hutch, 1977
• Jack Riley, "Hoax," Lou Grant, CBS, 1977
• Pinky Peterson, "Archie's Other Wife," All in the Family, CBS,1978
• No Soap, Radio, ABC, 1982
• Officer Jerry, "The Chief's Gay Evening," Gimme a Break!, 1982
• Jack, "The Road Not Taken" Part 1, Taxi, ABC, 1982
• Baby Makes Five, ABC, 1983
• Jack Sullivan, "Christine and Mac," Night Court, NBC, 1985
• Joe Murphy, Hardcastle and McCormick, ABC, 1985
• Jack Sullivan, "Dad's First Date," Night Court, NBC, 1986
• "Just Another Fox in the Crowd," Crazy like a Fox, 1986
• Michael Clancy, "Another Kind of War, Another Kind of Peace," Highwayto Heaven, NBC, 1986
• Billy Simms, "Deadline for Murder," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986
• James Elliott, Downtown, CBS, 1986
• John B. Lucas, Hotel, ABC, 1986
• Clifford Tresch, Mr. President, Fox, 1987
• Greenwood, "Playback," Stingray, NBC, 1987
• Phil Kroger, Hotel, ABC, 1987
• Jack Sullivan, "Hit the Road, Jack," Night Court, NBC, 1988
• Lieutenant Aloysius Jarvis, "Deadpan," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1988
• Franklin Mayberry, "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1989
• Lieutenant Jack Boyle, "Bite the Big Apple," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1991
• Voice of Arnold Stromwell, "It's Never Too Late," Batman: The Animated Series, 1992
• Voice of Arnold Stromwell, "Robin's Reckoning" Part 1, Batman: TheAnimated Series, 1993
• Mr. Hampton, The John Larroquette Show, NBC, 1993
• Seymour Platt, Daddy's Girls, CBS, 1994
• Scully, Madman of the People, NBC, 1994
• Jor Brel, "Remember," Star Trek: Voyager, UPN, 1996
• Brian Drake, "The Magic Gate," Promised Land, CBS, 1996
• Disney's Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, syndicated, 1997
• Snappy, "Since You Came Here," Brother's Keeper, ABC, 1998
• Judge Theodore J. Foley, "The Fourth Trimester," Family Law, CBS,1999
• Mayor, "The Question," Chicken Soup for the Soul, 2000
• Mr. McCain, "The Adulterer Who Came to Dinner," For Your Love, TheWB, 2000
• Also appeared in episodes of The Darkroom; Hawaii Five-O, CBS; Ironside, NBC; Kaz, CBS; Mr. Merlin, CBS; PoliceWoman, NBC; Quincy, M.E., NBC; and What Really Happened to theClass of 65?, NBC.
• Stage Appearances
• Peter, Between Two Thieves, York Playhouse, New York City, 1960
• Father Colley-Mahoney, Valmouth, York Playhouse, 1960
• Blood, Sweat, and Stanley Poole, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1961
• (As Gene Roche) Mr. Waldo, Mr. Pugh, Dai Bread, and Mog Edwards, UnderMilkwood, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1961, then 1962
• Great Day in the Morning, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1962
• Swedish commander and second soldier, Mother Courage and Her Children, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1963
• White House butler, French John, Zachary Taylor, and Dr. Grayson, In the White House, Henry Miller's Theatre, 1964
• Fred Gorman, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Players Theatre, NewYork City, 1964
• Joe Thompson, All in Good Time, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1965
• Morgan O'Shaunnessy, Laughwind, Bouwerie Lane Theatre, New York City, 1966
• (As Gene Roche) Morden, Father Uxbridge Wants to Marry, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1967
• The Price, Morosco Theatre, 1968
• Quint Maher, A Certain Labor Day, Theatre on the Square, San Francisco, CA, 1997
• Amos G. Gashwiler, Merton of the Movies, Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles, 1999
• Appeared as Vladimir, Waiting for Godot, off-Broadway production.
• Major Tours
• Insurance agent, The Time of the Barracudas, U.S. cities, 1963