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

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