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Eugene Roche (I) (1928–2004)


Adept at both comedy and drama, character player Eugene Roche (sometimes billed as Gene Roche) had an extensive four-decade career. Born in Depression-era Boston the son of a Navy man, the moon-faced, intent-looking Roche started on radio at age 15 displaying his knack for character voices, both men and women... See full bio »

Died:

(age 75) in Encino, California, USA

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (138 titles)
2004 7th Heaven (TV series)
John's Dad
The Prodigal Father (2004) … John's Dad
 
2003 The Division (TV series)
Confessional Priest
Extreme Action Figures (2003) … Confessional Priest
 
2003 The Guardian (TV series)
Judge Alan
Sensitive Jackals (2003) … Judge Alan
 
2002 Dancing at the Harvest Moon (TV movie)
Gil Finnigan
 
2001 The Chronicle (TV series)
Arnie Campbell
Only the Young Die Good (2001) … Arnie Campbell
 
2001 That's My Bush! (TV series)
The Warden
 
2001 The Trouble with Normal (TV series)
Bernie
Help Yourself (2001) … Bernie
 
2000 For Your Love (TV series)
Mel's Boss
The Adulterer who came to dinner (2000) … Mel's Boss
 
2000 Chicken Soup for the Soul (TV series)
Mayor
The Question (2000) … Mayor
 
1999 Family Law (TV series)
Judge Theodore Foley
The Fourth Trimester (1999) … Judge Theodore Foley
 
1999 The Woman Chaser
Used Car Dealer
 
1999 The Chimp Channel (TV series)
Murray Price (voice)
 
1998 Brother's Keeper (TV series)
Snappy
Since You Came Here (1998) … Snappy
 
1998 Four Corners (TV series)
 
1997 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (TV series)
Grandpa Murdock
Honey, We've Been Swallowed by Grandpa (1997) … Grandpa Murdock
 
1995-1996 Dave's World (TV series)
Eric Jr. / Eric, Jr.
Stress (1996) … Eric Jr.
Crime and Coconuts (1996) … Eric, Jr.
Catch of the Day (1995) … Eric Jr.
Piano, No Strings (1995) … Eric Jr.
 
1996 Promised Land (TV series)
Brian Drake
The Magic Gate (1996) … Brian Drake
 
1996 Star Trek: Voyager (TV series)
Jor Brel
Remember (1996) … Jor Brel
 
1996 Executive Decision
Admiral Lewis
 
1994 Madman of the People (TV series)
 
1994 A Friend to Die For (TV movie)
Priest
 
1994 Daddy's Girls (TV series)
Pilot (1994)
 
1994 Roswell (TV movie)
James Forrestal
 
1994 When a Man Loves a Woman
Walter
 
1994 The John Larroquette Show (TV series)
Wasted Lives (1994)
 
1994 Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (TV series)
Additional Voices
 
1993 All-New Dennis the Menace (TV series)
Dennis the Genius (1993) (voice)
Wish You Weren't Here (1993) (voice)
Pig Out/Yankee Doodle Dennis (1993) (voice)
Navy Destroyer (1993) (voice)
 
1993 A Case for Murder (TV movie)
Alan Nugent
 
1992-1993 Batman (TV series)
Arnold Stromwell
It's Never Too Late (1992) … Arnold Stromwell (voice)
 
1991 The Last Halloween (TV short)
Grandpa
 
1986-1991 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Billy Simms / Franklin Mayberry / Lt. Aloyius Jarvis / …
Bite the Big Apple (1991) … Lt. Jack Boyle
Something Borrowed, Someone Blue (1989) … Franklin Mayberry
Deadpan (1988) … Lt. Aloyius Jarvis
Deadline for Murder (1986) … Billy Simms
 
1991 The Sitter (TV movie)
Carl
 
1990-1991 Lenny (TV series)
Pat Callahan
Family Matters (1991) … Pat Callahan
Cold (1991) … Pat Callahan
A Fine Romance (1991) … Pat Callahan
 
1991 Father Dowling Mysteries (TV series)
MacElroy
The Priest Killer Mystery (1991) … MacElroy (as Eugene H. Roche)
 
1990/II Eternity
Ridley/Governor
 
1989 An Eight Is Enough Wedding (TV movie)
Osborne Fulbright
 
1987-1988 Perfect Strangers (TV series)
Harry Burns
The Defiant Guys (1988) … Harry Burns
The Break-In (1987) … Harry Burns
 
1983-1988 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Luther H. Gillis
Transitions (1988) … Luther H. Gillis
A.A.P.I. (1986) … Luther H. Gillis
 
1984-1988 Webster (TV series)
Bill Parker
Special Delivery (1987) … Bill Parker
 
1984-1988 Night Court (TV series)
Jack Sullivan
 
1986-1987 Hotel (TV series)
John Lucas / Phil Kroger
Prized Possessions (1987) … Phil Kroger
Double Jeopardy (1986) … John Lucas
 
1987 Mr. President (TV series)
 
1987 Take Five (TV series)
Max Davis
 
1987 Stingray (TV series)
Capt. Tim Greenwood
Playback (1987) … Capt. Tim Greenwood
 
1986 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Michael Clancy
Another Kind of War, Another Kind of Peace (1986) … Michael Clancy
 
1986 Stranded (TV movie)
Sullivan
 
1986 Crazy Like a Fox (TV series)
 
1985 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
Joe Murphy
Something's Going on on This Train (1985) … Joe Murphy
 
1984 Oh, God! You Devil
Charlie Gray
 
1984 Airwolf (TV series)
Eddie Donahough / Senator William Dietz
Firestorm (1984) … Eddie Donahough
Shadow of the Hawke (1984) … Senator William Dietz
 
1984 Pigs vs. Freaks (TV movie)
Police Chief Frank Brockmeyer
 
1984 Airwolf (TV movie)
Senator William Dietz
 
1983 Baby Makes Five (TV series)
Chester Clayton
The Matchmakers (1983) … Chester Clayton
 
1977-1983 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
US Attorney Philip St. Johns / Walter Daniels
Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1983) … US Attorney Philip St. Johns
Main Man (1977) … Walter Daniels
 
1983 Cocaine and Blue Eyes (TV movie)
Sergeant Khoury
 
1983 Johnny Blue (TV movie)
Deputy Police Chief 'Mitch' Mitchell
 
1982 The Juggler of Notre Dame (TV movie)
Father Delany (as Gene Roche)
 
1982 Gimme a Break! (TV series)
Officer Jerry
The Chief's Gay Evening (1982) … Officer Jerry
 
1982 Farrell for the People (TV movie)
Patrick J. Malloy
 
1982 Taxi (TV series)
Jack
The Road Not Taken: Part 1 (1982) … Jack
 
1982 Mr. Merlin (TV series)
 
1981 Darkroom (TV series)
Charlie
A Quiet Funeral (1981) … Charlie
 
1981 Miracle on Ice (TV movie)
Don Craig
 
1978-1981 Soap (TV series)
E. Ronald Mallu / E. Ronald Mallou, Esq.
Episode #4.2 (1980) … E. Ronald Mallu
Episode #4.1 (1980) … E. Ronald Mallu
 
1980 Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case (TV movie)
Gary Gortmaker
 
1980/II Alone at Last (TV movie)
Larry Elliott
 
1979 Love for Rent (TV movie)
Sloane
 
1979 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Business Manager
Hart to Hart (1979) … Business Manager
 
1979 The Child Stealer (TV movie)
Lew Beck
 
1978 The Winds of Kitty Hawk (TV movie)
Bishop Milton Wright
 
1978 Vega$ (TV series)
Paul
Second Stanza (1978) … Paul
 
1976-1978 All in the Family (TV series)
Pinky Peterson
 
1978 Kaz (TV series)
 
1978 The New Maverick (TV movie)
Judge Austin Crupper, President 1st National Bank of Deming Texas
 
1978 Corvette Summer
Ed McGrath
 
1978 The Ghost of Flight 401 (TV movie)
Andrews
 
1977 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (TV series)
Lloyd Casty
Class Dreamers (1977) … Lloyd Casty
 
1977 Lou Grant (TV series)
Jack Riley
Hoax (1977) … Jack Riley
 
1977 Corey: For the People (TV movie)
District Attorney Patrick Shannon
 
1977 Kingston: Confidential (TV series)
Warden Hickok
The Rage at Hannibal (1977) … Warden Hickok
 
1977 Never Con a Killer (TV movie)
Schroeder
 
1977 The Feather and Father Gang (TV series)
Shroeder
Never Con a Killer (1977) … Shroeder
 
1977 The Possessed (TV movie)
Sgt. Taplinger
 
1977 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Major Jim Langston
The Nomads (1977) … Major Jim Langston
 
1977 Police Woman (TV series)
Brian Murphy
Solitaire (1977) … Brian Murphy
 
1977 The Late Show
Ron Birdwell
 
1977 Maude (TV series)
Albie Doyle
Arthur's Crisis (1977) … Albie Doyle
 
1977 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
Dr. George Stegner
 
1976 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Ernie Kilgore
The Bounty Hunter (1976) … Ernie Kilgore
 
1976 Serpico (TV series)
John Maloney
Every Man Must Pay His Dues (1976) … John Maloney
 
1976 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Charley Springer
The Drop (1976) … Charley Springer
 
1976 Bert D'Angelo/Superstar (TV series)
Flannagan's Fleet (1976)
 
1976 Medical Center (TV series)
 
1976 Harry O (TV series)
Sgt. Helmond
Victim (1976) … Sgt. Helmond
 
1976 Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence (TV movie)
Bob Latimer
 
1976 Phyllis (TV series)
Harry Loomis
The $17,623,419.53 Man (1976) … Harry Loomis
 
1975 The Art of Crime (TV movie)
Detective Sergeant Harry Isadore
 
1975 Bronk (TV series)
Frank Bossick
Line of Fire (1975) … Frank Bossick
 
1975 Kojak (TV series)
Patrolman Lyle 'Sandy' Beach / Seymore Haywood
Out of the Frying Pan... (1975) … Patrolman Lyle 'Sandy' Beach
Acts of Desperate Men (1975) … Seymore Haywood
 
1975 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Sheriff Oscar Eberhart
The Adventure of the Chinese Dog (1975) … Sheriff Oscar Eberhart
 
1975 Sunshine (TV series)
Feldon
Why Sam's Paid (1975) … Feldon
 
1975 The Law (TV mini-series)
Mincher
Prior Consent (1975) … Mincher
Complaint Amended (1975) … Mincher
 
1975 Crime Club (TV movie)
Daniel Lawrence
 
1975 The Last Survivors (TV movie)
Prosecutor
 
1975 Mr. Ricco
George Cronyn
 
1975 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Ed Hudson
A Woman's Work Is with a Gun (1975) … Ed Hudson
 
1974 W
Charles Jasper
 
1974 Newman's Law
Reardon
 
1974 Winter Kill (TV movie)
Mayor Clinton Bickford
 
1974 McCloud (TV series)
Rockford
This Must Be the Alamo (1974) … Rockford
 
1974 The Magician (TV series)
Rev. Wally Schneider
The Illusion of the Deadly Conglomerate (1974) … Rev. Wally Schneider
 
1973 Egan (TV movie)
Detective Eddie Egan
 
1973 The Corner Bar (TV series)
Frank Flynn
Aunt Blanche (1973) … Frank Flynn
Fifty Grand (1973) … Frank Flynn
Mixed Doubles (1973) … Frank Flynn
 
1973 The Wide World of Mystery (TV series)
The Murderers (1973)
 
1972 Ironside (TV series)
Marty Chapman
Down Two Roads (1972) … Marty Chapman (as Eugene H. Roche)
 
1972 Slaughterhouse-Five
Edgar Derby
 
1972 Crawlspace (TV movie)
Sheriff Emil Birge
 
1971 They Might Be Giants
Policeman
 
1970 Cotton Comes to Harlem
Anderson
 
1968 Premiere (TV series)
McElheny
Higher and Higher (1968) … McElheny
 
1967 The Catholic Hour (TV series)
Guide
Rebirths of Hope (1967) … Guide
A Father's Death (1967) … Guide
 
1967 The Happening
First Motorcycle Officer
 
1965 The Trials of O'Brien (TV series)
Henchley
How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? (1965) … Henchley (as Gene Roche)
 
1964 The Reporter (TV series)
Baker
No Comment (1964) … Baker (as Gene Roche)
 
1964 East Side/West Side (TV series)
Al Troy
The Name of the Game (1964) … Al Troy
 
1964 Route 66 (TV series)
Mr. King
 
1961-1963 Naked City (TV series)
ADA Smith / George / Patient / …
Color Schemes Like Never Before (1963) … George (as Gene Roche)
Don't Knock It Till You've Tried It (1962) … Patient (uncredited)
One of the Most Important Men in the Whole World (1962) … ADA Smith (as Eugene H. Roach)
The Hot Minerva (1961) … Police Detective (uncredited)
 
1963 Combat! (TV series)
German soldier
The Battle of the Roses (1963) … German soldier (uncredited)
 
1962 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Banker
Jenny (1962) … Banker (uncredited)
 
1962 Car 54, Where Are You? (TV series)
Police Officer
The Beast Who Walked the Bronx (1962) … Police Officer (uncredited)
 
1961 Splendor in the Grass
Private Detective (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1976 All in the Family (TV series)
Beverly Rides Again (1976) (performer: "You Were Meant For Me" 1929 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
2010 The Impossible Itself (documentary)
(Himself)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2005 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Made his professional acting debut in the play "Point of No Return" at the Colonial Theater in Boston. See more »

Alternate Names:

Eugene H. Roach | Eugene H. Roche | Gene Roche
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Persevere, and never allow anything or anyone to deter you from your passion. The world will cheer you one day and dismiss you the next so treat fanfare and failure as twins. See more »

Trivia:

Trained for the stage at the Actors Workshop in San Francisco. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo