Eugene Roche
Biography
Eugene Roche was an American actor who began on stage in 1953 and reached Broadway in 1961 with a bit part in Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole. Born in Boston, he later acted on Broadway in Mother Courage and The White House. He had recurring parts in television comedy on Soap, Night Court, Webster, and Perfect Strangers, and he appeared on All in the Family as Pinky Peterson. After playing a prisoner of war in Slaughterhouse Five (1972), he had supporting roles in Foul Play (1978), Corvette Summer (1978), and The Late Show (1977), often as ordinary men capable of violence or perversity. He also appeared twice on Airwolf and made appearances on Kojak, Murder, She Wrote, and Star Trek: Voyager. He was remembered for playing the Ajax Dishwasher in commercials and died in 2004.
75years old at death
- Born Boston
- Died Encino
- Star sign: VirgoLast day of the sign, on the Libra cusp
- Also credited as Eugene Harrison Roche and Gene Roche
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 27 years1970 to 1997
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First role
Roche had been acting on stages since 1953. He first appeared on Broadway in 1961, as a bit player in Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole with Darren McGavin.
Eugene Roche movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Eugene Roche shares two films with Philip Bruns, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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John Leguizamo's page
M. Emmet Walsh's page
Martin Sheen's page
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All films by Stuart Baird
Luis MandokiDirector, 1 film, 1994
All films by Luis Mandoki
All films by Colin Higgins
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