Bert Roach

Career timeline

1. 1891 · Born

   Born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

2. 1914 · Screen debut

   Fatty's Magic Pants (Movie)

3. 1934 · Breakthrough

   The Thin Man (Movie)

4. 1964 · Latest release

   The Big Parade of Comedy (Movie)

5. 1971 · Died

   February 16, 1971

Career in numbers

3 1910s

8 1920s

40 1930s

26 1940s

2 1950s

1 1960s

• Comedy38
• Drama31
• Romance29
• Crime15
• Mystery13
• Music11

Highest-rated title The Crowd 1928 7.6 Most popular title The Thin Man 1934 7.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Bert Roach in our catalogue.

Robert Young

5 titles together

Cecil Cunningham

3 titles together

Edward Everett Horton

3 titles together

Nat Pendleton

3 titles together

Grant Mitchell

3 titles together

Robert Coote

2 titles together

Otto Kruger

2 titles together

William Powell

2 titles together

E. E. Clive

2 titles together

Jack Carson

2 titles together

1. 1964 The Big Parade of Comedy as Foster in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited) Movie
2. 1951 The Tall Target as Politician (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
3. 1951 Show Boat as Drunk (uncredited) 6.2 Movie
4. 1947 Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome as Crandall (uncredited) 5.5 Movie
5. 1947 The Perils of Pauline as Western Saloon Set Bartender Movie
6. 1947 Fun on a Weekend as Oswald J. Nicholl Movie
7. 1946 Duel in the Sun as Party Guest (uncredited) 6.4 Movie
8. 1946 Decoy as Bartender 5.9 Movie
9. 1946 The Strange Love of Martha Ivers as Man Waiting (uncredited) 7.1 Movie
10. 1946 Little Giant as Joe (bartender) (uncredited) 5.4 Movie
11. 1945 Swingin' on a Rainbow as Drunken Man (uncredited) Movie
12. 1945 Lady on a Train 6.6 Movie
13. 1945 Bedside Manner as George Hastings Movie
14. 1944 Shine on Harvest Moon as Drunk (uncredited) Movie
15. 1943 Mardi Gras as Chamberlain Movie
16. 1943 Hi Diddle Diddle as Fat Man Movie
17. 1942 Once Upon a Honeymoon as Ship Bartender (uncredited) 6.3 Movie
18. 1942 Dr. Renault's Secret as Inn Proprietor Movie
19. 1942 My Sister Eileen as Pete the Drunk (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
20. 1942 Cairo as Sleepy Man (uncredited) Movie
21. 1942 My Favorite Spy as Pedestrian in Park Movie
22. 1942 Grand Central Murder as Tubby (uncredited) 5.7 Movie
23. 1942 The Wife Takes a Flyer as Guldschreschts Movie
24. 1942 Fingers at the Window as Krum Movie
25. 1941 Love Crazy as Front Desk Clerk (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
26. 1941 I'll Wait for You as Jim, the Hotel Clerk (uncredited) Movie
27. 1941 You're the One as Man in Wheel Chair Movie
28. 1940 The Mortal Storm as Fat Song Leader in Cafe 7.4 Movie
29. 1940 Women Without Names as Ogrim - Stubborn Juror Movie
30. 1939 Another Thin Man as Cookie (uncredited) 7.2 Movie
31. 1939 Fast and Furious as Bartender (uncredited) Movie
32. 1939 Nurse Edith Cavell as George Moulin Movie
33. 1939 The Man in the Iron Mask as Athos 7.0 Movie
34. 1939 Rose of Washington Square as Mr. Paunch (uncredited) Movie
35. 1939 Honolulu as Grayson's Party Guest (uncredited) Movie
36. 1939 They Made Me a Criminal as Hendricks (uncredited) 6.3 Movie
37. 1939 Mr. Moto's Last Warning as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) 5.6 Movie
38. 1938 Say It in French as Waiter Movie
39. 1938 The Great Waltz as Vogelhuber Movie
40. 1938 Joy of Living as German Waiter at Beer Garden (Uncredited) Movie
41. 1938 A Slight Case of Murder as Speakeasy Proprietor (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
42. 1938 International Settlement as Lord Fauntleroy Movie
43. 1938 Mannequin as Mr. Schwartz (Uncredited) 6.0 Movie
44. 1938 The Jury's Secret as Juror Hackenmeir Movie
45. 1937 Beg, Borrow or Steal as Mr. Ed Thompson (uncredited) Movie
46. 1937 Double Wedding as Shrank 6.4 Movie
47. 1937 The Girl Said No as Sugar Plum Movie
48. 1937 Saratoga as Passenger on Train (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
49. 1937 The Emperor's Candlesticks as Hotel Clerk Movie
50. 1937 God's Country and the Woman as Kewpie Movie
51. 1936 San Francisco as Freddie Duane 6.6 Movie
52. 1936 Fury as Waiter (uncredited) 7.5 Movie
53. 1935 Here Comes the Band as Drummer in Band Movie
54. 1935 Public Hero Number 1 as Salesman on Bus Annoying Terry (uncredited) Movie
55. 1934 Paris Interlude as Noble Movie
56. 1934 Half a Sinner as Rumplemeyer Movie
57. 1934 The Thin Man as Crying Man at Party (uncredited) 7.5 Movie
58. 1933 Only Yesterday as Rex (Uncredited) Movie
59. 1933 Hallelujah, I'm a Bum as John Movie
60. 1932 Call Her Savage as Man Who Tries to Pick Up Nasa (Uncredited) 5.7 Movie
61. 1932 Evenings for Sale as Otto Volk Movie
62. 1932 Love Me Tonight as Emile 6.6 Movie
63. 1932 Bird of Paradise as Hector 5.1 Movie
64. 1932 Night World as Tommy Movie
65. 1932 Murders in the Rue Morgue as Paul 6.1 Movie
66. 1931 Arrowsmith as Bert Tozer 6.5 Movie
67. 1931 Six Cylinder Love as Harold Rogers Movie
68. 1931 The Bad Sister as Wade Trumbull 5.6 Movie
69. 1930 Liliom as Wolf Movie
70. 1928 The Last Warning as Mike Brody 6.7 Movie
71. 1928 Show People as Heavyset Man in Casting Agency (uncredited) 7.1 Movie
72. 1928 The Crowd as Bert 7.6 Movie
73. 1928 The Latest from Paris as Bert Blevins Movie
74. 1927 The Battle of the Century as Ringside spectator 6.9 Movie
75. 1921 She Sighed by the Seaside as The Widower Movie
76. 1920 Married Life as (uncredited) Movie
77. 1920 Down on the Farm as Roach - the Farmer Movie
78. 1919 Why Beaches Are Popular as Bert Roach Movie
79. 1919 Yankee Doodle in Berlin as Von Hindenburg Movie
80. 1914 Fatty's Magic Pants as Party Guest (uncredited) Movie

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