Portrait of Bert Roach

Acting

Bert Roach

Career

Active from 1917 to 1943, busiest in 1930 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Crowd
The Crowd
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bert Roach Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Silent Era 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Early Sound Era 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Silent Film Era 2
  • Physical Comedy 2
  • Slapstick 2
  • Mad Scientist 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

154
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 65
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Foster in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 66
Show Boat
Show Boat (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

as Drunk (uncredited)

The Tall Target
The Tall Target (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

as Politician (uncredited)

1940s

36 titles ยท average score 64
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
GoodWatch score 51

as Crandall (uncredited)

The Perils of Pauline
The Perils of Pauline (1947)
GoodWatch score 58

as Western Saloon Set Bartender

Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun (1946)
GoodWatch score 71

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Decoy
Decoy (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bartender

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
GoodWatch score 86

as Man Waiting (uncredited)

Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras (1943)

as Chamberlain

Dr. Renault's Secret
Dr. Renault's Secret (1942)
GoodWatch score 52

as Inn Proprietor

Once Upon a Honeymoon
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ship Bartender (uncredited)

Hellzapoppin'
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
GoodWatch score 77

as Robert T. MacChesney (uncredited)

Love Crazy
Love Crazy (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

as Front Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Bachelor Daddy
Bachelor Daddy (1941)

as Louie

The Mortal Storm
The Mortal Storm (1940)
GoodWatch score 89

as Fat Song Leader in Cafe

1930s

71 titles ยท average score 64
The Thin Man
The Thin Man (1934)
GoodWatch score 85

as Crying Man at Party (uncredited)

Daring Daughters
Daring Daughters (1933)

as Joby Johnson

Murders in the Rue Morgue
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
GoodWatch score 68

as Paul

Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise (1932)
GoodWatch score 51

as Hector

Evenings for Sale
Evenings for Sale (1932)

as Otto Volk

Hotel Continental
Hotel Continental (1932)

as Charlie Layton

No, No, Nanette
No, No, Nanette (1930)

as Bill Early

The Song of the Flame
The Song of the Flame (1930)

as Count Boris

Down with Husbands
Down with Husbands (1930)

as George Fuller

Captain Thunder
Captain Thunder (1930)
GoodWatch score 45

as Pablo

Viennese Nights
Viennese Nights (1930)

as Gus Sascher

Lawful Larceny
Lawful Larceny (1930)

as French

1920s

39 titles ยท average score 70
So Long Letty
So Long Letty (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as Tommy Robbins

The Crowd
The Crowd (1928)
GoodWatch score 89

as Bert

Show People
Show People (1928)
GoodWatch score 84

as Heavyset Man in Casting Agency (uncredited)

Under the Black Eagle
Under the Black Eagle (1928)

as Hans Schmidt

A Certain Young Man
A Certain Young Man (1928)

as Mr. Crutchley

Tillie the Toiler
Tillie the Toiler (1927)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bill

Tin Hats
Tin Hats (1926)

as "Dutch" Krausmeyer

Under a Spell
Under a Spell (1925)

as The Valet

The Denial
The Denial (1925)

as Arthur

A Small Town Idol
A Small Town Idol (1921)

as Martin Brown

She Sighed by the Seaside
She Sighed by the Seaside (1921)

as The Widower

Down on the Farm
Down on the Farm (1920)

as Roach - the Farmer

1910s

5 titles ยท average score 54
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)
GoodWatch score 55

as Von Hindenburg

Hearts and Flowers
Hearts and Flowers (1919)

as Al

Why Beaches Are Popular
Why Beaches Are Popular (1919)

as Bert Roach

Soapsuds and Sirens
Soapsuds and Sirens (1917)

as Mr. Printum

Fatty's Magic Pants
Fatty's Magic Pants (1914)
GoodWatch score 53

as Party Guest (uncredited)