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Jack Roach(1889-1979)

  • Casting Director
  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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John B. Roach was a cinematographer and worked in a variety of other duties (location scout, etc.) for his younger brother producer/director Hal Roach (1892-1992). He moved to California from Elmira, NY when his younger brother became successful as a Hollywood producer. The Roach brothers' mother and father also moved to California. Charles "Dad" Roach (1860-1936) became the Treasurer and Secretary of the Hal Roach Studios for many years until his death. John B. (Jack) Roach lived to be 90 years of age.
BornSeptember 15, 1889
DiedNovember 8, 1979(90)
BornSeptember 15, 1889
DiedNovember 8, 1979(90)
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Known for

Kathleen Key and Francis McDonald in The Desert's Toll (1926)
The Desert's Toll
  • Cinematographer
  • 1926
Mercredi après-midi (1971)
Mercredi après-midi
7.5
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1971
Max Davidson, James Finlayson, Carl Miller, and Mabel Normand in Raggedy Rose (1926)
Raggedy Rose
6.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1926
Francis McDonald and Edna Murphy in The Valley of Hell (1927)
The Valley of Hell
  • Cinematographer
  • 1927

Credits

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Casting Director



  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Maison de tout repos (1932)
    Maison de tout repos
    7.3
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Wild Babies!
    4.9
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Zasu Pitts and Thelma Todd in The Old Bull (1932)
    The Old Bull
    5.5
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Charley Chase in First in War (1932)
    First in War
    6.3
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Prenez garde au lion (1932)
    Prenez garde au lion
    6.8
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Mickey Daniels in Too Many Women (1932)
    Too Many Women
    5.7
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • The Pooch (1932)
    The Pooch
    7.4
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Strictly Unreliable (1932)
    Strictly Unreliable
    5.9
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Matthew 'Stymie' Beard in Choo-Choo! (1932)
    Choo-Choo!
    7.5
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Mickey Daniels, Gordon Douglas, and Grady Sutton in You're Telling Me (1932)
    You're Telling Me
    6.1
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Betty Bolen and Grady Sutton in The Knockout (1932)
    The Knockout
    5.5
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Sous les verrous (1931)
    Sous les verrous
    6.8
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Ladies Last
    6.2
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Bigger and Better
    6.0
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Dollar Dizzy (1930)
    Dollar Dizzy
    6.6
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1930

Cinematographer



  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Une saisie mouvementée (1929)
    Une saisie mouvementée
    6.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1929
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in La flotte est dans le lac (1929)
    La flotte est dans le lac
    7.2
    Short
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Oliver Hardy, Jean Harlow, and Stan Laurel in Son altesse royale (1929)
    Son altesse royale
    6.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Edgar Kennedy, Stan Laurel, and Thelma Todd in On n'a pas l'habitude (1929)
    On n'a pas l'habitude
    7.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1929
  • Y a erreur! (1929)
    Y a erreur!
    7.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1929
  • Un homme à boue (1928)
    Un homme à boue
    6.7
    Short
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1928
  • Francis McDonald and Edna Murphy in The Valley of Hell (1927)
    The Valley of Hell
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • Kathleen Key and Francis McDonald in The Desert's Toll (1926)
    The Desert's Toll
    • Cinematographer
    • 1926
  • Lucy Beaumont, Vivien Oakland, and Glenn Tryon in Deux maris, des soucis! (1926)
    Deux maris, des soucis!
    5.1
    Short
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1926
  • Max Davidson, James Finlayson, Carl Miller, and Mabel Normand in Raggedy Rose (1926)
    Raggedy Rose
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1926
  • Pierre Couderc, Katherine Grant, and Stan Laurel in Coeurs givrés (1923)
    Coeurs givrés
    6.2
    Short
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1923

Camera and Electrical Department



  • Mercredi après-midi (1971)
    Mercredi après-midi
    7.5
    • key grip
    • 1971
  • Marcello Mastroianni in Léo le dernier (1970)
    Léo le dernier
    5.8
    • grip
    • 1970
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Un jour une bergère (1934)
    Un jour une bergère
    7.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, and Stan Laurel in Oeil pour oeil (1929)
    Oeil pour oeil
    7.6
    Short
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Oliver Hardy, William Courtright, and Stan Laurel in C'est ma femme (1929)
    C'est ma femme
    6.8
    Short
    • camera operator
    • 1929
  • Y a erreur! (1929)
    Y a erreur!
    7.0
    Short
    • camera operator
    • 1929
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Vive la liberté (1929)
    Vive la liberté
    7.5
    Short
    • camera operator
    • 1929
  • Maître Hardy et son valet Stan (1928)
    Maître Hardy et son valet Stan
    6.3
    Short
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1928
  • Oliver Hardy, Kay Deslys, Anita Garvin, Stan Laurel, and Tiny Sandford in Leur instant d'humiliation (1928)
    Leur instant d'humiliation
    6.6
    Short
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1928
  • Max Davidson, James Finlayson, Carl Miller, and Mabel Normand in Raggedy Rose (1926)
    Raggedy Rose
    6.7
    • camera operator
    • 1926
  • Charlot à la banque (1915)
    Charlot à la banque
    6.6
    Short
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1915

Personal details

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  • Born
    • September 15, 1889
    • Elmira, New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 8, 1979
    • San Diego, California, USA

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