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Egbert "Bert" Roach was an American film actor. He appeared in 327 films between 1914 and 1951. He was born in Washington, D.C., and died in Los Angeles, California, age 79.
Birth Name
Egbert Roach
Born
Friday, 21 August 1891
Died
Tuesday, 16 February 1971
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Magnum, P.I. | Wade Trumbull | 1980 |
| The Big Parade of Comedy | Foster in 'The Thin Man' / (archive footage) | 1964 |
| The Tall Target | Politician | 1951 |
| Show Boat | Drunk | 1951 |
| Strictly Dishonorable | Stage Hand at 'Faust' | 1951 |
| Excuse My Dust | Stablehand | 1951 |
| No Questions Asked | Mac - Bartender | 1951 |
| The Great Caruso | Spotlight Operator | 1951 |
| Inside Straight | Broker | 1951 |
| Song of Love | Stage Manager | 1947 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Magnum, P.I. | Wade Trumbull | 1980 |
| The Big Parade of Comedy | Foster in 'The Thin Man' / (archive footage) | 1964 |
| The Tall Target | Politician | 1951 |
| Show Boat | Drunk | 1951 |
| Strictly Dishonorable | Stage Hand at 'Faust' | 1951 |
| Excuse My Dust | Stablehand | 1951 |
| No Questions Asked | Mac - Bartender | 1951 |
| The Great Caruso | Spotlight Operator | 1951 |
| Inside Straight | Broker | 1951 |
| Song of Love | Stage Manager | 1947 |
| Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome - Ralph Byrd As Dick Tracy, Featuring Boris Karloff | Crandall | 1947 |
| The Perils of Pauline | Western Saloon Set Bartender | 1947 |
| Duel in the Sun | Barbecue Guest | 1947 |
| Fun on a Weekend | Oswald J. Nicholl | 1947 |
| The Time, the Place and the Girl | Process Server | 1946 |
| Bringing Up Father | Calendar Man | 1946 |
| Wife Wanted | Arthur Mayfield | 1946 |
| No Leave, No Love | Hotel Clerk | 1946 |
| Decoy | Mack - Bartender / Bartender | 1946 |
| The Strange Love of Martha Ivers | Man Waiting for Friend | 1946 |
| The Missing Lady | Waldo - Bar Drunk | 1946 |
| Sing While You Dance | Jerome Smith | 1946 |
| Man from Rainbow Valley | Mayor | 1946 |
| Rendezvous 24 | Herr Kompenik | 1946 |
| Little Giant | Joe - Bartender | 1946 |
| Girl on the Spot | Diner Hit on Head | 1946 |
| Shady Lady | Clerk | 1945 |
| Swingin' on a Rainbow | Drunk | 1945 |
| Lady on a Train | Fat Man in Newsreel Theatre | 1945 |
| Bedside Manner | George Hastings | 1945 |
| Blonde from Brooklyn | Drunk | 1945 |
| Where Do We Go from Here? | Dutch Councilman | 1945 |
| The Princess and the Pirate | Companion of Drunken Pirate | 1944 |
| Music in Manhattan | Fat Man in Ticket Line | 1944 |
| That's My Gal | Stagehand | 1944 |
| Sensations of 1945 | Photographer in Penny Arcade Number | 1944 |
| Song of the Open Road | Crowd Extra | 1944 |
| Gambler's Choice | Bob | 1944 |
| The Falcon Out West | Charlie - Nightclub Drunk | 1944 |
| Shine on Harvest Moon | Drunk on Street | 1944 |
| Lost Angel | Man Eating Spaghetti | 1943 |
| Mardi Gras | Chamberlain | 1943 |
| Hi Diddle Diddle | Husband, Taxi Cab Bit / Frustrated Taxi Passenger | 1943 |
| Quiet Please: Murder | Hungry Library Patron | 1942 |
| Tennessee Johnson | Drunk | 1942 |
| Once Upon a Honeymoon | Ship Bartender | 1942 |
| Dr. Renault's Secret | Hotel Proprietor / Inn Proprietor | 1942 |
| My Sister Eileen | Pete the Drunk | 1942 |
| Cairo | Sleeping Man in Cavity Rock Theater | 1942 |
| I Married an Angel | Board Member | 1942 |
| My Favorite Spy | Pedestrian in Park | 1942 |
| Grand Central Murder | Tubby | 1942 |
| The Wife Takes a Flyer | Guldschreschts | 1942 |
| Fingers at the Window | Krum | 1942 |
| Hellzapoppin' | Robert T. MacChesney | 1941 |
| Birth of the Oases | Fat Man Sleeping in Theater | 1941 |
| Birth of the Blues | Fat Man Sleeping in Theater | 1941 |
| Three Girls About Town | Advising Drunk | 1941 |
| Time Out for Rhythm | Drunk | 1941 |
| Bachelor Daddy | Louie | 1941 |
| The Hard-Boiled Canary | Cop | 1941 |
| Love Crazy | Front Desk Clerk | 1941 |
| I'll Wait for You | Hotel Clerk | 1941 |
| The People vs. Dr. Kildare | Father | 1941 |
| Washington Melodrama | Taxi Driver #1 | 1941 |
| You're the One | Man in Wheel Chair | 1941 |
| Ride, Kelly, Ride | Fat Man | 1941 |
| Sandy Gets Her Man | License Clerk | 1940 |
| Yesterday's Heroes | Dave | 1940 |
| The Mortal Storm | Fat Song Leader in Cafe | 1940 |
| Women Without Names | Ogrim - Stubborn Juror | 1940 |
| The Great Victor Herbert | Skit Comic | 1939 |
| Another Thin Man | Cookie - the Drinker | 1939 |
| Fast and Furious | Bartender | 1939 |
| Nurse Edith Cavell | George Moulin | 1939 |
| Man About Town | Arab Petitioner in Show | 1939 |
| The Man in the Iron Mask | Athos | 1939 |
| Rose of Washington Square | Mr. Paunch | 1939 |
| Code of the Streets | Joe | 1939 |
| Hotel Imperial | Fat Comic | 1939 |
| Inside Story | Hopkins | 1939 |
| Honolulu | Grayson's Party Guest | 1939 |
| They Made Me a Criminal | Hendricks | 1939 |
| Mr. Moto's Last Warning | Hotel Clerk | 1939 |
| Disbarred | Brimmer's Frightened Witness | 1939 |
| Say It in French | Waiter | 1938 |
| Sharpshooters | Landlord | 1938 |
| The Great Waltz | Vogelhuber | 1938 |
| Five of a Kind | Big Man in Asa's Store | 1938 |
| The Arkansas Traveler | Optimistic Hobo | 1938 |
| Rascals | Townsman on Street | 1938 |
| Stolen Heaven | Wenzel | 1938 |
| Romance on the Run | Happy Drunk | 1938 |
| Joy of Living | German Waiter at Beer Garden / German Waiter at Beer Garden (Uncredited) | 1938 |
| Walking Down Broadway | Archie - Stage Manager | 1938 |
| Mad About Music | Conductor | 1938 |
| A Slight Case of Murder | Speakeasy Proprietor | 1938 |
| International Settlement | Lord Fauntleroy | 1938 |
| Mannequin | Mr. Schwartz / Mr. Schwartz (Uncredited) | 1938 |
| The Jury's Secret | Juror Hackenmeir | 1938 |
| Algiers | Bertier | 1938 |
| Change of Heart | Plumber | 1938 |
| Prescription for Romance | Police Sergeant | 1937 |
| Beg, Borrow or Steal | Mr. Ed Thompson | 1937 |
| Double Wedding | Shrank | 1937 |
| This Way Please | Wagon Driver | 1937 |
| The Girl Said No | Sugar Plum | 1937 |
| Think Fast, Mr. Moto | Ship's Bartender | 1937 |
| Saratoga | Passenger on Train | 1937 |
| The Emperor's Candlesticks | Hotel Clerk | 1937 |
| Married Before Breakfast | Waiter | 1937 |
| The Good Old Soak | Mike | 1937 |
| Sing While You're Able | Val Blodgett | 1937 |
| John Meade's Woman | Drunk at Party | 1937 |
| God's Country and the Woman | Kewpie | 1937 |
| The Mandarin Mystery | Police Detective | 1936 |
| Love on the Run | Palace Tour Member | 1936 |
| Mister Cinderella | Mr. G.W. Mason | 1936 |
| The Longest Night | Undetermined Supporting Role | 1936 |
| Echo Mountain | Gustav | 1936 |
| Hollywood Boulevard | Bit | 1936 |
| San Francisco | Freddie Duane | 1936 |
| Fury | Waiter | 1936 |
| Sons o' Guns | Vogel | 1936 |
| Love Before Breakfast | Party Host / The Host | 1936 |
| Things You Never See on the Screen | Self | 1935 |
| Guard That Girl | Ellwood | 1935 |
| Bad Boy | Pool Table Customer | 1935 |
| Keystone Hotel | Hotel Manager | 1935 |
| Here Comes the Band | Drummer in Band | 1935 |
| Public Hero Number 1 | Salesman on Bus Annoying Terry | 1935 |
| Goin' to Town | Cowboy | 1935 |
| Traveling Saleslady | Harry | 1935 |
| Night Life of the Gods | Oscar | 1935 |
| Shadow of Doubt | Stumbling Detective After Trenna / Detective | 1935 |
| Society Doctor | Nervous Expectant Father | 1935 |
| The Firebird | First Policeman | 1934 |
| Paris Interlude | Noble | 1934 |
| Handy Andy | Phil | 1934 |
| I Give My Love | Bartender | 1934 |
| Little Man, What Now? | Robust Job-Seeker | 1934 |
| Half a Sinner | Rumplemeyer | 1934 |
| The Thin Man | Foster | 1934 |
| Marrying Widows | The Husband's Partner | 1934 |
| Search for Beauty | Health Acres Guest at Bar | 1934 |
| Only Yesterday | Rex - Party Guest / Rex (Uncredited) | 1933 |
| Secret Sinners | The Out of Work Actor | 1933 |
| Rafter Romance | Drunken Tenant | 1933 |
| Easy Millions | 1933 | |
| Daring Daughters | Joby Johnson | 1933 |
| Hallelujah I'm a Bum | John | 1933 |
| Call Her Savage | Man Who Picks Up Nasa / Man Who Tries to Pick Up Nasa (Uncredited) | 1932 |
| Evenings for Sale | Otto Volk | 1932 |
| The Pride of the Legion | Drunk | 1932 |
| They Call It Sin | Mr. Goodrich | 1932 |
| Hat Check Girl | A Party Guest | 1932 |
| Love Me Tonight | Emile | 1932 |
| Bird of Paradise | Hector | 1932 |
| Night World | Tommy | 1932 |
| Hotel Continental | Charlie Layton | 1932 |
| The Impatient Maiden | Mr. Gilman | 1932 |
| Murders in the Rue Morgue | Paul | 1932 |
| Arrowsmith | Bert Tozer | 1931 |
| 6 Cylinder Love | Harold Rogers | 1931 |
| Three Girls Lost | Undetermined Role | 1931 |
| Bad Sister | Wade Trumbull | 1931 |
| Captain Thunder | Pablo | 1930 |
| The Princess and the Plumber | Albert Bowers | 1930 |
| Viennese Nights | Gus Sascher | 1930 |
| Liliom | Wolf | 1930 |
| Lawful Larceny | French | 1930 |
| The Song of the Flame | Count Boris | 1930 |
| Hold Everything | Nosey Bartlett | 1930 |
| Down with Husbands | George Fuller | 1930 |
| No, No, Nanette | Bill Early | 1930 |
| Show of Shows | Father of Twins in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number | 1929 |
| So Long Letty | Tommy Robbins | 1929 |
| The Argyle Case | Joe | 1929 |
| The Time, the Place and the Girl | Bert Holmes | 1929 |
| Honeymoon | Bert | 1928 |
| The Last Warning | Mike Brody | 1928 |
| A Lady of Chance | Fat Man Who Flirts With Dolly | 1928 |
| Show People | Heavyset Man in Casting Agency | 1928 |
| Telling the World | Lane | 1928 |
| A Certain Young Man | Mr. Crutchley | 1928 |
| Riders of the Dark | Sheriff Snodgrass | 1928 |
| Under the Black Eagle | Hans Schmidt | 1928 |
| The Crowd | Bert | 1928 |
| The Latest from Paris | Bert Blevins | 1928 |
| The Battle of the Century | Ringside Spectator | 1927 |
| Twelve Miles Out | Luke | 1927 |
| The Taxi Dancer | Charlie Cook | 1927 |
| The Flaming Forest | Sloppy | 1926 |
| Money Talks | Oscar Waters | 1926 |
| 1925 Studio Tour | Self | 1925 |
| The Denial | Arthur | 1925 |
| Smouldering Fires | Member of the Committee | 1925 |
| Under a Spell | The Valet | 1925 |
| That's the Spirit | The Butler | 1924 |
| One Wet Night | Nervy Ned's Valet | 1924 |
| The Storm Daughter | Olaf Swensen | 1924 |
| A Lady of Quality | Sir Christopher Crowell | 1924 |
| Accidents Will Happen | Ned's Valet | 1922 |
| The Black Bag | Mulready | 1922 |
| The Millionaire | Bobo Harmsworth | 1921 |
| The Rowdy | Howard Morse | 1921 |
| Down on the Farm | Roach - the Farmer | 1920 |
| Hearts and Flowers | Al - the Flower Girl's 2nd Brother / Al | 1919 |
| Yankee Doodle in Berlin | Von Hindenburg | 1919 |
| Cold Hearts and Hot Flames | 1916 | |
| Live Wires and Love Sparks | Undetermined Supporting Role | 1916 |
| Fatty's Magic Pants | Party Guest | 1914 |
