Bert Roach
Bert Roach was born on Aug 21, 1891 in USA. Bert Roach's big-screen debut came with Down on the Farm directed by Ray Grey in 1920, strarring Roach - the Farmer. Bert Roach is known for The Strange Love of Martha Ivers directed by Lewis Milestone, Barbara Stanwyck stars as Martha Ivers and Van Heflin as Sam Masterson. The upcoming new movie Bert Roach plays is Show Boat which will be released on Sep 24, 1951.
Chubby silent film comic Bert Roach began on the New York stage at the age of 17. In 1911, he headlined in the two-act musical farce Louisiana Lou and then spent several years in stock as a lead tenor. Two years later, he made his screen debut at Keystone in Mack Sennett's La culotte magique de Fatty (1914). From then on, he remained busily engaged as a utility player, tallying up an impressive 350-plus acting credits. Often sporting an oversized Germanic moustache, Bert was a natural for silent slapstick. He had recurring roles in several Alice Howell vehicles at Universal in the mid-20s. In early talkies, he was employed by both Al Christie and Hal Roach (no relation) where he often showed his penchant for playing inebriates. He also had a good line in looking scared out of his wits, which he demonstrated to effect in Double assassinat dans la rue Morgue (1932). On rare occasions, he was featured support in A-grade product like San Francisco (1936) (Freddie Duane) or L'homme au masque de fer (1939) (Athos). For the most part, however, he was merely glimpsed in the background as nameless bartenders, stage hands, drunks and 'fat men'. Bert was one of many veteran silent comics who came together in 1947 to appear in the (inaccurate) Pearl White biopic Les exploits de Pearl White (1947), starring Betty Hutton.
Birthday
Aug 21, 1891Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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