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Egbert "Bert" Roach (August 21, 1891 – February 16, 1971) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 320 films between 1914 and 1951. He was born in Washington, D.C. , and died in Los Angeles, California , age 79.
Bert Roach. Actor: So Long Letty. 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 Fatty's Magic Pants (1914).
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- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Bert Roach. Actor: So Long Letty. 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.
- August 21, 1891
- February 16, 1971
Egbert "Bert" Roach (August 21, 1891 – February 16, 1971) 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.
Bert Roach was born Egbert Roach in Washington, D.C. in 1891. A prolific character actor and singer, he made his Broadway debut in 1911 at the age of 20. After touring with various stock companies, Roach made his film debut in 1914 for Universal Film Manufacturing .
Actor, Comedian, Film Director. He was a comedic chubby actor who was best known for playing the character roles of assassins, party guests, policemen, soldiers, actors, farmers, fathers, businessmen, landlords, husbands, widowers, valets, and butlers, in both silent films and sound fiilms, usually classic westerns or...
Bert Roach. Actor, Director. Born August 21, 1891 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. 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.
