Eugene Harrison Roche (September 22, 1928 - July 28, 2004) was an American actor best known for Soap (1978-1980), Executive Decision (1996), and Foul Play (1978).
He was married to Marjory Perkins and Anntoni Bratman and had 9 children with Perkins.
Roche died in 2004 at the age of 75 after suffering a heart attack.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1961: Splendor In The Glass as Private Detective (Uncredited Role)
- 1967: The Happening as First Motorcycle Officer
- 1970: Cotton Comes To Harlem as Lt. Anderson
- 1971: They Might Be Giants as Policeman
- 1972: Crawlspace as Sheriff Emil Birge
- 1972: Slaughterhouse-Five as Edgar Derby
- 1974: Winter Kill as Mayor Clinton Bickford
- 1974: W as Charles Jasper
- 1974: Newmans Law as Reardon
- 1975: Mr. Ricco as George Cronyn
- 1975: The Last Survivors as Prosecutor
- 1975: Crime Club as Daniel Lawrence
- 1975: The Art Of Crime as Det. Sgt. Harry Isadore
- 1976: Mallory Circumstantial Evidence as Bob Latimer
- 1977: The Late Show as Ron Birdwell
- 1977: The Possessed as Sgt. Taplinger
- 1977: Never Con A Killer as Schroeder
- 1977: Corey For The People as D.A. Patrick Shannon
- 1978: The Ghost Of Flight 401 as Andrews
- 1978: Corvette Summer as Ed McGrath
- 1978: Foul Play as Archbishop Thorncrest
- 1978: The New Maverick as Judge Austin Crupper
- 1978: The Winds Of Kitty Hawk as Bishop Milton Wright
- 1979: The Child Stealer as Lew Beck
- 1979: You Can't Take It With You as Paul Sycamore
- 1979: Love For Rent as Sloane
- 1980: Alone At Last as Larry Elliott
- 1980: Rape And Marriage The Rideout Case as Gary Gortmaker
- 1981: Miracle on Ice as Don Craig
- 1982: Pigs Vs Freaks as Police Chief Frank Brockmeyer
- 1982: Farrell For The People as Patrick J. Malloy
- 1982: The Juggler Of Notre Dame as Father Delany
- 1983: Cocaine And Blue Eyes as Sgt. Khoury
- 1983: Johnny Blue as Deputy Police Chief 'Mitch' Mitchell
- 1984: Airwolf as Sen. William Dietz
- 1984: Oh, God! You Devil as Charlie Gray
- 1986: Stranded as Sullivan
- 1989: An Eight Is Enough Wedding as Osborne Fulbright
- 1990: Eternity as Ridley/Governor
- 1991: The Sitter as Carl
- 1993: A Case For Murder as Alan Nugent
- 1994: When a Man Loves a Woman as Walter
- 1994: Roswell as James Forrestal
- 1994: Death of a Cheerleader as Priest
- 1995: Liz The Elizabeth Taylor Story as George Stevens
- 1996: Executive Decision as Admiral Lewis
- 1997: The Rockford Files Shoot Out At The Golden Pagoda as Mr. Francis
- 1999: The Woman Chaser as Used Car Dealer
- 2002: Dancing At The Harvest Moon as Gil Finnigan
Television Roles
- 1961-1963: Naked City as George/Patient/A.D.A. Smith/Police Detective (4 episodes)
- 1962: Car 54, Where Are You? as Police Officer
- 1962-1964: The Defenders as Atty. Gen. Freed/Jury Foreman (2 episodes)
- 1964: Route 66 as Mr. King
- 1964: East Side West Side as Al Troy
- 1964: The Reporter as Baker
- 1965: Profiles In Courage as Sen. Wilks
- 1965: The Trials Of O Brien as Henchley
- 1966: Hawk as Det. Kramer
- 1967: The Catholic Hour as Guide
- 1968: Premiere as McElheny
- 1972: Ironside as Marty Chapman
- 1973: The Corner Bar as Frank Flynn
- 1974: The Magician as Rev. Wally Snider
- 1974: McCloud as Rockford
- 1975: Hawaii Five-O as Ed Hudson
- 1975: The Law as Mincher
- 1975: Sunshine as Feldon
- 1975: Ellery Queen as Sheriff Oscar Eberhart
- 1975: Kojak as Patrolman Lyle 'Sandy' Beach/Seymore Haywood (2 episodes)
- 1975: Bronk as Frank Bossick
- 1976: Phyllis as Harry Loomis
- 1976: Harry O as Sgt. Helmond
- 1976: Bert D Angelo Superstar as Eamonn Flannagan
- 1976: The Streets of San Francisco as Charley Springer
- 1976: Serpico as John Maloney
- 1976: Barnaby Jones as Ernie Kilgore
- 1976-1978: All in the Family as Pinky Peterson (3 episodes)
- 1977: Starsky & Hutch as Dr. George Stegner
- 1977: Maude as Albie Doyle
- 1977: Police Woman as Keith Murphy
- 1977: Tales of the Unexpected as Major Jim Langston
- 1977: The Feather And Father Gang as Shroeder
- 1977: Kingston Confidential as Warden Hickok
- 1977: Lou Grant as Jack Riley
- 1977: What Really Happened To The Class Of 65 as Lloyd Casty
- 1977-1983: Quincy, M.E. as Philip St. Johns/Walter Daniels (2 episodes)
- 1978: Vegas as Paul
- 1978-1980: Soap as E. Ronald Mallu (14 episodes)
- 1978-1981: Insight as Judge Wilton/Father Paul (2 episodes)
- 1979: Hart to Hart as Business Manager
- 1980: Good Time Henry as Jimmy Hughes
- 1981: Jessica Novak as Rev. Donald Pederson
- 1981: Darkroom as Charlie Provo
- 1982: Mr Merlin as Harry Reiner
- 1982: Taxi as Jack
- 1982: No Soap, Radio as The Boss's Head
- 1982: Gimme a Break! as Officer Jerry
- 1983: Baby Makes Five as Chester Clayton
- 1983: Masquerade as Phil Banacek
- 1983-1985: Magnum, P.I. as Luther H. Gillis (5 episodes)
- 1984: Airwolf as Eddie Donahough/Sen. William Dietz (2 episodes)
- 1984-1988: Night Court as Jack Sullivan (3 episodes)
- 1984-1988: Webster as Bill Parker (50 episodes)
- 1985: Hardcastle and McCormick as Joe Murphy
- 1986: Highway to Heaven as Michael Clancy
- 1986-1987: Hotel as Phil Kroger/John Lucas (2 episodes)
- 1986-1991: Murder, She Wrote as Lt. Jack Boyle/Franklin Mayberry/Lt. Aloysius Jarvis/Billy Simms (4 episodes)
- 1987: Stingray as Capt. Tim Greenwood
- 1987: Take Five as Max Davis
- 1987-1988: Perfect Strangers as Harry Burns (4 episodes)
- 1990-1991: Lenny as Pat Callahan
- 1991: Father Dowling Mysteries as MacElroy
- 1992: Julie as I.F. 'Wooley' Woolstein
- 1992-1993: Batman: The Animated Series as Arnold Stromwell (2 episodes)
- 1994: The John Larroquette Show as Mr. Hampton
- 1994: Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? as Various
- 1994: Madman Of The People as Scully
- 1995-1996: Dave's World as Eric Jr. (5 episodes)
- 1996: Star Trek: Voyager as Jor Brel
- 1996: Promised Land as Brian Drake
- 1997: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids as Grandpa Murdock
- 1998: Brothers Keeper as Snappy
- 1999: The Chimp Channel as Murray Price (voice)
- 1999: Family Law as Judge Theodore Foley
- 2000: Chicken Soup For The Soul as Mayor
- 2000: For Your Love as Mel's Boss
- 2001: That's My Bush! as The Warden
- 2001: The Chronicle as Arnie Campbell
- 2001: The Trouble With Normal as Bernie
- 2003: The Guardian as Judge Alan
- 2003: The Division as Confessional Priest
- 2003: American Dreams as Dr. Light
- 2004: 7th Heaven as John's Dad
Shorts
- 1973: Egan as Det. Eddie Egan
- 1991: The Last Halloween as Grandpa
