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Eugene Roche

Actor

Eugene Roche

Born September 22, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, USADied July 28, 200448 films

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Eugene Harrison Roche (September 22, 1928 - July 28, 2004) was an American actor. He was the original "Ajax Man" in 1970s television commercials.

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Splendor in the Grass posterFirst watchSplendor in the Grass19617.5as Private Detective (uncredited)A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.View film

Essential films

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Executive Decision poster6.4Executive Decision1996When a Man Loves a Woman poster6.6When a Man Loves a Woman1994Slaughterhouse-Five poster6.5Slaughterhouse-Five1972Foul Play poster6.3Foul Play1978They Might Be Giants poster6.9They Might Be Giants1971The Late Show poster6.3The Late Show1977Airwolf: The Movie poster5.8Airwolf: The Movie1984Cotton Comes to Harlem poster6.2Cotton Comes to Harlem1970

Filmography

48 films as actor
  1. 2002Dancing at the Harvest MoonGil Finnigan
  2. 1999The Woman ChaserUsed Car Dealer
  3. 1997The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden PagodaMr. Francis
  4. 1996Executive DecisionAdmiral Lewis
  5. 1994A Friend to Die ForPriest
  6. 1994RoswellJames Forrestal
  7. 1994When a Man Loves a WomanWalter
  8. 1993A Case for MurderAlan Nugent
  9. 1991The Last HalloweenGrandpa
  10. 1991The SitterCarl
  11. 1990EternityRidley / Governor
  12. 1989An Eight Is Enough WeddingOsborne Fulbright
  13. 1986StrandedSullivan
  14. 1984Oh, God! You DevilCharlie Gray
  15. 1984The Pigs vs. The FreaksPolice Chief Frank Brockmeyer
  16. 1984Airwolf: The MovieSenator William Dietz
  17. 1983Cocaine and Blue EyesSgt. Khoury
  18. 1982Farrell: For the PeoplePatrick J. Malloy
  19. 1981Miracle on IceDon Craig
  20. 1980Rape and Marriage: The Rideout CaseGary Gortmaker
  21. 1979Love for RentSloane
  22. 1979Hart to HartBusiness Manager
  23. 1979You Can't Take it With YouPaul Sycamore
  24. 1979The Child StealerLew Beck
  25. 1978The Winds of Kitty HawkBishop Milton Wright
  26. 1978The New MaverickJudge Austin Crupper
  27. 1978Foul PlayArchbishop Thorncrest / Archbishop's brother
  28. 1978Corvette SummerEd McGrath
  29. 1978The Ghost of Flight 401Matt Andrews
  30. 1977Corey: For the PeopleDA Patrick Shannon
  31. 1977Never Con a KillerSchroeder
  32. 1977The PossessedSgt. Taplinger
  33. 1977The Late ShowRon Birdwell
  34. 1976Mallory: Circumstantial EvidenceBob Latimer
  35. 1975The Art of CrimeDet. Sgt. Harry Isadore
  36. 1975Crime ClubDaniel Lawrence
  37. 1975The Last SurvivorsProsecutor
  38. 1975Mr. RiccoGeorge Cronyn
  39. 1974Newman's LawReardon
  40. 1974WCharles Jasper
  41. 1974Winter KillMayor Clinton Bickford
  42. 1973The Murderers
  43. 1972Slaughterhouse-FiveDerby
  44. 1972CrawlspaceSheriff Emil Birge
  45. 1971They Might Be GiantsPoliceman
  46. 1970Cotton Comes to HarlemLt. Anderson
  47. 1967The HappeningFirst Motorcycle Officer
  48. 1961Splendor in the GrassPrivate Detective (uncredited)