Acting

Henry Roquemore

Born March 13, 1886 · Marshall, Texas, USA

Died June 30, 1943 · aged 57

No biography available.

Known For

The Great Dictator · 1940

The Great Dictator

★ 8.31940

MovieComedyWar

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

★ 7.81939

MovieComedyDrama

After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.

The Little Foxes · 1941

The Little Foxes

★ 7.51941

MovieDrama

In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town.

Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife's alcoholic father tries to set things right.

That Other Woman · 1942

That Other Woman

★ 6.71942

MovieRomanceComedy

A secretary by the name of Emily Borden comes up with a convoluted plan to get her boss to marry her which backfires after some bad advice.

The Magnificent Ambersons · 1942

The Magnificent Ambersons

★ 7.31942

MovieDramaRomance

The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

The Man Who Laughs · 1928

The Man Who Laughs

★ 7.31928

MovieDramaRomance

When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.

Naughty Marietta · 1935

Naughty Marietta

★ 5.51935

MovieMusicRomance

In order to avoid a prearranged marriage, a rebellious French princess sheds her identity and escapes to colonial New Orleans, where she finds an unlikely true love.

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The Great Dictator · 1940

The Great Dictator

★ 8.31940

MovieComedyWar

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

Soldier (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

★ 7.81939

MovieComedyDrama

Senator (uncredited)

The Little Foxes · 1941

The Little Foxes

★ 7.51941

MovieDrama

In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town.

Depositor (uncredited)

Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife's alcoholic father tries to set things right.

Man #1 with Gun at Tar Party (uncredited)

That Other Woman · 1942

That Other Woman

★ 6.71942

MovieRomanceComedy

A secretary by the name of Emily Borden comes up with a convoluted plan to get her boss to marry her which backfires after some bad advice.

Hotel Desk Clerk

The Magnificent Ambersons · 1942

The Magnificent Ambersons

★ 7.31942

MovieDramaRomance

The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

Hardware Man (uncredited)

The Man Who Laughs · 1928

The Man Who Laughs

★ 7.31928

MovieDramaRomance

When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Naughty Marietta · 1935

Naughty Marietta

★ 5.51935

MovieMusicRomance

In order to avoid a prearranged marriage, a rebellious French princess sheds her identity and escapes to colonial New Orleans, where she finds an unlikely true love.

Pirate (uncredited)

A railroad employee finds out the identity of "The Wrecker", a criminal who is deliberately causing trains to crash. However, before he can disclose the crook's name, he is shot and killed. A passenger aboard the train volunteers to go after the killer and bring "The Wrecker" to justice.

Albert Henderson

You, the People · 1940

You, the People

★ 6.21940

MovieCrime

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short features a big city crime boss's attempt to use his crime "machine" to fraudulently win reelection for the current corrupt mayor. By using several illegal tactics, and aided by voter apathy, the crime boss nearly continues his control of the city.

Liquor Store Owner

As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the story for all it's worth, until the made-up "John Doe" philosophy starts a whole political movement.

Chamber of Commerce Member (uncredited)

Gypsy of the North · 1928

Gypsy of the North

★ 9.01928

MovieDrama

Alice Culhane is a brassy Klondike dance-hall girl with a heart of gold is pursued by such ardent flirting swains as Steve Farrell and Chappie Evans. Alice plays her cards well.

Theatre Manager

Woman of the Year · 1942

Woman of the Year

★ 7.01942

MovieComedyRomance

Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.

Marcus Calverton (uncredited)

Pacific Blackout · 1941

Pacific Blackout

★ 6.61941

MovieMysteryRomance

Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper escapes custody during a practice blackout drill. Under cover of darkness, Draper hopes to find the real killer, who turns out to be a member of a Nazi sabotage ring. Completed shortly before America entered WW2.

Businessman

A charming and very daring thief known as Arsene Lupin is terrorizing the wealthy of Paris. He even goes so far as to threaten the Mona Lisa. But the police, led by the great Guerchard, think they know Arsene Lupin's identity, and they have a secret weapon to catch him.

Customer (uncredited)

Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the judge is obsessed, even though he has never met her. Tensions rise when Harden comes to the defense of a group of struggling homesteaders who Judge Bean is trying to drive away.

Stage Manager (uncredited)

Mickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his girlfriend Patsy Barton. But child actress Rosalie wants to make a comeback and replace Patsy both professionally and as Mickey's girl.

Shaw

The Pride of the Yankees · 1942

The Pride of the Yankees

★ 7.31942

MovieDramaFamily

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

Disappointed Fan #2 (uncredited)

Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.

Mr. Summers (uncredited)

Vera Kowalska is put on trial for murdering concert pianist Michael Michailow. In court it is revealed that some years earlier Michael ruined Vera's life.

Fat Man in Court (uncredited)

Jay Rountree, a young, rising businessman and a son of a wealthy manufacturer gets caught up in a web involving an escort service or 'party girls' and trapped into an unhappy marriage.

Party Guest

The More the Merrier · 1943

The More the Merrier

★ 7.01943

MovieComedyRomance

It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment. Believing it to be her patriotic duty, Connie offers to sublet half of her apartment, fully expecting a suitable female tenent. What she gets instead is mischievous, middle-aged Benjamin Dingle. Dingle talks her into subletting to him and then promptly sublets half of his half to young, irreverent Joe Carter - creating a situation tailor-made for comedy and romance.

Washington Sun Reporter (uncredited)

Battle of Greed · 1937

Battle of Greed

★ 6.51937

MovieWestern

When silver is found in Virginia City, Lawyer John Storm leads a group from Indiana west. He soon has to defend them all in court against a company that is after their claims. Fighting a crooked Judge, he gets a mis-trial by telling how much each of the jurors was bribed. Then he gets the Governor to appoint a new Judge. But just as the retrial opens, the Judge learns his daughter has been kidnaped.

Judge Albion

The Crowd Roars · 1938

The Crowd Roars

★ 7.01938

MovieDramaAction

A young boxer gets caught between a no-good father and a crime boss when he starts dating the boss's daughter, although she doesn't know what daddy does for a living.

Stout Man in Bar (uncredited)