William Roerick

Acting

William Roerick

Born December 17, 1911 · Hoboken, NJ

Died November 30, 1995 · aged 83

William George Roerick was an American actor. He is particularly associated with the stage, but also played in many films and TV productions. He was also a stage manager and writer. His name is sometimes given as William Roehrick

Known For

The Harder They FallThe Harder They Fall · 1956
The Harder They Fall
7.21956
MovieDrama
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.
The Day of the DolphinThe Day of the Dolphin · 1973
The Day of the Dolphin
5.81973
MovieDramaScience Fiction
A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.
A Lovely Way to DieA Lovely Way to Die · 1968
A Lovely Way to Die
4.81968
MovieMysteryCrime
A cop quits the force after too much disappointment in the system. He becomes a bodyguard of a rich recent widow. She is on trial for her husband's murder. He decides to help her clear her name... and get over her husband.
God Told Me ToGod Told Me To · 1976
God Told Me To
5.81976
MovieCrimeHorror
A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'God told them to'.
The Wasp WomanThe Wasp Woman · 1959
The Wasp Woman
4.51959
MovieScience FictionHorror
The head of a major cosmetics company experiments on herself with a youth formula made from royal jelly extracted from wasps, but the formula's side effects have deadly consequences.
EloiseEloise · 1956
Eloise
1956
MovieTV MovieComedy
It's not so much that Eloise is a mischievous child, but the darnedest things do happen when she's around.
The Love MachineThe Love Machine · 1971
The Love Machine
5.01971
MovieDrama
An ambitious TV newscaster has an affair with the wife of a network executive to get a promotion.
This Is the ArmyThis Is the Army · 1943
This Is the Army
5.71943
MovieComedyMusic
In WW I dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the War, he becomes a producer. In WW II his son Johnny Jones, who was before his fathers assistant, gets the order to stage a knew all-soldier show, called THIS IS THE ARMY. But in his pesonal life he has problems, because he refuses to marry his fiancée until the war is over.

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The Harder They FallThe Harder They Fall · 1956
The Harder They Fall
7.21956
MovieDrama
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.

Mrs. Harding's Lawyer (uncredited)