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Eugene Roche (22 September 1928 – 28 July 2004; age 75) was the character actor who played Jor Brel in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Remember".

Roche was a recurring player on several television series, including The Corner Bar (with Vincent Schiavelli) in 1973, All in the Family (with Bill Quinn and Jason Wingreen) in 1976 and 1978, Night Court (with John Larroquette) from 1984 through 1988, Magnum, P.I. from 1983 through 1988 (including one episode with Elisha Cook, Jr.), and Webster (with Ben Vereen) from 1984 through 1986. Perhaps his best known TV roles were as E. Ronald Mallou, Esq. on the soap opera spoof Soap from 1978 through 1981 and as the "Ajax Man" in the Ajax dish detergent commercials of the 1970s. Other TV shows on which he appeared include Barnaby Jones (with Jason Evers, Lee Meriwether, and Paul Sorenson), Starsky & Hutch (with David Soul), Taxi (with Christopher Lloyd), Quincy (with Robert Ito and Garry Walberg), Hardcastle and McCormack (with Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly), Murder, She Wrote (with Ray Buktenica, Rosemary Forsyth, Dean Stockwell, and William Windom), and 7th Heaven (with Stephen Collins and Catherine Hicks).

Roche also had an extensive number of films to his credit. Among the most notable of these are Splendor in the Glass (1961, with Gary Lockwood), They Might Be Giants (1971, with F. Murray Abraham), Slaughterhouse-Five (1972, with Kevin Conway), Foul Play (1978, with Marc Lawrence), Corvette Summer (1978, with Stanley Kamel, Dick Miller, Nathan Jung, and Paddi Edwards), Oh, God! You Devil (1984, with James Cromwell and Robert Picardo), When a Man Loves a Woman (1994, with Gail Strickland and Susanna Thompson), and Executive Decision (1996, directed by Stuart Baird and featuring Brad Blaisdell, Tim Kelleher, Warren Munson, Richard Riehle and Dey Young).

Filmography

The Sitter (1991; with Kimberly Cullum and Brett Cullen)

External links

Eugene Roche at Wikipedia
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 '''Eugene Roche''' {{born|22|September|1928|died|28|July|2004}} was the character actor who played [[Jor Brel]] in the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode "[[Remember]]".
-Roche has been a recurring player on several television series, including ''The Corner Bar'' (with [[Vincent Schiavelli]]) in 1973, ''All in the Family'' (with [[Bill Quinn]] and [[Jason Wingreen]]) in 1976 and 1978, ''Night Court'' (with [[John Larroquette]]) from 1984 through 1988, ''Magnum, P.I.'' from 1983 through 1988 (including one episode with [[Elisha Cook, Jr.]]), and ''Webster'' (with [[Ben Vereen]]) from 1984 through 1986. Perhaps his best known TV roles were that of E. Ronald Mallou, Esq. on the soap opera spoof ''Soap'' from 1978 through 1981 and the "Ajax Man" in the Ajax dish detergent commercials of the 1970s. Other TV shows on which he has appeared include ''Barnaby Jones'' (with [[Jason Evers]], [[Lee Meriwether]], and [[Paul Sorenson]]), ''Starsky & Hutch'' (with [[David Soul]]), ''Taxi'' (with [[Christopher Lloyd]]), ''Quincy'' (with [[Robert Ito]] and [[Garry Walberg]]), ''Hardcastle and McCormack'' (with [[Brian Keith]] and [[Daniel Hugh Kelly]]), ''Murder, She Wrote'' (with [[Ray Buktenica]], [[Rosemary Forsyth]], [[Dean Stockwell]], and [[William Windom]]), and ''7th Heaven'' (with [[Stephen Collins]] and [[Catherine Hicks]]).
+Roche was a recurring player on several television series, including ''The Corner Bar'' (with [[Vincent Schiavelli]]) in 1973, ''All in the Family'' (with [[Bill Quinn]] and [[Jason Wingreen]]) in 1976 and 1978, ''Night Court'' (with [[John Larroquette]]) from 1984 through 1988, ''Magnum, P.I.'' from 1983 through 1988 (including one episode with [[Elisha Cook, Jr.]]), and ''Webster'' (with [[Ben Vereen]]) from 1984 through 1986. Perhaps his best known TV roles were as E. Ronald Mallou, Esq. on the soap opera spoof ''Soap'' from 1978 through 1981 and as the "Ajax Man" in the Ajax dish detergent commercials of the 1970s. Other TV shows on which he appeared include ''Barnaby Jones'' (with [[Jason Evers]], [[Lee Meriwether]], and [[Paul Sorenson]]), ''Starsky & Hutch'' (with [[David Soul]]), ''Taxi'' (with [[Christopher Lloyd]]), ''Quincy'' (with [[Robert Ito]] and [[Garry Walberg]]), ''Hardcastle and McCormack'' (with [[Brian Keith]] and [[Daniel Hugh Kelly]]), ''Murder, She Wrote'' (with [[Ray Buktenica]], [[Rosemary Forsyth]], [[Dean Stockwell]], and [[William Windom]]), and ''7th Heaven'' (with [[Stephen Collins]] and [[Catherine Hicks]]).
-He also has an extensive number of films to his credit. Among the most notable of these are ''Splendor in the Glass'' (1961, with [[Gary Lockwood]]), ''They Might Be Giants'' (1971, with [[F. Murray Abraham]]), ''Slaughterhouse-Five'' (1972, with [[Kevin Conway]]), ''Foul Play'' (1978, with [[Marc Lawrence]]), ''Corvette Summer'' (1978, with [[Stanley Kamel]], [[Dick Miller]], [[Nathan Jung]], and [[Paddi Edwards]]), ''Oh, God! You Devil'' (1984, with [[James Cromwell]] and [[Robert Picardo]]), ''When a Man Loves a Woman'' (1994, with [[Gail Strickland]] and [[Susanna Thompson]]), and ''Executive Decision'' (1996, directed by [[Stuart Baird]] and featuring [[Brad Blaisdell]], [[Tim Kelleher]], [[Warren Munson]], [[Richard Riehle]] and [[Dey Young]]).
+Roche also had an extensive number of films to his credit. Among the most notable of these are ''Splendor in the Glass'' (1961, with [[Gary Lockwood]]), ''They Might Be Giants'' (1971, with [[F. Murray Abraham]]), ''Slaughterhouse-Five'' (1972, with [[Kevin Conway]]), ''Foul Play'' (1978, with [[Marc Lawrence]]), ''Corvette Summer'' (1978, with [[Stanley Kamel]], [[Dick Miller]], [[Nathan Jung]], and [[Paddi Edwards]]), ''Oh, God! You Devil'' (1984, with [[James Cromwell]] and [[Robert Picardo]]), ''When a Man Loves a Woman'' (1994, with [[Gail Strickland]] and [[Susanna Thompson]]), and ''Executive Decision'' (1996, directed by [[Stuart Baird]] and featuring [[Brad Blaisdell]], [[Tim Kelleher]], [[Warren Munson]], [[Richard Riehle]] and [[Dey Young]]).
 ==Filmography==