Daryl Keith Roach
Also Known As: Daryl Roach, Darryl Roach
Biography: Daryl Keith Roach, born in New York City, inherited a legacy of richness from his renowned parents, jazz drummer Max Roach and Mildred Roach. He made his mark in theatre with standout performances in notable plays like "The Bacchae," "Hercules on Normandie," "Semple" featuring Langston Hughes' works, and "Master Harold and the Boys," earning the Dramalogue Award for Best Actor. His talents graced TV screens in series such as "Smith," "The Guardian," and classics like "Cheers" and "General Hospital." Roach left a cinematic footprint in films like "Crocodile Dundee in LA," "Shampoo" and as Chuck in "Pee Wee's Big Adventure." Beyond his artistic pursuits, in 2004, Roach founded MUSICaids...life thru music, a nonprofit supporting HIV/AIDS vaccine and microbicide research. This initiative blends the healing power of music with community engagement, fostering education and entertainment through concert events and workshops, aiming for impactful results.
Department: Acting
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Gender: Male
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The Ice Pirates
Overview: In the not too distant future, where by far the most precious commodity in the galaxy is water. The last surviving water planet was somehow removed to the unreachable centre of the galaxy at the end of the galactic trade wars. The galaxy is ruled by an evil emperor presiding over a trade oligarchy that controls all mining and sale of ice from asteroids and comets.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-16
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Watchers III
Overview: A top-secret experiment spawns two highly intelligent life-forms: Einstein, a golden retriever with an IQ of 175; and The Outsider, a deformed monstrosity that exists to kill... and avenge its creators. When the Outsider escapes into the jungles of South America, the government sends in some ex-military convicts to catch the beast. But what starts out as a high-speed chase ends up in bloody carnage. Only Einstein knows the Outsider's motives, and only the canine can outsmart the creature. Now, it's a battle of beasts as man's best friend confronts man's worst nightmare.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-16
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SpaceCamp
Overview: Andie Bergstrom, an astronaut eagerly awaiting her first trip to space, runs a summer camp for teenagers with her NASA-employed husband, Zach. One night during an engine test, Andie and four teenage campers are accidentally shot into space. Together, the group -- which includes Kathryn, a pilot-in-training, and Tish, a ditz with a perfect memory -- must work together to operate the spacecraft and return home.
Genres: Family Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-06-06
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Special Report: Journey to Mars
Overview: When the world's first spaceship is close to its goal (Mars), the TV-network GNN begins its live coverage of the last two hours of the mission and then the problems start. The landing-computer malfunctions, the captain Eugene Slader gets very sick and back on Earth it is discovered that big financial corporations have an interest in the failure of the mission - and we, the viewers, can see it all live on television.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-03-25
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Run & Prey
Overview: Struggling actor Cliff James gets mistaken for a transient while researching a role and is kidnapped by a clandestine group of wealthy hunters and is forced to partake in a deadly game of survival.
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Original Language: en
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Marked for Murder
Overview: Mace Moutron, The Sandman, is released from prison to take part in a project where convicts assist the police in their job. Mace isn't used to playing by the rules, and he's frustrated with the corruption and impotence of the police. When he takes action against a local drug lord, the conflict becomes personal.
Genres: TV Movie Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-17
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Legal Tender
Overview: A beautiful bar owner becomes victimized by a lethal bank fraud plot.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-01
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The Importance of Being Earnest
Overview: An all-black version of Oscar Wilde's play.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-14
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Gang Boys
Overview: Two determined parents fight back against a Los Angeles gang terrorizing the neighborhood after their son is brutally attacked.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-02-01
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Overview: The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters and bizarre situations as he treks across the country to recover his bike.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-26
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Shampoo
Overview: A Beverly Hills hairdresser runs around town on the eve of the 1968 presidential election trying to make heads or tails of his financial and romantic entanglements. His attempts to gather the money to open his own salon are continually side-tracked by the distractions presented by his many lovers.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-02-11
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C.I.A. II: Target Alexa
Overview: When a top secret nuclear guidance system is stolen by an ex-CIA operative looking to sell the deadly device to the top bidder, it's up to a determined CIA agent and the international terrorist who he has vowed to capture to team up and stop the madman from destabilizing the world in the feature directorial debut of action icon Lorenzo Lamas. CIA Agent Mark Graver (Lamas) was living a quiet life when word came down that a government facility had been breached and a valuable device stolen. Now forced to team with former terrorist Alexa (Kathleen Kinmont) to retrieve the guidance system from international terrorist Franz Kluge (John Savage).
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-06
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Playback
Overview: Karen --a beautiful, ambitious, ruthless, senior executive-- is determined to take over this merger at any cost.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-21
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