Actor Eugene Roche was the dishwasher man in the 1970’s
Colgate-Palmolive Ajax for dishes and as he would say “Squeaky Clean”
dishes.
This was probably Roche’s most famous role even though he
was well known on Broadway and many roles in movies. In TV he appeared
in Night Court as Christine Sullivan’s father as well as other shows like Webster and Perfect Strangers.
Sadly Roche passed on July 28, 2004 of a heart attack. He was 75.
Ajax Dishwasher Man
I remember this dishwasher man from the 70’s.. he was iconic. Bringing back the memories from those old TV commercials. Thanks for the post!
There were a lot of other commercials this guy did for Ajax, which were just as memorable. Interesting that someone is remembered more for commercials than movies he appeared in. That was his niche.
All his commercials were funny. Like to see ’em all.