Rod La Rocque
Born
November 18, 1898
Died
October 15, 1969 (70 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Roderick Ross La Rocque (November 29, 1898 – October 15, 1969) was an American actor.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois to Edmund La Rocque and Ann (née Rice) La Rocque. His father was of French-Canadian descent and his mother was of Irish descent. He began appearing in stock theater at the age of seven and eventually ended up at the Essanay Studios as a teenager in Chicago where he found steady work until the studios closed. He then moved to New York City and worked on the stage until he was noticed by Samuel Goldwyn who took him to Hollywood. Over the next two decades, he appeared in films and made the transition to sound films.
In 1927, he married Hungarian actress Vilma Bánky in a lavish and highly publicized wedding. They were married until his death in 1969. He retired from movies in 1941 and became a real estate broker.
For his contribution to the film industry, La Rocque was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Known For
The Great Chase
1962
Meet John Doe
Ted Sheldon
1941
Dark Streets of Cairo
Inspector Joachim
1940
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Prof. Kenneth Parker
1940
Beyond Tomorrow
Phil Hubert
1940
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Phillippe
1939
International Crime
Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
1938
The Shadow Strikes
Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
1937
The Drag-Net
Lawrence Thomas Jr.
1936
Till We Meet Again
Carl Schrottle
1936
The Preview Murder Mystery
Neil Du Beck
1936
Taming the Wild
Dick Clayton
1936
Frisco Waterfront
Dan Elliott
1935
Hi, Gaucho!
Escurra, aka Captain Garcia
1935
Mystery Woman
Jacques Benoit
1935
S.O.S. Iceberg
Dr. Carl Lawrence
1933
Let Us Be Gay
Bob Brown
1930
One Romantic Night
Prince Albert
1930
Beau Bandit
Montero
1930
The Locked Door
Frank Devereaux
1929
The Delightful Rogue
Lastro
1929
Our Modern Maidens
Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite'
1929
The Man and the Moment
Michel
1929
The One Woman Idea
Prince Ahmed
1929
Show People
Self (uncredited)
1928
Captain Swagger
Captain Swagger / Hugh Drummond
1928
Hold 'Em Yale
Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez
1928
Stand and Deliver
Roger Norman
1928
The Circus: Premiere
Self
1928
The Fighting Eagle
Etienne Gerard
1927
Resurrection
Prince Dimitry Ivanitch Nekhludov
1927
The Cruise of the Jasper B
Jerry Cleggett
1926
Bachelor Brides
1926
Gigolo
Gideon Gory
1926
Red Dice
Alan Beckwith
1926
Braveheart
Braveheart
1925
The Coming of Amos
Amos Burden
1925
Wild, Wild Susan
Tod Waterbury
1925
Night Life of New York
Ronald Bentley
1925
The Golden Bed
Admah Holtz
1925
Feet of Clay
Kerry Harlan
1924
Code of the Sea
Bruce McDow
1924
Triumph
King Garnet
1924
A Society Scandal
Daniel Farr
1924
Don't Call It Love
Patrick Delaney
1924
Forbidden Paradise
Capt. Alexei Czerny
1924
The Ten Commandments
Dan McTavish
1923
The French Doll
Pedro Carrova
1923
Jazzmania
Jerry Langdon
1923
A Woman's Woman
Dean Laddbarry
1922
Paying the Piper
Larry Grahame
1921
Suspicious Wives
Bob Standing
1921
The Discarded Woman
Samuel Radburn - Gold Digger
1920
The Common Sin
Hugh Stanton
1920
The Stolen Kiss
1920
A Philistine in Bohemia
Mr. Brunelli
1920
The Trap
The Blackmailer
1919
Greater Than Love
Bob Standing
1919
A Perfect Lady
Bob Griswold
1918
A Perfect 36
O.P. Dildock
1918
The Venus Model
Paul Braddock
1918
Let's Get a Divorce
Chauffeur
1918
Ruggles of Red Gap
Belknap Jackson
1918
Sadie Goes to Heaven
Coal Heaver
1917
The Dream Doll
Her Sweetheart
1917
Efficiency Edgar's Courtship
Wimple
1917