- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 18, 1898
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- October 15, 1969
Rod La Rocque
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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…
Filmography
movieThe Great Chase
1962
movieMeet John Doe
1941 · Ted Sheldon
movieDark Streets of Cairo
1940 · Inspector Joachim
movieDr. Christian Meets the Women
1940 · Prof. Kenneth Parker
movieBeyond Tomorrow
1940 · Phil Hubert
movieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 · Phillippe
movieInternational Crime
1938 · Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
movieThe Shadow Strikes
1937 · Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
movieThe Drag Net
1936 · Lawrence Thomas Jr.
movieTill We Meet Again
1936 · Carl Schrottle
movieThe Preview Murder Mystery
1936 · Neil Du Beck
movieTaming the Wild
1936 · Dick Clayton
movieFrisco Waterfront
1935 · Dan Elliott
movieHi, Gaucho!
1935 · Escurra, aka Captain Garcia
movieMystery Woman
1935 · Jacques Benoit
movieS.O.S. Iceberg
1933 · Dr. Carl Lawrence
movieLet Us Be Gay
1930 · Bob Brown
movieOne Romantic Night
1930 · Prince Albert
movieBeau Bandit
1930 · Montero
movieThe Locked Door
1929 · Frank Devereaux
movieThe Delightful Rogue
1929 · Lastro
movieOur Modern Maidens
1929 · Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite'
movieThe Man and the Moment
1929 · Michel
movieThe One Woman Idea
1929 · Prince Ahmed
movieLove Over Night
1928 · Richard Hill
movieShow People
1928 · Rod La Rocque (uncredited)
movieCaptain Swagger
1928 · Captain Swagger / Hugh Drummond
movieHold 'Em Yale
1928 · Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez
movieStand and Deliver
1928 · Roger Norman
movieThe Circus: Premiere
1928 · Self
movieThe Fighting Eagle
1927 · Etienne Gerard
movieResurrection
1927 · Prince Dimitry Ivanitch Nekhludov
movieThe Cruise of the Jasper B
1926 · Jerry Cleggett
movieBachelor Brides
1926
movieGigolo
1926 · Gideon Gory
movieRed Dice
1926 · Alan Beckwith
movieBraveheart
1925 · Braveheart
The Coming of Amos
movieThe Coming of Amos
1925 · Amos Burden
movieWild, Wild Susan
1925 · Tod Waterbury
movieNight Life of New York
1925 · Ronald Bentley
movieThe Golden Bed
1925 · Admah Holtz
movieFeet of Clay
1924 · Kerry Harlan
movieCode of the Sea
1924 · Bruce McDow
movieTriumph
1924 · King Garnet
movieA Society Scandal
1924 · Daniel Farr
movieDon't Call It Love
1924 · Patrick Delaney
movieForbidden Paradise
1924 · Capt. Alexei Czerny
movieThe Ten Commandments
1923 · Dan McTavish
movieThe French Doll
1923 · Pedro Carrova
movieJazzmania
1923 · Jerry Langdon
movieNotoriety
1922 · Arthur Beal
movieA Woman's Woman
1922 · Dean Laddbarry
movieSlim Shoulders
1922 · Richard Langden
movieWhat's Wrong with the Women?
1922 · Jack Lee
moviePaying the Piper
1921 · Larry Grahame
movieSuspicious Wives
1921 · Bob Standing
movieThe Discarded Woman
1920 · Samuel Radburn - Gold Digger
movieThe Common Sin
1920 · Hugh Stanton
movieThe Garter Girl
1920 · Arthur Lyle
movieThe Stolen Kiss
1920
movieEasy to Get
1920 · Dick Elliott
A Philistine in Bohemia
movieA Philistine in Bohemia
1920 · Mr. Brunelli
movieMiss Crusoe
1919 · Harold Vance
movieThe Trap
1919 · The Blackmailer
movieGreater Than Love
1919 · Bob Standing
movieA Perfect Lady
1918 · Bob Griswold
movieA Perfect 36
1918 · O.P. Dildock
movieThe Venus Model
1918 · Paul Braddock
movieLet's Get a Divorce
1918 · Chauffeur
movieRuggles of Red Gap
1918 · Belknap Jackson
movieUneasy Money
1918 · Johnny Gates
movieSadie Goes to Heaven
1917 · Coal Heaver
movieThe Dream Doll
1917 · Her Sweetheart
movieEfficiency Edgar's Courtship
1917 · Wimple
Filling His Own Shoes
movieFilling His Own Shoes
1917 · Dick Downing