Rod La Rocque
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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.
Acted in
Meet John Doe
1941
as Ted Sheldon
Dark Streets of Cairo
1940
as Inspector Joachim
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940
as Prof. Kenneth Parker
Beyond Tomorrow
1940
as Phil Hubert
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Phillippe
International Crime
1938
as Lamont Cranston
The Shadow Strikes
1937
as Lamont Granston
The Drag-Net
1936
as Lawrence Thomas Jr.
Till We Meet Again
1936
as Carl Schrottle
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
as Neil DuBeck
Taming the Wild
1936
as Dick Clayton
Frisco Waterfront
1935
as Dan Elliott
Hi, Gaucho!
1935
as Escurra, aka Captain Garcia
Mystery Woman
1935
as Jacques Benoit
S.O.S. Iceberg
1933
as Dr. Carl Lawrence
Let Us Be Gay
1930
as Bob Brown
One Romantic Night
1930
as Prince Albert
Beau Bandit
1930
as Montero
The Locked Door
1929
as Frank Devereaux
The Delightful Rogue
1929
as Lastro
Our Modern Maidens
1929
as Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite'
The Man and the Moment
1929
as Michel
The One Woman Idea
1929
as Prince Ahmed
Show People
1928
as Self (uncredited)
Captain Swagger
1928
as Captain Swagger / Hugh Drummond
Hold 'Em Yale
1928
as Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez
Stand and Deliver
1928
as Roger Norman
The Circus: Premiere
1928
as Self
The Fighting Eagle
1927
as Etienne Gerard
Resurrection
1927
as Prince Dimitry Ivanitch Nekhludov
The Cruise of the Jasper B
1926
as Jerry Cleggett
Bachelor Brides
1926
Gigolo
1926
as Gideon Gory
Red Dice
1926
as Alan Beckwith
Braveheart
1925
as Braveheart
The Coming of Amos
1925
as Amos Burden
Wild, Wild Susan
1925
as Tod Waterbury
Night Life of New York
1925
as Ronald Bentley
The Golden Bed
1925
as Admah Holtz
Feet of Clay
1924
as Kerry Harlan
Code of the Sea
1924
as Bruce McDow
Triumph
1924
as King Garnet
A Society Scandal
1924
as Daniel Farr
Don't Call It Love
1924
as Patrick Delaney
Forbidden Paradise
1924
as Capt. Alexei Czerny
The Ten Commandments
1923
as Dan McTavish
The French Doll
1923
as Pedro Carrova
Jazzmania
1923
as Jerry Langdon
A Woman's Woman
1922
as Dean Laddbarry
Paying the Piper
1921
as Larry Grahame
Suspicious Wives
1921
as Bob Standing
The Discarded Woman
1920
as Samuel Radburn - Gold Digger
The Common Sin
1920
as Hugh Stanton
The Stolen Kiss
1920
A Philistine in Bohemia
1920
as Mr. Brunelli
The Trap
1919
as The Blackmailer
A Perfect Lady
1918
as Bob Griswold
A Perfect 36
1918
as O.P. Dildock
The Venus Model
1918
as Paul Braddock
Let's Get a Divorce
1918
as Chauffeur
Ruggles of Red Gap
1918
as Belknap Jackson
The Dream Doll
1917
as Her Sweetheart
Efficiency Edgar's Courtship
1917
as Wimple