Rod La Rocque

Biography

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 to the film industry, La Rocque was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Known For

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Meet John Doe

The Ten Commandments

Show People

Beyond Tomorrow

The Preview Murder Mystery

Our Modern Maidens

Let Us Be Gay

All Movies (75)

• The Great Chase1962
• Meet John Doe1941 · as Ted Sheldon
• Dark Streets of Cairo1940 · as Inspector Joachim
• Dr. Christian Meets the Women1940 · as Prof. Kenneth Parker
• Beyond Tomorrow1940 · as Phil Hubert
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame1939 · as Phillippe
• International Crime1938 · as Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
• The Shadow Strikes1937 · as Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
• The Drag Net1936 · as Lawrence Thomas Jr.
• Till We Meet Again1936 · as Carl Schrottle
• The Preview Murder Mystery1936 · as Neil Du Beck
• Taming the Wild1936 · as Dick Clayton
• Frisco Waterfront1935 · as Dan Elliott
• Hi, Gaucho!1935 · as Escurra, aka Captain Garcia
• Mystery Woman1935 · as Jacques Benoit
• S.O.S. Iceberg1933 · as Dr. Carl Lawrence
• Let Us Be Gay1930 · as Bob Brown
• One Romantic Night1930 · as Prince Albert
• Beau Bandit1930 · as Montero
• The Locked Door1929 · as Frank Devereaux
• The Delightful Rogue1929 · as Lastro
• Our Modern Maidens1929 · as Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite'
• The Man and the Moment1929 · as Michel
• The One Woman Idea1929 · as Prince Ahmed
• Love Over Night1928 · as Richard Hill
• Show People1928 · as Rod La Rocque (uncredited)
• Captain Swagger1928 · as Captain Swagger / Hugh Drummond
• Hold 'Em Yale1928 · as Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez
• Stand and Deliver1928 · as Roger Norman
• The Circus: Premiere1928 · as Self
• The Fighting Eagle1927 · as Etienne Gerard
• Resurrection1927 · as Prince Dimitry Ivanitch Nekhludov
• The Cruise of the Jasper B1926 · as Jerry Cleggett
• Bachelor Brides1926
• Gigolo1926 · as Gideon Gory
• Red Dice1926 · as Alan Beckwith
• Braveheart1925 · as Braveheart
• The Coming of Amos1925 · as Amos Burden
• Wild, Wild Susan1925 · as Tod Waterbury
• Night Life of New York1925 · as Ronald Bentley
• The Golden Bed1925 · as Admah Holtz
• Feet of Clay1924 · as Kerry Harlan
• Code of the Sea1924 · as Bruce McDow
• Triumph1924 · as King Garnet
• A Society Scandal1924 · as Daniel Farr
• Don't Call It Love1924 · as Patrick Delaney
• Forbidden Paradise1924 · as Capt. Alexei Czerny
• The Ten Commandments1923 · as Dan McTavish
• The French Doll1923 · as Pedro Carrova
• Jazzmania1923 · as Jerry Langdon
• Notoriety1922 · as Arthur Beal
• A Woman's Woman1922 · as Dean Laddbarry
• Slim Shoulders1922 · as Richard Langden
• What's Wrong with the Women?1922 · as Jack Lee
• Paying the Piper1921 · as Larry Grahame
• Suspicious Wives1921 · as Bob Standing
• The Discarded Woman1920 · as Samuel Radburn - Gold Digger
• The Common Sin1920 · as Hugh Stanton
• The Garter Girl1920 · as Arthur Lyle
• The Stolen Kiss1920
• Easy to Get1920 · as Dick Elliott
• A Philistine in Bohemia1920 · as Mr. Brunelli
• Miss Crusoe1919 · as Harold Vance
• The Trap1919 · as The Blackmailer
• Greater Than Love1919 · as Bob Standing
• A Perfect Lady1918 · as Bob Griswold
• A Perfect 361918 · as O.P. Dildock
• The Venus Model1918 · as Paul Braddock
• Let's Get a Divorce1918 · as Chauffeur
• Ruggles of Red Gap1918 · as Belknap Jackson
• Uneasy Money1918 · as Johnny Gates
• Sadie Goes to Heaven1917 · as Coal Heaver
• The Dream Doll1917 · as Her Sweetheart
• Efficiency Edgar's Courtship1917 · as Wimple
• Filling His Own Shoes1917 · as Dick Downing