Rod La Rocque
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 18, 1898
- Died
- October 15, 1969
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
The Great Chase 1962
Actor
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
The Shadow Strikes 1937
as Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
The Drag Net 1936
as Lawrence Thomas Jr.
Till We Meet Again 1936
as Carl Schrottle
The Preview Murder Mystery 1936
as Neil Du Beck
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
Love Over Night 1928
as Richard Hill
Show People 1928
as Rod La Rocque (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
Bachelor Brides 1926
Actor
The Cruise of the Jasper B 1926
as Jerry Cleggett
Gigolo 1926
as Gideon Gory
Red Dice 1926
as Alan Beckwith
Braveheart 1925
as Braveheart
- The Coming of Amos
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
Notoriety 1922
as Arthur Beal
Slim Shoulders 1922
as Richard Langden
A Woman's Woman 1922
as Dean Laddbarry
What's Wrong with the Women? 1922
as Jack Lee
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 Garter Girl 1920
as Arthur Lyle
The Stolen Kiss 1920
Actor
Easy to Get 1920
as Dick Elliott
- A Philistine in Bohemia
A Philistine in Bohemia 1920
as Mr. Brunelli
Miss Crusoe 1919
as Harold Vance
The Trap 1919
as The Blackmailer
Greater Than Love 1919
as Bob Standing
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
Uneasy Money 1918
as Johnny Gates
Sadie Goes to Heaven 1917
as Coal Heaver
The Dream Doll 1917
as Her Sweetheart
Efficiency Edgar's Courtship 1917
as Wimple
- Filling His Own Shoes
Filling His Own Shoes 1917
as Dick Downing
Credits from TMDB.