Rod La Rocque
Acting
1898-11-18 · 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(75)
movieThe Great Chase
as · 1962 · 6.4
movieMeet John Doe
as Ted Sheldon · 1941 · 7.3
movieDark Streets of Cairo
as Inspector Joachim · 1940 · 7.5
movieDr. Christian Meets the Women
as Prof. Kenneth Parker · 1940 · 5.6
movieBeyond Tomorrow
as Phil Hubert · 1940 · 6.1
movieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Phillippe · 1939 · 7.3
movieInternational Crime
as Lamont Cranston / The Shadow · 1938 · 5.5
movieThe Shadow Strikes
as Lamont Cranston / The Shadow · 1937 · 4.7
movieThe Drag Net
as Lawrence Thomas Jr. · 1936 · 5.4
movieTill We Meet Again
as Carl Schrottle · 1936 · 5.2
movieThe Preview Murder Mystery
as Neil Du Beck · 1936 · 5.8
movieTaming the Wild
as Dick Clayton · 1936 · 6.0
movieFrisco Waterfront
as Dan Elliott · 1935 · 9.0
movieHi, Gaucho!
as Escurra, aka Captain Garcia · 1935 · 8.3
movieMystery Woman
as Jacques Benoit · 1935 · 6.5
movieS.O.S. Iceberg
as Dr. Carl Lawrence · 1933 · 5.3
movieLet Us Be Gay
as Bob Brown · 1930 · 4.1
movieOne Romantic Night
as Prince Albert · 1930 · 5.8
movieBeau Bandit
as Montero · 1930 · 4.3
movieThe Locked Door
as Frank Devereaux · 1929 · 6.1
movieThe Delightful Rogue
as Lastro · 1929 · 9.0
movieOur Modern Maidens
as Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite' · 1929 · 5.6
movieThe Man and the Moment
as Michel · 1929 · 6.7
movieThe One Woman Idea
as Prince Ahmed · 1929 · 3.0