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