Rod La Rocque
Known for Acting · 75 credits
- Born
- 1898-11-18
- Died
- 1969-10-15
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- George De Winter · Bob La Rock · Roderick La Rock · Rodney La Rock · Richard La Rocque · Roderick 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
Movies (75)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Phillippe
Meet John Doe
1941
as Ted Sheldon
Red Dice
1926
as Alan Beckwith
Forbidden Paradise
1924
as Capt. Alexei Czerny
Braveheart
1925
as Braveheart
Resurrection
1927
as Prince Dimitry Ivanitch Nekhludov
Bachelor Brides
1926
Show People
1928
as Rod La Rocque (uncredited)
The Trap
1919
as The Blackmailer
Captain Swagger
1928
as Captain Swagger / Hugh Drummond
Mystery Woman
1935
as Jacques Benoit
The Ten Commandments
1923
as Dan McTavish
International Crime
1938
as Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
Beyond Tomorrow
1940
as Phil Hubert
The Venus Model
1918
as Paul Braddock
The Locked Door
1929
as Frank Devereaux
Our Modern Maidens
1929
as Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite'
Wild, Wild Susan
1925
as Tod Waterbury
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
as Neil Du Beck
A Society Scandal
1924
as Daniel Farr
Beau Bandit
1930
as Montero
The Golden Bed
1925
as Admah Holtz
The Shadow Strikes
1937
as Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
Let Us Be Gay
1930
as Bob Brown
One Romantic Night
1930
as Prince Albert
Dark Streets of Cairo
1940
as Inspector Joachim
Till We Meet Again
1936
as Carl Schrottle
The Fighting Eagle
1927
as Etienne Gerard
Hold 'Em Yale
1928
as Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez
A Woman's Woman
1922
as Dean Laddbarry
The Great Chase
1962
The Man and the Moment
1929
as Michel
Code of the Sea
1924
as Bruce McDow
Triumph
1924
as King Garnet
A Perfect 36
1918
as O.P. Dildock
The Circus: Premiere
1928
as Self
Feet of Clay
1924
as Kerry Harlan
Gigolo
1926
as Gideon Gory
The Stolen Kiss
1920
S.O.S. Iceberg
1933
as Dr. Carl Lawrence
What's Wrong with the Women?
1922
as Jack Lee
Stand and Deliver
1928
as Roger Norman
Easy to Get
1920
as Dick Elliott
Hi, Gaucho!
1935
as Escurra, aka Captain Garcia
Paying the Piper
1921
as Larry Grahame
Ruggles of Red Gap
1918
as Belknap Jackson
Slim Shoulders
1922
as Richard Langden
The Cruise of the Jasper B
1926
as Jerry Cleggett
The One Woman Idea
1929
as Prince Ahmed
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940
as Prof. Kenneth Parker
Love Over Night
1928
as Richard Hill
Taming the Wild
1936
as Dick Clayton
The Dream Doll
1917
as Her Sweetheart
Frisco Waterfront
1935
as Dan Elliott
Notoriety
1922
as Arthur Beal
The Drag Net
1936
as Lawrence Thomas Jr.
The Delightful Rogue
1929
as Lastro
Suspicious Wives
1921
as Bob Standing
The French Doll
1923
as Pedro Carrova
Greater Than Love
1919
as Bob Standing
Night Life of New York
1925
as Ronald Bentley
Sadie Goes to Heaven
1917
as Coal Heaver
Don't Call It Love
1924
as Patrick Delaney
Let's Get a Divorce
1918
as Chauffeur
The Discarded Woman
1920
as Samuel Radburn - Gold Digger
Filling His Own Shoes
1917
as Dick Downing
Jazzmania
1923
as Jerry Langdon
The Common Sin
1920
as Hugh Stanton
Uneasy Money
1918
as Johnny Gates
A Perfect Lady
1918
as Bob Griswold
A Philistine in Bohemia
1920
as Mr. Brunelli
Efficiency Edgar's Courtship
1917
as Wimple
The Coming of Amos
1925
as Amos Burden
Miss Crusoe
1919
as Harold Vance
The Garter Girl
1920
as Arthur Lyle
About 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 Sam… With 75 credits spanning from 1917 to 1962, Rod La Rocque has appeared in 75 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) — as Phillippe
- Meet John Doe (1941) — as Ted Sheldon
- Red Dice (1926) — as Alan Beckwith
- Forbidden Paradise (1924) — as Capt. Alexei Czerny
- Braveheart (1925) — as Braveheart
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