Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Born November 18, 1898
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.
MovieThe Great Chase
1962
MovieMeet John Doe
1941
as Ted Sheldon
MovieDark Streets of Cairo
1940
as Inspector Joachim
MovieDr. Christian Meets the Women
1940
as Prof. Kenneth Parker
MovieBeyond Tomorrow
1940
as Phil Hubert
MovieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Phillippe
MovieInternational Crime
1938
as Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
MovieThe Shadow Strikes
1937
as Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
MovieThe Drag Net
1936
as Lawrence Thomas Jr.
MovieTill We Meet Again
1936
as Carl Schrottle
MovieThe Preview Murder Mystery
1936
as Neil Du Beck
MovieTaming the Wild
1936
as Dick Clayton
MovieFrisco Waterfront
1935
as Dan Elliott
MovieHi, Gaucho!
1935
as Escurra, aka Captain Garcia
MovieMystery Woman
1935
as Jacques Benoit
MovieS.O.S. Iceberg
1933
as Dr. Carl Lawrence
MovieLet Us Be Gay
1930
as Bob Brown
MovieOne Romantic Night
1930
as Prince Albert
MovieBeau Bandit
1930
as Montero
MovieThe Locked Door
1929
as Frank Devereaux
MovieThe Delightful Rogue
1929
as Lastro
MovieOur Modern Maidens
1929
as Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite'
MovieThe Man and the Moment
1929
as Michel
MovieThe One Woman Idea
1929
as Prince Ahmed
MovieLove Over Night
1928
as Richard Hill
MovieShow People
1928
as Rod La Rocque (uncredited)
MovieCaptain Swagger
1928
as Captain Swagger / Hugh Drummond
MovieHold 'Em Yale
1928
as Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez
MovieStand and Deliver
1928
as Roger Norman
MovieThe Circus: Premiere
1928
as Self
MovieThe Fighting Eagle
1927
as Etienne Gerard
MovieResurrection
1927
as Prince Dimitry Ivanitch Nekhludov
MovieThe Cruise of the Jasper B
1926
as Jerry Cleggett
MovieBachelor Brides
1926
MovieGigolo
1926
as Gideon Gory
MovieRed Dice
1926
as Alan Beckwith
MovieBraveheart
1925
as Braveheart
The Coming of Amos
1925
as Amos Burden
MovieWild, Wild Susan
1925
as Tod Waterbury
MovieNight Life of New York
1925
as Ronald Bentley
MovieThe Golden Bed
1925
as Admah Holtz
MovieFeet of Clay
1924
as Kerry Harlan
MovieCode of the Sea
1924
as Bruce McDow
MovieTriumph
1924
as King Garnet
MovieA Society Scandal
1924
as Daniel Farr
MovieDon't Call It Love
1924
as Patrick Delaney
MovieForbidden Paradise
1924
as Capt. Alexei Czerny
MovieThe Ten Commandments
1923
as Dan McTavish
MovieThe French Doll
1923
as Pedro Carrova
MovieJazzmania
1923
as Jerry Langdon
MovieNotoriety
1922
as Arthur Beal
MovieA Woman's Woman
1922
as Dean Laddbarry
MovieSlim Shoulders
1922
as Richard Langden
MovieWhat's Wrong with the Women?
1922
as Jack Lee
MoviePaying the Piper
1921
as Larry Grahame
MovieSuspicious Wives
1921
as Bob Standing
MovieThe Discarded Woman
1920
as Samuel Radburn - Gold Digger
MovieThe Common Sin
1920
as Hugh Stanton
MovieThe Garter Girl
1920
as Arthur Lyle
MovieThe Stolen Kiss
1920
MovieEasy to Get
1920
as Dick Elliott
A Philistine in Bohemia
1920
as Mr. Brunelli
MovieMiss Crusoe
1919
as Harold Vance
MovieThe Trap
1919
as The Blackmailer
MovieGreater Than Love
1919
as Bob Standing
MovieA Perfect Lady
1918
as Bob Griswold
MovieA Perfect 36
1918
as O.P. Dildock
MovieThe Venus Model
1918
as Paul Braddock
MovieLet's Get a Divorce
1918
as Chauffeur
MovieRuggles of Red Gap
1918
as Belknap Jackson
MovieUneasy Money
1918
as Johnny Gates
MovieSadie Goes to Heaven
1917
as Coal Heaver
MovieThe Dream Doll
1917
as Her Sweetheart
MovieEfficiency Edgar's Courtship
1917
as Wimple
Filling His Own Shoes
1917
as Dick Downing
