Rod La Rocque
Biography
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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.
Acting (64 movies)
Beyond Tomorrow
1940
The Ten Commandments
1923
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
Meet John Doe
1941
The Locked Door
1929
The Discarded Woman
1920
The Common Sin
1920
A Woman's Woman
1922
Jazzmania
1923
The Golden Bed
1925
The Shadow Strikes
1937
Our Modern Maidens
1929
Ruggles of Red Gap
1918
Stand and Deliver
1928
Let Us Be Gay
1930
Dark Streets of Cairo
1940
The One Woman Idea
1929
One Romantic Night
1930
The Fighting Eagle
1927
International Crime
1938
Taming the Wild
1936
The Cruise of the Jasper B
1926
The Drag-Net
1936
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
Till We Meet Again
1936
The Dream Doll
1917
Code of the Sea
1924
Forbidden Paradise
1924
The Circus: Premiere
1928
Hold 'Em Yale
1928
Gigolo
1926
A Perfect 36
1918
A Perfect Lady
1918
The Delightful Rogue
1929
Hi, Gaucho!
1935
S.O.S. Iceberg
1933
The Trap
1919
Resurrection
1927
Night Life of New York
1925
Paying the Piper
1921
Feet of Clay
1924
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940
The Man and the Moment
1929
Captain Swagger
1928
Bachelor Brides
1926
The Stolen Kiss
1920
Show People
1928
Braveheart
1925
Red Dice
1926
Frisco Waterfront
1935
Beau Bandit
1930
Don't Call It Love
1924
The French Doll
1923
Suspicious Wives
1921
The Venus Model
1918
Triumph
1924
Let's Get a Divorce
1918
A Society Scandal
1924
Wild, Wild Susan
1925
Efficiency Edgar's Courtship
1917
Greater Than Love
1919
Sadie Goes to Heaven
1917
The Great Chase
1962
The Garter Girl
1920
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