
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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