Rod La Rocque
Acting
1898-11-18 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
The Great Chase
1962 · Movie
Meet John Doe
1941 · Movie
Dark Streets of Cairo
1940 · Movie
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940 · Movie
Beyond Tomorrow
1940 · Movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 · Movie
International Crime
1938 · Movie
The Shadow Strikes
1937 · Movie
The Drag Net
1936 · Movie
Till We Meet Again
1936 · Movie
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936 · Movie
Taming the Wild
1936 · Movie
Frisco Waterfront
1935 · Movie
Hi, Gaucho!
1935 · Movie
Mystery Woman
1935 · Movie
S.O.S. Iceberg
1933 · Movie
Let Us Be Gay
1930 · Movie
One Romantic Night
1930 · Movie
Beau Bandit
1930 · Movie
The Locked Door
1929 · Movie
The Delightful Rogue
1929 · Movie
Our Modern Maidens
1929 · Movie
The Man and the Moment
1929 · Movie
The One Woman Idea
1929 · Movie
Love Over Night
1928 · Movie
Show People
1928 · Movie
Captain Swagger
1928 · Movie
Hold 'Em Yale
1928 · Movie
Stand and Deliver
1928 · Movie
The Circus: Premiere
1928 · Movie
The Fighting Eagle
1927 · Movie
Resurrection
1927 · Movie
Bachelor Brides
1926 · Movie
The Cruise of the Jasper B
1926 · Movie
Gigolo
1926 · Movie
Red Dice
1926 · Movie
Braveheart
1925 · Movie
The Coming of Amos
1925 · Movie
Wild, Wild Susan
1925 · Movie
Night Life of New York
1925 · Movie
The Golden Bed
1925 · Movie
Feet of Clay
1924 · Movie
Code of the Sea
1924 · Movie
Triumph
1924 · Movie
A Society Scandal
1924 · Movie
Don't Call It Love
1924 · Movie
Forbidden Paradise
1924 · Movie
The Ten Commandments
1923 · Movie
The French Doll
1923 · Movie
Jazzmania
1923 · Movie
Notoriety
1922 · Movie
Slim Shoulders
1922 · Movie
A Woman's Woman
1922 · Movie
What's Wrong with the Women?
1922 · Movie
Paying the Piper
1921 · Movie
Suspicious Wives
1921 · Movie
The Discarded Woman
1920 · Movie
The Common Sin
1920 · Movie
The Garter Girl
1920 · Movie
The Stolen Kiss
1920 · Movie
Easy to Get
1920 · Movie
A Philistine in Bohemia
1920 · Movie
Miss Crusoe
1919 · Movie
The Trap
1919 · Movie
Greater Than Love
1919 · Movie
A Perfect Lady
1918 · Movie
A Perfect 36
1918 · Movie
The Venus Model
1918 · Movie
Let's Get a Divorce
1918 · Movie
Ruggles of Red Gap
1918 · Movie
Uneasy Money
1918 · Movie
Sadie Goes to Heaven
1917 · Movie
The Dream Doll
1917 · Movie
Efficiency Edgar's Courtship
1917 · Movie
Filling His Own Shoes
1917 · Movie