Rod La Rocque
Known for: Acting
Born: November 18, 1898
Died: October 15, 1969
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
75 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
6.4
The Great Chase
1962
7.3
Meet John Doe
1941
7.5
Dark Streets of Cairo
1940
5.6
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940
6.1
Beyond Tomorrow
1940
7.3
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
5.5
International Crime
1938
4.7
The Shadow Strikes
1937
5.4
The Drag Net
1936
5.2
Till We Meet Again
1936
5.8
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
6.0
Taming the Wild
1936
9.0
Frisco Waterfront
1935
8.3
Hi, Gaucho!
1935
6.5
Mystery Woman
1935
5.3
S.O.S. Iceberg
1933
4.1
Let Us Be Gay
1930
5.8
One Romantic Night
1930
4.3
Beau Bandit
1930
6.1
The Locked Door
1929
9.0
The Delightful Rogue
1929
5.6
Our Modern Maidens
1929
6.7
The Man and the Moment
1929
3.0
The One Woman Idea
1929
7.0
Love Over Night
1928
7.1
Show People
1928
7.0
Captain Swagger
1928
6.7
Hold 'Em Yale
1928
6.0
Stand and Deliver
1928
5.4
The Circus: Premiere
1928
5.3
The Fighting Eagle
1927
7.0
Resurrection
1927
7.2
The Cruise of the Jasper B
1926
10.0
Bachelor Brides
1926
7.0
Gigolo
1926
9.0
Red Dice
1926
7.0
Braveheart
19256.5
The Coming of Amos
1925
7.0
Wild, Wild Susan
1925
9.0
Night Life of New York
1925
4.0
The Golden Bed
1925
7.0
Feet of Clay
1924
7.0
Code of the Sea
1924
8.0
Triumph
1924
8.0
A Society Scandal
1924
9.0
Don't Call It Love
1924
5.6
Forbidden Paradise
1924
6.5
The Ten Commandments
1923
9.0
The French Doll
1923
10.0
Jazzmania
1923
10.0
Notoriety
1922
NR
A Woman's Woman
1922
8.0
Slim Shoulders
1922
8.0
What's Wrong with the Women?
1922
10.0
Paying the Piper
1921
10.0
Suspicious Wives
1921
7.0
The Discarded Woman
1920
8.0
The Common Sin
1920
10.0
The Garter Girl
1920
9.0
The Stolen Kiss
1920
10.0
Easy to Get
19207.0
A Philistine in Bohemia
1920
9.0
Miss Crusoe
1919
10.0
The Trap
1919
4.0
Greater Than Love
1919
NR
A Perfect Lady
1918
NR
A Perfect 36
1918
NR
The Venus Model
1918
NR
Let's Get a Divorce
1918
8.0
Ruggles of Red Gap
1918
NR
Uneasy Money
1918
10.0
Sadie Goes to Heaven
1917
7.0
The Dream Doll
1917
5.0
Efficiency Edgar's Courtship
1917NR
Filling His Own Shoes
1917