Biography
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.
Acted in 71
1960s
- 1962
The Great Chase
Movie
1940s
- 1941
- 1940
Dark Streets of Cairo
Inspector Joachim
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Prof. Kenneth Parker
1930s
- 1939
- 1938
International Crime
Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
- 1937
The Shadow Strikes
Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
- 1936
The Drag Net
Lawrence Thomas Jr.
Till We Meet Again
Carl Schrottle
The Preview Murder Mystery
Neil Du Beck
Taming the Wild
Dick Clayton
- 1935
Frisco Waterfront
Dan Elliott
Hi, Gaucho!
Escurra, aka Captain Garcia
Mystery Woman
Jacques Benoit
- 1933
S.O.S. Iceberg
Dr. Carl Lawrence
- 1930
Let Us Be Gay
Bob Brown
One Romantic Night
Prince Albert
Beau Bandit
Montero
1920s
- 1929
The Locked Door
Frank Devereaux
The Delightful Rogue
Lastro
Our Modern Maidens
Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite'
The Man and the Moment
Michel
The One Woman Idea
Prince Ahmed
- 1928
Love Over Night
Richard Hill
Hold 'Em Yale
Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez
Stand and Deliver
Roger Norman
- 1927
The Fighting Eagle
Etienne Gerard
Resurrection
Prince Dimitry Ivanitch Nekhludov
- 1926
The Cruise of the Jasper B
Jerry Cleggett
Bachelor Brides
Movie
Gigolo
Gideon Gory
Red Dice
Alan Beckwith
- 1925
Braveheart
Braveheart
Wild, Wild Susan
Tod Waterbury
Night Life of New York
Ronald Bentley
The Golden Bed
Admah Holtz
- 1924
Feet of Clay
Kerry Harlan
Code of the Sea
Bruce McDow
Triumph
King Garnet
A Society Scandal
Daniel Farr
Don't Call It Love
Patrick Delaney
Forbidden Paradise
Capt. Alexei Czerny
- 1923
The French Doll
Pedro Carrova
- 1922
Notoriety
Arthur Beal
A Woman's Woman
Dean Laddbarry
What's Wrong with the Women?
Jack Lee
- 1921
Paying the Piper
Larry Grahame
Suspicious Wives
Bob Standing
- 1920
The Discarded Woman
Samuel Radburn - Gold Digger
The Common Sin
Hugh Stanton
The Garter Girl
Arthur Lyle
The Stolen Kiss
Movie
Easy to Get
Dick Elliott
1910s
- 1919
Miss Crusoe
Harold Vance
The Trap
The Blackmailer
Greater Than Love
Bob Standing
- 1918
A Perfect Lady
Bob Griswold
A Perfect 36
O.P. Dildock
The Venus Model
Paul Braddock
Let's Get a Divorce
Chauffeur
Ruggles of Red Gap
Belknap Jackson
Uneasy Money
Johnny Gates
- 1917
Sadie Goes to Heaven
Coal Heaver
The Dream Doll
Her Sweetheart
Efficiency Edgar's Courtship
Wimple
Appearances1
1920s
- 1928
The Circus: Premiere
Self