Acting
Rod La Rocque
EN cinema · 75 credits
Born
18 November 1898
Died
15 October 1969 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as George De Winter · Bob La Rock · Roderick La Rock · Rodney La Rock · Richard La Rocque · Roderick La Rocque
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.
Known for
Filmography
Meet John Doe
as Ted Sheldon
Beyond Tomorrow
as Phil Hubert
Dark Streets of Cairo
as Inspector Joachim
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
as Prof. Kenneth Parker
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Phillippe
International Crime
as Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
The Shadow Strikes
as Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
Taming the Wild
as Dick Clayton
The Drag Net
as Lawrence Thomas Jr.
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Neil Du Beck
Till We Meet Again
as Carl Schrottle
Mystery Woman
as Jacques Benoit
Hi, Gaucho!
as Escurra, aka Captain Garcia
Frisco Waterfront
as Dan Elliott
S.O.S. Iceberg
as Dr. Carl Lawrence
Let Us Be Gay
as Bob Brown
One Romantic Night
as Prince Albert
Beau Bandit
as Montero
The Locked Door
as Frank Devereaux
Our Modern Maidens
as Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite'
The One Woman Idea
as Prince Ahmed
The Delightful Rogue
as Lastro
The Man and the Moment
as Michel
Stand and Deliver
as Roger Norman
Hold 'Em Yale
as Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez
Captain Swagger
as Captain Swagger / Hugh Drummond
Show People
as Rod La Rocque (uncredited)
Love Over Night
as Richard Hill
The Fighting Eagle
as Etienne Gerard
Resurrection
as Prince Dimitry Ivanitch Nekhludov
The Cruise of the Jasper B
as Jerry Cleggett
Gigolo
as Gideon Gory
Red Dice
as Alan Beckwith
The Golden Bed
as Admah Holtz
The Coming of Amos
1925
The Coming of Amos
as Amos Burden
Night Life of New York
as Ronald Bentley
Braveheart
as Braveheart
Wild, Wild Susan
as Tod Waterbury
Code of the Sea
as Bruce McDow
Forbidden Paradise
as Capt. Alexei Czerny
Feet of Clay
as Kerry Harlan
Don't Call It Love
as Patrick Delaney
Triumph
as King Garnet
A Society Scandal
as Daniel Farr
The Ten Commandments
as Dan McTavish
Jazzmania
as Jerry Langdon
The French Doll
as Pedro Carrova
A Woman's Woman
as Dean Laddbarry
Notoriety
as Arthur Beal
Slim Shoulders
as Richard Langden
What's Wrong with the Women?
as Jack Lee
Paying the Piper
as Larry Grahame
Suspicious Wives
as Bob Standing
The Discarded Woman
as Samuel Radburn - Gold Digger
The Common Sin
as Hugh Stanton
The Garter Girl
as Arthur Lyle
Easy to Get
as Dick Elliott
The Trap
as The Blackmailer
Greater Than Love
as Bob Standing
Miss Crusoe
as Harold Vance
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Belknap Jackson
A Perfect Lady
as Bob Griswold
A Perfect 36
as O.P. Dildock
The Venus Model
as Paul Braddock
Let's Get a Divorce
as Chauffeur
Uneasy Money
as Johnny Gates
The Dream Doll
as Her Sweetheart
Sadie Goes to Heaven
as Coal Heaver