Rod La Rocque
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Phillippe 1939
The Ten Commandments
as Dan McTavish 1923
Show People
as Rod La Rocque (uncredited) 1928
Beyond Tomorrow
as Phil Hubert 1940
The Shadow Strikes
as Lamont Cranston / The Shadow 1937
Our Modern Maidens
as Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite' 1929
The Locked Door
as Frank Devereaux 1929
International Crime
as Lamont Cranston / The Shadow 1938
Forbidden Paradise
as Capt. Alexei Czerny 1924
Let Us Be Gay
as Bob Brown 1930
The Cruise of the Jasper B
as Jerry Cleggett 1926
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
as Prof. Kenneth Parker 1940
S.O.S. Iceberg
as Dr. Carl Lawrence 1933
The Great Chase
1962
The Fighting Eagle
as Etienne Gerard 1927
The Drag-Net
as Lawrence Thomas Jr. 1936