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.
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The Great Chase | 1962-12-20 | |
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Meet John Doe | Ted Sheldon | 1941-03-14 |
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Dr. Christian Meets the Women | Prof. Kenneth Parker | 1940-08-05 |
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Dark Streets of Cairo | Inspector Joachim | 1940-12-01 |
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Beyond Tomorrow | Phil Hubert | 1940-05-10 |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Phillippe | 1939-08-31 |
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International Crime | Lamont Cranston / The Shadow | 1938-04-23 |
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The Shadow Strikes | Lamont Cranston / The Shadow | 1937-10-29 |
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The Preview Murder Mystery | Neil Du Beck | 1936-02-28 |
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Taming the Wild | Dick Clayton | 1936-02-14 |
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Till We Meet Again | Carl Schrottle | 1936-04-04 |
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The Drag-Net | Lawrence Thomas Jr. | 1936-04-15 |
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Hi, Gaucho! | Escurra, aka Captain Garcia | 1935-10-10 |
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Frisco Waterfront | Dan Elliott | 1935-12-03 |
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Mystery Woman | Jacques Benoit | 1935-01-08 |
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S.O.S. Iceberg | Dr. Carl Lawrence | 1933-09-22 |
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One Romantic Night | Prince Albert | 1930-04-30 |
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Let Us Be Gay | Bob Brown | 1930-07-11 |
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Beau Bandit | Montero | 1930-03-02 |
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The Man and the Moment | Michel | 1929-07-06 |
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The Delightful Rogue | Lastro | 1929-09-21 |
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The Locked Door | Frank Devereaux | 1929-11-16 |
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Our Modern Maidens | Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite' | 1929-09-08 |
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The One Woman Idea | Prince Ahmed | 1929-06-02 |
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The Circus: Premiere | Self | 1928-01-13 |
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Hold 'Em Yale | Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez | 1928-05-14 |
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Captain Swagger | Captain Swagger / Hugh Drummond | 1928-10-13 |
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Show People | Rod La Rocque (uncredited) | 1928-11-20 |
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Stand and Deliver | Roger Norman | 1928-02-18 |
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Love Over Night | Richard Hill | 1928-11-25 |
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The Fighting Eagle | Etienne Gerard | 1927-08-28 |
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Resurrection | Prince Dimitry Ivanitch Nekhludov | 1927-03-19 |
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Red Dice | Alan Beckwith | 1926-03-14 |
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Bachelor Brides | 1926-12-12 | |
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Gigolo | Gideon Gory | 1926-10-03 |
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The Cruise of the Jasper B | Jerry Cleggett | 1926-12-12 |
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Night Life of New York | Ronald Bentley | 1925-08-02 |
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Wild, Wild Susan | Tod Waterbury | 1925-08-04 |
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Braveheart | Braveheart | 1925-12-27 |
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The Coming of Amos | Amos Burden | 1925-09-05 |
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The Golden Bed | Admah Holtz | 1925-01-25 |
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Code of the Sea | Bruce McDow | 1924-06-02 |
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A Society Scandal | Daniel Farr | 1924-03-09 |
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Triumph | King Garnet | 1924-04-27 |
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Don't Call It Love | Patrick Delaney | 1924-01-06 |
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Forbidden Paradise | Capt. Alexei Czerny | 1924-01-02 |
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Feet of Clay | Kerry Harlan | 1924-09-27 |
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Jazzmania | Jerry Langdon | 1923-02-12 |
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The French Doll | Pedro Carrova | 1923-09-03 |
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The Ten Commandments | Dan McTavish | 1923-11-23 |
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A Woman's Woman | Dean Laddbarry | 1922-09-24 |
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Notoriety | Arthur Beal | 1922-10-03 |
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What's Wrong with the Women? | Jack Lee | 1922-09-12 |
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Slim Shoulders | Richard Langden | 1922-09-24 |
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Suspicious Wives | Bob Standing | 1921-01-09 |
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Paying the Piper | Larry Grahame | 1921-01-16 |
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The Stolen Kiss | 1920-04-04 | |
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The Garter Girl | Arthur Lyle | 1920-05-03 |
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A Philistine in Bohemia | Mr. Brunelli | 1920-03-19 |
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The Common Sin | Hugh Stanton | 1920-07-01 |
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Easy to Get | Dick Elliott | 1920-03-28 |
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The Discarded Woman | Samuel Radburn - Gold Digger | 1920-07-10 |
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Miss Crusoe | Harold Vance | 1919-09-29 |
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Greater Than Love | Bob Standing | 1919-06-01 |
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The Trap | The Blackmailer | 1919-08-10 |
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A Perfect 36 | O.P. Dildock | 1918-10-20 |
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The Venus Model | Paul Braddock | 1918-06-16 |
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Let's Get a Divorce | Chauffeur | 1918-04-28 |
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Ruggles of Red Gap | Belknap Jackson | 1918-02-25 |
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Uneasy Money | Johnny Gates | 1918-01-01 |
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A Perfect Lady | Bob Griswold | 1918-12-01 |
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Sadie Goes to Heaven | Coal Heaver | 1917-12-24 |
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Efficiency Edgar's Courtship | Wimple | 1917-09-03 |
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The Dream Doll | Her Sweetheart | 1917-12-10 |
