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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Dark Streets of Cairo | Inspector Joachim | 1940-12-01 |
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Dr. Christian Meets the Women | Prof. Kenneth Parker | 1940-08-05 |
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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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Taming the Wild | Dick Clayton | 1936-02-14 |
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The Drag Net | Lawrence Thomas Jr. | 1936-04-15 |
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Till We Meet Again | Carl Schrottle | 1936-04-04 |
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The Preview Murder Mystery | Neil Du Beck | 1936-02-28 |
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Mystery Woman | Jacques Benoit | 1935-01-08 |
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Frisco Waterfront | Dan Elliott | 1935-12-03 |
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Hi, Gaucho! | Escurra, aka Captain Garcia | 1935-10-10 |
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S.O.S. Iceberg | Dr. Carl Lawrence | 1933-09-22 |
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Beau Bandit | Montero | 1930-03-02 |
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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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The Man and the Moment | Michel | 1929-07-06 |
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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 Delightful Rogue | Lastro | 1929-09-21 |
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The One Woman Idea | Prince Ahmed | 1929-06-02 |
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Love Over Night | Richard Hill | 1928-11-25 |
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The Circus: Premiere | Self | 1928-01-13 |
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Stand and Deliver | Roger Norman | 1928-02-18 |
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Show People | Rod La Rocque (uncredited) | 1928-11-20 |
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Captain Swagger | Captain Swagger / Hugh Drummond | 1928-10-13 |
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Hold 'Em Yale | Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez | 1928-05-14 |
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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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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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Red Dice | Alan Beckwith | 1926-03-14 |
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Bachelor Brides | 1926-12-12 | |
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Night Life of New York | Ronald Bentley | 1925-08-02 |
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Braveheart | Braveheart | 1925-12-27 |
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The Golden Bed | Admah Holtz | 1925-01-25 |
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Wild, Wild Susan | Tod Waterbury | 1925-08-04 |
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The Coming of Amos | Amos Burden | 1925-09-05 |
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Don't Call It Love | Patrick Delaney | 1924-01-06 |
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Triumph | King Garnet | 1924-04-27 |
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Forbidden Paradise | Capt. Alexei Czerny | 1924-01-02 |
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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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Feet of Clay | Kerry Harlan | 1924-09-27 |
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The Ten Commandments | Dan McTavish | 1923-11-23 |
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The French Doll | Pedro Carrova | 1923-09-03 |
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Jazzmania | Jerry Langdon | 1923-02-12 |
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What's Wrong with the Women? | Jack Lee | 1922-09-12 |
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A Woman's Woman | Dean Laddbarry | 1922-09-24 |
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Slim Shoulders | Richard Langden | 1922-09-24 |
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Notoriety | Arthur Beal | 1922-10-03 |
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Paying the Piper | Larry Grahame | 1921-01-16 |
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Suspicious Wives | Bob Standing | 1921-01-09 |
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The Garter Girl | Arthur Lyle | 1920-05-03 |
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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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A Philistine in Bohemia | Mr. Brunelli | 1920-03-19 |
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The Stolen Kiss | 1920-04-04 | |
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The Common Sin | Hugh Stanton | 1920-07-01 |
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The Trap | The Blackmailer | 1919-08-10 |
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Greater Than Love | Bob Standing | 1919-06-01 |
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Miss Crusoe | Harold Vance | 1919-09-29 |
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Uneasy Money | Johnny Gates | 1918-01-01 |
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Ruggles of Red Gap | Belknap Jackson | 1918-02-25 |
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The Venus Model | Paul Braddock | 1918-06-16 |
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A Perfect 36 | O.P. Dildock | 1918-10-20 |
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Let's Get a Divorce | Chauffeur | 1918-04-28 |
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A Perfect Lady | Bob Griswold | 1918-12-01 |
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Filling His Own Shoes | Dick Downing | 1917-06-11 |
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Sadie Goes to Heaven | Coal Heaver | 1917-12-24 |
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The Dream Doll | Her Sweetheart | 1917-12-10 |
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Efficiency Edgar's Courtship | Wimple | 1917-09-03 |
