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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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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Beyond Tomorrow | Phil Hubert | 1940-05-10 |
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Dr. Christian Meets the Women | Prof. Kenneth Parker | 1940-08-05 |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Phillippe | 1939-12-29 |
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International Crime | Lamont Cranston | 1938-04-23 |
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The Shadow Strikes | Lamont Granston | 1937-10-29 |
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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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The Preview Murder Mystery | Neil DuBeck | 1936-02-28 |
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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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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 Locked Door | Frank Devereaux | 1929-11-16 |
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The One Woman Idea | Prince Ahmed | 1929-06-02 |
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The Delightful Rogue | Lastro | 1929-09-21 |
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The Man and the Moment | Michel | 1929-07-06 |
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Our Modern Maidens | Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite' | 1929-09-08 |
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Captain Swagger | Captain Swagger / Hugh Drummond | 1928-10-13 |
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Stand and Deliver | Roger Norman | 1928-02-18 |
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Hold 'Em Yale | Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez | 1928-05-14 |
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Show People | Self (uncredited) | 1928-11-20 |
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The Circus: Premiere | Self | 1928-01-13 |
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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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Night Life of New York | Ronald Bentley | 1925-08-02 |
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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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Wild, Wild Susan | Tod Waterbury | 1925-08-04 |
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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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A Society Scandal | Daniel Farr | 1924-03-09 |
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Feet of Clay | Kerry Harlan | 1924-09-27 |
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Code of the Sea | Bruce McDow | 1924-06-02 |
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Triumph | King Garnet | 1924-04-27 |
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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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Jazzmania | Jerry Langdon | 1923-02-12 |
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A Woman's Woman | Dean Laddbarry | 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 Common Sin | Hugh Stanton | 1920-07-01 |
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A Philistine in Bohemia | Mr. Brunelli | 1920-03-19 |
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The Discarded Woman | Samuel Radburn - Gold Digger | 1920-07-10 |
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The Trap | The Blackmailer | 1919-08-10 |
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Ruggles of Red Gap | Belknap Jackson | 1918-02-25 |
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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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A Perfect Lady | Bob Griswold | 1918-12-01 |
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The Dream Doll | Her Sweetheart | 1917-12-10 |
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Efficiency Edgar's Courtship | Wimple | 1917-09-03 |
