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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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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Dark Streets of Cairo | Inspector Joachim | 1940-12-01 |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Phillippe | 1939-12-29 |
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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 Drag-Net | Lawrence Thomas Jr. | 1936-04-15 |
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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 Preview Murder Mystery | Neil Du Beck | 1936-02-28 |
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Hi, Gaucho! | Escurra, aka Captain Garcia | 1935-10-10 |
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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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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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Our Modern Maidens | Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite' | 1929-09-08 |
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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 One Woman Idea | Prince Ahmed | 1929-06-02 |
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Show People | Self (uncredited) | 1928-11-20 |
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Hold 'Em Yale | Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez | 1928-05-14 |
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The Circus: Premiere | Self | 1928-01-13 |
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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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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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The Coming of Amos | Amos Burden | 1925-09-05 |
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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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The Golden Bed | Admah Holtz | 1925-01-25 |
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Braveheart | Braveheart | 1925-12-27 |
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Don't Call It Love | Patrick Delaney | 1924-01-06 |
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Feet of Clay | Kerry Harlan | 1924-09-27 |
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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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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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A Woman's Woman | Dean Laddbarry | 1922-09-24 |
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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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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 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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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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A Perfect Lady | Bob Griswold | 1918-12-01 |
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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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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 |
