Rod La Rocque

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

66

Gender

Male

Birthday

1898-11-18

Day of death

1969-10-15 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Rod La Rocque

Biography

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.

Known For

  • The Shadow Strikes

    The Shadow Strikes

  • Let's Get a Divorce

    Let's Get a Divorce

  • Our Modern Maidens

    Our Modern Maidens

  • The Circus: Premiere

    The Circus: Premiere

  • Feet of Clay

    Feet of Clay

  • The Coming of Amos

    The Coming of Amos

  • Dark Streets of Cairo

    Dark Streets of Cairo

  • Triumph

    Triumph

  • International Crime

    International Crime

  • The One Woman Idea

    The One Woman Idea

  • Resurrection

    Resurrection

  • The Great Chase

    The Great Chase

  • The Golden Bed

    The Golden Bed

  • The Preview Murder Mystery

    The Preview Murder Mystery

  • Paying the Piper

    Paying the Piper

  • Meet John Doe

    Meet John Doe

  • The Common Sin

    The Common Sin

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  • Frisco Waterfront

    Frisco Waterfront

  • Gigolo

    Gigolo

  • Stand and Deliver

    Stand and Deliver

  • Ruggles of Red Gap

    Ruggles of Red Gap

  • A Woman's Woman

    A Woman's Woman

  • S.O.S. Iceberg

    S.O.S. Iceberg

  • Sadie Goes to Heaven

    Sadie Goes to Heaven

  • Beyond Tomorrow

    Beyond Tomorrow

  • Hold 'Em Yale

    Hold 'Em Yale

  • Beau Bandit

    Beau Bandit

  • The Delightful Rogue

    The Delightful Rogue

  • A Perfect Lady

    A Perfect Lady

  • The Man and the Moment

    The Man and the Moment

  • Forbidden Paradise

    Forbidden Paradise

  • Code of the Sea

    Code of the Sea

  • The Fighting Eagle

    The Fighting Eagle

  • The Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments

  • Don't Call It Love

    Don't Call It Love

  • The Dream Doll

    The Dream Doll

  • One Romantic Night

    One Romantic Night

  • The Locked Door

    The Locked Door

  • Wild, Wild Susan

    Wild, Wild Susan

  • The French Doll

    The French Doll

  • The Trap

    The Trap

  • Efficiency Edgar's Courtship

    Efficiency Edgar's Courtship

  • Till We Meet Again

    Till We Meet Again

  • Hi, Gaucho!

    Hi, Gaucho!

  • Braveheart

    Braveheart

  • Bachelor Brides

    Bachelor Brides

  • Dr. Christian Meets the Women

    Dr. Christian Meets the Women

  • Jazzmania

    Jazzmania

  • Show People

    Show People

  • Let Us Be Gay

    Let Us Be Gay

  • Taming the Wild

    Taming the Wild

  • Captain Swagger

    Captain Swagger

  • Mystery Woman

    Mystery Woman

  • A Philistine in Bohemia

    A Philistine in Bohemia

  • The Stolen Kiss

    The Stolen Kiss

  • Night Life of New York

    Night Life of New York

  • Greater Than Love

    Greater Than Love

  • A Society Scandal

    A Society Scandal

  • The Venus Model

    The Venus Model

  • The Cruise of the Jasper B

    The Cruise of the Jasper B

  • The Drag-Net

    The Drag-Net

  • Red Dice

    Red Dice

  • Suspicious Wives

    Suspicious Wives

  • A Perfect 36

    A Perfect 36

  • The Discarded Woman

    The Discarded Woman