Rod La Rocque

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.

Cast

Beyond Tomorrow

(Phil Hubert)

The Ten Commandments

(Dan McTavish)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

(Phillippe)

Meet John Doe

(Ted Sheldon)

The Locked Door

(Frank Devereaux)

The Discarded Woman

(Samuel Radburn - Gold Digger)

The Common Sin

(Hugh Stanton)

A Woman's Woman

(Dean Laddbarry)

Jazzmania

(Jerry Langdon)

The Golden Bed

(Admah Holtz)

The Shadow Strikes

(Lamont Granston)

Our Modern Maidens

(Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite')

Ruggles of Red Gap

(Belknap Jackson)

Stand and Deliver

(Roger Norman)

Let Us Be Gay

(Bob Brown)

The Coming of Amos

(Amos Burden)

Dark Streets of Cairo

(Inspector Joachim)

The One Woman Idea

(Prince Ahmed)

One Romantic Night

(Prince Albert)

The Fighting Eagle

(Etienne Gerard)

Mystery Woman

(Jacques Benoit)

International Crime

(Lamont Cranston)

Taming the Wild

(Dick Clayton)

The Cruise of the Jasper B

(Jerry Cleggett)

The Drag-Net

(Lawrence Thomas Jr.)

The Preview Murder Mystery

(Neil DuBeck)

Till We Meet Again

(Carl Schrottle)

The Dream Doll

(Her Sweetheart)

Code of the Sea

(Bruce McDow)

Forbidden Paradise

(Capt. Alexei Czerny)

The Circus: Premiere

(Self)

Hold 'Em Yale

(Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez)

Gigolo

(Gideon Gory)

A Philistine in Bohemia

(Mr. Brunelli)

A Perfect Lady

(Bob Griswold)

A Perfect 36

(O.P. Dildock)

The Delightful Rogue

(Lastro)

Hi, Gaucho!

(Escurra, aka Captain Garcia)

S.O.S. Iceberg

(Dr. Carl Lawrence)

The Trap

(The Blackmailer)

Resurrection

(Prince Dimitry Ivanitch Nekhludov)

Night Life of New York

(Ronald Bentley)

Paying the Piper

(Larry Grahame)

Feet of Clay

(Kerry Harlan)

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

(Prof. Kenneth Parker)

The Man and the Moment

(Michel)

Captain Swagger

(Captain Swagger / Hugh Drummond)

Bachelor Brides

The Stolen Kiss

Show People

(Self (uncredited))

Braveheart

(Braveheart)

Red Dice

(Alan Beckwith)

Frisco Waterfront

(Dan Elliott)

Beau Bandit

(Montero)

Don't Call It Love

(Patrick Delaney)

The French Doll

(Pedro Carrova)

Suspicious Wives

(Bob Standing)

The Venus Model

(Paul Braddock)

Triumph

(King Garnet)

Let's Get a Divorce

(Chauffeur)

A Society Scandal

(Daniel Farr)

Wild, Wild Susan

(Tod Waterbury)

Efficiency Edgar's Courtship

(Wimple)