Rod La Rocque

DOB: 1898-11-18

DOD: 1969-10-15

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.

Starred In

1940
Movie

Beyond Tomorrow

1941
Movie

Meet John Doe

1929
Movie

The Locked Door

1920
Movie

The Common Sin

1922
Movie

A Woman's Woman

1923
Movie

Jazzmania

1925
Movie

The Golden Bed

1937
Movie

The Shadow Strikes

1929
Movie

Our Modern Maidens

1918
Movie

Ruggles of Red Gap

1928
Movie

Stand and Deliver

1930
Movie

Let Us Be Gay

1925
Movie

The Coming of Amos

1929
Movie

The One Woman Idea

1930
Movie

One Romantic Night

1927
Movie

The Fighting Eagle

1935
Movie

Mystery Woman

1936
Movie

Taming the Wild

1936
Movie

The Drag-Net

1936
Movie

Till We Meet Again

1917
Movie

The Dream Doll

1924
Movie

Code of the Sea

1924
Movie

Forbidden Paradise

1928
Movie

Hold 'Em Yale

1926
Movie

Gigolo

1918
Movie

A Perfect Lady

1918
Movie

A Perfect 36

1935
Movie

Hi, Gaucho!

1933
Movie

S.O.S. Iceberg

1919
Movie

The Trap

1927
Movie

Resurrection

1921
Movie

Paying the Piper

1924
Movie

Feet of Clay

1928
Movie

Captain Swagger

1926
Movie

Bachelor Brides

1920
Movie

The Stolen Kiss

1928
Movie

Show People

1925
Movie

Braveheart

1926
Movie

Red Dice

1935
Movie

Frisco Waterfront

1930
Movie

Beau Bandit

1924
Movie

Don't Call It Love

1923
Movie

The French Doll

1921
Movie

Suspicious Wives

1918
Movie

The Venus Model

1924
Movie

Triumph

1924
Movie

A Society Scandal

1925
Movie

Wild, Wild Susan

1919
Movie

Greater Than Love

1962
Movie

The Great Chase