Occupation Actor Years active 1914–1941 | Name Rod Rocque Role Actor | |
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Full Name Roderick Ross LaRocque Born November 29, 1898 ( 1898-11-29 ) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Spouse Vilma Banky (m. 1927–1969) Movies The Shadow Strikes, Our Modern Maidens, International Crime, Forbidden Paradise, The Locked Door Similar People Vilma Banky, George Fitzmaurice, Cecil B DeMille, Marie Dressler, Norma Shearer | ||
The Locked Door (1929)
Rod La Rocque (November 29, 1898 – October 15, 1969) was an American actor.
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The shadow strikes 1937 mystery
Biography
He was born Roderick Ross LaRocque in Chicago, Illinois to Edmund LaRocque and Ann (née Rice) LaRocque. 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.
Filmography
Actor
1941
Meet John Doe as
Ted Sheldon
1940
Dark Streets of Cairo as
Inspector Joachim (as Rod LaRocque)
1940
Dr. Christian Meets the Women as
Prof. Kenneth Parker
1940
Beyond Tomorrow as
Phil Hubert
1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame as
Phillippe (as Rod LaRocque)
1938
International Crime as
Lamont Cranston
1937
The Shadow Strikes as
Lamont Cranston
1937
Clothes and the Woman as
Eric Thrale
1936
The Drag-Net as
Lawrence Thomas Jr.
1936
Till We Meet Again as
Carl Schrottle
1936
The Preview Murder Mystery as
Neil Du Beck
1936
Taming the Wild as
Dick Clayton
1935
Frisco Waterfront as
Dan Elliott
1935
Hi, Gaucho! as
Escurra, aka Captain Garcia
1935
Mystery Woman as
Jacques Benoit
1933
S.O.S. Iceberg as
Dr. Carl Lawrence
1930
Let Us Be Gay as
Bob Brown (as Rod LaRocque)
1930
One Romantic Night as
Prince Albert
1930
Beau Bandit as
Montero
1929
The Locked Door as
Frank Devereaux
1929
The Delightful Rogue as
Lastro
1929
Our Modern Maidens as
Glenn Abbott
1929
The Man and the Moment as
Michael Towne
1929
The One Woman Idea as
Prince Ahmed
1928
Love Over Night as
Richard Hill
1928
Show People as
Rod La Rocque (uncredited)
1928
Captain Swagger as
Captain Swagger / Hugh Drummond
1928
Hold 'Em Yale as
Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez
1928
Stand and Deliver as
Roger Norman
1927
The Fighting Eagle as
Etienne Gerard
1927
Resurrection as
Prince Dimitry Ivanitch Nekhludov
1926
The Cruise of the Jasper B as
Jerry Cleggett
1926
Gigolo as
Gideon Gory
1926
Bachelor Brides as
Percy Ashfield - Earl of Duncraggan
1926
Red Dice as
Alan Beckwith
1925
Braveheart as
Braveheart
1925
The Coming of Amos as
Amos Burden
1925
Wild, Wild Susan as
Tod Waterbury
1925
Night Life of New York as
Ronald Bentley
1925
The Golden Bed as
Admah Holtz
1924
Forbidden Paradise as
Capt. Alexei Czerny
1924
Feet of Clay as
Kerry Harlan
1924
Code of the Sea as
Bruce McDow
1924
Triumph as
King Garnet
1924
A Society Scandal as
Daniel Farr
1924
Phantom Justice as
Kingsley
1923
Don't Call It Love as
Patrick Delaney
1923
The Ten Commandments as
Dan McTavish - Her Son
1923
The French Doll as
Pedro Carrova
1923
Jazzmania as
Jerry Langdon
1922
The Challenge as
Stanley Roberts
1922
Notoriety as
Arthur Beal
1922
A Woman's Woman as
Dean Laddbarry
1922
What's Wrong with the Women? as
Jack Lee
1922
Slim Shoulders as
Richard Langden
1921
Suspicious Wives as
Bob Standing
1921
Paying the Piper as
Larry Grahame
1920
Life as
Tom Burnett
1920
The Common Sin as
Hugh Stanton
1920
The Discarded Woman as
Samuel Radburn - Gold Digger
1920
The Garter Girl as
Arthur Lyle
1920
Thimble, Thimble (Short)
1920
The Stolen Kiss as
Dudley Hamilt (as Rodney La Rocque)
1920
Easy to Get as
Dick Elliott (as Rodney LaRocque)
1920
A Philistine in Bohemia (Short) as
Mr. Brunelli (as George De Winter)
1919
Greater Than Love
1919
Miss Crusoe as
Harold Vance
1919
The Trap as
Doc Sloan - The Blackmailer
1919
Love and the Woman as
Walter Pemberton
1918
A Perfect Lady as
Bob Griswold (as Bob La Rock)
1918
A Perfect 36 as
O.P. Dildock
1918
Hidden Fires as
George Landis
1918
Money Mad as
William Gavin Jr.
1918
The Venus Model as
Paul Braddock
1918
Let's Get a Divorce as
Chauffeur
1918
Ruggles of Red Gap as
Belknap Jackson
1918
Uneasy Money as
Johnny Gates
1917
Sadie Goes to Heaven as
Coal Heaver
1917
The Dream Doll as
Her Sweetheart
1917
The Fable of the Back-Trackers from the Hot Sidewalks (Short) as
Buddie (as a man)
1917
The Fable of the Girl Who Took Notes and Got Wise and Then Fell Down (Short) as
The Bachelor
1917
The Fable of the Uplifter and His Dandy Little Opus (Short) as
The Lit'ry Guy
1917
The Fable of the Film Fed Family (Short) as
Bucyrus Dunwell
1917
The Fable of All That Triangle Stuff As Sized Up by the Meal Ticket (Short) as
Joe Pilkins
1917
The Fable of the Speedy Sprite (Short) as
Herbert (as Rodney La Rocque)
1917
The Fable of What the Best People Are Not Doing (Short) as
Elmer
1917
The Fable of What Transpires After the Wind-Up (Short) as
Ferdinand (as Rodney La Rocque)
1917
The Fable of the Wandering Boy and the Wayward Parents (Short) as
Elmer (as Rodney La Rocque)
1917
Efficiency Edgar's Courtship (Short) as
Wimple (as Rodney La Rock)
1917
The Fable of the Twelve-Cylinder Speed of the Leisure Class (Short) as
Their Son (as Rodney La Rocque)
1917
The Long Green Trail (Short) as
Bobby Hopper (as Rodney La Rock)
1917
A Corner in Smiths (Short) as
Edward S. Jones (as Rodney La Rock)
1917
Would You Believe It? (Short) as
Henry Neville (as Rodney La Rock)
1917
Much Obliged (Short) as
Wayne Chisholm (as Rodney La Rocque)
1917
Vernon, the Bountiful (Short) as
Vernon (as Rodney La Rock)
1917
The Rainbow Box (Short) as
Wesley Jamison (as Rodney La Rock)
1917
Filling His Own Shoes as
Dick Downing (as Roderick La Rock)
1917
Sundaying in Fairview (Short) as
The Rat (as Rodney LaRocque)
1916
The Prince of Graustark
1916
The Face in the Mirror (Short)(as Roderick La Rocque)
1916
The War Bride of Plumville (Short)
1916
The Little Shepherd of Bargain Row
1916
The Lightbearer (Short) as
Reverend John Stiles (as Roderick La Rocque)
1916
The Intruder (Short)(as Richard La Rocque)
1916
Destiny (Short)
1915
The Alster Case as
Allen Longstreet (as Roderick LaRocque)
1914
The Showman as
Undetermined bit (uncredited)
Soundtrack
1936
The Preview Murder Mystery ("Promise with a Kiss", uncredited)
1930
Let Us Be Gay (performer: "Oh Where Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone" (1864) - uncredited)
Self
1961
The All New Truth or Consequences (TV Series) as
Self - Guest star
- Match Art Stars; Where Am I Reunion (1961) - Self - Guest star
1957
This Is Your Life (TV Series) as
Self
- Gloria Swanson (1957) - Self
Archive Footage
1962
The Great Chase (Documentary)
1961
Hollywood: The Golden Years (TV Movie documentary) as
Actor 'Resurrection' (uncredited)
1931
The House That Shadows Built (Documentary)
References
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