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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

66

Gender

Male

Birthday

1898-11-18

Day of Death

1969-10-15 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

George De Winter

Bob La Rock

Roderick La Rock

Rodney La Rock

Richard La Rocque

Roderick La Rocque

Rodney La Rocque

Roderick LaRocque

Rodney LaRocque

Roderick Ross "Rod" La Rocque

Roderick Ross La Rocque

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

Acting

Beyond Tomorrow

1940

Beyond Tomorrow

as

Phil Hubert

The Ten Commandments

1923

The Ten Commandments

as

Dan McTavish

Meet John Doe

1941

Meet John Doe

as

Ted Sheldon

The Locked Door

1929

The Locked Door

as

Frank Devereaux

The Discarded Woman

1920

The Discarded Woman

as

Samuel Radburn - Gold Digger

The Common Sin

1920

The Common Sin

as

Hugh Stanton

A Woman's Woman

1922

A Woman's Woman

as

Dean Laddbarry

Jazzmania

1923

Jazzmania

as

Jerry Langdon

The Golden Bed

1925

The Golden Bed

as

Admah Holtz

The Shadow Strikes

1937

The Shadow Strikes

as

Lamont Cranston / The Shadow

Our Modern Maidens

1929

Our Modern Maidens

as

Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite'

Ruggles of Red Gap

1918

Ruggles of Red Gap

as

Belknap Jackson

Stand and Deliver

1928

Stand and Deliver

as

Roger Norman

Let Us Be Gay

1930

Let Us Be Gay

as

Bob Brown

The Coming of Amos

1925

The Coming of Amos

as

Amos Burden

Dark Streets of Cairo

1940

Dark Streets of Cairo

as

Inspector Joachim

The One Woman Idea

1929

The One Woman Idea

as

Prince Ahmed

One Romantic Night

1930

One Romantic Night

as

Prince Albert

The Fighting Eagle

1927

The Fighting Eagle

as

Etienne Gerard

Mystery Woman

1935

Mystery Woman

as

Jacques Benoit

International Crime

1938

International Crime

as

Lamont Cranston / The Shadow

Taming the Wild

1936

Taming the Wild

as

Dick Clayton

The Cruise of the Jasper B

1926

The Cruise of the Jasper B

as

Jerry Cleggett

The Drag-Net

1936

The Drag-Net

as

Lawrence Thomas Jr.

The Preview Murder Mystery

1936

The Preview Murder Mystery

as

Neil Du Beck

Till We Meet Again

1936

Till We Meet Again

as

Carl Schrottle

The Dream Doll

1917

The Dream Doll

as

Her Sweetheart

Code of the Sea

1924

Code of the Sea

as

Bruce McDow

Forbidden Paradise

1924

Forbidden Paradise

as

Capt. Alexei Czerny

Hold 'Em Yale

1928

Hold 'Em Yale

as

Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez

Gigolo

1926

Gigolo

as

Gideon Gory

A Philistine in Bohemia

1920

A Philistine in Bohemia

as

Mr. Brunelli

A Perfect Lady

1918

A Perfect Lady

as

Bob Griswold

A Perfect 36

1918

A Perfect 36

as

O.P. Dildock

Hi, Gaucho!

1935

Hi, Gaucho!

as

Escurra, aka Captain Garcia

S.O.S. Iceberg

1933

S.O.S. Iceberg

as

Dr. Carl Lawrence

The Trap

1919

The Trap

as

The Blackmailer

Resurrection

1927

Resurrection

as

Prince Dimitry Ivanitch Nekhludov

Night Life of New York

1925

Night Life of New York

as

Ronald Bentley

Paying the Piper

1921

Paying the Piper

as

Larry Grahame

Feet of Clay

1924

Feet of Clay

as

Kerry Harlan

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

1940

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

as

Prof. Kenneth Parker

Captain Swagger

1928

Captain Swagger

as

Captain Swagger / Hugh Drummond

Show People

1928

Show People

as

Self (uncredited)

Braveheart

1925

Braveheart

as

Braveheart

Red Dice

1926

Red Dice

as

Alan Beckwith

Frisco Waterfront

1935

Frisco Waterfront

as

Dan Elliott

Beau Bandit

1930

Beau Bandit

as

Montero

Don't Call It Love

1924

Don't Call It Love

as

Patrick Delaney

The French Doll

1923

The French Doll

as

Pedro Carrova

Suspicious Wives

1921

Suspicious Wives

as

Bob Standing

The Venus Model

1918

The Venus Model

as

Paul Braddock

Triumph

1924

Triumph

as

King Garnet

Let's Get a Divorce

1918

Let's Get a Divorce

as

Chauffeur

A Society Scandal

1924

A Society Scandal

as

Daniel Farr

Wild, Wild Susan

1925

Wild, Wild Susan

as

Tod Waterbury

Greater Than Love

1919

Greater Than Love

as

Bob Standing

Sadie Goes to Heaven

1917

Sadie Goes to Heaven

as

Coal Heaver

Production

Crew

Directing