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Rod La Rocque (1898–1969)

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Rod La Rocque was born Roderick La Rocque de la Rou on November 29, 1898, in Chicago, Illiinois, to a French father and an Irish mother. Stage-struck in his early teen years, he spent his summers with local stock companies, playing juvenile roles for $1.00 per performance. By the time he was 16, while he was appearing in vaudeville... See full bio »

Born:

Roderick La Rocque de la Rour
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 70) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Rod La Rocque and Vilma Banky get license to wed in Los Angeles 06-17-1927. From the Sheryl Deauville Collection.
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1941 Meet John Doe
Ted Sheldon
 
1940 Dark Streets of Cairo
Inspector Joachim
 
1940 Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Prof. Kenneth Parker
 
1940 Beyond Tomorrow
Phil Hubert
 
1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Phillippe (as Rod LaRocque)
 
1938 International Crime
Lamont Cranston
 
1937 The Shadow Strikes
Lamont Granston
 
1937 Clothes and the Woman
Eric Thrale
 
1936 The Drag-Net
Lawrence Thomas Jr.
 
1936 Till We Meet Again
Carl Schrottle
 
1936 The Preview Murder Mystery
Neil DuBeck/Joe Walker
 
1936 Taming the Wild
Dick Clayton
 
1935 Frisco Waterfront
Dan Elliott
 
1935 Hi, Gaucho!
Escurra, aka Captain Garcia
 
1935 Mystery Woman
Jacques Benoit
 
1933 S.O.S. Iceberg
Dr. Carl Lawrence
 
1930 Let Us Be Gay
Bob Brown (as Rod LaRocque)
 
1930 One Romantic Night
Prince Albert
 
1930 Beau Bandit
Montero
 
1929 The Locked Door
Frank Devereaux
 
1929 The Delightful Rogue
Lastro
 
1929 Our Modern Maidens
Abbott
 
1929 The Man and the Moment
Michel
 
1929 The One Woman Idea
Prince Ahmed
 
1928 Love Over Night
Richard Hill
 
1928 Captain Swagger
Captain Swagger/Hugh Drummond
 
1928 Hold 'Em Yale
Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez
 
1928 Stand and Deliver
Roger Norman
 
1927 The Fighting Eagle
Etienne Gerard
 
1927 Resurrection
Prince Dimitry Ivanitch Nekhludov
 
1926 The Cruise of the Jasper B
Jerry Cleggett
 
1926 Gigolo
Gideon Gory
 
1926 Bachelor Brides
Percy Ashfield, Earl of Duncraggan
 
1926 Red Dice
Alan Beckwith
 
1925 Braveheart
Braveheart
 
1925 The Coming of Amos
Amos Burden
 
1925 Wild, Wild Susan
Tod Waterbury
 
1925 Night Life of New York
Ronald Bentley
 
1925 The Golden Bed
Admah Holtz
 
1924 Forbidden Paradise
Capt. Alexei Czerny
 
1924 Feet of Clay
Kerry Harlan
 
1924 Code of the Sea
Bruce McDow
 
1924 Triumph
King Garnet
 
1924 A Society Scandal
Daniel Farr
 
1924 Phantom Justice
Kingsley
 
1923 Don't Call It Love
Patrick Delaney
 
1923 The Ten Commandments
Dan McTavish - Her Son
 
1923 The French Doll
Pedro Carrova
 
1923 Jazzmania
Jerry Langdon
 
1922/II The Challenge
Stanley Roberts
 
1922 Notoriety
Arthur Beal
 
1922 A Woman's Woman
Dean Laddbarry
 
1922 What's Wrong with the Women?
Jack Lee
 
1922 Slim Shoulders
Richard Langden
 
1921 Suspicious Wives
Bob Standing
 
1921 Paying the Piper
Larry Grahame
 
1920 Life
Tom Burnett
 
1920 The Common Sin
Hugh Stanton
 
1920 The Garter Girl
Arthur Lyle
 
1920 Thimble, Thimble (short)
 
1920 The Stolen Kiss
Dudley Hamilt (as Rodney La Rocque)
 
1920 Easy to Get
Dick Elliott (as Rodney LaRocque)
 
1920 A Philistine in Bohemia (short)
Mr. Brunelli
 
1920 The Discarded Woman
Sam Radburn - Gold Digger
 
1919 Miss Crusoe
Harold Vance
 
1919 The Trap
Blackmailer
 
1919 Love and the Woman
Walter Pemberton
 
1918 A Perfect Lady
Bob Griswold (as Bob La Rock)
 
1918 A Perfect 36
O.P. Dildock
 
1918 Hidden Fires
George Landis
 
1918 Money Mad
William Gavin Jr.
 
1918 The Venus Model
Paul Braddock
 
1918 Let's Get a Divorce
Chauffeur
 
1918 Ruggles of Red Gap
Belknap Jackson
 
1918 Uneasy Money
Johnny Gates
 
1917 Sadie Goes to Heaven
Coal Heaver
 
1917 The Dream Doll
Her Sweetheart
 
1917 The Fable of the Uplifter and His Dandy Little Opus (short)
 
1917 The Fable of the Back-Trackers from the Hot Sidewalks (short)
 
1917 The Fable of the Girl Who Took Notes and Got Wise and Then Fell Down (short)
 
1917 The Fable of the Film Fed Family (short)
 
1917 The Fable of All That Triangle Stuff As Sized Up by the Meal Ticket (short)
Joe Pilkins
 
1917 The Fable of the Speedy Sprite (short) (as Rodney La Rocque)
 
1917 The Fable of What the Best People Are Not Doing (short)
 
1917 The Fable of What Transpires After the Wind-Up (short) (as Rodney La Rocque)
 
1917 The Fable of the Twelve-Cylinder Speed of the Leisure Class (short) (as Rodney La Rocque)
 
1917 The Fable of the Wandering Boy and the Wayward Parents (short) (as Rodney La Rocque)
 
1917 Efficiency Edgar's Courtship (short)
Wimple (as Rodney La Rock)
 
1917 The Long Green Trail (short) (as Rodney La Rock)
 
1917 A Corner in Smiths (short) (as Rodney La Rock)
 
1917 Would You Believe It? (short) (as Rodney La Rock)
 
1917 Mr. Pringle and Success (short) (as Rodney La Rock)
 
1917 Much Obliged (short) (as Rodney La Rocque)
 
1917 The Rainbow Box (short) (as Rodney La Rock)
 
1917 Filling His Own Shoes
Dick Downing (as Roderick La Rock)
 
1917 Sundaying in Fairview (short) (as Rodney LaRocque)
 
1916 The Face in the Mirror (short) (as Roderick La Rocque)
 
1916 The War Bride of Plumville (short)
 
1916 Vernon, the Bountiful (short) (as Rodney La Rock)
 
1916 The Lightbearer (short)
Reverend John Stiles (as Roderick La Rocque)
 
1916 The Intruder (short) (as Richard La Rocque)
 
1916 Destiny (short)
 
1915 The Alster Case
Allen Longstreet (as Roderick LaRocque)
 
1914 The Showman
Undetermined bit (uncredited)
 
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1930 Let Us Be Gay (performer: "Oh Where Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone" 1864 - uncredited)
 
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1957 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Gloria Swanson (1957) … Himself
 
1928 Show People
Himself - at Banquet (uncredited)
 
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1962 The Great Chase (documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1932). Stage Play: Domino. Romantic comedy. Written by Grace George. Adapted from the French by Marcel Achard. Directed by Stanley Logan. Playhouse Theatre: 16 Aug 1932- Aug 1932 (closing date unknown/7 performances). Cast: Joan Carr (as "Christine"), Geoffrey Kerr (as "Cremone")... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Bob La Rock | Roderick La Rock | Rodney La Rock | Richard La Rocque | Roderick La Rocque | Rodney La Rocque | Roderick LaRocque | Rodney LaRocque | Rod LaRocque

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 1580 Vine Street. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio