Person Details

Birthday: 1898-11-20 19:29:57

Death: 1969-10-15 19:29:57

Aliases: 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

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Movie Involvements: 41

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Average
7

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

(1939) Phillippe
The Ten Commandments
Average
7

The Ten Commandments

(1923) Dan McTavish
The Shadow Strikes
Average
4

The Shadow Strikes

(1937) Lamont Granston
Beyond Tomorrow
Average
6

Beyond Tomorrow

(1940) Phil Hubert
The Locked Door
Average
5

The Locked Door

(1929) Frank Devereaux
Paying the Piper
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0

Paying the Piper

(1921) Larry Grahame
International Crime
Average
5

International Crime

(1938) Lamont Cranston
The Preview Murder Mystery
Average
6

The Preview Murder Mystery

(1936) Neil DuBeck

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1941 Ted Sheldon
1940 Inspector Joachim
Prof. Kenneth Parker
Phil Hubert
1939 Phillippe
1938 Lamont Cranston
1937 Lamont Granston
1936 Lawrence Thomas Jr.
Carl Schrottle
Neil DuBeck
Dick Clayton
1935 Dan Elliott
Escurra, aka Captain Garcia
Jacques Benoit
1933 Dr. Carl Lawrence
1930 Bob Brown
Prince Albert
Montero
1929 Frank Devereaux
Lastro
Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite'
Michel
Prince Ahmed
1928 Himself (uncredited)
Captain Swagger / Hugh Drummond
Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez
Roger Norman
Self
1927 Etienne Gerard
Prince Dimitry Ivanitch Nekhludov
1926 Jerry Cleggett
Gideon Gory
Alan Beckwith
1925 Braveheart
Amos Burden
Tod Waterbury
Ronald Bentley
Admah Holtz
1924 Kerry Harlan
Bruce McDow
King Garnet
Daniel Farr
Patrick Delaney
Capt. Alexei Czerny
1923 Dan McTavish
Pedro Carrova
Jerry Langdon
1922 Dean Laddbarry
1921 Larry Grahame
Bob Standing
1920 Samuel Radburn - Gold Digger
Hugh Stanton
Mr. Brunelli
1919 The Blackmailer
1918 Bob Griswold
O.P. Dildock
Paul Braddock
Chauffeur
Belknap Jackson
1917 Her Sweetheart
Wimple
Year Character Movie/Tv

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