Rod La Rocque
Rod La Rocque is known for Meet John Doe (1941), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), The Ten Commandments (1923).
Biography
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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.
Questions about Rod La Rocque
How many Rod La Rocque films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 26 films with Rod La Rocque, from 1918 to 1962.
What is the best rated Rod La Rocque film?
The best rated Rod La Rocque film in the catalogue is Meet John Doe (1941), rated 7.3.
What was the first Rod La Rocque film?
The first Rod La Rocque film in the catalogue is The Ten Commandments, from 1923.
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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7.3 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
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7.3 Meet John Doe
1941
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7.1 Show People
1928
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6.5 The Ten Commandments
1923
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6.5 Mystery Woman
1935
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7.0 Captain Swagger
1928
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6.1 Beyond Tomorrow
1940
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6.1 The Locked Door
1929
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5.6 Our Modern Maidens
1929
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4.7 The Shadow Strikes
1937
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6.4 The Great Chase
1962
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6.0 Taming the Wild
1936
Full filmography
75 films — 26 in the catalogue
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6.4
The Great Chase
1962
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7.3
Meet John Doe
1941 · Ted Sheldon
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7.5 Dark Streets of Cairo
1940 · Inspector Joachim
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5.6 Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940 · Prof. Kenneth Parker
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6.1
Beyond Tomorrow
1940 · Phil Hubert
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7.3
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 · Phillippe
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5.5 International Crime
1938 · Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
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4.7
The Shadow Strikes
1937 · Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
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5.4 The Drag Net
1936 · Lawrence Thomas Jr.
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5.2 Till We Meet Again
1936 · Carl Schrottle
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5.8 The Preview Murder Mystery
1936 · Neil Du Beck
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6.0
Taming the Wild
1936 · Dick Clayton
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9.0 Frisco Waterfront
1935 · Dan Elliott
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8.3 Hi, Gaucho!
1935 · Escurra, aka Captain Garcia
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6.5
Mystery Woman
1935 · Jacques Benoit
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5.3 S.O.S. Iceberg
1933 · Dr. Carl Lawrence
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4.1 Let Us Be Gay
1930 · Bob Brown
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6.2 One Romantic Night
1930 · Prince Albert
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4.3 Beau Bandit
1930 · Montero
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6.1
The Locked Door
1929 · Frank Devereaux
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9.0 The Delightful Rogue
1929 · Lastro
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5.6
Our Modern Maidens
1929 · Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite'
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6.7 The Man and the Moment
1929 · Michel
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3.0 The One Woman Idea
1929 · Prince Ahmed
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7.0 Love Over Night
1928 · Richard Hill
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7.1
Show People
1928 · Rod La Rocque (uncredited)
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7.0
Captain Swagger
1928 · Captain Swagger / Hugh Drummond
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6.7 Hold 'Em Yale
1928 · Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez
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6.0 Stand and Deliver
1928 · Roger Norman
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5.4 The Circus: Premiere
1928 · Self
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5.3 The Fighting Eagle
1927 · Etienne Gerard
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7.0 Resurrection
1927 · Prince Dimitry Ivanitch Nekhludov
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7.2 O Filho do Corsário
1926 · Jerry Cleggett
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10.0 Bachelor Brides
1926
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7.0 Gigolo
1926 · Gideon Gory
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9.0 Red Dice
1926 · Alan Beckwith
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7.0 O Meu Coração é Teu
1925 · Braveheart
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6.5
The Coming of Amos
1925 · Amos Burden
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7.0 Wild, Wild Susan
1925 · Tod Waterbury
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9.0 Night Life of New York
1925 · Ronald Bentley
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4.0 The Golden Bed
1925 · Admah Holtz
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7.0 Feet of Clay
1924 · Kerry Harlan
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7.0 Code of the Sea
1924 · Bruce McDow
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8.0 Triumph
1924 · King Garnet
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8.0 A Society Scandal
1924 · Daniel Farr
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9.0 Don't Call It Love
1924 · Patrick Delaney
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5.6 Forbidden Paradise
1924 · Capt. Alexei Czerny
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6.5
The Ten Commandments
1923 · Dan McTavish
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9.0 The French Doll
1923 · Pedro Carrova
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10.0 Jazzmania
1923 · Jerry Langdon
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10.0 Notoriety
1922 · Arthur Beal
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A Woman's Woman
1922 · Dean Laddbarry
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8.0 Slim Shoulders
1922 · Richard Langden
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8.0 What's Wrong with the Women?
1922 · Jack Lee
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10.0 Paying the Piper
1921 · Larry Grahame
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10.0 Suspicious Wives
1921 · Bob Standing
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7.0 The Discarded Woman
1920 · Samuel Radburn - Gold Digger
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8.0 The Common Sin
1920 · Hugh Stanton
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10.0 The Garter Girl
1920 · Arthur Lyle
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9.0 The Stolen Kiss
1920
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10.0 Easy to Get
1920 · Dick Elliott
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7.0
A Philistine in Bohemia
1920 · Mr. Brunelli
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9.0 Miss Crusoe
1919 · Harold Vance
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10.0 The Trap
1919 · The Blackmailer
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4.0 Greater Than Love
1919 · Bob Standing
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A Perfect Lady
1918 · Bob Griswold
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A Perfect 36
1918 · O.P. Dildock
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The Venus Model
1918 · Paul Braddock
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Let's Get a Divorce
1918 · Chauffeur
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8.0 Ruggles of Red Gap
1918 · Belknap Jackson
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Uneasy Money
1918 · Johnny Gates
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10.0 Sadie Goes to Heaven
1917 · Coal Heaver
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7.0 The Dream Doll
1917 · Her Sweetheart
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5.0 Efficiency Edgar's Courtship
1917 · Wimple
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Filling His Own Shoes
1917 · Dick Downing
People data: TMDb.
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