Rod La Rocque

Rod La Rocque (November 29, 1898 – October 15, 1969) was an American actor.

Biography

He was born Roderick La Rocque in Chicago, Illinois. He began appearing in stock theater at the age of seven and eventually ended up at the Essanay Studios 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.

La Rocque 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.

Selected filmography

• Meet John Doe (1941) with Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper
• Dark Streets of Cairo (1941)
• Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) with Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara
• SOS Iceberg (1941) English-language......
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