
Known for
Acting
Born
November 18, 1898
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
October 15, 1969 (aged 70)
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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 H...
1962
1941
as Ted Sheldon
1940
as Inspector Joachim
1940
as Prof. Kenneth Parker
1940
as Phil Hubert
1939
as Phillippe
1938
as Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
1937
as Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
1936
as Lawrence Thomas Jr.
1936
as Carl Schrottle
1936
as Neil Du Beck
1936
as Dick Clayton
1935
as Dan Elliott
1935
as Escurra, aka Captain Garcia
1935
as Jacques Benoit
1933
as Dr. Carl Lawrence
1930
as Bob Brown
1930
as Prince Albert
1930
as Montero
1929
as Frank Devereaux
1929
as Lastro
1929
as Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite'
1929
as Michel
1929
as Prince Ahmed
1928
as Richard Hill