Roderick Ross La Rocque (November 29, 1898 – October 15, 1969) was an American actor. Biography La Rocque 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, highly publicized wedding. They were married until his death in 1969. The couple had no children. 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. Partial filmography The Showman (1914) - Minor Role (uncredited) The Alster Case (1915) - Allen Longstreet The Little Shepherd of Bargain Row (1916) The Prince of Graustark (1916) Efficiency Edgar's Courtship (1917) - Wimple Filling His Own Shoes (1917) - Dick Downing The Dream Doll (1917) - Her Sweetheart Sadie Goes to Heaven (1917) - Coal Heaver Uneasy Money (1918) - Johnny Gates Ruggles of Red Gap (1918) - Belknap Jackson Let's Get a Divorce (1918) - Chauffeur The Venus Model (1918) - Paul Braddock Money Mad (1918) - William Gavin Jr. Hidden Fires (1918) - George Landis A Perfect 36 (1918) - O.P. Dildock A Perfect Lady (1918) - Bob Griswold Love and the Woman (1919) - Walter Pemberton The Trap (1919) - Doc Sloan - the Blackmailer Miss Crusoe (1919) - Harold Vance Easy to Get (1920) - Dick Elliott The Stolen Kiss (1920) - Dudley Hamilt The Garter Girl (1920) - Arthur Lyle The Common Sin (1920) - Hugh Stanton Life (1920) - Tom Burnett The Discarded Woman (1920) - Sam Radburn - Gold Digger Paying the Piper (1921) - Larry Grahame Suspicious Wives (1921) - Bob Standing Slim Shoulders (1922) - Richard Langden What's Wrong with the Women? (1922) - Jack Lee A Woman's Woman (1922) - Dean Laddbarry Notoriety (1922) - Arthur Beal The Challenge (1922) - Stanley