Larry J. Blake
Larry J. Blake was born in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, New York on April 24, 1914. At the age of 18, his talent at impersonations and dialects grew into a vaudeville act. Blake eventually became a headliner, playing the Orpheum circuit, as well as the Roxy Theatre and the Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center.
In 1936, he signed to a contract with Universal studios, and his first job was in the serial Secret Agent X-9 (1937). Right after that, he was chosen for a featured role in James Whale's The Road Back (1937), a sequel to All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). He appeared in other films for Universal including a string of 1938 films, Trouble at Midnight (1937), Air Devils (1938), Nurse from Brooklyn (1938), and The Jury's Secret (1938).
With the outbreak of WWII, Blake joined the U.S. Navy serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific. He was mustered out and treated at a Naval hospital for his alcoholism. A Catholic priest helped Blake join Alcoholics Anonymous, and in 1946 he help start the first A.A. group for members of the motion picture industry.
Blake returned to acting in 1946, working steadily in supporting and bit parts throughout the 1950s. He is best known for his roles in Sunset Blvd. (1950) and High Noon (1952). In Sunset Boulevard he played the first finance man who comes to repossess William Holden's car. In High Noon, Blake played Gillis, the owner of the saloon who is punched by Gary Cooper.
As television's popularity began, Blake found plenty of work from westerns, crime dramas to comedies. He was a regular in The Pride of the Family (1953) television series, as well as the recurring part of the friendly jailer in Yancy Derringer (1958).
His last role was as the museum security guard in Time After Time (1979), when he was forced to retire due to emphysema. Until his death in 1982, Blake continued helping others in the A.A. program. (IMDB)
Fotos
Películas (85)
Time After Time
1979 · Guard
Demon Seed
1977 · Cameron
Search for the Gods
1975 · Jailer
The Strongest Man in the World
1975 · Pete
Herbie Rides Again
1974 · Police Officer
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
1974 · Police Chief
The Stone Killer
1973 · Police Commissioner
Bonnie's Kids
1973 · Poker Player with Glasses
Diamonds Are Forever
1971 · Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator (uncredited)
One More Train to Rob
1971 · Barber (uncredited)
The Love Bug
1968 · Track Timekeeper (uncredited)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968 · Salesman (uncredited)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968 · First Outspoken Man (uncredited)
Hang 'em High
1968 · Prisoner in Compound
Carnival Nights
1968 · Policeman
The Swinger
1966 · Honest Hal (uncredited)
The Rare Breed
1966 · Auctioneer (uncredited)
That Darn Cat!
1965 · Police Officer (uncredited)
That Funny Feeling
1965 · Policeman
Sex and the Single Girl
1964 · Policeman (uncredited)
Flashing Spikes
1962 · 1st Reporter
Portrait of a Mobster
1961 · John Murphy
Elmer Gantry
1960 · Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
1960 · Tenant (uncredited)
City of Fear
1959
Outcasts of the City
1958
Escape from San Quentin
1957 · Hap's Lead Henchman
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957 · David T. Stone (uncredited)
Band of Angels
1957 · Auctioneer
Beginning of the End
1957 · Roadblock Sergeant
You Can't Run Away from It
1956 · Detective
The Man Is Armed
1956 · Ray Perkins
The Werewolf
1956 · Hank Durgis
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956 · Motorcycle cop
While the City Sleeps
1956 · Tim
Inside Detroit
1955 · Max Harkness (as Larry Blake)
I Died a Thousand Times
1955 · Healy (uncredited)
Teen-Age Crime Wave
1955 · Connors
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955 · Deputy sheriff
Creature with the Atom Brain
1955 · Reporter #2
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
1955 · Patrolman
Dial Red O
1955 · Wayne - Waiter (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954 · Capt. Biff McGann (uncredited)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954 · Drunk (uncredited)
Cruisin' Down the River
1953 · Dave Singer
Remains to Be Seen
1953 · Minetti
The Blue Gardenia
1953 · Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
1953 · Mr. Devlin (uncredited)
Angel Face
1953 · Detective Lt. Ed Brady (uncredited)
Stop, You're Killing Me
1952 · Police Captain
High Noon
1952 · Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Iron Man
1951 · Ralph Crowley (uncredited)
Rhubarb
1951 · Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice)
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951
In Old Amarillo
1951 · Stan Benson (uncredited)
One Too Many
1951 · Walt Williams
Sunset Boulevard
1950 · Finance Man #1
Destination Big House
1950 · Pete Weiss
The Blonde Bandit
1949 · Capt. Ed Roberts
Holiday Affair
1949 · Plainclothesman
The Lucky Stiff
1949 · Louie Perez (as Larry Blake)
Flamingo Road
1949 · Martin (uncredited)
French Leave
1948 · Schultyz (as Larry Blake)
The Hunted
1948 · Hollis Smith (as Larry Blake)
Call Northside 777
1948 · Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
Second Chance
1947 · Det. Sgt. Sharpe
Backlash
1947 · Detective Lieutenant Jerry McMullen
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947 · Emcee (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll
1946 · Charles (uncredited)
The Trap
1946 · Rick Daniels
Strange Journey
1946 · Karl
The Undercover Woman
1946 · Simon Gillette
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944 · Policeman (Uncredited)
The Boys from Syracuse
1940 · Announcer
Two Thoroughbreds
1939 · Truck Driver
They Made Her a Spy
1939 · Ben Dawson
Sudden Money
1939 · Interviewer
Young Fugitives
1938 · Silent Sam
Air Devils
1938 · John P. 'Horseshoe' Donovan
The Nurse from Brooklyn
1938 · Larry Craine
State Police
1938 · Trigger Magee
The Jury's Secret
1938 · Bill Sheldon
Trouble at Midnight
1937 · Tony Michaels (as Larry Blake)
The Road Back
1937 · Weil (as Larry Blake)
Secret Agent X-9
1937 · Chief FBI Agent Wheeler (as Larry Blake)
Series (54)
Kojak
1973 · Desk Lt.
Kung Fu
1972 · Dave Etling
Ghost Story
1972 · Mr. Mobley
Night Gallery
1970 · Charles Crowley
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Capt. Merriman, Urologist
Here's Lucy
1968 · Manager Drive-In Movie, Policeman, Man, Fireman, Fire Chief, Sam, Passerby, Franklin
Adam-12
1968 · Booking Officer, Officer Williams, Officer Quinn
The Second Hundred Years
1967 · Thompson
Ironside
1967 · Auctioneer
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Eckhart
The F.B.I.
1965 · Dispatcher, McKenzie, Fingerprint Man
The Munsters
1964 · The Desk Sergeant (as Larry Blake)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Metcalf
The Fugitive
1963 · Charlie
Arrest and Trial
1963 · Barker
The Lucy Show
1962 · Medicine Man
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · Cab Driver
The Virginian
1962 · Farnum, Keel, Barker
Saints and Sinners
1962 · Tom Parnell
Hazel
1961 · Murphy
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960
Surfside 6
1960 · Square Deal Brady
My Three Sons
1960 · Police Sergeant
Checkmate
1960 · The Clerk
Coronado 9
1960 · Harry Matthews
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Freddie
Tightrope
1959 · Casper
Rawhide
1959 · Guard
Lawman
1958 · Chuck Slade, Jess Brubaker (voice) (uncredited), Mr. Parker
Yancy Derringer
1958 · Jailer, Jailer (uncredited)
Perry Mason
1957 · Plainsclothesman, Officer
Wagon Train
1957 · Sheriff (uncredited), Booley Herbert, Chief White Cloud
Sugarfoot
1957 · Officer O'Brien
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Deputy
Meet McGraw
1957 · Officer Vines, Police Lieutenant
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957 · Posse Leader
Broken Arrow
1956 · Dominick
State Trooper
1956 · Harvey Steen
Hey, Jeannie!
1956 · Charlie Martin
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Gunsmoke
1955 · Shell, Man
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · Dusty Wilson, Mr. Kenton (uncredited), Saloonkeeper Collins, Stagecoach Passenger
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Police Chief, Drummer (uncredited), Officer Ed Mercer (uncredited)
The Pride of the Family
1953 · Frank
General Electric Theater
1953 · Reporter Wells
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · 1st Reporter, Milkman
Adventures of Superman
1952 · Rausch, the Henchman, Steve Martin
Chevron Theatre
1952
Dangerous Assignment
1952 · August
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Bill Harmon
Boston Blackie
1951 · Cauliflower Ear
The Jack Benny Program
1950 · Convict
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Kilrain, Valcourt
The Lone Ranger
1949 · Bert Dillon, Lucky Kendal