Larry J. Blake
male
Born on April 24, 1914 (111 years old)
Passed Away on May 25, 1982
From Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known for Acting
Biography
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)
Cast Credits
- 1979
- 1977
- 1975
- 1974
- 1973
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
- 1969
- 1968
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as
First Outspoken Man (uncredited)
1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
as
Salesman (uncredited)
1968
Hang 'em High
as
Prisoner in Compound
1968
Carnival Nights
as
Policeman
1968
The Love Bug
as
Track Timekeeper (uncredited)
1968
Adam-12
as
Booking Officer
1968
Adam-12
as
Officer Williams
1968
Adam-12
as
Officer Quinn
1968
Here's Lucy
as
Manager Drive-In Movie
1968
Here's Lucy
as
Policeman
1968
Here's Lucy
as
Man
1968
Here's Lucy
as
Fireman
1968
Here's Lucy
as
Fire Chief
1968
Here's Lucy
as
Sam
1968
Here's Lucy
as
Passerby
1968
Here's Lucy
as
Franklin
1968
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
Band of Angels
as
Auctioneer
1957
Beginning of the End
as
Roadblock Sergeant
1957
Escape from San Quentin
as
Hap's Lead Henchman
1957
Man of a Thousand Faces
as
David T. Stone (uncredited)
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
as
Deputy
1957
Perry Mason
as
Plainsclothesman
1957
Wagon Train
as
Sheriff (uncredited)
1957
Wagon Train
as
Booley Herbert
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
as
Posse Leader
1957
Meet McGraw
as
Officer Vines
1957
Wagon Train
as
Chief White Cloud
1957
Perry Mason
as
Officer
1957
Sugarfoot
as
Officer O'Brien
1957
Meet McGraw
as
Police Lieutenant
1957
- 1956
While the City Sleeps
as
Tim
1956
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
as
Motorcycle cop
1956
The Man Is Armed
as
Ray Perkins
1956
Inside Detroit
as
Max Harkness (as Larry Blake)
1956
The Werewolf
as
Hank Durgis
1956
You Can't Run Away from It
as
Detective
1956
- no image
Hey, Jeannie!
as
Charlie Martin
1956
- no image
Broken Arrow
as
Dominick
1956
- no image
State Trooper
as
Harvey Steen
1956
- 1955
Creature with the Atom Brain
as
Reporter #2
1955
Dial Red O
as
Wayne - Waiter (uncredited)
1955
Teen-Age Crime Wave
as
Connors
1955
I Died a Thousand Times
as
Healy (uncredited)
1955
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as
Deputy sheriff
1955
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
as
Patrolman
1955
Gunsmoke
as
Shell
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as
Dusty Wilson
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as
Mr. Kenton (uncredited)
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Gunsmoke
as
Man
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as
Saloonkeeper Collins
1955
- 1954
- 1953
The Blue Gardenia
as
Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)
1953
Never Wave at a WAC
as
Mr. Devlin (uncredited)
1953
Angel Face
as
Detective Lt. Ed Brady (uncredited)
1953
Remains to Be Seen
as
Minetti
1953
Cruisin' Down the River
as
Dave Singer
1953
The Pride of the Family
as
Frank
1953
General Electric Theater
as
Reporter Wells
1953
- 1952
- 1951
- 1950
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
- 1944
- 1940
- 1939
- 1938
- 1937
