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person_profile-Larry J. Blake

Larry J. Blake Died at age: 68

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Apr 24, 1914

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

May 25, 1982

Biography of

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)

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Larry J. Blake

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Filmography of

Larry J. Blake

Found 77 Movies in total

Time After Time

Guard ( Actor )

... 1979

Demon Seed

Cameron ( Actor )

... 1977

Search for the Gods

Jailer ( Actor )

... 1975

... 1975

Herbie Rides Again

Police Officer ( Actor )

... 1974

The Stone Killer

Police Commissioner ( Actor )

... 1973

Bonnie's Kids

Poker Player with Glasses ( Actor )

... 1973

Diamonds Are Forever

Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1971

One More Train to Rob

Barber (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1971

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Salesman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1968

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

First Outspoken Man (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1968

Hang 'em High

Prisoner in Compound ( Actor )

... 1968

The Swinger

Honest Hal (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1966

That Darn Cat!

Police Officer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1965

Sex and the Single Girl

Policeman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1964

Portrait of a Mobster

John Murphy ( Actor )

... 1961

Elmer Gantry

Mac - Bartender (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1960

Who Was That Lady?

Tenant (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1960

... 1959

... 1958

Escape from San Quentin

Hap's Lead Henchman ( Actor )

... 1957

Man of a Thousand Faces

David T. Stone (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1957

Band of Angels

Auctioneer ( Actor )

... 1957

Beginning of the End

Roadblock Sergeant ( Actor )

... 1957

You Can't Run Away from It

Detective ( Actor )

... 1956

The Man Is Armed

Ray Perkins ( Actor )

... 1956

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

Motorcycle cop ( Actor )

... 1956

The Werewolf

Hank Durgis ( Actor )

... 1956

... 1956

Inside Detroit

Max Harkness (as Larry Blake) ( Actor )

... 1956

I Died a Thousand Times

Healy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1955

Teen-Age Crime Wave

Connors ( Actor )

... 1955

The Twinkle In God's Eye

Deputy sheriff ( Actor )

... 1955

Creature with the Atom Brain

Reporter #2 ( Actor )

... 1955

Dial Red O

Wayne - Waiter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1955

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Drunk (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1954

Cruisin' Down the River

Dave Singer ( Actor )

... 1953

Remains to Be Seen

Minetti ( Actor )

... 1953

The Blue Gardenia

Music Shop Clerk (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1953

Never Wave at a WAC

Mr. Devlin (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1953

Angel Face

Detective Lt. Ed Brady (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1953

Stop, You're Killing Me

Police Captain ( Actor )

... 1952

High Noon

Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1952

Iron Man

Ralph Crowley ( Actor )

... 1951

Rhubarb

Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice) ( Actor )

... 1951

In Old Amarillo

Stan Benson (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1951

One Too Many

Walt Williams ( Actor )

... 1950

Sunset Boulevard

1st Finance Man ( Actor )

... 1950

Destination Big House

Pete Weiss ( Actor )

... 1950

The Blonde Bandit

Capt. Ed Roberts ( Actor )

... 1949

Holiday Affair

Plainclothesman ( Actor )

... 1949

The Lucky Stiff

Louie Perez (as Larry Blake) ( Actor )

... 1949

Flamingo Road

Martin (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1949

French Leave

Schultyz (as Larry Blake) ( Actor )

... 1948

The Hunted

Hollis Smith (as Larry Blake) ( Actor )

... 1948

Call Northside 777

Police Photographic Technician (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1948

Second Chance

Det. Sgt. Sharpe ( Actor )

... 1947

Backlash

Detective Lieutenant Jerry McMullen ( Actor )

... 1947

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

Emcee (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

Magnificent Doll

Charles ( Actor )

... 1946

The Trap

Rick Daniels ( Actor )

... 1946

Strange Journey

Karl ( Actor )

... 1946

The Undercover Woman

Simon Gillette ( Actor )

... 1946

Maisie Goes to Reno

Policeman (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

The Boys from Syracuse

Announcer ( Actor )

... 1940

Two Thoroughbreds

Truck Driver ( Actor )

... 1939

They Made Her a Spy

Ben Dawson ( Actor )

... 1939

Sudden Money

Interviewer ( Actor )

... 1939

Young Fugitives

Silent Sam (as Larry Blake) ( Actor )

... 1938

Air Devils

John P. 'Horseshoe' Donovan ( Actor )

... 1938

The Nurse from Brooklyn

Larry Craine ( Actor )

... 1938

State Police

Trigger Magee ( Actor )

... 1938

The Jury's Secret

Bill Sheldon ( Actor )

... 1938

Trouble at Midnight

Tony Michaels (as Larry Blake) ( Actor )

... 1937

The Road Back

Weil (as Larry Blake) ( Actor )

... 1937

Secret Agent X-9

Chief FBI Agent Wheeler (as Larry Blake) ( Actor )

... 1937