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Larry J. Blake
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Larry J. Blake
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1914-04-24,Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
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)

Filmography

The Stone Killer

6.2

The Stone Killer
1973-08-08

Call Northside 777

6.6

Call Northside 777
1948-02-13

5.7

Bonnie's Kids
1973-02-08

6.8

Holiday Affair
1949-12-12

7

Flamingo Road
1949-04-30

Creature with the Atom Brain

5.1

Creature with the Atom Brain
1955-07-01

5.214

Dial Red O
1955-03-13

While the City Sleeps

6.9

While the City Sleeps
1956-04-19

5.3

Iron Man
1951-09-20

6.2

Band of Angels
1957-08-03

4.9

Backlash
1947-03-01

6.7

The Trap
1946-11-30

5.2

The Hunted
1948-04-07

Beginning of the End

3.8

Beginning of the End
1957-06-28

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

6

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956-07-04

5.9

Demon Seed
1977-04-07

5

Second Chance
1947-07-18

The Man Is Armed

4.8

The Man Is Armed
1956-10-19

Teen-Age Crime Wave

4.6

Teen-Age Crime Wave
1955-11-01

Stop, You're Killing Me

5

Stop, You're Killing Me
1952-12-10

I Died a Thousand Times

6.1

I Died a Thousand Times
1955-11-09

Escape from San Quentin

6

Escape from San Quentin
1957-09-01

7.3

Elmer Gantry
1960-07-07

Diamonds Are Forever

6.396

Diamonds Are Forever
1971-12-14

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

6.4

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951-05-18

In Old Amarillo

6

In Old Amarillo
1951-05-15

Destination Big House

0

Destination Big House
1950-06-01

The Blue Gardenia

6.6

The Blue Gardenia
1953-03-20

The Twinkle In God's Eye

7

The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955-10-13

The Blonde Bandit

5.8

The Blonde Bandit
1949-12-22

Portrait of a Mobster

0

Portrait of a Mobster
1961-04-19

Time After Time

6.8

Time After Time
1979-09-28

Sex and the Single Girl

6.6

Sex and the Single Girl
1964-12-25

Who Was That Lady?

6.2

Who Was That Lady?
1960-04-08

Search for the Gods

4.3

Search for the Gods
1975-03-09

Young Fugitives

1

Young Fugitives
1938-06-30

3

Air Devils
1938-05-13

6.317

City of Fear
1959-02-01

Never Wave at a WAC

4.9

Never Wave at a WAC
1953-01-28

0

One Too Many
1950-12-01

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

6.3

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968-04-19

The Nurse from Brooklyn

6

The Nurse from Brooklyn
1938-04-29

Outcasts of the City

0

Outcasts of the City
1958-01-10

Man of a Thousand Faces

6.7

Man of a Thousand Faces
1957-08-15

They Made Her a Spy

6

They Made Her a Spy
1939-04-14

Two Thoroughbreds

2

Two Thoroughbreds
1939-12-08

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

6

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947-03-01

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

7.154

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954-07-22

6

Inside Detroit
1956-01-01

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

5.2

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968-06-19

Trouble at Midnight

6

Trouble at Midnight
1937-10-16

7.7

High Noon
1952-06-09

7.1

Angel Face
1953-01-02

5.558

The Werewolf
1956-07-01

General Electric Theater: Into the Night

0

General Electric Theater: Into the Night
1955-05-08

Sunset Boulevard

8.3

Sunset Boulevard
1950-08-10

The Boys from Syracuse

5.8

The Boys from Syracuse
1940-07-30

The Undercover Woman

2

The Undercover Woman
1946-01-01

6.5

That Darn Cat!
1965-12-02

Strange Journey

6

Strange Journey
1946-10-03

The Strongest Man in the World

6.1

The Strongest Man in the World
1975-02-06

Remains to Be Seen

5.7

Remains to Be Seen
1953-05-15

5

Sudden Money
1939-03-31

Herbie Rides Again

6.139

Herbie Rides Again
1974-02-12

Cruisin' Down the River

0

Cruisin' Down the River
1953-08-02

Secret Agent X-9

6.7

Secret Agent X-9
1937-04-12

The Jury's Secret

3

The Jury's Secret
1938-01-16

6

State Police
1938-03-18

Magnificent Doll

5.9

Magnificent Doll
1946-12-08

So You Want to Know Your Relatives

0

So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954-12-18

6.8

Hang 'em High
1968-04-12

5.5

Rhubarb
1951-08-29

You Can't Run Away from It

4.7

You Can't Run Away from It
1956-10-30

The Lucky Stiff

4.8

The Lucky Stiff
1949-05-26

Maisie Goes to Reno

6.2

Maisie Goes to Reno
1944-08-15

0

French Leave
1948-04-10

6.4

The Road Back
1937-06-01

5.4

The Swinger
1966-11-13

The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton

0

The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
1974-01-06

One More Train to Rob

5.4

One More Train to Rob
1971-02-19

6

The Rare Breed
1966-02-02

Saints and Sinners

6

Saints and Sinners
1962-09-17

7.2

The Fugitive
1963-09-17

7.1

Ghost Story
1972-09-15

Yancy Derringer

5.556

Yancy Derringer
1958-10-02

6.6

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

Adventures of Superman

6.7

Adventures of Superman
1952-09-19

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

6.6

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955-09-06

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

6.6

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955-09-06

The Twilight Zone

8.445

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

6.5

My Three Sons
1960-09-29

The Lone Ranger

6.7

The Lone Ranger
1949-09-15

5.5

Hey, Jeannie!
1956-09-08

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.767

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

The 20th Century Fox Hour

5.2

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955-10-05

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.4

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957-09-14

Adventures of Superman

6.7

Adventures of Superman
1952-09-19

The Jack Benny Program

7.7

The Jack Benny Program
1950-10-28

7.024

Adam-12
1968-09-21

7.024

Adam-12
1968-09-21

7.024

Adam-12
1968-09-21

7

The Lucy Show
1962-10-01

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.5

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

Four Star Playhouse

6.125

Four Star Playhouse
1952-09-25

Four Star Playhouse

6.125

Four Star Playhouse
1952-09-25

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

8

The Munsters
1964-09-24

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

7.712

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

Arrest and Trial

7

Arrest and Trial
1963-09-15

5

Broken Arrow
1956-09-25

6.988

Kojak
1973-10-24

6.3

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

6.4

The Virginian
1962-09-19

6.8

Ironside
1967-03-28

Lux Video Theatre

6

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

The Pride of the Family

5

The Pride of the Family
1953-10-02

6.6

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.9

Hazel
1961-09-28

6.3

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

6.4

The Virginian
1962-09-19

Mission: Impossible

7.6

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.767

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

7.811

Night Gallery
1970-12-16

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Marcus Welby, M.D.

6.5

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969-09-23

The Lone Ranger

6.7

The Lone Ranger
1949-09-15

5.4

Lawman
1958-10-05

The Beverly Hillbillies

6.8

The Beverly Hillbillies
1962-09-26

Marcus Welby, M.D.

6.5

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969-09-23

5

Surfside 6
1960-10-06

6.4

The Virginian
1962-09-19

Tales of Wells Fargo

6.3

Tales of Wells Fargo
1957-03-18

General Electric Theater

6

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Chevron Theatre

10

Chevron Theatre
1952-01-04

5.5

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

Lux Video Theatre

6

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

5.5

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

5

Meet McGraw
1957-06-17

5.4

Lawman
1958-10-05

6.3

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

7.712

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

5.4

Lawman
1958-10-05

5

State Trooper
1956-09-25

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

4

The Adventures of Boston Blackie
1951-09-08

5.5

Tightrope
1959-09-08

4.8

Sugarfoot
1957-09-17

7.2

Rawhide
1959-01-09