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Larry J. Blake
Actor
Born April 24, 1914Died May 25, 1982 (68 years)
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)
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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Filmography
| 1979 | Time After Time · as Guard |
| 1978 | Project UFO (TV Series) · as Lapd Bunco Detective |
| 1977 | Washington: Behind Closed Doors (TV Series) · as Police Captain |
| 1977 | Demon Seed · as Cameron |
| 1976 | CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years · as Fireman |
| 1975 | Search for the Gods · as Jailer |
| 1975 | The Strongest Man in the World · as Pete |
| 1974 | Herbie Rides Again · as Police Officer |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) · as Asa Dunn |
| 1974 | The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton · as Police Chief |
| 1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as Desk Lt. |
| 1973 | The Stone Killer · as Police Commissioner |
| 1972 | Bonnie's Kids · as Poker Player With Glasses |
| 1972 | The Waltons (TV Series) · as Charley |
| 1972 | Ghost Story (TV Series) · as Mr. Mobley |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) · as Auctioneer |
| 1972 | Kung Fu (TV Series) · as Dave Etling |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son (TV Series) · as Mr. Watkins |
| 1971 | Diamonds Are Forever · as Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator (uncredited) |
| 1971 | McMillan and Wife (TV Series) · as Politician |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) · as Grant Sylvester |
| 1971 | One More Train to Rob · as Barber (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Which Way to the Front? · as Engineer |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) · as Charles Crowley |
| 1969 | The Young Lawyers (TV Series) · as Jail Guard |
| 1969 | The Immortal (TV Series) · as Auctioneer |
| 1969 | Hook, Line and Sinker · as Chief Of Police |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Urologist |
| 1969 | The Love Bug · as Track Timekeeper |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy (TV Series) · as Manager Drive-In Movie |
| 1968 | Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Booking Officer |
| 1968 | Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? · as Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1968 | The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band · as First Outspoken Man (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Hang 'Em High · as Prisoner In Compound |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Auctioneer |
| 1967 | The Second Hundred Years (TV Series) · as Thompson |
| 1967 | Eight on the Lam · as Police Officer |
| 1967 | The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin · as Saloon Barker |
| 1967 | A Covenant with Death · as Houseman |
| 1966 | The Swinger · as Honest Hal (uncredited) |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Eckhart |
| 1966 | T.H.E. Cat (TV Series) · as First Hood |
| 1966 | Family Affair (TV Series) · as Guide |
| 1966 | The Rare Breed · as Auctioneer (uncredited) |
| 1965 | That Darn Cat! · as Police Officer (uncredited) |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Dispatcher |
| 1965 | The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Clerk |
| 1965 | My Mother the Car (TV Series) · as Police Sergeant |
| 1965 | That Funny Feeling · as Policeman |
| 1965 | Harlow · as Editor |
| 1964 | Sex and the Single Girl · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV Series) · as 2nd Detective |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Auctioneer |
| 1964 | The Munsters (TV Series) · as The Desk Sergeant (as Larry Blake) |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Metcalf |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure (TV Series) · as Doyle |
| 1963 | The Bill Dana Show (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Robert Taggart |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Charlie |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial (TV Series) · as Barker |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) · as Hard Hat |
| 1962 | Going My Way (TV Series) · as Sgt. O'brien |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show (TV Series) · as Medicine Man |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) · as Cab Driver |
| 1962 | The Wide Country (TV Series) · as The Desk Sergeant |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Barker |
| 1962 | Saints and Sinners (TV Series) · as Tom Parnell |
| 1961 | Portrait of a Mobster · as John Murphy |
| 1961 | The Bob Newhart Show (1961) (TV Series) · as Minor Role |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) · as 1st Reporter |
| 1961 | Frontier Circus (TV Series) · as Interlocuter |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) · as Cop |
| 1961 | Hazel (TV Series) · as Murphy |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Doorman |
| 1961 | The Joey Bishop Show (TV Series) · as Detective |
| 1961 | The Defenders (TV Series) · as Lampi |
| 1960 | The Case of the Dangerous Robin (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1960 | Harrigan and Son (TV Series) · as Victor Hicks |
| 1960 | Klondike (TV Series) · as Ship Captain |
| 1960 | The Jim Backus Show (TV Series) · as Detective Forrest |
| 1960 | SurfSide 6 (TV Series) · as Square Deal Brady |
| 1960 | My Three Sons (TV Series) · as Police Sergeant |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as The Clerk |
| 1960 | Thriller (TV Series) · as Larry The Bartender |
| 1960 | Coronado 9 (TV Series) · as Harry Matthews |
| 1960 | Elmer Gantry · as Mac - Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Who Was That Lady? · as Tenant (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Johnny Midnight (TV Series) · as Jerry Pollack |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky (TV Series) · as Dave Gray |
| 1959 | Shotgun Slade (TV Series) · as Train Passenger |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) · as Jack Field |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace (TV Series) · as Operator |
| 1959 | The Alaskans (TV Series) · as Mungo |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Freddie |
| 1959 | Lock-Up (TV Series) · as Mr. Braun |
| 1959 | The Dennis O'Keefe Show (TV Series) · as Master Sergeant |
| 1959 | Tightrope (TV Series) · as Casper |
| 1959 | 21 Beacon Street (TV Series) · as Arthur Cameron |
| 1959 | The Shaggy Dog · as Police Officer Ed Mercer |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Guard |
| 1958 | Flight (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1958 | Pursuit (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1958 | Cimarron City (TV Series) · as Wilson |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Ace |
| 1958 | Man with a Camera (TV Series) · as Joe Klemer |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Jess Brubaker (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer (TV Series) · as Jailer |
| 1958 | Bronco (TV Series) · as Tom Lafferty |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn (TV Series) · as Cafe Owner |
| 1958 | Twilight for the Gods · as Rejected John |
| 1958 | Too Much, Too Soon · as Reporter |
| 1958 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958) (TV Series) · as Bailey |
| 1957 | Man of a Thousand Faces · as David T. Stone (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Colt .45 (TV Series) · as Tim Corey |
| 1957 | Harbor Command (TV Series) · as Harper |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Cattle Auctioneer |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Plainsclothesman |
| 1957 | The Thin Man (TV Series) · as Chief Bender |
| 1957 | M Squad (TV Series) · as Det. Jerry Range |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Chief White Cloud |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot (TV Series) · as Officer O'brien |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Deputy |
| 1957 | Escape from San Quentin · as Hap's Lead Henchman |
| 1957 | Band of Angels · as Auctioneer |
| 1957 | Jeanne Eagels · as Reporter |
| 1957 | Beginning of the End · as Roadblock Sergeant |
| 1957 | I Was a Teenage Werewolf · as Police Officer |
| 1957 | Meet McGraw (TV Series) · as Officer Vines |
| 1957 | Beau James · as Reporter |
| 1957 | Date with the Angels (TV Series) · as Dean Caldwell |
| 1957 | Badlands of Montana · as First Outlaw |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) · as The Instructor |
| 1957 | The Silent Service (TV Series) · as Richardson |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Posse Leader |
| 1957 | Panic (TV Series) · as Motorist |
| 1957 | O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) · as J. Conyngham Binkly |
| 1957 | |
| 1956 | Rumble on the Docks · as Officer Fitz |
| 1956 | You Can't Run Away from It · as Detective |
| 1956 | The Man Is Armed · as Ray Perkins |
| 1956 | West Point (TV Series) · as Fire Chief |
| 1956 | Broken Arrow (TV Series) · as Dominick |
| 1956 | Hey Jeannie! (TV Series) · as Charlie Martin |
| 1956 | Earth vs. the Flying Saucers · as Motorcycle Cop |
| 1956 | The Werewolf · as Hank Durgis |
| 1956 | While the City Sleeps · as Tim |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) · as Harvey Steen |
| 1956 | Inside Detroit · as Max Harkness (as Larry Blake) |
| 1955 | I'll Cry Tomorrow · as Alcoholics Anonymous Member |
| 1955 | I Died a Thousand Times · as Healy (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Teen-Age Crime Wave · as Connors |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) · as Saul |
| 1955 | The Twinkle in God's Eye · as Deputy Sheriff |
| 1955 | Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV Series) · as Studs Corey |
| 1955 | Ford Star Jubilee (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Shell |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as Mr. Kenton (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Creature with the Atom Brain · as Reporter #2 |
| 1955 | Son of Sinbad · as Samit |
| 1955 | Damon Runyon Theater (TV Series) · as Mickey Stone |
| 1955 | Dial Red O · as Wayne - Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Bartender |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as John O'brien |
| 1954 | Superman Flies Again · as Steve Martin |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Police Chief |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | December Bride (TV Series) · as Man |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) · as Al Bronson |
| 1954 | It's a Great Life (TV Series) · as 1st Agent |
| 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers · as Drunk (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Whistler (TV Series) · as Police Lieutenant |
| 1954 | The Great Diamond Robbery · as Policeman |
| 1953 | City of Bad Men · as Ticket Seller |
| 1953 | The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series) · as Merkel |
| 1953 | Topper (TV Series) · as Roger Hartley |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Officer Brennan |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Van Zandt |
| 1953 | Champ for a Day · as Gambler |
| 1953 | Devil's Canyon · as Hysterical Prisoner |
| 1953 | Cruisin' Down the River · as Dave Singer |
| 1953 | Remains to Be Seen · as Minetti |
| 1953 | The System · as Detective Conducting Line-Up |
| 1953 | The Blue Gardenia · as Music Shop Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1953 | I'm the Law (TV Series) · as Police Capt. Symes |
| 1953 | You Are There (TV Series) · as Emmett Fletcher |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Reporter Wells |
| 1953 | Never Wave at a WAC · as Mr. Devlin (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Winning Team · as Detective Blake |
| 1952 | Angel Face · as Detective Lt. Ed Brady (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Stop, You're Killing Me · as Police Captain |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) · as Lt. Mcguire |
| 1952 | Our Miss Brooks (TV Series) · as Charlie |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Police Sergeant |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as 1st Reporter |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman (TV Series) · as Rausch, The Henchman |
| 1952 | The Story of Will Rogers · as House Detective |
| 1952 | High Noon · as Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Gang Busters (TV Series) · as Donald E. Tyler |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Mac |
| 1952 | The Marrying Kind · as Benny |
| 1951 | Dragnet (1951) (TV Series) · as Officer Suder |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Bill Harmon |
| 1951 | Mark Saber (TV Series) · as Griff |
| 1951 | Iron Man · as Ralph Crowley (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Boston Blackie (TV Series) · as Cauliflower Ear |
| 1951 | Rhubarb · as Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice) |
| 1951 | Secrets of Beauty · as Uncle Marty |
| 1951 | The Amos 'n Andy Show (TV Series) · as Salesman |
| 1951 | |
| 1951 | In Old Amarillo · as Stan Benson (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Racket Squad (TV Series) · as Deputy Henry Jamison |
| 1950 | One Too Many · as Walt Williams |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as Convict |
| 1950 | The Trouble with Father (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Kilrain |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1950 | Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye · as Romer - On Telephone |
| 1950 | Sunset Boulevard · as 1st Finance Man |
| 1950 | Destination Big House · as Pete Weiss |
| 1950 | Dangerous Assignment (TV Series) · as August |
| 1949 | The Blonde Bandit · as Capt. Ed Roberts |
| 1949 | Holiday Affair · as Plainclothesman |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Lucky Kendal |
| 1949 | The Lucky Stiff · as Louie Perez (as Larry Blake) |
| 1949 | Flamingo Road · as Martin (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as District Attorney |
| 1948 | Force of Evil · as Detective |
| 1948 | The Hunted · as Hollis Smith (as Larry Blake) |
| 1948 | Call Northside 777 · as Police Photographic Technician (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Second Chance · as Det. Sgt. Sharpe |
| 1947 | Backlash · as Detective Lieutenant Jerry Mcmullen |
| 1947 | Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman · as Emcee (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Beginning or the End · as Tough Military Policeman |
| 1946 | Magnificent Doll · as Charles |
| 1946 | The Trap · as Rick Daniels |
| 1946 | Deadline for Murder · as Hudson |
| 1946 | Behind Green Lights · as Morgue Ambulance Driver |
| 1944 | Maisie Goes to Reno · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Boys from Syracuse · as Announcer |
| 1939 | Two Thoroughbreds · as Truck Driver |
| 1939 | They Made Her a Spy · as Ben Dawson |
| 1939 | Sudden Money · as Interviewer |
| 1938 | Young Fugitives · as Silent Sam (as Larry Blake) |
| 1938 | Sinners in Paradise · as Thomas Sydney In Photographs |
| 1938 | Air Devils · as John P. 'horseshoe' Donovan |
| 1937 | The Road Back · as Weil (as Larry Blake) |
| 1937 | Secret Agent X-9 · as Chief Fbi Agent Wheeler (as Larry Blake) |