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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)

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show
  • The Beverly Hillbillies
  • Demon Seed
  • The Blue Gardenia
  • The Lucy Show
  • The Lone Ranger
  • Dennis the Menace
  • Dragnet (1951)
  • Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
  • The Real McCoys
  • Make Room for Daddy
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
  • Death Valley Days
  • Behind Green Lights
  • Magnificent Doll
  • Man with a Camera
  • Four Star Playhouse
  • Dangerous Assignment
  • Blondie
  • Code 3
  • One Too Many

Known For

  • Sunset Boulevard
  • Demon Seed
  • Holiday Affair
  • Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
  • Beginning of the End
  • The Trap
  • The Werewolf
  • City of Fear
  • Creature with the Atom Brain
  • Air Devils
  • Yancy Derringer
  • Young Fugitives

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
1975
Search for the Gods · as Jailer
1975
1974
Herbie Rides Again · as Police Officer
1974
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) · as Asa Dunn
1974
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
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 Franklin
1968
Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Officer Williams
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
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
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 Mr. Parker
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
Code 3 (TV Series) · as Jim Fitzgerald
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
Blondie (TV Series) · as Editor
1956
Rumble on the Docks · as Officer Fitz
1956
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
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
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
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
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 Milkman
1952
Adventures of Superman (TV Series) · as Steve Martin
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 Valcourt
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
1947
The Beginning or the End · as Tough Military Policeman
1946
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)

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