Larry J. Blake
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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)
Known for
Credits
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
as 1st Finance Man
High Noon (1952)
as Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Hang 'em High (1968)
as Prisoner in Compound
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
as Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator (uncredited)
The Love Bug (1968)
as Track Timekeeper (uncredited)
Demon Seed (1977)
as Cameron
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
as Drunk (uncredited)
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
as Police Officer
Time After Time (1979)
as Guard
Elmer Gantry (1960)
as Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
That Darn Cat! (1965)
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Call Northside 777 (1948)
as Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
as Motorcycle cop
The Rare Breed (1966)
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Angel Face (1953)
as Detective Lt. Ed Brady (uncredited)
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
as Pete
The Stone Killer (1973)
as Police Commissioner
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
as Healy (uncredited)
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
as David T. Stone (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady? (1960)
as Tenant (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll (1946)
as Charles (uncredited)
The Boys from Syracuse (1940)
as Announcer
Band of Angels (1957)
as Auctioneer
While the City Sleeps (1956)
as Tim
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
as Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)
The Swinger (1966)
as Honest Hal (uncredited)
One More Train to Rob (1971)
as Barber (uncredited)
Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)
as Reporter #2
Beginning of the End (1957)
as Roadblock Sergeant
Iron Man (1951)
as Ralph Crowley (uncredited)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
as First Outspoken Man (uncredited)
Flamingo Road (1949)
as Martin (uncredited)
Holiday Affair (1949)
as Plainclothesman
The Road Back (1937)
as Weil (as Larry Blake)
Strange Journey (1946)
as Karl
Backlash (1947)
as Detective Lieutenant Jerry McMullen
The Werewolf (1956)
as Hank Durgis
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
as Salesman (uncredited)
The Jury's Secret (1938)
as Bill Sheldon
City of Fear (1959)
Actor
The Twinkle In God's Eye (1955)
as Deputy sheriff
Never Wave at a WAC (1953)
as Mr. Devlin (uncredited)
You Can't Run Away from It (1956)
as Detective
Dial Red O (1955)
as Wayne - Waiter (uncredited)
Remains to Be Seen (1953)
as Minetti
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
as Emcee (uncredited)
The Trap (1946)
as Rick Daniels
Outcasts of the City (1958)
Actor
The Hunted (1948)
as Hollis Smith (as Larry Blake)
French Leave (1948)
as Schultyz (as Larry Blake)
Search for the Gods (1975)
as Jailer
Rhubarb (1951)
as Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice)
Flashing Spikes (1962)
as 1st Reporter
They Made Her a Spy (1939)
as Ben Dawson
Young Fugitives (1938)
as Silent Sam (as Larry Blake)
Portrait of a Mobster (1961)
as John Murphy
The Man Is Armed (1956)
as Ray Perkins
Bonnie's Kids (1973)
as Poker Player with Glasses
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
Actor
Sudden Money (1939)
as Interviewer
Trouble at Midnight (1937)
as Tony Michaels (as Larry Blake)
The Lucky Stiff (1949)
as Louie Perez (as Larry Blake)
Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
as Policeman (Uncredited)
Carnival Nights (1968)
as Policeman
Escape from San Quentin (1957)
as Hap's Lead Henchman
Inside Detroit (1955)
as Max Harkness (as Larry Blake)
State Police (1938)
as Trigger Magee
Cruisin' Down the River (1953)
as Dave Singer
Second Chance (1947)
as Det. Sgt. Sharpe
Stop, You're Killing Me (1952)
as Police Captain
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton (1974)
as Police Chief
Two Thoroughbreds (1939)
as Truck Driver
So You Want to Know Your Relatives (1954)
as Capt. Biff McGann (uncredited)
Teen-Age Crime Wave (1955)
as Connors
One Too Many (1950)
as Walt Williams
Secret Agent X-9 (1937)
as Chief FBI Agent Wheeler (as Larry Blake)
The Blonde Bandit (1949)
as Capt. Ed Roberts
The Nurse from Brooklyn (1938)
as Larry Craine
Destination Big House (1950)
as Pete Weiss
Air Devils (1938)
as John P. 'Horseshoe' Donovan
In Old Amarillo (1951)
as Stan Benson (uncredited)
The Undercover Woman (1946)
as Simon Gillette
General Electric Theater: Into the Night (1955)
as Patrolman