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