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