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Marc Lawrence
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Marc Lawrence was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types. In 1930, Lawrence befriended another young actor, John Garfield. The two appeared in a number of plays before Lawrence was given a film contract with Columbia Pictures. Lawrence appeared in films beginning in 1931. Garfield followed, starting his film career in 1938. Lawrence's pock-marked complexion, brooding appearance and New York street-guy accent made him a natural for heavies, and he played scores of gangsters and mob bosses over the next six decades. Later, Lawrence found himself under scrutiny for his political leanings. When called before the House Un-American Activities Committee, he admitted he had…
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Marc Lawrence was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types. In 1930, Lawrence befriended another young actor, John Garfield. The two appeared in a number of plays before Lawrence was given a film contract with Columbia Pictures. Lawrence appeared in films beginning in 1931. Garfield followed, starting his film career in 1938. Lawrence's pock-marked complexion, brooding appearance and New York street-guy accent made him a natural for heavies, and he played scores of gangsters and mob bosses over the next six decades. Later, Lawrence found himself under scrutiny for his political leanings. When called before the House Un-American Activities Committee, he admitted he had once been a member of the Communist Party. He named Sterling Hayden, Lionel Stander, Anne Revere, Larry Parks, Karen Morley and Jeff Corey as Communists. He was blacklisted and departed for Europe, where he continued to make films. Following the demise of the blacklist, he returned to America and resumed his position as a familiar and talented purveyor of gangland types. He played gangsters in two James Bond movies: 1971's Diamonds Are Forever opposite Sean Connery, and 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun opposite Roger Moore. He also portrayed a henchman opposite Laurence Olivier in Marathon Man (1976) and a stereotypical Miami mob boss alongside Jerry Reed and Dom DeLuise in the comedy Hot Stuff (1979). Description above from the Wikipedia article Marc Lawrence, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Marc Lawrence's Filmography
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Looney Tunes: Back in Action
as Acme VP, Stating the Obvious
The Shipping News
as Cousin Nolan
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
as Self
End of Days
as Old Man
Gotti
as Carlo Gambino
From Dusk Till Dawn
as Old Timer
Four Rooms
as Sam the Bellhop
Newsies
as Kloppman
Ruby
as Santos Alicante
The Linguini Incident
as Bar Patron
Donor
as Ben Beloit
Blood Red
as Michael Fazio
The Big Easy
as Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti
Night Train to Terror
as Mr. Weiss / Dieter (segment "The Case of Claire Hansen")
Thieves and Robbers
as Salvatore Licuti
Terror at Alcatraz
as Daniel Ginelli
Super Fuzz
as Torpedo
Cataclysm
as Abraham Weiss / Dieter
Swap Meet
as Mr. Booth
Hot Stuff
as Carmine
Goin' Coconuts
as Webster
Foul Play
as Rupert Stiltskin
A Piece of the Action
as Louie
Marathon Man
as Erhard
Switch
as Franks
The Man with the Golden Gun
as Rodney
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
as Chiarelli
Daddy's Deadly Darling
as Zambrini
Honor Thy Father
as Stefano Magaddino
In Pursuit of Treasure
Diamonds Are Forever
as Slumber Inc. Attendant
The Kremlin Letter
as The Priest
Dream No Evil
as The Undertaker
Krakatoa, East of Java
as Jacobs
King of Kong Island
as Albert Muller
Custer of the West
as Gold Miner
Loose in the Trigger
as Magnum
Savage Pampas
as Sargent Barril
Johnny Tiger
as William Billie
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
as Joe Minasi
7 Golden Monks
as Lucky Marciano, Capo da banda
Recoil
as Marcus Maroon
Johnny Cool
as Johnny Colini
Old Man
as The Cajun
Days of Wine and Roses
as Scarface
Kill Her Gently
as William Connors
Helen of Troy
as Diomedes
Funniest Show on Earth
as Il proprietario del circo
No Poster
Trouble for the Legion
as Serg. Schwartz
Noi peccatori
as Camillo
Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair
as Van Gould
I tre corsari
as Van Gould
Girls Marked Danger
as Machedi
Tormento del passato
as Piero / Andrea Rossi
Vacation with a Gangster
as Jack Menotti
Brothers of Italy
as Capitano March
My Favorite Spy
as Ben Ali
Hurricane Island
as Angus Macready (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
as Frankie
The Desert Hawk
as Samad
The Asphalt Jungle
as Cobby
Black Hand
as Caesar Xavier Serpi
Tough Assignment
as Vince
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
as Dean
Jigsaw
as Angelo Agostini
Out of the Storm
as Red Stubbins
Key Largo
as Ziggy
I Walk Alone
as Nick Palestro
Captain from Castile
as Corio
Unconquered
as Medicine Man Sioto
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
as John Mitchell
Yankee Fakir
as Duke
Cloak and Dagger
as Luigi
Inside Job
as Donovan
The Virginian
as Pete
Blonde Alibi
as Joe DeRita
Life with Blondie
as Pete
Club Havana
as Joe Reed
Don't Fence Me In
as Clifford Anson
Flame of Barbary Coast
as Joe Disko, Gambler
Dillinger
as Doc Madison
The Princess and the Pirate
as Pedro
Rainbow Island
as Alcoa
Tampico
as Valdez
Submarine Alert
as Vincent Bela
Hit the Ice
as Phil
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Jeff Farnley
Calaboose
as Sluggsy Baker
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
as McGaffey
Eyes of the Underworld
as Gordon Finch
Call of the Canyon
as Horace Dunston
This Gun for Hire
as Tommy
Yokel Boy
as Henchman Trigger
Nazi Agent
as Joe Aiello
Sundown
as Abdi Hammud
No Poster
Gangs Of The City
as Mike
Lady Scarface
as Lefty Landers
A Dangerous Game
as Joe
Blossoms in the Dust
as Bert La Verne
Hold That Ghost
as Charlie Smith
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Pete Matthews
The Man Who Lost Himself
as Frank DeSoto
The Monster and the Girl
as Sleeper
Tall, Dark and Handsome
as Louie
Brigham Young
as Prosecutor
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
as Steve McBirney
The Great Profile
as Tony
The Golden Fleecing
as 'Happy' Dugan
The Man Who Talked Too Much
as Lefty Kyler
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
as Tony
Johnny Apollo
as Bates
Invisible Stripes
as Lefty
The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Floyd
Beware Spooks!
as Slick Eastman
Dust Be My Destiny
as Venetti
Think First
as Joe
S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Melvin Sutter
Blind Alley
as Buck
Ex-Champ
as Bill Crosle
Code of the Streets
as Henchman Halstead, aka Denver Collins
Romance of the Redwoods
as Joe
Sergeant Madden
as Piggy
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Henchman in Trenchcoat (uncredited)
Homicide Bureau
as Chuck Brown
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
as Johnny McCoy
There's That Woman Again
as Stevens
While New York Sleeps
as Happy Nelson
Adventure in Sahara
as Poule
The Spider's Web
as Steve Harmon
I Am the Law
as Eddie Girard
Convicted
as Milton Militis
Squadron of Honor
as Lawlor
Who Killed Gail Preston?
as Frank Daniels
Penitentiary
as Jack Hawkins
The Shadow
as Kid Crow
Murder in Greenwich Village
as Rusty Morgan
Counsel for Crime
as Edwin Mitchell
Charlie Chan on Broadway
as Thomas Mitchell
A Dangerous Adventure
as Calkins
It Can't Last Forever
as Hoodlum
What Price Vengeance
as Pete Brower
San Quentin
as Venetti
Criminals of the Air
as 'Blast' Reardon
I Promise to Pay
as Henchman Whitehat
Motor Madness
as Gus Slater
Racketeers in Exile
as 'Blackie' White
Night Waitress
as Dorn
Charlie Chan at the Opera
as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Cowboy Star
as Johnny Sampson
Blackmailer
as Pinky (uncredited)
The Final Hour
as Mike Magellon
Counterfeit
as Dint Coleman
Desire
as Charles - the Valet (uncredited)
Road Gang
as Pete
Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Manuel
Love on a Bet
as County Fair Barker
Don't Gamble with Love
as Gambler
3 Kids and a Queen
as Gangster
Dr. Socrates
as Lefty Croger - a Gangster
Little Big Shot
as Doré's Henchman
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Gangster (Uncredited)
The Arizonian
as Henchman Who Pistol-Whipped Clay
After the Dance
as Tom - a Prisoner
Men of the Hour
as Joe
'G' Men
as Gangster Killed at Lodge (uncredited)
Go Into Your Dance
as Eddie Logan
Strangers All
as Communist Meeting Chairman
White Woman
as Connors
Lady for a Day
as Nick, a Mug at Reception (uncredited)
Gambling Ship
as Chicago Hood (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
as Henchman of Mike the Gangster (uncredited)