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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), N…
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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)
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BODY OF WORK
Larry J. Blake's Filmography
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Time After Time
as Guard
Demon Seed
as Cameron
Search for the Gods
as Jailer
The Strongest Man in the World
as Pete
Herbie Rides Again
as Police Officer
No Poster
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
as Police Chief
The Stone Killer
as Police Commissioner
Bonnie's Kids
as Poker Player with Glasses
Diamonds Are Forever
as Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator (uncredited)
One More Train to Rob
as Barber (uncredited)
The Love Bug
as Track Timekeeper (uncredited)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
as Salesman (uncredited)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as First Outspoken Man (uncredited)
Hang 'em High
as Prisoner in Compound
Carnival Nights
as Policeman
The Swinger
as Honest Hal (uncredited)
The Rare Breed
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
That Darn Cat!
as Police Officer (uncredited)
That Funny Feeling
as Policeman
Sex and the Single Girl
as Policeman (uncredited)
Flashing Spikes
as 1st Reporter
Portrait of a Mobster
as John Murphy
Elmer Gantry
as Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
as Tenant (uncredited)
City of Fear
Outcasts of the City
Escape from San Quentin
as Hap's Lead Henchman
Man of a Thousand Faces
as David T. Stone (uncredited)
Band of Angels
as Auctioneer
Beginning of the End
as Roadblock Sergeant
You Can't Run Away from It
as Detective
The Man Is Armed
as Ray Perkins
The Werewolf
as Hank Durgis
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
as Motorcycle cop
While the City Sleeps
as Tim
Inside Detroit
as Max Harkness (as Larry Blake)
I Died a Thousand Times
as Healy (uncredited)
Teen-Age Crime Wave
as Connors
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Deputy sheriff
Creature with the Atom Brain
as Reporter #2
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
as Patrolman
Dial Red O
as Wayne - Waiter (uncredited)
No Poster
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
as Capt. Biff McGann (uncredited)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Drunk (uncredited)
Cruisin' Down the River
as Dave Singer
Remains to Be Seen
as Minetti
The Blue Gardenia
as Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
as Mr. Devlin (uncredited)
Angel Face
as Detective Lt. Ed Brady (uncredited)
Stop, You're Killing Me
as Police Captain
High Noon
as Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Iron Man
as Ralph Crowley (uncredited)
Rhubarb
as Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice)
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
In Old Amarillo
as Stan Benson (uncredited)
One Too Many
as Walt Williams
Sunset Boulevard
as Finance Man #1
Destination Big House
as Pete Weiss
The Blonde Bandit
as Capt. Ed Roberts
Holiday Affair
as Plainclothesman
The Lucky Stiff
as Louie Perez (as Larry Blake)
Flamingo Road
as Martin (uncredited)
French Leave
as Schultyz (as Larry Blake)
The Hunted
as Hollis Smith (as Larry Blake)
Call Northside 777
as Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
Second Chance
as Det. Sgt. Sharpe
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
as Emcee (uncredited)
Backlash
as Detective Lieutenant Jerry McMullen
Magnificent Doll
as Charles (uncredited)
The Trap
as Rick Daniels
Strange Journey
as Karl
The Undercover Woman
as Simon Gillette
Maisie Goes to Reno
as Policeman (Uncredited)
The Boys from Syracuse
as Announcer
Two Thoroughbreds
as Truck Driver
They Made Her a Spy
as Ben Dawson
Sudden Money
as Interviewer
Young Fugitives
as Silent Sam
Air Devils
as John P. 'Horseshoe' Donovan
The Nurse from Brooklyn
as Larry Craine
State Police
as Trigger Magee
The Jury's Secret
as Bill Sheldon
Trouble at Midnight
as Tony Michaels (as Larry Blake)
The Road Back
as Weil (as Larry Blake)
Secret Agent X-9
as Chief FBI Agent Wheeler (as Larry Blake)