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