Oliver Blake

Oliver Blake

Known for
Acting
Born
April 4, 1905
Died
February 12, 1992 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Centralia, Illinois, USA

Biography

Character actor with a wildly distinctive face. Used real name Oliver Prickett for stage work, especially at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, where he was a longtime fixture and teacher and where his brother was managing director. Used stage name Oliver Blake for scores of small film and television roles. Brother-in-law of actress Maudie Prickett. He died on 12 February 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Known For

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Filmography

1960
Bells Are Ringing poster

Bells Are Ringing

Movie · as Ludwig Smiley (uncredited)

1959
Alias Jesse James poster

Alias Jesse James

Movie · as Mortimer Hopelaw (uncredited)

1958
Giant from the Unknown poster

Giant from the Unknown

Movie · as Cafe Proprietor

1958
The Fearmakers poster

The Fearmakers

Movie · as Dr. Gregory Jessup

1957
The Pied Piper of Hamelin poster

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Movie · as Leading Citizen (uncredited)

1957
Raintree County poster

Raintree County

Movie · as Jake - Bartender (uncredited)

1957
Maverick poster

Maverick

TV · as Brimmer · 1 ep

1955
The Cobweb poster

The Cobweb

Movie · as Curly

1955
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki poster

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

Movie · as Geoduck

1955
The Seven Little Foys poster

The Seven Little Foys

Movie · as Man Dressed as Santa Claus

1954
Brigadoon poster

Brigadoon

Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)

1954
Casanova's Big Night poster

Casanova's Big Night

Movie · as Amadeo (uncredited)

1954
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home poster

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

Movie · as Geoduck

1954
Drum Beat poster

Drum Beat

Movie · as Minister (uncredited)

1954
Hell's Outpost poster

Hell's Outpost

Movie · as Hotel Clerk

1954
Susan Slept Here poster

Susan Slept Here

Movie · as Motel Manager (uncredited)

1954
The Long, Long Trailer poster

The Long, Long Trailer

Movie · as Mr. Judlow

1954
Father Knows Best poster

Father Knows Best

TV · as Roy (uncredited) · 1 ep

1953
Julius Caesar poster

Julius Caesar

Movie · as Citizen of Rome

1953
House of Wax poster

House of Wax

Movie · as Man Checking His Watch (uncredited)

1953
So This Is Love poster

So This Is Love

Movie · as Apartment Manager

1952
Face to Face poster

Face to Face

Movie · as Deacon

1952
Son of Paleface poster

Son of Paleface

Movie · as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)

1952
Feudin' Fools poster

Feudin' Fools

Movie · as Clem Smith

1952
Room for One More poster

Room for One More

Movie · as Mr. Tatum (uncredited)

1952
The Greatest Show on Earth poster

The Greatest Show on Earth

Movie · as Spectator (uncredited)

1952
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation poster

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

Movie · as Geoduck

1952
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair poster

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

Movie · as Geoduck

1952
The Iron Mistress poster

The Iron Mistress

Movie · as Innkeeper

1951
The Lemon Drop Kid poster

The Lemon Drop Kid

Movie · as Racetrack Bettor on Iron Bar (uncredited)

1951
The Stooge poster

The Stooge

Movie · as Theater Manager (uncredited)

1951
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm poster

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

Movie · as Geoduck

1951
Rhubarb poster

Rhubarb

Movie · as Cadaver Jones (uncredited)

1951
Chain of Circumstance poster

Chain of Circumstance

Movie · as Traeger

1951
Come Fill the Cup poster

Come Fill the Cup

Movie · as Al - Bartender at Blue Pencil(uncredited)

1951
I Love Lucy poster

I Love Lucy

TV · as Zeb Allen · 1 ep

1950
Let's Dance poster

Let's Dance

Movie · as Man in Bowler Hat (uncredited)

1950
Father of the Bride poster

Father of the Bride

Movie · as Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)

1950
Fancy Pants poster

Fancy Pants

Movie · as Mr. Andrews (uncredited)

1949
Colorado Territory poster

Colorado Territory

Movie · as Wells Fargo Agent (uncredited)

1949
A Woman's Secret poster

A Woman's Secret

Movie · as Mr. Pierson (Uncredited)

1948
Moonrise poster

Moonrise

Movie · as Ed Conlon

1948
Cry of the City poster

Cry of the City

Movie · as Mr. Masselli

1948
Shed No Tears poster

Shed No Tears

Movie · as Ray Belden's Landlord (Uncredited)

1948
The Walls of Jericho poster

The Walls of Jericho

Movie · as Juror

1948
Summer Holiday poster

Summer Holiday

Movie · as Scorekeeper (uncredited)

1948
The Pirate poster

The Pirate

Movie · as Official (uncredited)

1948
Let's Live a Little poster

Let's Live a Little

Movie · as Advertising Photographer

1948
The Miracle of the Bells poster

The Miracle of the Bells

Movie · as Slenka

1948
The Challenge poster

The Challenge

Movie · as Arno

1947
The Guilty poster

The Guilty

Movie · as Jake, the janitor

1947
The Senator Was Indiscreet poster

The Senator Was Indiscreet

Movie · as Indian

1947
Merton of the Movies poster

Merton of the Movies

Movie · as Mr. Purdie (uncredited)

1947
Out of the Past poster

Out of the Past

Movie · as Tillotson (uncredited)

1947
The Mighty McGurk poster

The Mighty McGurk

Movie

1947
Ginger poster

Ginger

Movie · as City Treasurer Joseph Nash

1947
So You're Going to Be a Father poster

So You're Going to Be a Father

Movie · as Swami Fortune Teller (uncredited)

1947
Nightmare Alley poster

Nightmare Alley

Movie · as Hobo (uncredited)

1946
Blonde Alibi poster

Blonde Alibi

Movie · as Pat Tenny

1946
Wake Up and Dream poster

Wake Up and Dream

Movie · as Mr. Agrippa

1946
My Reputation poster

My Reputation

Movie · as Dave (uncredited)

1946
Inside Job poster

Inside Job

Movie · as Herman

1945
Conflict poster

Conflict

Movie · as Pawnbroker #1 (uncredited)

1945
The Horn Blows at Midnight poster

The Horn Blows at Midnight

Movie · as Photographer in Heaven (uncredited)

1945
A Medal for Benny poster

A Medal for Benny

Movie · as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)

1944
The Doughgirls poster

The Doughgirls

Movie · as Hotel porter

1944
Up in Arms poster

Up in Arms

Movie · as Draft Board Official (uncredited)

1944
Greenwich Village poster

Greenwich Village

Movie · as Author

1944
Gypsy Wildcat poster

Gypsy Wildcat

Movie · as Lieutenant

1944
Christmas Holiday poster

Christmas Holiday

Movie · as Defense Attorney (uncredited)

1944
The Thin Man Goes Home poster

The Thin Man Goes Home

Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)

1943
Casablanca poster

Casablanca

Movie · as Waiter at the Blue Parrot (uncredited)

1943
Corvette K-225 poster

Corvette K-225

Movie · as Cook

1943
Mission to Moscow poster

Mission to Moscow

Movie · as Heckler (uncredited)

1942
Castle in the Desert poster

Castle in the Desert

Movie · as The Hotel Manager

1942
Saboteur poster

Saboteur

Movie · as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

1942
Get Hep to Love poster

Get Hep to Love

Movie · as Music Judge

1942
Reunion in France poster

Reunion in France

Movie · as Hypolite (uncredited)

1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq. poster

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

Movie · as Ellsmere, the Artist (uncredited)

1941
New York Town poster

New York Town

Movie · as Bender

1941
Design for Scandal poster

Design for Scandal

Movie · as Realtor (uncredited)

1941
Shadow of the Thin Man poster

Shadow of the Thin Man

Movie · as Fenster (uncredited)