Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Known for
Acting
Born
February 17, 1910
Died
November 27, 2005 (aged 95)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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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Filmography

2003
Looney Tunes: Back in Action poster

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Movie · as Acme VP, Stating the Obvious

2001
The Shipping News poster

The Shipping News

Movie · as Cousin Nolan

2000
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' poster

Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'

Movie · as Self

1999
End of Days poster

End of Days

Movie · as Old Man

1996
From Dusk Till Dawn poster

From Dusk Till Dawn

Movie · as Old Timer

1996
Gotti poster

Gotti

Movie · as Carlo Gambino

1995
Four Rooms poster

Four Rooms

Movie · as Sam the Bellhop

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Mr. Newton · 1 ep

1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

TV · as Mr. Zeemo · 1 ep

1992
Ruby poster

Ruby

Movie · as Santos Alicante

1992
Newsies poster

Newsies

Movie · as Kloppman

1991
The Linguini Incident poster

The Linguini Incident

Movie · as Bar Patron

1990
Donor poster

Donor

Movie · as Ben Beloit

1990
Shannon's Deal poster

Shannon's Deal

TV · as Abe the Just · 1 ep

1989
Blood Red poster

Blood Red

Movie · as Michael Fazio

1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation poster

Star Trek: The Next Generation

TV · as Volnath · 1 ep

1986
The Big Easy poster

The Big Easy

Movie · as Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti

1985
Night Train to Terror poster

Night Train to Terror

Movie · as Mr. Weiss / Dieter (segment "The Case of Claire Hansen")

1983
Thieves and Robbers poster

Thieves and Robbers

Movie · as Salvatore Licuti

1983
The A-Team poster

The A-Team

TV · as Sam Marlini · 1 ep

1982
Terror at Alcatraz poster

Terror at Alcatraz

Movie · as Daniel Ginelli

1980
Super Fuzz poster

Super Fuzz

Movie · as Torpedo

1980
Cataclysm poster

Cataclysm

Movie · as Abraham Weiss / Dieter

1979
Hot Stuff poster

Hot Stuff

Movie · as Carmine

1979
Swap Meet poster

Swap Meet

Movie · as Mr. Booth

1978
Foul Play poster

Foul Play

Movie · as Rupert Stiltskin

1978
Goin' Coconuts poster

Goin' Coconuts

Movie · as Webster

1977
A Piece of the Action poster

A Piece of the Action

Movie · as Louie

1977
CHiPs poster

CHiPs

TV · as Co-Driver · 1 ep

1976
Marathon Man poster

Marathon Man

Movie · as Erhard

1975
Switch poster

Switch

Movie · as Franks

1975
Baretta poster

Baretta

TV · as Linsky · 1 ep

1975
Wonder Woman poster

Wonder Woman

TV · as Mr. Jones · 1 ep

1975
Switch poster

Switch

TV · as Don Vincenzo · 1 ep

1974
The Man with the Golden Gun poster

The Man with the Golden Gun

Movie · as Rodney

1973
Daddy's Deadly Darling poster

Daddy's Deadly Darling

Movie · as Zambrini

1973
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion poster

Frasier, the Sensuous Lion

Movie · as Chiarelli

1973
Honor Thy Father poster

Honor Thy Father

Movie · as Stefano Magaddino

1972
In Pursuit of Treasure poster

In Pursuit of Treasure

Movie

1972
The Rookies poster

The Rookies

TV · 1 ep

1971
Diamonds Are Forever poster

Diamonds Are Forever

Movie · as Slumber Inc. Attendant

1971
The Partners

The Partners

TV · as Kelso · 1 ep

1971
Nichols poster

Nichols

TV · as Prouty · 1 ep

1970
The Kremlin Letter poster

The Kremlin Letter

Movie · as The Priest

1970
Dream No Evil poster

Dream No Evil

Movie · as The Undertaker

1970
McCloud poster

McCloud

TV · 1 ep

1969
Krakatoa, East of Java poster

Krakatoa, East of Java

Movie · as Jacobs

1969
Il killer

Il killer

TV · 3 eps

1968
King of Kong Island poster

King of Kong Island

Movie · as Albert Muller

1968
Here's Lucy poster

Here's Lucy

TV · as Joe Grapefruit, Rudy · 1 ep

1968
The Doris Day Show poster

The Doris Day Show

TV · as Frankie Fury · 1 ep

1967
Custer of the West poster

Custer of the West

Movie · as Gold Miner

1967
Loose in the Trigger poster

Loose in the Trigger

Movie · as Magnum

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · as Angelo Palerma, Ty Webber, Al Stanik · 1 ep

1966
Savage Pampas poster

Savage Pampas

Movie · as Sargent Barril

1966
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone poster

2 Mobsters Against Al Capone

Movie · as Joe Minasi

1966
Johnny Tiger poster

Johnny Tiger

Movie · as William Billie

1966
7 Golden Monks poster

7 Golden Monks

Movie · as Lucky Marciano, Capo da banda

1966
The Rat Patrol poster

The Rat Patrol

TV · as Abu Hassan · 1 ep

1963
Johnny Cool poster

Johnny Cool

Movie · as Johnny Colini

1963
Recoil poster

Recoil

Movie · as Marcus Maroon

1963
Petticoat Junction poster

Petticoat Junction

TV · as Barney Dawson · 1 ep

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

TV · as Orente, Plato Atutle · 1 ep

1963
Arrest and Trial poster

Arrest and Trial

TV · as Leo Tucci · 1 ep

1961
Mister Ed poster

Mister Ed

TV · as Spike the Bank Robber · 1 ep

1959
Johnny Staccato poster

Johnny Staccato

TV · 1 ep

1959
The Untouchables poster

The Untouchables

TV · as Luigi Renaldo, Mike Genna, Enrico Rossi · 1 ep

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as Red Gaskell · 1 ep

1959
Tightrope poster

Tightrope

TV · as Frankie Farrell · 1 ep

1959
The Detectives poster

The Detectives

TV · as Marcus Maroon, Ed Watkins, Rocco Silvano · 1 ep

1959
The Deputy poster

The Deputy

TV · as Alvy Burke · 1 ep

1959
The Troubleshooters poster

The Troubleshooters

TV · as Bob Blossom · 1 ep

1958
Old Man poster

Old Man

Movie · as The Cajun

1958
Days of Wine and Roses poster

Days of Wine and Roses

Movie · as Scarface

1958
Peter Gunn poster

Peter Gunn

TV · 1 ep

1958
Bronco poster

Bronco

TV · 1 ep

1958
The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman

TV · as Cougar, Gavin · 1 ep

1958
Lawman poster

Lawman

TV · as Frank Walker · 1 ep

1957
Kill Her Gently poster

Kill Her Gently

Movie · as William Connors

1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

TV · as Vito Doria · 1 ep

1957
M Squad poster

M Squad

TV · as Vince Cronin · 1 ep

1957
Wagon Train poster

Wagon Train

TV · as First Mate Ferris · 1 ep

1956
Helen of Troy poster

Helen of Troy

Movie · as Diomedes

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV · as Wade Migill · 1 ep

1956
Playhouse 90 poster

Playhouse 90

TV · as El Sordo · 2 eps

1953
Funniest Show on Earth poster

Funniest Show on Earth

Movie · as Il proprietario del circo

1953
Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair poster

Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair

Movie · as Van Gould

1953
Noi peccatori poster

Noi peccatori

Movie · as Camillo

1953
Trouble for the Legion

Trouble for the Legion

Movie · as Serg. Schwartz

1952
Girls Marked Danger poster

Girls Marked Danger

Movie · as Machedi

1952
I tre corsari poster

I tre corsari

Movie · as Van Gould

1952
Brothers of Italy poster

Brothers of Italy

Movie · as Capitano March

1952
Vacation with a Gangster poster

Vacation with a Gangster

Movie · as Jack Menotti

1952
Tormento del passato poster

Tormento del passato

Movie · as Piero / Andrea Rossi

1951
My Favorite Spy poster

My Favorite Spy

Movie · as Ben Ali

1951
Hurricane Island poster

Hurricane Island

Movie · as Angus Macready (uncredited)

1950
Black Hand poster

Black Hand

Movie · as Caesar Xavier Serpi

1950
The Asphalt Jungle poster

The Asphalt Jungle

Movie · as Cobby

1950
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion poster

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Movie · as Frankie

1950
The Desert Hawk poster

The Desert Hawk

Movie · as Samad

1949
Jigsaw poster

Jigsaw

Movie · as Angelo Agostini

1949
Tough Assignment poster

Tough Assignment

Movie · as Vince

1949
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass poster

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass

Movie · as Dean

1948
Key Largo poster

Key Largo

Movie · as Ziggy

1948
Out of the Storm poster

Out of the Storm

Movie · as Red Stubbins

1948
Studio One poster

Studio One

TV · as Cow Nelson · 1 ep

1947
I Walk Alone poster

I Walk Alone

Movie · as Nick Palestro

1947
Captain from Castile poster

Captain from Castile

Movie · as Corio

1947
Yankee Fakir poster

Yankee Fakir

Movie · as Duke

1947
Unconquered poster

Unconquered

Movie · as Medicine Man Sioto

1947
Joe Palooka in the Knockout poster

Joe Palooka in the Knockout

Movie · as John Mitchell

1946
Blonde Alibi poster

Blonde Alibi

Movie · as Joe DeRita

1946
Cloak and Dagger poster

Cloak and Dagger

Movie · as Luigi

1946
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

Movie · as Pete

1946
Inside Job poster

Inside Job

Movie · as Donovan

1945
Life with Blondie poster

Life with Blondie

Movie · as Pete

1945
Dillinger poster

Dillinger

Movie · as Doc Madison

1945
Flame of Barbary Coast poster

Flame of Barbary Coast

Movie · as Joe Disko, Gambler

1945
Club Havana poster

Club Havana

Movie · as Joe Reed

1945
Don't Fence Me In poster

Don't Fence Me In

Movie · as Clifford Anson

1944
The Princess and the Pirate poster

The Princess and the Pirate

Movie · as Pedro

1944
Rainbow Island poster

Rainbow Island

Movie · as Alcoa

1944
Tampico poster

Tampico

Movie · as Valdez

1943
The Ox-Bow Incident poster

The Ox-Bow Incident

Movie · as Jeff Farnley

1943
Hit the Ice poster

Hit the Ice

Movie · as Phil

1943
Submarine Alert poster

Submarine Alert

Movie · as Vincent Bela

1943
Calaboose poster

Calaboose

Movie · as Sluggsy Baker

1942
This Gun for Hire poster

This Gun for Hire

Movie · as Tommy

1942
Nazi Agent poster

Nazi Agent

Movie · as Joe Aiello

1942
Eyes of the Underworld poster

Eyes of the Underworld

Movie · as Gordon Finch

1942
Call of the Canyon poster

Call of the Canyon

Movie · as Horace Dunston

1942
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge poster

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

Movie · as McGaffey

1942
Yokel Boy poster

Yokel Boy

Movie · as Henchman Trigger

1941
Hold That Ghost poster

Hold That Ghost

Movie · as Charlie Smith

1941
The Shepherd of the Hills poster

The Shepherd of the Hills

Movie · as Pete Matthews

1941
Sundown poster

Sundown

Movie · as Abdi Hammud

1941
Tall, Dark and Handsome poster

Tall, Dark and Handsome

Movie · as Louie

1941
Lady Scarface poster

Lady Scarface

Movie · as Lefty Landers

1941
The Monster and the Girl poster

The Monster and the Girl

Movie · as Sleeper

1941
Gangs Of The City

Gangs Of The City

Movie · as Mike

1941
A Dangerous Game poster

A Dangerous Game

Movie · as Joe

1941
Blossoms in the Dust poster

Blossoms in the Dust

Movie · as Bert La Verne

1941
The Man Who Lost Himself poster

The Man Who Lost Himself

Movie · as Frank DeSoto

1940
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum poster

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

Movie · as Steve McBirney

1940
Brigham Young poster

Brigham Young

Movie · as Prosecutor

1940
The Golden Fleecing poster

The Golden Fleecing

Movie · as 'Happy' Dugan

1940
The Man Who Talked Too Much poster

The Man Who Talked Too Much

Movie · as Lefty Kyler

1940
Johnny Apollo poster

Johnny Apollo

Movie · as Bates

1940
The Great Profile poster

The Great Profile

Movie · as Tony

1940
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! poster

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

Movie · as Tony

1939
Dust Be My Destiny poster

Dust Be My Destiny

Movie · as Venetti

1939
Blind Alley poster

Blind Alley

Movie · as Buck

1939
Sergeant Madden poster

Sergeant Madden

Movie · as Piggy

1939
The Housekeeper's Daughter poster

The Housekeeper's Daughter

Movie · as Floyd

1939
Beware Spooks! poster

Beware Spooks!

Movie · as Slick Eastman

1939
S.O.S Tidal Wave poster

S.O.S Tidal Wave

Movie · as Melvin Sutter

1939
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt poster

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

Movie · as Henchman in Trenchcoat (uncredited)

1939
Homicide Bureau poster

Homicide Bureau

Movie · as Chuck Brown

1939
Code of the Streets poster

Code of the Streets

Movie · as Henchman Halstead, aka Denver Collins

1939
Romance of the Redwoods poster

Romance of the Redwoods

Movie · as Joe

1939
Think First poster

Think First

Movie · as Joe

1939
Ex-Champ poster

Ex-Champ

Movie · as Bill Crosle

1939
Invisible Stripes poster

Invisible Stripes

Movie · as Lefty

1938
Convicted poster

Convicted

Movie · as Milton Militis

1938
Charlie Chan in Honolulu poster

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

Movie · as Johnny McCoy

1938
I Am the Law poster

I Am the Law

Movie · as Eddie Girard

1938
While New York Sleeps poster

While New York Sleeps

Movie · as Happy Nelson

1938
Who Killed Gail Preston? poster

Who Killed Gail Preston?

Movie · as Frank Daniels

1938
The Spider's Web poster

The Spider's Web

Movie · as Steve Harmon

1938
Adventure in Sahara poster

Adventure in Sahara

Movie · as Poule

1938
Squadron of Honor poster

Squadron of Honor

Movie · as Lawlor

1938
There's That Woman Again poster

There's That Woman Again

Movie · as Stevens

1938
Penitentiary poster

Penitentiary

Movie · as Jack Hawkins

1937
Charlie Chan on Broadway poster

Charlie Chan on Broadway

Movie · as Thomas Mitchell

1937
Racketeers in Exile poster

Racketeers in Exile

Movie · as 'Blackie' White

1937
Counsel for Crime poster

Counsel for Crime

Movie · as Edwin Mitchell

1937
The Shadow poster

The Shadow

Movie · as Kid Crow

1937
What Price Vengeance poster

What Price Vengeance

Movie · as Pete Brower

1937
A Dangerous Adventure poster

A Dangerous Adventure

Movie · as Calkins

1937
Murder in Greenwich Village poster

Murder in Greenwich Village

Movie · as Rusty Morgan

1937
San Quentin poster

San Quentin

Movie · as Venetti

1937
It Can't Last Forever poster

It Can't Last Forever

Movie · as Hoodlum

1937
I Promise to Pay poster

I Promise to Pay

Movie · as Henchman Whitehat

1937
Criminals of the Air poster

Criminals of the Air

Movie · as 'Blast' Reardon

1937
Motor Madness poster

Motor Madness

Movie · as Gus Slater

1936
Charlie Chan at the Opera poster

Charlie Chan at the Opera

Movie · as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

1936
Blackmailer poster

Blackmailer

Movie · as Pinky (uncredited)

1936
Love on a Bet poster

Love on a Bet

Movie · as County Fair Barker

1936
Night Waitress poster

Night Waitress

Movie · as Dorn

1936
Desire poster

Desire

Movie · as Charles - the Valet (uncredited)

1936
Robin Hood of El Dorado poster

Robin Hood of El Dorado

Movie · as Manuel

1936
Counterfeit poster

Counterfeit

Movie · as Dint Coleman

1936
The Cowboy Star poster

The Cowboy Star

Movie · as Johnny Sampson

1936
Don't Gamble with Love poster

Don't Gamble with Love

Movie · as Gambler

1936
The Final Hour poster

The Final Hour

Movie · as Mike Magellon

1936
Road Gang poster

Road Gang

Movie · as Pete

1935
Dr. Socrates poster

Dr. Socrates

Movie · as Lefty Croger - a Gangster

1935
After the Dance poster

After the Dance

Movie · as Tom - a Prisoner

1935
Strangers All poster

Strangers All

Movie · as Communist Meeting Chairman

1935
Little Big Shot poster

Little Big Shot

Movie · as Doré's Henchman

1935
The Arizonian poster

The Arizonian

Movie · as Henchman Who Pistol-Whipped Clay

1935
Go Into Your Dance poster

Go Into Your Dance

Movie · as Eddie Logan

1935
3 Kids and a Queen poster

3 Kids and a Queen

Movie · as Gangster

1935
'G' Men poster

'G' Men

Movie · as Gangster Killed at Lodge (uncredited)

1935
Don't Bet on Blondes poster

Don't Bet on Blondes

Movie · as Gangster (Uncredited)

1935
Men of the Hour poster

Men of the Hour

Movie · as Joe

1933
Lady for a Day poster

Lady for a Day

Movie · as Nick, a Mug at Reception (uncredited)

1933
White Woman poster

White Woman

Movie · as Connors

1933
Gambling Ship poster

Gambling Ship

Movie · as Chicago Hood (uncredited)

1932
If I Had a Million poster

If I Had a Million

Movie · as Henchman of Mike the Gangster (uncredited)