Larry J. Blake
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 24, 1914
- Died
- May 25, 1982 (aged 68)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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
Filmography
Time After Time
Movie · as Guard
Demon Seed
Movie · as Cameron
Search for the Gods
Movie · as Jailer
The Strongest Man in the World
Movie · as Pete
Herbie Rides Again
Movie · as Police Officer
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
Movie · as Police Chief
The Stone Killer
Movie · as Police Commissioner
Bonnie's Kids
Movie · as Poker Player with Glasses
Kojak
TV · as Desk Lt. · 1 ep
Ghost Story
TV · as Mr. Mobley · 1 ep
Kung Fu
TV · as Dave Etling · 1 ep
Diamonds Are Forever
Movie · as Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator (uncredited)
One More Train to Rob
Movie · as Barber (uncredited)
Night Gallery
TV · as Charles Crowley · 1 ep
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TV · as Capt. Merriman, Urologist · 1 ep
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Movie · as First Outspoken Man (uncredited)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Movie · as Salesman (uncredited)
Hang 'em High
Movie · as Prisoner in Compound
Carnival Nights
Movie · as Policeman
The Love Bug
Movie · as Track Timekeeper (uncredited)
Adam-12
TV · as Booking Officer, Officer Williams, Officer Quinn · 1 ep
Here's Lucy
TV · as Policeman, Manager Drive-In Movie, Fireman, Sam, Fire Chief, Passerby, Franklin · 1 ep
Ironside
TV · as Auctioneer · 1 ep
The Second Hundred Years
TV · as Thompson · 1 ep
The Swinger
Movie · as Honest Hal (uncredited)
The Rare Breed
Movie · as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Eckhart · 1 ep
That Darn Cat!
Movie · as Police Officer (uncredited)
That Funny Feeling
Movie · as Policeman
The F.B.I.
TV · as Dispatcher, McKenzie, Fingerprint Man · 1 ep
Sex and the Single Girl
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
The Munsters
TV · as The Desk Sergeant (as Larry Blake) · 1 ep
The Fugitive
TV · as Charlie · 1 ep
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · as Metcalf · 1 ep
Arrest and Trial
TV · as Barker · 1 ep
Flashing Spikes
Movie · as 1st Reporter
Saints and Sinners
TV · as Tom Parnell · 2 eps
The Lucy Show
TV · as Medicine Man · 1 ep
The Virginian
TV · as Farnum, Keel, Barker · 1 ep
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV · as Cab Driver · 1 ep
Portrait of a Mobster
Movie · as John Murphy
Hazel
TV · as Murphy · 1 ep
Elmer Gantry
Movie · as Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
Movie · as Tenant (uncredited)
My Three Sons
TV · as Police Sergeant · 1 ep
Surfside 6
TV · as Square Deal Brady · 1 ep
Coronado 9
TV · as Harry Matthews · 1 ep
Checkmate
TV · as The Clerk · 1 ep
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
TV · 1 ep
City of Fear
Movie
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Freddie · 1 ep
Tightrope
TV · as Casper · 1 ep
Rawhide
TV · as Guard · 1 ep
Outcasts of the City
Movie
Yancy Derringer
TV · as Jailer, Jailer (uncredited) · 8 eps
Lawman
TV · as Chuck Slade, Jess Brubaker (voice) (uncredited), Mr. Parker · 1 ep
Beginning of the End
Movie · as Roadblock Sergeant
Escape from San Quentin
Movie · as Hap's Lead Henchman
Man of a Thousand Faces
Movie · as David T. Stone (uncredited)
Band of Angels
Movie · as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · as Deputy · 1 ep
Perry Mason
TV · as Plainsclothesman, Officer · 1 ep
Wagon Train
TV · as Sheriff (uncredited), Booley Herbert, Chief White Cloud · 1 ep
Tales of Wells Fargo
TV · as Posse Leader · 1 ep
Meet McGraw
TV · as Officer Vines, Police Lieutenant · 1 ep
Sugarfoot
TV · as Officer O'Brien · 1 ep
While the City Sleeps
Movie · as Tim
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Movie · as Motorcycle cop
The Man Is Armed
Movie · as Ray Perkins
The Werewolf
Movie · as Hank Durgis
You Can't Run Away from It
Movie · as Detective
Hey, Jeannie!
TV · as Charlie Martin · 1 ep
Broken Arrow
TV · as Dominick · 1 ep
State Trooper
TV · as Harvey Steen · 1 ep
Creature with the Atom Brain
Movie · as Reporter #2
Dial Red O
Movie · as Wayne - Waiter (uncredited)
Teen-Age Crime Wave
Movie · as Connors
I Died a Thousand Times
Movie · as Healy (uncredited)
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Movie · as Deputy sheriff
Inside Detroit
Movie · as Max Harkness (as Larry Blake)
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
Movie · as Patrolman
Gunsmoke
TV · as Shell, Man · 1 ep
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV · as Mr. Kenton (uncredited), Dusty Wilson, Saloonkeeper Collins, Stagecoach Passenger · 1 ep
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · 1 ep
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Movie · as Drunk (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
Movie · as Capt. Biff McGann (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Police Chief, Drummer (uncredited), Officer Ed Mercer (uncredited) · 2 eps
The Blue Gardenia
Movie · as Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
Movie · as Mr. Devlin (uncredited)
Angel Face
Movie · as Detective Lt. Ed Brady (uncredited)
Remains to Be Seen
Movie · as Minetti
Cruisin' Down the River
Movie · as Dave Singer
The Pride of the Family
TV · as Frank · 1 ep
General Electric Theater
TV · as Reporter Wells · 1 ep
Stop, You're Killing Me
Movie · as Police Captain
High Noon
Movie · as Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Adventures of Superman
TV · as Rausch, the Henchman, Steve Martin · 1 ep
Four Star Playhouse
TV · as 1st Reporter, Milkman · 1 ep
Chevron Theatre
TV · 1 ep
Dangerous Assignment
TV · as August · 1 ep
Iron Man
Movie · as Ralph Crowley (uncredited)
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Movie
In Old Amarillo
Movie · as Stan Benson (uncredited)
One Too Many
Movie · as Walt Williams
Rhubarb
Movie · as Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Bill Harmon · 2 eps
Boston Blackie
TV · as Cauliflower Ear · 1 ep
Destination Big House
Movie · as Pete Weiss
Sunset Boulevard
Movie · as Finance Man #1
The Jack Benny Program
TV · as Convict · 1 ep
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Kilrain, Valcourt · 1 ep
Holiday Affair
Movie · as Plainclothesman
Flamingo Road
Movie · as Martin (uncredited)
The Blonde Bandit
Movie · as Capt. Ed Roberts
The Lucky Stiff
Movie · as Louie Perez (as Larry Blake)
The Lone Ranger
TV · as Bert Dillon, Lucky Kendal · 1 ep
Call Northside 777
Movie · as Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
The Hunted
Movie · as Hollis Smith (as Larry Blake)
French Leave
Movie · as Schultyz (as Larry Blake)
Backlash
Movie · as Detective Lieutenant Jerry McMullen
Second Chance
Movie · as Det. Sgt. Sharpe
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Movie · as Emcee (uncredited)
The Trap
Movie · as Rick Daniels
The Undercover Woman
Movie · as Simon Gillette
Strange Journey
Movie · as Karl
Magnificent Doll
Movie · as Charles (uncredited)
Maisie Goes to Reno
Movie · as Policeman (Uncredited)
The Boys from Syracuse
Movie · as Announcer
They Made Her a Spy
Movie · as Ben Dawson
Two Thoroughbreds
Movie · as Truck Driver
Sudden Money
Movie · as Interviewer
Young Fugitives
Movie · as Silent Sam
Air Devils
Movie · as John P. 'Horseshoe' Donovan
The Nurse from Brooklyn
Movie · as Larry Craine
The Jury's Secret
Movie · as Bill Sheldon
State Police
Movie · as Trigger Magee
Trouble at Midnight
Movie · as Tony Michaels (as Larry Blake)
Secret Agent X-9
Movie · as Chief FBI Agent Wheeler (as Larry Blake)
The Road Back
Movie · as Weil (as Larry Blake)