Sex and the Single Girl1964
As Policeman (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Larry J. Blake
Born
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)
Filmography (85)
Sunset Boulevard1950
As Finance Man #1
TMDb 8.3 / 10
High Noon1952
As Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Diamonds Are Forever1971
As Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Hang 'em High1968
As Prisoner in Compound
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Love Bug1968
As Track Timekeeper (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Demon Seed1977
As Cameron
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Time After Time1979
As Guard
TMDb 6.8 / 10
That Darn Cat!1965
As Police Officer (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Herbie Rides Again1974
As Police Officer
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers1954
As Drunk (uncredited)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Strongest Man in the World1975
As Pete
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Elmer Gantry1960
As Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Rare Breed1966
As Auctioneer (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers1956
As Motorcycle cop
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Blue Gardenia1953
As Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Angel Face1953
As Detective Lt. Ed Brady (uncredited)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Flamingo Road1949
As Martin (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Band of Angels1957
As Auctioneer
TMDb 6.3 / 10
While the City Sleeps1956
As Tim
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Holiday Affair1949
As Plainclothesman
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band1968
As First Outspoken Man (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Call Northside 7771948
As Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?1968
As Salesman (uncredited)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Who Was That Lady?1960
As Tenant (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
I Died a Thousand Times1955
As Healy (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
One More Train to Rob1971
As Barber (uncredited)
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Stone Killer1973
As Police Commissioner
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Remains to Be Seen1953
As Minetti
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Trap1946
As Rick Daniels
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Swinger1966
As Honest Hal (uncredited)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Strange Journey1946
As Karl
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman1947
As Emcee (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Werewolf1956
As Hank Durgis
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Jury's Secret1938
As Bill Sheldon
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Man of a Thousand Faces1957
As David T. Stone (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Rhubarb1951
As Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Beginning of the End1957
As Roadblock Sergeant
TMDb 4.0 / 10
The Twinkle In God's Eye1955
As Deputy sheriff
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Maisie Goes to Reno1944
As Policeman (Uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Portrait of a Mobster1961
As John Murphy
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Escape from San Quentin1957
As Hap's Lead Henchman
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Magnificent Doll1946
As Charles (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
That Funny Feeling1965
As Policeman
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Search for the Gods1975
As Jailer
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Iron Man1951
As Ralph Crowley (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison1951
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Creature with the Atom Brain1955
As Reporter #2
TMDb 5.1 / 10
They Made Her a Spy1939
As Ben Dawson
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Bonnie's Kids1973
As Poker Player with Glasses
TMDb 5.3 / 10
French Leave1948
As Schultyz (as Larry Blake)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Man Is Armed1956
As Ray Perkins
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Never Wave at a WAC1953
As Mr. Devlin (uncredited)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Stop, You're Killing Me1952
As Police Captain
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Boys from Syracuse1940
As Announcer
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Inside Detroit1955
As Max Harkness (as Larry Blake)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Carnival Nights1968
As Policeman
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Teen-Age Crime Wave1955
As Connors
TMDb 4.9 / 10
General Electric Theater: Into the Night1955
As Patrolman
You Can't Run Away from It1956
As Detective
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Second Chance1947
As Det. Sgt. Sharpe
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Road Back1937
As Weil (as Larry Blake)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Hunted1948
As Hollis Smith (as Larry Blake)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Backlash1947
As Detective Lieutenant Jerry McMullen
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Flashing Spikes1962
As 1st Reporter
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Nurse from Brooklyn1938
As Larry Craine
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton1974
As Police Chief
TMDb 10.0 / 10
State Police1938
As Trigger Magee
TMDb 8.0 / 10
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
So You Want to Know Your Relatives1954
As Capt. Biff McGann (uncredited)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
City of Fear1959
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Secret Agent X-91937
As Chief FBI Agent Wheeler (as Larry Blake)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Cruisin' Down the River1953
As Dave Singer
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Sudden Money1939
As Interviewer
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Young Fugitives1938
As Silent Sam (as Larry Blake)
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Air Devils1938
As John P. 'Horseshoe' Donovan
TMDb 4.3 / 10
The Blonde Bandit1949
As Capt. Ed Roberts
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Trouble at Midnight1937
As Tony Michaels (as Larry Blake)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Undercover Woman1946
As Simon Gillette
TMDb 3.3 / 10
The Lucky Stiff1949
As Louie Perez (as Larry Blake)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Dial Red O1955
As Wayne - Waiter (uncredited)
TMDb 5.2 / 10
In Old Amarillo1951
As Stan Benson (uncredited)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Destination Big House1950
As Pete Weiss
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Outcasts of the City1958
TMDb 10.0 / 10
One Too Many1950
As Walt Williams
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Two Thoroughbreds1939
As Truck Driver
TMDb 5.0 / 10
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