Larry J. Blake

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: Acting

Born: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, 1914-04-24

Died: 1982-05-25

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1937	Secret Agent X-9	Chief FBI Agent Wheeler (as Larry Blake)	67
2	1937	The Road Back	Weil (as Larry Blake)	63
3	1937	Trouble at Midnight	Tony Michaels (as Larry Blake)	60
4	1938	The Jury's Secret	Bill Sheldon	45
5	1938	State Police	Trigger Magee	60
6	1938	The Nurse from Brooklyn	Larry Craine	60
7	1938	Air Devils	John P. 'Horseshoe' Donovan	23
8	1938	Young Fugitives	Silent Sam (as Larry Blake)	10
9	1939	Sudden Money	Interviewer	50
10	1939	They Made Her a Spy	Ben Dawson	60
11	1939	Two Thoroughbreds	Truck Driver	20
12	1940	The Boys from Syracuse	Announcer	58
13	1944	Maisie Goes to Reno	Policeman (Uncredited)	62
14	1946	The Undercover Woman	Simon Gillette	20
15	1946	Strange Journey	Karl	60
16	1946	The Trap	Rick Daniels	67
17	1946	Magnificent Doll	Charles	59
18	1947	Backlash	Detective Lieutenant Jerry McMullen	49
19	1947	Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman	Emcee (uncredited)	61
20	1947	Second Chance	Det. Sgt. Sharpe	50
21	1948	Call Northside 777	Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)	66
22	1948	The Hunted	Hollis Smith (as Larry Blake)	52
23	1948	French Leave	Schultyz (as Larry Blake)	0
24	1949	Flamingo Road	Martin (uncredited)	70
25	1949	The Lucky Stiff	Louie Perez (as Larry Blake)	48
26	1949	Holiday Affair	Plainclothesman	68
27	1949	The Blonde Bandit	Capt. Ed Roberts	58
28	1950	Destination Big House	Pete Weiss	0
29	1950	Sunset Boulevard	1st Finance Man	83
30	1950	One Too Many	Walt Williams	0
31	1951	In Old Amarillo	Stan Benson (uncredited)	60
32	1951	Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison		64
33	1951	Rhubarb	Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice)	55
34	1951	Iron Man	Ralph Crowley (uncredited)	61
35	1952	High Noon	Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)	77
36	1952	Stop, You're Killing Me	Police Captain	50
37	1953	Angel Face	Detective Lt. Ed Brady (uncredited)	71
38	1953	Never Wave at a WAC	Mr. Devlin (uncredited)	49
39	1953	The Blue Gardenia	Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)	66
40	1953	Remains to Be Seen	Minetti	57
41	1953	Cruisin' Down the River	Dave Singer	0
42	1954	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers	Drunk (uncredited)	72
43	1954	So You Want to Know Your Relatives	Capt. Biff McGann (uncredited)	0
44	1955	Dial Red O	Wayne - Waiter (uncredited)	52
45	1955	General Electric Theater: Into the Night	Patrolman	0
46	1955	Creature with the Atom Brain	Reporter #2	51
47	1955	The Twinkle In God's Eye	Deputy sheriff	70
48	1955	Teen-Age Crime Wave	Connors	46
49	1955	I Died a Thousand Times	Healy (uncredited)	61
50	1956	Inside Detroit	Max Harkness (as Larry Blake)	60
51	1956	While the City Sleeps	Tim	69
52	1956	The Werewolf	Hank Durgis	56
53	1956	Earth vs. the Flying Saucers	Motorcycle cop	60
54	1956	The Man Is Armed	Ray Perkins	48
55	1956	You Can't Run Away from It	Detective	47
56	1957	Beginning of the End	Roadblock Sergeant	38
57	1957	Band of Angels	Auctioneer	62
58	1957	Man of a Thousand Faces	David T. Stone (uncredited)	67
59	1957	Escape from San Quentin	Hap's Lead Henchman	60
60	1958	Outcasts of the City		0
61	1959	City of Fear		63
62	1960	Who Was That Lady?	Tenant (uncredited)	62
63	1960	Elmer Gantry	Mac - Bartender (uncredited)	73
64	1961	Portrait of a Mobster	John Murphy	0
65	1962	Flashing Spikes	1st Reporter	53
66	1964	Sex and the Single Girl	Policeman (uncredited)	66
67	1965	That Darn Cat!	Police Officer (uncredited)	66
68	1966	The Rare Breed	Auctioneer (uncredited)	60
69	1966	The Swinger	Honest Hal (uncredited)	55
70	1968	Hang 'em High	Prisoner in Compound	69
71	1968	The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band	First Outspoken Man (uncredited)	61
72	1968	Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?	Salesman (uncredited)	52
73	1971	One More Train to Rob	Barber (uncredited)	54
74	1971	Diamonds Are Forever	Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator (uncredited)	64
75	1973	Bonnie's Kids	Poker Player with Glasses	55
76	1973	The Stone Killer	Police Commissioner	62
77	1974	The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton	Police Chief	0
78	1974	Herbie Rides Again	Police Officer	61
79	1975	The Strongest Man in the World	Pete	61
80	1975	Search for the Gods	Jailer	43
81	1977	Demon Seed	Cameron	59
82	1979	Time After Time	Guard	68

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1949	The Lone Ranger	Bert Dillon	67
2	1949	The Lone Ranger	Lucky Kendal	67
3	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Kilrain	63
4	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Valcourt	63
5	1950	The Jack Benny Program	Convict	78
6	1951	The Adventures of Boston Blackie	Cauliflower Ear	40
7	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars		73
8	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	Bill Harmon	73
9	1952	Chevron Theatre		100
10	1952	Adventures of Superman	Rausch, the Henchman	67
11	1952	Adventures of Superman	Steve Martin	67
12	1952	Four Star Playhouse	1st Reporter	63
13	1952	Four Star Playhouse	Milkman	63
14	1953	General Electric Theater	Reporter Wells	63
15	1953	The Pride of the Family	Frank	50
16	1954	The Wonderful World of Disney	Police Chief	78
17	1954	The Wonderful World of Disney	Drummer (uncredited)	78
18	1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp	Mr. Kenton (uncredited)	68
19	1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp	Dusty Wilson	68
20	1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp	Saloonkeeper Collins	68
21	1955	Gunsmoke	Shell	66
22	1955	Gunsmoke	Man	66
23	1955	The 20th Century Fox Hour		54
24	1956	Hey, Jeannie!	Charlie Martin	55
25	1956	Broken Arrow	Dominick	50
26	1956	State Trooper	Harvey Steen	50
27	1957	Tales of Wells Fargo	Posse Leader	63
28	1957	Meet McGraw	Officer Vines	50
29	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Deputy	74
30	1957	Sugarfoot	Officer O'Brien	48
31	1957	Wagon Train	Sheriff (uncredited)	63
32	1957	Wagon Train	Booley Herbert	63
33	1957	Wagon Train	Chief White Cloud	63
34	1957	Perry Mason	Plainsclothesman	77
35	1957	Perry Mason	Officer	77
36	1958	Yancy Derringer	Jailer	56
37	1958	Yancy Derringer	Jailer (uncredited)	56
38	1958	Lawman	Chuck Slade	56
39	1958	Lawman	Jess Brubaker (voice) (uncredited)	56
40	1958	Lawman	Mr. Parker	56
41	1959	Rawhide	Guard	72
42	1959	Tightrope	Casper	55
43	1959	The Twilight Zone	Freddie	85
44	1960	My Three Sons	Police Sergeant	65
45	1960	Surfside 6	Square Deal Brady	50
46	1961	Hazel	Murphy	68
47	1962	Saints and Sinners	Tom Parnell	60
48	1962	The Virginian	Farnum	65
49	1962	The Virginian	Keel	65
50	1962	The Virginian	Barker	65
51	1962	The Beverly Hillbillies	Cab Driver	69
52	1962	The Lucy Show	Medicine Man	70
53	1963	Arrest and Trial	Barker	77
54	1963	The Fugitive	Charlie	72
55	1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre	Metcalf	57
56	1964	The Munsters	The Desk Sergeant (as Larry Blake)	79
57	1965	The F.B.I.	Dispatcher	55
58	1965	The F.B.I.	McKenzie	55
59	1966	Mission: Impossible	Eckhart	76
60	1967	Ironside	Auctioneer	68
61	1968	Adam-12	Booking Officer	70
62	1968	Adam-12	Officer Williams	70
63	1968	Adam-12	Officer Quinn	70
64	1968	Here's Lucy	Policeman	67
65	1968	Here's Lucy	Manager Drive-In Movie	67
66	1968	Here's Lucy	Man	67
67	1968	Here's Lucy	Fireman	67
68	1968	Here's Lucy	Sam	67
69	1968	Here's Lucy	Fire Chief	67
70	1968	Here's Lucy	Passerby	67
71	1968	Here's Lucy	Franklin	67
72	1969	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Capt. Merriman	65
73	1969	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Urologist	65
74	1970	Night Gallery	Charles Crowley	78
75	1972	Ghost Story	Mr. Mobley	71
76	1972	Kung Fu	Dave Etling	77
77	1973	Kojak	Desk Lt.	70

Larry J. Blake

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Television