Larry J. Blake
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-04-24
Day of Death
1982-05-25 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Larry J. Blake
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
Acting
(1979)
Time After Time
as Guard
(1977)
Demon Seed
as Cameron
(1975)
(1975)
Search for the Gods
as Jailer
(1974)
Herbie Rides Again
as Police Officer
(1974)
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
as Police Chief
(1973)
The Stone Killer
as Police Commissioner
(1973)
Bonnie's Kids
as Poker Player with Glasses
(1971)
Diamonds Are Forever
as Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator (uncredited)
(1971)
One More Train to Rob
as Barber (uncredited)
(1968)
Hang 'em High
as Prisoner in Compound
(1968)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as First Outspoken Man (uncredited)
(1968)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
as Salesman (uncredited)
(1966)
The Rare Breed
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
(1966)
The Swinger
as Honest Hal (uncredited)
(1965)
That Darn Cat!
as Police Officer (uncredited)
(1964)
Sex and the Single Girl
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1961)
Portrait of a Mobster
as John Murphy
(1960)
Elmer Gantry
as Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
(1960)
Who Was That Lady?
as Tenant (uncredited)
(1959)
(1958)
(1957)
Man of a Thousand Faces
as David T. Stone (uncredited)
(1957)
Band of Angels
as Auctioneer
(1957)
Beginning of the End
as Roadblock Sergeant
(1957)
Escape from San Quentin
as Hap's Lead Henchman
(1956)
While the City Sleeps
as Tim
(1956)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
as Motorcycle cop
(1956)
The Werewolf
as Hank Durgis
(1956)
Inside Detroit
as Max Harkness (as Larry Blake)
(1956)
You Can't Run Away from It
as Detective
(1956)
The Man Is Armed
as Ray Perkins
(1955)
I Died a Thousand Times
as Healy (uncredited)
(1955)
Creature with the Atom Brain
as Reporter #2
(1955)
Dial Red O
as Wayne - Waiter (uncredited)
(1955)
Teen-Age Crime Wave
as Connors
(1955)
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Deputy sheriff
(1955)
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
as Patrolman
(1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Drunk (uncredited)
(1954)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
as Capt. Biff McGann (uncredited)
(1953)
Angel Face
as Detective Lt. Ed Brady (uncredited)
(1953)
The Blue Gardenia
as Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)
(1953)
Remains to Be Seen
as Minetti
(1953)
Never Wave at a WAC
as Mr. Devlin (uncredited)
(1953)
Cruisin' Down the River
as Dave Singer
(1952)
High Noon
as Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
(1952)
Stop, You're Killing Me
as Police Captain
(1951)
Rhubarb
as Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice)
(1951)
Iron Man
as Ralph Crowley (uncredited)
(1951)
(1951)
In Old Amarillo
as Stan Benson (uncredited)
(1950)
Sunset Boulevard
as 1st Finance Man
(1950)
One Too Many
as Walt Williams
(1950)
Destination Big House
as Pete Weiss
(1949)
Flamingo Road
as Martin (uncredited)
(1949)
Holiday Affair
as Plainclothesman
(1949)
The Blonde Bandit
as Capt. Ed Roberts
(1949)
The Lucky Stiff
as Louie Perez (as Larry Blake)
(1948)
Call Northside 777
as Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
(1948)
The Hunted
as Hollis Smith (as Larry Blake)
(1948)
French Leave
as Schultyz (as Larry Blake)
(1947)
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
as Emcee (uncredited)
(1947)
Backlash
as Detective Lieutenant Jerry McMullen
(1947)
Second Chance
as Det. Sgt. Sharpe
(1946)
Magnificent Doll
as Charles
(1946)
The Trap
as Rick Daniels
(1946)
Strange Journey
as Karl
(1946)
The Undercover Woman
as Simon Gillette
(1944)
Maisie Goes to Reno
as Policeman (Uncredited)
(1940)
The Boys from Syracuse
as Announcer
(1939)
Sudden Money
as Interviewer
(1939)
Two Thoroughbreds
as Truck Driver
(1939)
They Made Her a Spy
as Ben Dawson
(1938)
State Police
as Trigger Magee
(1938)
Young Fugitives
as Silent Sam (as Larry Blake)
(1938)
Air Devils
as John P. 'Horseshoe' Donovan
(1938)
The Jury's Secret
as Bill Sheldon
(1938)
The Nurse from Brooklyn
as Larry Craine
(1937)
The Road Back
as Weil (as Larry Blake)
(1937)
Secret Agent X-9
as Chief FBI Agent Wheeler (as Larry Blake)
(1937)
Trouble at Midnight
as Tony Michaels (as Larry Blake)