Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 17, 1910
Died
Nov 27, 2005
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
214 titles
Marc Lawrence
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.
Known For
Filmography
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Acme VP, Stating the Obvious
The Shipping News
Cousin Nolan
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
Self
End of Days
Old Man
Gotti
Carlo Gambino
From Dusk Till Dawn
Old Timer
Four Rooms
Sam the Bellhop
ER
Mr. Newton
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Mr. Zeemo
Newsies
Kloppman
Ruby
Santos Alicante
The Linguini Incident
Bar Patron
Donor
Ben Beloit
Shannon's Deal
Abe the Just
Blood Red
Michael Fazio
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Volnath
The Big Easy
Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti
Night Train to Terror
Mr. Weiss / Dieter (segment "The Case of Claire Hansen")
Thieves and Robbers
Salvatore Licuti
The A-Team
Sam Marlini
Terror at Alcatraz
Daniel Ginelli
Super Fuzz
Torpedo
Cataclysm
Abraham Weiss / Dieter
Swap Meet
Mr. Booth
Hot Stuff
Carmine
Goin' Coconuts
Webster
Foul Play
Rupert Stiltskin
A Piece of the Action
Louie
CHiPs
Co-Driver
Marathon Man
Erhard
Wonder Woman
Mr. Jones
Switch
Don Vincenzo
Switch
Franks
Baretta
The Man with the Golden Gun
Rodney
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
Chiarelli
Daddy's Deadly Darling
Zambrini
Honor Thy Father
Stefano Magaddino
The Rookies
In Pursuit of Treasure
Diamonds Are Forever
Slumber Inc. Attendant
The Partners
Kelso
Nichols
Prouty
McCloud
The Kremlin Letter
The Priest
Dream No Evil
The Undertaker
Il killer
Krakatoa, East of Java
Jacobs
King of Kong Island
Albert Muller
The Doris Day Show
Frankie Fury