Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 24, 1914
Died
May 25, 1982
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
138 titles
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
Filmography
Time After Time
Guard
Demon Seed
Cameron
Search for the Gods
Jailer
The Strongest Man in the World
Pete
Herbie Rides Again
Police Officer
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
Police Chief
Kojak
Desk Lt.
The Stone Killer
Police Commissioner
Bonnie's Kids
Poker Player with Glasses
Kung Fu
Dave Etling
Ghost Story
Mr. Mobley
Diamonds Are Forever
Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator (uncredited)
One More Train to Rob
Barber (uncredited)
Night Gallery
Charles Crowley
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Capt. Merriman
The Love Bug
Track Timekeeper (uncredited)
Here's Lucy
Manager Drive-In Movie
Adam-12
Booking Officer
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Salesman (uncredited)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
First Outspoken Man (uncredited)
Hang 'em High
Prisoner in Compound
Carnival Nights
Policeman
The Second Hundred Years
Thompson
Ironside
Auctioneer
The Swinger
Honest Hal (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible
Eckhart
The Rare Breed
Auctioneer (uncredited)
That Darn Cat!
Police Officer (uncredited)
The F.B.I.
Dispatcher
That Funny Feeling
Policeman
Sex and the Single Girl
Policeman (uncredited)
The Munsters
The Desk Sergeant (as Larry Blake)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Metcalf
The Fugitive
Charlie
Arrest and Trial
Barker
Flashing Spikes
1st Reporter
The Lucy Show
Medicine Man
The Beverly Hillbillies
Cab Driver
The Virginian
Farnum
Saints and Sinners
Tom Parnell
Hazel
Murphy
Portrait of a Mobster
John Murphy
Surfside 6
Square Deal Brady
My Three Sons
Police Sergeant
Checkmate
The Clerk
Coronado 9
Harry Matthews
Elmer Gantry
Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
Tenant (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
Freddie
Tightrope
Casper