Marc Lawrence
Known for Acting · 210 credits
- Born
- 1910-02-17
- Died
- 2005-11-27
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- F.A. Foss · Marc Laurence · Marc C. Lawrence · Mark Lawrence · Max Goldsmith
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (39)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Volnath
ER
1994
as Mr. Newton
The Rifleman
1958
as Cougar / Gavin
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Mr. Zeemo
The A-Team
1983
as Sam Marlini
Bonanza
1959
as Red Gaskell
Wagon Train
1957
as First Mate Ferris
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Orente / Plato Atutle
Mannix
1967
as Angelo Palerma / Ty Webber / Al Stanik
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Barney Dawson
Peter Gunn
1958
The Untouchables
1959
as Luigi Renaldo / Mike Genna / Enrico Rossi
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Wade Migill
Lawman
1958
as Frank Walker
Studio One
1948
as Cow Nelson
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Vito Doria
Baretta
1975
as Linsky
The Rookies
1972
Here's Lucy
1968
as Joe Grapefruit / Rudy
McCloud
1970
The Deputy
1959
as Alvy Burke
Mister Ed
1961
as Spike the Bank Robber
Johnny Staccato
1959
M Squad
1957
as Vince Cronin
Switch
1975
as Don Vincenzo
The Detectives
1959
as Marcus Maroon / Ed Watkins / Rocco Silvano
The Doris Day Show
1968
as Frankie Fury
Bronco
1958
Wonder Woman
1975
as Mr. Jones
Playhouse 90
1956
as El Sordo
CHiPs
1977
as Co-Driver
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Leo Tucci
Nichols
1971
as Prouty
The Partners
1971
as Kelso
The Rat Patrol
1966
as Abu Hassan
Tightrope
1959
as Frankie Farrell
Shannon's Deal
1990
as Abe the Just
The Troubleshooters
1959
as Bob Blossom
Il killer
1969
Movies (171)
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
as Old Timer
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
as Slumber Inc. Attendant
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974
as Rodney
End of Days
1999
as Old Man
Helen of Troy
1956
as Diomedes
Think First
1939
as Joe
Desire
1936
as Charles - the Valet (uncredited)
Unconquered
1947
as Medicine Man Sioto
Four Rooms
1995
as Sam the Bellhop
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
as Acme VP, Stating the Obvious
Foul Play
1978
as Rupert Stiltskin
Johnny Cool
1963
as Johnny Colini
Marathon Man
1976
as Erhard
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Cobby
Motor Madness
1937
as Gus Slater
Yokel Boy
1942
as Henchman Trigger
Beware Spooks!
1939
as Slick Eastman
Key Largo
1948
as Ziggy
Cataclysm
1980
as Abraham Weiss / Dieter
I Am the Law
1938
as Eddie Girard
Brigham Young
1940
as Prosecutor
Gotti
1996
as Carlo Gambino
Newsies
1992
as Kloppman
A Piece of the Action
1977
as Louie
I tre corsari
1952
as Van Gould
Night Waitress
1936
as Dorn
The Big Easy
1986
as Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
as Jeff Farnley
The Shipping News
2001
as Cousin Nolan
Road Gang
1936
as Pete
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Joe DeRita
Hold That Ghost
1941
as Charlie Smith
The Virginian
1946
as Pete
Noi peccatori
1953
as Camillo
Club Havana
1945
as Joe Reed
Super Fuzz
1980
as Torpedo
'G' Men
1935
as Gangster Killed at Lodge (uncredited)
Krakatoa, East of Java
1969
as Jacobs
Switch
1975
as Franks
Gangs Of The City
1941
as Mike
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Lefty
My Favorite Spy
1951
as Ben Ali
If I Had a Million
1932
as Henchman of Mike the Gangster (uncredited)
Vacation with a Gangster
1952
as Jack Menotti
Savage Pampas
1966
as Sargent Barril
Brothers of Italy
1952
as Capitano March
Life with Blondie
1945
as Pete
Custer of the West
1967
as Gold Miner
Recoil
1963
as Marcus Maroon
Calaboose
1943
as Sluggsy Baker
Thieves and Robbers
1983
as Salvatore Licuti
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945
as Joe Disko, Gambler
This Gun for Hire
1942
as Tommy
King of Kong Island
1968
as Albert Muller
I Walk Alone
1947
as Nick Palestro
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Pete Matthews
Days of Wine and Roses
1958
as Scarface
Captain from Castile
1947
as Corio
The Linguini Incident
1991
as Bar Patron
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Bates
The Kremlin Letter
1970
as The Priest
Daddy's Deadly Darling
1973
as Zambrini
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Piggy
The Desert Hawk
1950
as Samad
Hit the Ice
1943
as Phil
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Pedro
Hot Stuff
1979
as Carmine
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Bert La Verne
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
as Melvin Sutter
Ruby
1992
as Santos Alicante
Cloak and Dagger
1946
as Luigi
Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936
as Manuel
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
as Henchman in Trenchcoat (uncredited)
Ex-Champ
1939
as Bill Crosle
Night Train to Terror
1985
as Mr. Weiss / Dieter (segment "The Case of Claire Hansen")
What Price Vengeance
1937
as Pete Brower
The Great Profile
1940
as Tony
Blood Red
1989
as Michael Fazio
Adventure in Sahara
1938
as Poule
San Quentin
1937
as Venetti
Code of the Streets
1939
as Henchman Halstead, aka Denver Collins
Lady for a Day
1933
as Nick, a Mug at Reception (uncredited)
The Monster and the Girl
1941
as Sleeper
Honor Thy Father
1973
as Stefano Magaddino
Men of the Hour
1935
as Joe
Old Man
1958
as The Cajun
Swap Meet
1979
as Mr. Booth
While New York Sleeps
1938
as Happy Nelson
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
2000
as Self
The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939
as Floyd
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935
as Gangster (Uncredited)
Tall, Dark and Handsome
1941
as Louie
Go Into Your Dance
1935
as Eddie Logan
Tough Assignment
1949
as Vince
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Venetti
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
1938
as Johnny McCoy
Tampico
1944
as Valdez
White Woman
1933
as Connors
Girls Marked Danger
1952
as Machedi
Rainbow Island
1944
as Alcoa
Sundown
1941
as Abdi Hammud
Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936
as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Call of the Canyon
1942
as Horace Dunston
Little Big Shot
1935
as Doré's Henchman
Goin' Coconuts
1978
as Webster
Nazi Agent
1942
as Joe Aiello
It Can't Last Forever
1937
as Hoodlum
Homicide Bureau
1939
as Chuck Brown
Eyes of the Underworld
1942
as Gordon Finch
Lady Scarface
1941
as Lefty Landers
Terror at Alcatraz
1982
as Daniel Ginelli
Racketeers in Exile
1937
as 'Blackie' White
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
1949
as Dean
Murder in Greenwich Village
1937
as Rusty Morgan
Loose in the Trigger
1967
as Magnum
Strangers All
1935
as Communist Meeting Chairman
The Arizonian
1935
as Henchman Who Pistol-Whipped Clay
Dillinger
1945
as Doc Madison
Black Hand
1950
as Caesar Xavier Serpi
Don't Gamble with Love
1936
as Gambler
About Marc Lawrence
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. Late… With 210 credits spanning from 1932 to 2003, Marc Lawrence has appeared in 171 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Marc Lawrence Movies
- From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) — as Old Timer
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971) — as Slumber Inc. Attendant
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) — as Rodney
- End of Days (1999) — as Old Man
- Helen of Troy (1956) — as Diomedes
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