Larry J. Blake
Known for Acting · 137 credits
- Born
- 1914-04-24
- Died
- 1982-05-25
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Larry Blake · Joseph Vieira
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).
Known For
The Fugitive
1963
as Charlie
Perry Mason
1957
as Plainsclothesman / Officer
Wagon Train
1957
as Sheriff (uncredited) / Booley Herbert / Chief White Cloud
Ironside
1967
as Auctioneer
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Deputy
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Metcalf
TV Shows (53)
The Fugitive
1963
as Charlie
Perry Mason
1957
as Plainsclothesman / Officer
Wagon Train
1957
as Sheriff (uncredited) / Booley Herbert / Chief White Cloud
Ironside
1967
as Auctioneer
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Deputy
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Metcalf
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Eckhart
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Freddie
The Virginian
1962
as Farnum / Keel / Barker
My Three Sons
1960
as Police Sergeant
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Cab Driver
Adam-12
1968
as Booking Officer / Officer Williams / Officer Quinn
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Rausch, the Henchman / Steve Martin
Rawhide
1959
as Guard
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Bert Dillon / Lucky Kendal
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as 1st Reporter / Milkman
The Lucy Show
1962
as Medicine Man
The F.B.I.
1965
as Dispatcher / McKenzie / Fingerprint Man
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Mr. Kenton (uncredited) / Dusty Wilson / Saloonkeeper Collins / Stagecoach Passenger
Gunsmoke
1955
as Shell / Man
Kojak
1973
as Desk Lt.
Hazel
1961
as Murphy
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Capt. Merriman / Urologist
Lawman
1958
as Chuck Slade / Jess Brubaker (voice) (uncredited) / Mr. Parker
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
as Posse Leader
Yancy Derringer
1958
as Jailer / Jailer (uncredited)
Here's Lucy
1968
as Policeman / Manager Drive-In Movie / Fireman / Sam / Fire Chief / Passerby / Franklin
Ghost Story
1972
as Mr. Mobley
Night Gallery
1970
as Charles Crowley
The Munsters
1964
as The Desk Sergeant (as Larry Blake)
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Convict
Sugarfoot
1957
as Officer O'Brien
State Trooper
1956
as Harvey Steen
Surfside 6
1960
as Square Deal Brady
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Kilrain / Valcourt
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Checkmate
1960
as The Clerk
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Barker
Broken Arrow
1956
as Dominick
Chevron Theatre
1952
Tightrope
1959
as Casper
Dangerous Assignment
1952
as August
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Police Chief / Drummer (uncredited) / Officer Ed Mercer (uncredited)
Coronado 9
1960
as Harry Matthews
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Charlie Martin
Boston Blackie
1951
as Cauliflower Ear
The Second Hundred Years
1967
as Thompson
Saints and Sinners
1962
as Tom Parnell
Meet McGraw
1957
as Officer Vines / Police Lieutenant
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Bill Harmon
General Electric Theater
1953
as Reporter Wells
The Pride of the Family
1953
as Frank
Kung Fu
1972
as Dave Etling
Movies (84)
Sex and the Single Girl
1964
as Policeman (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
1950
as 1st Finance Man
High Noon
1952
as Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
as Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator (uncredited)
Strange Journey
1946
as Karl
The Love Bug
1968
as Track Timekeeper (uncredited)
Hang 'em High
1968
as Prisoner in Compound
Search for the Gods
1975
as Jailer
Time After Time
1979
as Guard
Herbie Rides Again
1974
as Police Officer
Portrait of a Mobster
1961
as John Murphy
Demon Seed
1977
as Cameron
They Made Her a Spy
1939
as Ben Dawson
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
as Drunk (uncredited)
Destination Big House
1950
as Pete Weiss
Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Tenant (uncredited)
The Stone Killer
1973
as Police Commissioner
The Swinger
1966
as Honest Hal (uncredited)
Beginning of the End
1957
as Roadblock Sergeant
Angel Face
1953
as Detective Lt. Ed Brady (uncredited)
Remains to Be Seen
1953
as Minetti
The Rare Breed
1966
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
While the City Sleeps
1956
as Tim
In Old Amarillo
1951
as Stan Benson (uncredited)
The Road Back
1937
as Weil (as Larry Blake)
Call Northside 777
1948
as Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
You Can't Run Away from It
1956
as Detective
Elmer Gantry
1960
as Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
as Policeman (Uncredited)
The Man Is Armed
1956
as Ray Perkins
Never Wave at a WAC
1953
as Mr. Devlin (uncredited)
Outcasts of the City
1958
Magnificent Doll
1946
as Charles (uncredited)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956
as Motorcycle cop
Holiday Affair
1949
as Plainclothesman
Teen-Age Crime Wave
1955
as Connors
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968
as First Outspoken Man (uncredited)
Iron Man
1951
as Ralph Crowley (uncredited)
The Blue Gardenia
1953
as Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)
That Darn Cat!
1965
as Police Officer (uncredited)
The Strongest Man in the World
1975
as Pete
The Trap
1946
as Rick Daniels
Stop, You're Killing Me
1952
as Police Captain
Bonnie's Kids
1973
as Poker Player with Glasses
One More Train to Rob
1971
as Barber (uncredited)
The Boys from Syracuse
1940
as Announcer
I Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Healy (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
1949
as Martin (uncredited)
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957
as David T. Stone (uncredited)
Band of Angels
1957
as Auctioneer
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955
as Deputy sheriff
Sudden Money
1939
as Interviewer
Second Chance
1947
as Det. Sgt. Sharpe
The Jury's Secret
1938
as Bill Sheldon
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954
as Capt. Biff McGann (uncredited)
Cruisin' Down the River
1953
as Dave Singer
The Undercover Woman
1946
as Simon Gillette
French Leave
1948
as Schultyz (as Larry Blake)
State Police
1938
as Trigger Magee
Dial Red O
1955
as Wayne - Waiter (uncredited)
Secret Agent X-9
1937
as Chief FBI Agent Wheeler (as Larry Blake)
The Werewolf
1956
as Hank Durgis
The Blonde Bandit
1949
as Capt. Ed Roberts
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
1955
as Patrolman
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951
Flashing Spikes
1962
as 1st Reporter
Escape from San Quentin
1957
as Hap's Lead Henchman
The Lucky Stiff
1949
as Louie Perez (as Larry Blake)
Air Devils
1938
as John P. 'Horseshoe' Donovan
Young Fugitives
1938
as Silent Sam (as Larry Blake)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968
as Salesman (uncredited)
Creature with the Atom Brain
1955
as Reporter #2
Rhubarb
1951
as Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice)
Trouble at Midnight
1937
as Tony Michaels (as Larry Blake)
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947
as Emcee (uncredited)
City of Fear
1959
Backlash
1947
as Detective Lieutenant Jerry McMullen
One Too Many
1950
as Walt Williams
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
1974
as Police Chief
Inside Detroit
1955
as Max Harkness (as Larry Blake)
Two Thoroughbreds
1939
as Truck Driver
The Hunted
1948
as Hollis Smith (as Larry Blake)
Carnival Nights
1968
as Policeman
The Nurse from Brooklyn
1938
as Larry Craine
About 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… With 137 credits spanning from 1937 to 1979, Larry J. Blake has appeared in 84 films and 53 TV shows.
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Most Popular Larry J. Blake Movies
- Sex and the Single Girl (1964) — as Policeman (uncredited)
- Sunset Boulevard (1950) — as 1st Finance Man
- High Noon (1952) — as Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971) — as Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator (uncredited)
- Strange Journey (1946) — as Karl
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