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