Acting
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 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)
Filmography
Time After Time
Film · 1979
Demon Seed
Film · 1977
Search for the Gods
Film · 1975
The Strongest Man in the World
Film · 1975
Herbie Rides Again
Film · 1974
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
Film · 1974
The Stone Killer
Film · 1973
Bonnie's Kids
Film · 1973
Kojak
Series · 1973
Ghost Story
Series · 1972
Kung Fu
Series · 1972
Diamonds Are Forever
Film · 1971
One More Train to Rob
Film · 1971
Night Gallery
Series · 1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Series · 1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Series · 1969
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Film · 1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Film · 1968
Hang 'em High
Film · 1968
Carnival Nights
Film · 1968
The Love Bug
Film · 1968
Adam-12
Series · 1968
Adam-12
Series · 1968
Adam-12
Series · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Ironside
Series · 1967
The Second Hundred Years
Series · 1967
The Swinger
Film · 1966
The Rare Breed
Film · 1966
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
That Darn Cat!
Film · 1965
That Funny Feeling
Film · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
Sex and the Single Girl
Film · 1964
The Munsters
Series · 1964
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
Arrest and Trial
Series · 1963
Flashing Spikes
Film · 1962
Saints and Sinners
Series · 1962
The Lucy Show
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
Portrait of a Mobster
Film · 1961
Hazel
Series · 1961
Elmer Gantry
Film · 1960
Who Was That Lady?
Film · 1960
My Three Sons
Series · 1960
Surfside 6
Series · 1960
Coronado 9
Series · 1960
Checkmate
Series · 1960
City of Fear
Film · 1959
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
Tightrope
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Outcasts of the City
Film · 1958
Yancy Derringer
Series · 1958
Lawman
Series · 1958
Lawman
Series · 1958
Lawman
Series · 1958
Yancy Derringer
Series · 1958
Band of Angels
Film · 1957
Beginning of the End
Film · 1957
Escape from San Quentin
Film · 1957
Man of a Thousand Faces
Film · 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
Series · 1957
Meet McGraw
Series · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Sugarfoot
Series · 1957
Meet McGraw
Series · 1957
While the City Sleeps
Film · 1956
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Film · 1956
The Man Is Armed
Film · 1956
The Werewolf
Film · 1956
You Can't Run Away from It
Film · 1956
Hey, Jeannie!
Series · 1956
Broken Arrow
Series · 1956
State Trooper
Series · 1956
Creature with the Atom Brain
Film · 1955
Dial Red O
Film · 1955
Teen-Age Crime Wave
Film · 1955
I Died a Thousand Times
Film · 1955
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Film · 1955
Inside Detroit
Film · 1955
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Series · 1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Series · 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Series · 1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Series · 1955
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Film · 1954
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
Film · 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
The Blue Gardenia
Film · 1953
Never Wave at a WAC
Film · 1953
Angel Face
Film · 1953
Remains to Be Seen
Film · 1953
Cruisin' Down the River
Film · 1953
The Pride of the Family
Series · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
Stop, You're Killing Me
Film · 1952
High Noon
Film · 1952
Adventures of Superman
Series · 1952
Adventures of Superman
Series · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Series · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Series · 1952
Chevron Theatre
Series · 1952
Dangerous Assignment
Series · 1952
Iron Man
Film · 1951
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Film · 1951
In Old Amarillo
Film · 1951
Rhubarb
Film · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Boston Blackie
Series · 1951
Destination Big House
Film · 1950
One Too Many
Film · 1950
Sunset Boulevard
Film · 1950
The Jack Benny Program
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Holiday Affair
Film · 1949
Flamingo Road
Film · 1949
The Blonde Bandit
Film · 1949
The Lucky Stiff
Film · 1949
The Lone Ranger
Series · 1949
The Lone Ranger
Series · 1949
Call Northside 777
Film · 1948
The Hunted
Film · 1948
French Leave
Film · 1948
Backlash
Film · 1947
Second Chance
Film · 1947
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Film · 1947
The Trap
Film · 1946
The Undercover Woman
Film · 1946
Strange Journey
Film · 1946
Magnificent Doll
Film · 1946
Maisie Goes to Reno
Film · 1944
The Boys from Syracuse
Film · 1940
They Made Her a Spy
Film · 1939
Two Thoroughbreds
Film · 1939
Sudden Money
Film · 1939
Young Fugitives
Film · 1938
Air Devils
Film · 1938
The Nurse from Brooklyn
Film · 1938
The Jury's Secret
Film · 1938
State Police
Film · 1938
Trouble at Midnight
Film · 1937
Secret Agent X-9
Film · 1937
The Road Back
Film · 1937