Larry J. Blake
Acting
🎂 1914-04-24
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)
Cast credits(162)
Plainsclothesman
1957
Officer
1957
Sheriff (uncredited)
1957
Booley Herbert
1957
Chief White Cloud
1957
Deputy
1957
Booking Officer
1968
Officer Williams
1968
Officer Quinn
1968
Charlie
1963
Farnum
1962
Keel
1962
Barker
1962
Auctioneer
1967
Eckhart
1966
Police Sergeant
1960
Freddie
1959
Guard
1959
Bert Dillon
1949
Lucky Kendal
1949
Chuck Slade
1958
Jess Brubaker (voice) (uncredited)
1958
Mr. Parker
1958
Metcalf
1963
Dispatcher
1965
McKenzie
1965
Fingerprint Man
1965
Medicine Man
1962
1st Reporter
1952
Milkman
1952
Shell
1955
Man
1955
Charles Crowley
1970
Cab Driver
1962
The Desk Sergeant (as Larry Blake)
1964
Desk Lt.
1973
Mr. Kenton (uncredited)
1955
Dusty Wilson
1955
Saloonkeeper Collins
1955
Policeman
1968
Manager Drive-In Movie
1968
Man
1968
Fireman
1968
Sam
1968
Fire Chief
1968
Passerby
1968
Franklin
1968
Murphy
1961
Officer O'Brien
1957
Posse Leader
1957
Square Deal Brady
1960
1955
Capt. Merriman
1969
Urologist
1969
Harvey Steen
1956
Kilrain
1950
Valcourt
1950
Convict
1950
Barker
1963
Cameron
1977
Rausch, the Henchman
1952
Steve Martin
1952
Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator (uncredited)
1971
Harry Matthews
1960
Mr. Mobley
1972
Casper
1959
Cauliflower Ear
1951
Dominick
1956
Jailer
1958
Jailer (uncredited)
1958
1st Finance Man
1950
Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
1952
Prisoner in Compound
1968
Policeman
1968
Policeman (uncredited)
1964
Drunk (uncredited)
1954
Tom Parnell
1962
Police Officer
1974
Police Chief
1954
Drummer (uncredited)
1954
Charlie Martin
1956
Officer Vines
1957
Guard
1979
1959
Salesman (uncredited)
1968
Honest Hal (uncredited)
1966
Hollis Smith (as Larry Blake)
1948
Hank Durgis
1956
Police Commissioner
1973
Minetti
1953
1952
Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
1960
Pete
1975
Police Officer (uncredited)
1965
Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)
1953
David T. Stone (uncredited)
1957
Auctioneer
1957
Police Chief
1974
Reporter Wells
1953
Auctioneer (uncredited)
1966
Walt Williams
1950
Tenant (uncredited)
1960
Healy (uncredited)
1955
Karl
1946
Motorcycle cop
1956
1951
Bill Harmon
1951
Barber (uncredited)
1971
Detective Lt. Ed Brady (uncredited)
1953
1958
Capt. Ed Roberts
1949
1951
Detective Lieutenant Jerry McMullen
1947
Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
1948
Detective
1956
First Outspoken Man (uncredited)
1968
Trigger Magee
1938
John P. 'Horseshoe' Donovan
1938
Ben Dawson
1939
1st Reporter
1962
Martin (uncredited)
1949
Police Captain
1952
Schultyz (as Larry Blake)
1948
Tim
1956
Roadblock Sergeant
1957
Plainclothesman
1949
Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice)
1951
Ralph Crowley (uncredited)
1951
Truck Driver
1939
Larry Craine
1938
Stan Benson (uncredited)
1951
Bill Sheldon
1938
Poker Player with Glasses
1973
Emcee (uncredited)
1947
Charles
1946
Pete Weiss
1950
Reporter #2
1955
Hap's Lead Henchman
1957
Interviewer
1939
Max Harkness (as Larry Blake)
1956
Policeman (Uncredited)
1944
Tony Michaels (as Larry Blake)
1937
Deputy sheriff
1955
Weil (as Larry Blake)
1937
Rick Daniels
1946
Louie Perez (as Larry Blake)
1949
Dave Etling
1972
Wayne - Waiter (uncredited)
1955
Det. Sgt. Sharpe
1947
Frank
1953
Announcer
1940
Capt. Biff McGann (uncredited)
1954
Mr. Devlin (uncredited)
1953
Ray Perkins
1956
John Murphy
1961
Silent Sam (as Larry Blake)
1938
Connors
1955
Simon Gillette
1946
Chief FBI Agent Wheeler (as Larry Blake)
1937
Dave Singer
1953
Patrolman
1955
Jailer
1975