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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Marc Lawrence, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Sam the Bellhop
Four Rooms
Jeff Farnley
The Ox-Bow Incident
Slumber Inc. Attendant
Diamonds Are Forever
Rodney
The Man with the Golden Gun
Old Timer
From Dusk Till Dawn
Erhard
Marathon Man
Acme VP, Stating the Obvious
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Pete
Life with Blondie
Cousin Nolan
The Shipping News
Ziggy
Key Largo
Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti
The Big Easy
Torpedo
Poliziotto superpiù
Pedro
The Princess and the Pirate
Angelo Agostini
Jigsaw
Salvatore Licuti
Cane e gatto
Nick Palestro
I Walk Alone
Venetti
Dust Be My Destiny
Milton Militis
Convicted
Johnny McCoy
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Phil
Hit the Ice
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Doc Madison
Dillinger
Joe Disko, Gambler
Flame of Barbary Coast
Buck
Blind Alley
Red Stubbins
Out of the Storm
Caesar Xavier Serpi
Black Hand
Louie
A Piece of the Action
Charlie Smith
Hold That Ghost
Diomedes
Helen of Troy
Pete Matthews
The Shepherd of the Hills
Nick, a Mug at Reception (uncredited)
Lady for a Day
Joe DeRita
Blonde Alibi
Rupert Stiltskin
Foul Play
Luigi
Cloak and Dagger
Steve McBirney
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
Thomas Mitchell
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Tommy
This Gun for Hire
Cobby
The Asphalt Jungle
Il proprietario del circo
Il più comico spettacolo del mondo
Joe Aiello
Nazi Agent
Carmine
Hot Stuff
William Connors
Kill Her Gently
Vincent Bela
Submarine Alert
Santos Alicante
Ruby
Gold Miner
Custer of the West
Johnny Colini
Johnny Cool
Prosecutor
Brigham Young
Abdi Hammud
Sundown
Louie
Tall, Dark and Handsome
Joe Reed
Club Havana
Jacobs
Krakatoa, East of Java
Lefty Landers
Lady Scarface
Zambrini
Daddy's Deadly Darling
Ben Ali
My Favorite Spy
Abraham Weiss / Dieter
Cataclysm
Gordon Finch
Eyes of the Underworld
Sleeper
The Monster and the Girl
Albert Muller
Eva, la Venere selvaggia
Eddie Girard
I Am the Law
Happy Nelson
While New York Sleeps
Sargent Barril
Savage Pampas
Vince
Tough Assignment
The Priest
The Kremlin Letter
Henchman of Mike the Gangster (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
'Blackie' White
Racketeers in Exile
Horace Dunston
Call of the Canyon
'Happy' Dugan
The Golden Fleecing
Edwin Mitchell
Counsel for Crime
Pinky (uncredited)
Blackmailer
Kid Crow
The Shadow
Frank Daniels
Who Killed Gail Preston?
Connors
White Woman
County Fair Barker
Love on a Bet
Sluggsy Baker
Calaboose
Piggy
Sergeant Madden
Floyd
The Housekeeper's Daughter
In Pursuit of Treasure
Lefty Croger - a Gangster
Dr. Socrates
Dorn
Night Waitress
Manfredi
La tratta delle bianche
Van Gould
I tre corsari
Van Gould
Jolanda la figlia del corsaro nero
Slick Eastman
Beware Spooks!
Pete Brower
What Price Vengeance
McGaffey
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
Alcoa
Rainbow Island
Steve Harmon
The Spider's Web
Angus Macready (uncredited)
Hurricane Island
Melvin Sutter
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Lefty Kyler
The Man Who Talked Too Much
Capitano March
Fratelli d'Italia
Joe Minasi
2 mafiosi contro Al Capone
Corio
Captain from Castile
Carlo Gambino
Gotti
Daniel Ginelli
Terror at Alcatraz
Charles - the Valet (uncredited)
Desire
Valdez
Tampico
Chiarelli
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
William Billie
Johnny Tiger
Manuel
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Tom - a Prisoner
After the Dance
Henchman in Trenchcoat (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Franks
Switch
Chuck Brown
Homicide Bureau
The Cajun
Old Man
Communist Meeting Chairman
Strangers All
Frankie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Clifford Anson
Don't Fence Me In
Stefano Magaddino
Honor Thy Father
Henchman Trigger
Yokel Boy
Mike
Gangs Of The City
Mr. Booth
Swap Meet
Poule
Adventure in Sahara
Pete
The Virginian
Duke
Yankee Fakir
Doré's Henchman
Little Big Shot
The Undertaker
Dream No Evil
Lawlor
Squadron of Honor
Dint Coleman
Counterfeit
Calkins
A Dangerous Adventure
Bates
Johnny Apollo
Henchman Halstead, aka Denver Collins
Code of the Streets
Joe
A Dangerous Game
Lucky Marciano, Capo da banda
7 monaci d'oro
Joe
Romance of the Redwoods
Donovan
Inside Job
Johnny Sampson
The Cowboy Star
Rusty Morgan
Murder in Greenwich Village
Henchman Who Pistol-Whipped Clay
The Arizonian
Venetti
San Quentin
Chicago Hood (uncredited)
Gambling Ship
Tony
The Great Profile
Bar Patron
The Linguini Incident
Tony
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Hoodlum
It Can't Last Forever
Joe
Think First
Camillo
Noi peccatori
Gambler
Don't Gamble with Love
Samad
The Desert Hawk
Bert La Verne
Blossoms in the Dust
Frank DeSoto
The Man Who Lost Himself
Stevens
There's That Woman Again
Magnum
Du mou dans la gâchette
Henchman Whitehat
I Promise to Pay
Eddie Logan
Go Into Your Dance
Bill Crosle
Ex-Champ
Jack Menotti
Vacanze col gangster
Gangster
3 Kids and a Queen
Mr. Weiss / Dieter (segment "The Case of Claire Hansen")
Night Train to Terror
Medicine Man Sioto
Unconquered
Gangster Killed at Lodge (uncredited)
'G' Men
Kloppman
Newsies
Ben Beloit
Donor
Piero / Andrea Rossi
Tormento del passato
Old Man
End of Days
Mike Magellon
The Final Hour
Self
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
John Mitchell
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
Michael Fazio
Blood Red
Lefty
Invisible Stripes
Dean
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
'Blast' Reardon
Criminals of the Air
Webster
Goin' Coconuts
Gangster (Uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes
Jack Hawkins
Penitentiary
Serg. Schwartz
Legione straniera
Scarface
Days of Wine and Roses
Pete
Road Gang
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
168
Gender
Male
Birthday
1910-02-17
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
F.A. Foss