Marc Lawrence

Biography

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.

Known For

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

Personal Info

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