Larry J. Blake
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). 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)
Known For
Police Commissioner
The Stone Killer
Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
Call Northside 777
Poker Player with Glasses
Bonnie's Kids
Plainclothesman
Holiday Affair
Martin (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
Reporter #2
Creature with the Atom Brain
Wayne - Waiter (uncredited)
Dial Red O
Tim
While the City Sleeps
Ralph Crowley (uncredited)
Iron Man
Auctioneer
Band of Angels
Detective Lieutenant Jerry McMullen
Backlash
Rick Daniels
The Trap
Hollis Smith (as Larry Blake)
The Hunted
Roadblock Sergeant
Beginning of the End
Motorcycle cop
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Cameron
Demon Seed
Det. Sgt. Sharpe
Second Chance
Ray Perkins
The Man Is Armed
Connors
Teen-Age Crime Wave
Police Captain
Stop, You're Killing Me
Healy (uncredited)
I Died a Thousand Times
Hap's Lead Henchman
Escape from San Quentin
Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
Elmer Gantry
Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator (uncredited)
Diamonds Are Forever
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Stan Benson (uncredited)
In Old Amarillo
Pete Weiss
Destination Big House
Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)
The Blue Gardenia
Deputy sheriff
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Capt. Ed Roberts
The Blonde Bandit
John Murphy
Portrait of a Mobster
Guard
Time After Time
Policeman (uncredited)
Sex and the Single Girl
Tenant (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
Jailer
Search for the Gods
Silent Sam (as Larry Blake)
Young Fugitives
John P. 'Horseshoe' Donovan
Air Devils
City of Fear
Mr. Devlin (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
Walt Williams
One Too Many
First Outspoken Man (uncredited)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Larry Craine
The Nurse from Brooklyn
Outcasts of the City
David T. Stone (uncredited)
Man of a Thousand Faces
Ben Dawson
They Made Her a Spy
Truck Driver
Two Thoroughbreds
Emcee (uncredited)
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Drunk (uncredited)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Max Harkness (as Larry Blake)
Inside Detroit
Salesman (uncredited)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Tony Michaels (as Larry Blake)
Trouble at Midnight
Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
High Noon
Detective Lt. Ed Brady (uncredited)
Angel Face
Hank Durgis
The Werewolf
Patrolman
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
1st Finance Man
Sunset Boulevard
Announcer
The Boys from Syracuse
Simon Gillette
The Undercover Woman
Police Officer (uncredited)
That Darn Cat!
Karl
Strange Journey
Pete
The Strongest Man in the World
Minetti
Remains to Be Seen
Interviewer
Sudden Money
Police Officer
Herbie Rides Again
Dave Singer
Cruisin' Down the River
Chief FBI Agent Wheeler (as Larry Blake)
Secret Agent X-9
Bill Sheldon
The Jury's Secret
Trigger Magee
State Police
Charles (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll
Capt. Biff McGann (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
Prisoner in Compound
Hang 'em High
Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice)
Rhubarb
Detective
You Can't Run Away from It
Louie Perez (as Larry Blake)
The Lucky Stiff
Policeman (Uncredited)
Maisie Goes to Reno
Schultyz (as Larry Blake)
French Leave
Weil (as Larry Blake)
The Road Back
Honest Hal (uncredited)
The Swinger
Police Chief
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
Barber (uncredited)
One More Train to Rob
Auctioneer (uncredited)
The Rare Breed
1st Reporter
Flashing Spikes
Policeman
Carnival Nights
Track Timekeeper (uncredited)
The Love Bug
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
84
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-04-24
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Larry Blake