Acting · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Born April 24, 1914
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)
MovieTime After Time
1979
as Guard
MovieDemon Seed
1977
as Cameron
MovieSearch for the Gods
1975
as Jailer
MovieThe Strongest Man in the World
1975
as Pete
MovieHerbie Rides Again
1974
as Police Officer
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
1974
as Police Chief
TVKojak
1973
as Desk Lt.
MovieThe Stone Killer
1973
as Police Commissioner
MovieBonnie's Kids
1973
as Poker Player with Glasses
TVKung Fu
1972
as Dave Etling
TVGhost Story
1972
as Mr. Mobley
MovieDiamonds Are Forever
1971
as Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator (uncredited)
MovieOne More Train to Rob
1971
as Barber (uncredited)
TVNight Gallery
1970
as Charles Crowley
TVMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Capt. Merriman
MovieThe Love Bug
1968
as Track Timekeeper (uncredited)
TVHere's Lucy
1968
as Policeman
TVAdam-12
1968
as Booking Officer
MovieWhere Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968
as Salesman (uncredited)
MovieThe One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968
as First Outspoken Man (uncredited)
MovieHang 'em High
1968
as Prisoner in Compound
MovieCarnival Nights
1968
as Policeman
TVThe Second Hundred Years
1967
as Thompson
TVIronside
1967
as Auctioneer
MovieThe Swinger
1966
as Honest Hal (uncredited)
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Eckhart
MovieThe Rare Breed
1966
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
MovieThat Darn Cat!
1965
as Police Officer (uncredited)
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Dispatcher
MovieSex and the Single Girl
1964
as Policeman (uncredited)
TVThe Munsters
1964
as The Desk Sergeant (as Larry Blake)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Metcalf
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Charlie
TVArrest and Trial
1963
as Barker
MovieFlashing Spikes
1962
as 1st Reporter
TVThe Lucy Show
1962
as Medicine Man
TVThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Cab Driver
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Farnum
TVSaints and Sinners
1962
as Tom Parnell
TVHazel
1961
as Murphy
MoviePortrait of a Mobster
1961
as John Murphy
TVSurfside 6
1960
as Square Deal Brady
TVMy Three Sons
1960
as Police Sergeant
TVCheckmate
1960
as The Clerk
TVCoronado 9
1960
as Harry Matthews
MovieElmer Gantry
1960
as Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
MovieWho Was That Lady?
1960
as Tenant (uncredited)
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Freddie
TVTightrope
1959
as Casper
MovieCity of Fear
1959
TVRawhide
1959
as Guard
TVLawman
1958
as Chuck Slade
TVYancy Derringer
1958
as Jailer
MovieOutcasts of the City
1958
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Plainsclothesman
TVWagon Train
1957
as Sheriff (uncredited)
TVSugarfoot
1957
as Officer O'Brien
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Deputy
MovieEscape from San Quentin
1957
as Hap's Lead Henchman
MovieMan of a Thousand Faces
1957
as David T. Stone (uncredited)
MovieBand of Angels
1957
as Auctioneer
MovieBeginning of the End
1957
as Roadblock Sergeant
TVMeet McGraw
1957
as Officer Vines
TVTales of Wells Fargo
1957
as Posse Leader
MovieYou Can't Run Away from It
1956
as Detective
MovieThe Man Is Armed
1956
as Ray Perkins
Broken Arrow
1956
as Dominick
State Trooper
1956
as Harvey Steen
TVHey, Jeannie!
1956
as Charlie Martin
MovieThe Werewolf
1956
as Hank Durgis
MovieEarth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956
as Motorcycle cop
MovieWhile the City Sleeps
1956
as Tim
MovieInside Detroit
1955
as Max Harkness (as Larry Blake)
MovieI Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Healy (uncredited)
MovieTeen-Age Crime Wave
1955
as Connors
MovieThe Twinkle In God's Eye
1955
as Deputy sheriff
TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Shell
TVThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Mr. Kenton (uncredited)
MovieCreature with the Atom Brain
1955
as Reporter #2
MovieGeneral Electric Theater: Into the Night
1955
as Patrolman
MovieDial Red O
1955
as Wayne - Waiter (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954
as Capt. Biff McGann (uncredited)
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Police Chief
MovieSeven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
as Drunk (uncredited)
TVThe Pride of the Family
1953
as Frank
MovieCruisin' Down the River
1953
as Dave Singer
MovieRemains to Be Seen
1953
as Minetti
MovieThe Blue Gardenia
1953
as Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Reporter Wells
MovieNever Wave at a WAC
1953
as Mr. Devlin (uncredited)
MovieAngel Face
1953
as Detective Lt. Ed Brady (uncredited)
MovieStop, You're Killing Me
1952
as Police Captain
TVFour Star Playhouse
1952
as 1st Reporter
TVAdventures of Superman
1952
as Rausch, the Henchman
MovieHigh Noon
1952
as Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Chevron Theatre
1952
TVDangerous Assignment
1952
as August
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
MovieIron Man
1951
as Ralph Crowley (uncredited)
TVBoston Blackie
1951
as Cauliflower Ear
MovieRhubarb
1951
as Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice)
MovieInside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951
MovieIn Old Amarillo
1951
as Stan Benson (uncredited)
MovieOne Too Many
1950
as Walt Williams
TVThe Jack Benny Program
1950
as Convict
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Kilrain
MovieSunset Boulevard
1950
as Finance Man #1
MovieDestination Big House
1950
as Pete Weiss
MovieThe Blonde Bandit
1949
as Capt. Ed Roberts
MovieHoliday Affair
1949
as Plainclothesman
TVThe Lone Ranger
1949
as Bert Dillon
MovieThe Lucky Stiff
1949
as Louie Perez (as Larry Blake)
MovieFlamingo Road
1949
as Martin (uncredited)
MovieFrench Leave
1948
as Schultyz (as Larry Blake)
MovieThe Hunted
1948
as Hollis Smith (as Larry Blake)
MovieCall Northside 777
1948
as Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
MovieSecond Chance
1947
as Det. Sgt. Sharpe
MovieBacklash
1947
as Detective Lieutenant Jerry McMullen
MovieSmash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947
as Emcee (uncredited)
MovieMagnificent Doll
1946
as Charles (uncredited)
MovieThe Trap
1946
as Rick Daniels
MovieStrange Journey
1946
as Karl
MovieThe Undercover Woman
1946
as Simon Gillette
MovieMaisie Goes to Reno
1944
as Policeman (Uncredited)
MovieThe Boys from Syracuse
1940
as Announcer
MovieTwo Thoroughbreds
1939
as Truck Driver
MovieThey Made Her a Spy
1939
as Ben Dawson
MovieSudden Money
1939
as Interviewer
MovieYoung Fugitives
1938
as Silent Sam (as Larry Blake)
MovieAir Devils
1938
as John P. 'Horseshoe' Donovan
MovieThe Nurse from Brooklyn
1938
as Larry Craine
MovieState Police
1938
as Trigger Magee
MovieThe Jury's Secret
1938
as Bill Sheldon
MovieTrouble at Midnight
1937
as Tony Michaels (as Larry Blake)
MovieThe Road Back
1937
as Weil (as Larry Blake)
MovieSecret Agent X-9
1937
as Chief FBI Agent Wheeler (as Larry Blake)
