Larry J. Blake

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

167

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-04-24

Day of death

1982-05-25 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Munsters

    The Munsters

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • High Noon

    High Noon

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • French Leave

    French Leave

  • Hazel

    Hazel

  • Tales of Wells Fargo

    Tales of Wells Fargo

  • Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

  • Elmer Gantry

    Elmer Gantry

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Ghost Story

    Ghost Story

  • Time After Time

    Time After Time

  • State Trooper

    State Trooper

  • That Darn Cat!

    That Darn Cat!

  • Diamonds Are Forever

    Diamonds Are Forever

  • In Old Amarillo

    In Old Amarillo

  • The Swinger

    The Swinger

  • Strange Journey

    Strange Journey

  • The Trap

    The Trap

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • They Made Her a Spy

    They Made Her a Spy

  • Tightrope

    Tightrope

  • The Rare Breed

    The Rare Breed

  • Broken Arrow

    Broken Arrow

  • Sunset Boulevard

    Sunset Boulevard

  • Boston Blackie

    Boston Blackie

  • Destination Big House

    Destination Big House

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Yancy Derringer

    Yancy Derringer

  • Yancy Derringer

    Yancy Derringer

  • Sex and the Single Girl

    Sex and the Single Girl

  • Hang 'em High

    Hang 'em High

  • Dial Red O

    Dial Red O

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • Chevron Theatre

    Chevron Theatre

  • Outcasts of the City

    Outcasts of the City

  • Coronado 9

    Coronado 9

  • The Love Bug

    The Love Bug

  • The Second Hundred Years

    The Second Hundred Years

  • Search for the Gods

    Search for the Gods

  • The Pride of the Family

    The Pride of the Family

  • Meet McGraw

    Meet McGraw

  • Meet McGraw

    Meet McGraw

  • Saints and Sinners

    Saints and Sinners

  • Portrait of a Mobster

    Portrait of a Mobster

  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

  • Herbie Rides Again

    Herbie Rides Again

  • Sudden Money

    Sudden Money

  • The Strongest Man in the World

    The Strongest Man in the World

  • Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

    Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

  • Demon Seed

    Demon Seed

  • While the City Sleeps

    While the City Sleeps

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • The Stone Killer

    The Stone Killer

  • Angel Face

    Angel Face

  • You Can't Run Away from It

    You Can't Run Away from It

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Iron Man

    Iron Man

  • Call Northside 777

    Call Northside 777

  • The Boys from Syracuse

    The Boys from Syracuse

  • Band of Angels

    Band of Angels

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • The Blue Gardenia

    The Blue Gardenia

  • Holiday Affair

    Holiday Affair

  • Man of a Thousand Faces

    Man of a Thousand Faces

  • Beginning of the End

    Beginning of the End

  • Bonnie's Kids

    Bonnie's Kids

  • Inside Detroit

    Inside Detroit

  • Flamingo Road

    Flamingo Road

  • Magnificent Doll

    Magnificent Doll

  • Who Was That Lady?

    Who Was That Lady?

  • Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

    Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

  • The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

    The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

  • Rhubarb

    Rhubarb

  • One Too Many

    One Too Many

  • Maisie Goes to Reno

    Maisie Goes to Reno

  • Never Wave at a WAC

    Never Wave at a WAC

  • I Died a Thousand Times

    I Died a Thousand Times

  • One More Train to Rob

    One More Train to Rob

  • The Hunted

    The Hunted

  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

    Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

  • Second Chance

    Second Chance

  • The Road Back

    The Road Back

  • The Man Is Armed

    The Man Is Armed

  • Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

    Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

  • Remains to Be Seen

    Remains to Be Seen

  • State Police

    State Police

  • The Werewolf

    The Werewolf

  • The Blonde Bandit

    The Blonde Bandit

  • City of Fear

    City of Fear

  • Young Fugitives

    Young Fugitives

  • Backlash

    Backlash

  • Air Devils

    Air Devils

  • Creature with the Atom Brain

    Creature with the Atom Brain

  • General Electric Theater: Into the Night

    General Electric Theater: Into the Night

  • Flashing Spikes

    Flashing Spikes

  • Teen-Age Crime Wave

    Teen-Age Crime Wave

  • The Twinkle In God's Eye

    The Twinkle In God's Eye

  • The Nurse from Brooklyn

    The Nurse from Brooklyn

  • Stop, You're Killing Me

    Stop, You're Killing Me

  • Trouble at Midnight

    Trouble at Midnight

  • The Jury's Secret

    The Jury's Secret

  • Carnival Nights

    Carnival Nights

  • Secret Agent X-9

    Secret Agent X-9

  • The Undercover Woman

    The Undercover Woman

  • Cruisin' Down the River

    Cruisin' Down the River

  • Escape from San Quentin

    Escape from San Quentin

  • The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton

    The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton

  • So You Want to Know Your Relatives

    So You Want to Know Your Relatives

  • Two Thoroughbreds

    Two Thoroughbreds

  • The Lucky Stiff

    The Lucky Stiff