Cast

Larry J. Blake

Acting

Cast

Larry J. Blake

Known for

Acting

Born

1914-04-24

From

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died

1982-05-25

Also known as Larry Blake, Joseph Vieira

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)

Larry J. Blake

Larry J. Blake

Biography

Sex and the Single Girl

Sunset Boulevard

High Noon

Diamonds Are Forever

Hang 'em High

Strange Journey

The Love Bug

Demon Seed

Herbie Rides Again

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Time After Time

While the City Sleeps

Destination Big House

The Rare Breed

The Strongest Man in the World

Elmer Gantry

The Stone Killer

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

They Made Her a Spy

Portrait of a Mobster

That Darn Cat!

You Can't Run Away from It

Angel Face

The Trap

I Died a Thousand Times

Holiday Affair

Search for the Gods

One More Train to Rob

Call Northside 777

The Blue Gardenia

The Swinger

The Road Back

Remains to Be Seen

Man of a Thousand Faces

Beginning of the End

Outcasts of the City

Who Was That Lady?

Band of Angels

The Twinkle In God's Eye

Creature with the Atom Brain

Maisie Goes to Reno

Cruisin' Down the River

Never Wave at a WAC

The Werewolf

French Leave

Flamingo Road

Stop, You're Killing Me

Magnificent Doll

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

Bonnie's Kids

So You Want to Know Your Relatives

The Jury's Secret

The Man Is Armed

Trouble at Midnight

The Boys from Syracuse

In Old Amarillo

Iron Man

General Electric Theater: Into the Night

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Flashing Spikes

The Nurse from Brooklyn

Escape from San Quentin

Teen-Age Crime Wave

Young Fugitives

Dial Red O

The Undercover Woman

Rhubarb

State Police

Second Chance

Sudden Money

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

Secret Agent X-9

The Blonde Bandit

One Too Many

City of Fear

The Lucky Stiff

The Hunted