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