Oliver Blake

Personal Info

Birthday

April 4, 1905

Day of Death

1992-02-12

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

Centralia, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Oliver Prickett

Oliver Blake

Biography

Character actor with a wildly distinctive face. Used real name Oliver Prickett for stage work, especially at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, where he was a longtime fixture and teacher and where his brother was managing director. Used stage name Oliver Blake for scores of small film and television roles. Brother-in-law of actress Maudie Prickett. He died on 12 February 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Known For

Maverick

I Love Lucy

Casablanca

Up in Arms

Out of the Past

Colorado Territory

House of Wax

The Greatest Show on Earth

Filmography

1960
Bells Are Ringing
as Ludwig Smiley (uncredited)
1959
Alias Jesse James
as Mortimer Hopelaw (uncredited)
1958
The Fearmakers
as Dr. Gregory Jessup
Giant from the Unknown
as Cafe Proprietor
1957
Raintree County
as Jake - Bartender (uncredited)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Leading Citizen (uncredited)
1955
The Seven Little Foys
as Man Dressed as Santa Claus
The Cobweb
as Curly
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
as Geoduck
1954
Hell's Outpost
as Hotel Clerk
Brigadoon
as Bartender (uncredited)
Susan Slept Here
as Motel Manager (uncredited)
Casanova's Big Night
as Amadeo (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
as Geoduck
The Long, Long Trailer
as Mr. Judlow
1953
So This Is Love
as Apartment Manager
Julius Caesar
as Citizen of Rome
House of Wax
as Man Checking His Watch (uncredited)
1952
The Iron Mistress
as Innkeeper
Face to Face
as Deacon
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
as Geoduck
Feudin' Fools
as Clem Smith
Son of Paleface
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
as Geoduck
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Spectator (uncredited)
Room for One More
as Mr. Tatum (uncredited)
1951
The Stooge
as Theater Manager (uncredited)
Rhubarb
as Cadaver Jones (uncredited)
Chain of Circumstance
as Traeger
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
as Geoduck
The Lemon Drop Kid
as Racetrack Bettor on Iron Bar (uncredited)
1950
Let's Dance
as Man in Bowler Hat (uncredited)
Fancy Pants
as Mr. Andrews
Father of the Bride
as Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
1949
Colorado Territory
as Wells Fargo Agent (uncredited)
A Woman's Secret
as Mr. Pierson (Uncredited)
1948
Let's Live a Little
as Advertising Photographer
The Walls of Jericho
as Juror
Moonrise
as Ed Conlon
Cry of the City
as Mr. Masselli
The Pirate
as Official (uncredited)
Shed No Tears
as Ray Belden's Landlord (Uncredited)
Summer Holiday
as Scorekeeper (uncredited)
The Challenge
as Arno
The Miracle of the Bells
as Slenka
1947
The Senator Was Indiscreet
as Indian
Out of the Past
as Tillotson (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies
as Mr. Purdie (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
as Hobo (uncredited)
So You're Going to Be a Father
as Swami Fortune Teller (uncredited)
The Guilty
as Jake, the janitor
Ginger
as City Treasurer Joseph Nash
1946
Wake Up and Dream
as Mr. Agrippa
Inside Job
as Herman
Blonde Alibi
as Pat Tenny
My Reputation
as Dave (uncredited)
1945
Conflict
as Pawnbroker #1 (uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Photographer in Heaven (uncredited)
A Medal for Benny
as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)
1944
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Doughgirls
as Hotel porter
Greenwich Village
as Author
Gypsy Wildcat
as Lieutenant
Christmas Holiday
as Lawyer
Up in Arms
as Draft Board Official (uncredited)
1943
Corvette K-225
as Cook
Mission to Moscow
as Heckler (uncredited)
Casablanca
as Waiter at the Blue Parrot (uncredited)
1942
Reunion in France
as Hypolite (uncredited)
Get Hep to Love
as Music Judge
Saboteur
as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Castle in the Desert
as The Hotel Manager
1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Ellsmere, the Artist (uncredited)
Design for Scandal
as Realtor (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Lawyer Fenster
New York Town
as Bender