Larry J. Blake

Personal Info

Birthday

April 24, 1914

Day of Death

1982-05-25

(68 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Larry Blake

Joseph Vieira

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).

Known For

Perry Mason

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Have Gun, Will Travel

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Twilight Zone

Wagon Train

Four Star Playhouse

The Fugitive

Filmography

1979
Time After Time
as Guard
1977
Demon Seed
as Cameron
1975
Search for the Gods
as Jailer
The Strongest Man in the World
as Pete
1974
Herbie Rides Again
as Police Officer
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
as Police Chief
1973
The Stone Killer
as Police Commissioner
Bonnie's Kids
as Poker Player with Glasses
1971
Diamonds Are Forever
as Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator (uncredited)
One More Train to Rob
as Barber (uncredited)
1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
as Salesman (uncredited)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as First Outspoken Man (uncredited)
Hang 'em High
as Prisoner in Compound
Carnival Nights
as Policeman
1966
The Swinger
as Honest Hal (uncredited)
The Rare Breed
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
1965
That Darn Cat!
as Police Officer (uncredited)
1964
Sex and the Single Girl
as Policeman (uncredited)
1962
Flashing Spikes
as 1st Reporter
1961
Portrait of a Mobster
as John Murphy
1960
Elmer Gantry
as Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
as Tenant (uncredited)
1957
Escape from San Quentin
as Hap's Lead Henchman
Man of a Thousand Faces
as David T. Stone (uncredited)
Band of Angels
as Auctioneer
Beginning of the End
as Roadblock Sergeant
1956
You Can't Run Away from It
as Detective
The Man Is Armed
as Ray Perkins
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
as Motorcycle cop
The Werewolf
as Hank Durgis
While the City Sleeps
as Tim
Inside Detroit
as Max Harkness (as Larry Blake)
1955
I Died a Thousand Times
as Healy (uncredited)
Teen-Age Crime Wave
as Connors
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Deputy sheriff
Creature with the Atom Brain
as Reporter #2
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
as Patrolman
Dial Red O
as Wayne - Waiter (uncredited)
1954
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
as Capt. Biff McGann (uncredited)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Drunk (uncredited)
1953
Cruisin' Down the River
as Dave Singer
Remains to Be Seen
as Minetti
The Blue Gardenia
as Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
as Mr. Devlin (uncredited)
Angel Face
as Detective Lt. Ed Brady (uncredited)
1952
Stop, You're Killing Me
as Police Captain
High Noon
as Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
1951
Iron Man
as Ralph Crowley (uncredited)
Rhubarb
as Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice)
In Old Amarillo
as Stan Benson (uncredited)
1950
One Too Many
as Walt Williams
Sunset Boulevard
as 1st Finance Man
Destination Big House
as Pete Weiss
1949
The Blonde Bandit
as Capt. Ed Roberts
Holiday Affair
as Plainclothesman
The Lucky Stiff
as Louie Perez (as Larry Blake)
Flamingo Road
as Martin (uncredited)
1948
French Leave
as Schultyz (as Larry Blake)
The Hunted
as Hollis Smith (as Larry Blake)
Call Northside 777
as Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
1947
Second Chance
as Det. Sgt. Sharpe
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
as Emcee (uncredited)
Backlash
as Detective Lieutenant Jerry McMullen
1946
Magnificent Doll
as Charles
The Trap
as Rick Daniels
Strange Journey
as Karl
The Undercover Woman
as Simon Gillette
1944
Maisie Goes to Reno
as Policeman (Uncredited)
1940
The Boys from Syracuse
as Announcer
1939
Two Thoroughbreds
as Truck Driver
They Made Her a Spy
as Ben Dawson
Sudden Money
as Interviewer
1938
Young Fugitives
as Silent Sam (as Larry Blake)
Air Devils
as John P. 'Horseshoe' Donovan
The Nurse from Brooklyn
as Larry Craine
State Police
as Trigger Magee
The Jury's Secret
as Bill Sheldon
1937
Trouble at Midnight
as Tony Michaels (as Larry Blake)
The Road Back
as Weil (as Larry Blake)
Secret Agent X-9
as Chief FBI Agent Wheeler (as Larry Blake)