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)
Filmography
all 111
Movies 75
TV Shows 36
self 1
Voice 1
Time After Time (1979)
Demon Seed (1977)
Search for the Gods (1975)
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
Kojak (1973)
The Stone Killer (1973)
Bonnie's Kids (1973)
Ghost Story (1972)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Here's Lucy (1968)
Adam-12 (1968)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
Hang 'em High (1968)
Ironside (1967)
The Swinger (1966)
That Darn Cat! (1965)
Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
The Munsters (1964)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
The Fugitive (1963)
Arrest and Trial (1963)
The Lucy Show (1962)
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
Saints and Sinners (1962)
Hazel (1961)
The Dick Powell Show (1961)
Portrait of a Mobster (1961)
My Three Sons (1960)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Who Was That Lady? (1960)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
City of Fear (1959)
Yancy Derringer (1958)
Outcasts of the City (1958)
Perry Mason (1957)
Wagon Train (1957)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
Escape from San Quentin (1957)
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
Band of Angels (1957)
Beginning of the End (1957)
You Can't Run Away from It (1956)
The Man Is Armed (1956)
Broken Arrow (1956)
Hey, Jeannie! (1956)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
The Werewolf (1956)
While the City Sleeps (1956)
The NBC Comedy Hour (1956)
Inside Detroit (1956)
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
Teen-Age Crime Wave (1955)
The Twinkle In God's Eye (1955)
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)
Dial Red O (1955)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives (1954)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
The Pride of the Family (1953)
Cruisin' Down the River (1953)
Remains to Be Seen (1953)
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Never Wave at a WAC (1953)
Stop, You're Killing Me (1952)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Adventures of Superman (1952)
High Noon (1952)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
Iron Man (1951)
Rhubarb (1951)
Why Men Leave Home (1951)
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
In Old Amarillo (1951)
One Too Many (1950)
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Destination Big House (1950)
The Blonde Bandit (1949)
Holiday Affair (1949)
The Lone Ranger (1949)
The Lucky Stiff (1949)
Flamingo Road (1949)
French Leave (1948)
The Hunted (1948)
Call Northside 777 (1948)
Second Chance (1947)
Backlash (1947)
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
Magnificent Doll (1946)
The Trap (1946)
Strange Journey (1946)
The Undercover Woman (1946)
Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
The Boys from Syracuse (1940)
Two Thoroughbreds (1939)
They Made Her a Spy (1939)
Sudden Money (1939)
Young Fugitives (1938)
Air Devils (1938)
The Nurse from Brooklyn (1938)
State Police (1938)
The Jury's Secret (1938)
Trouble at Midnight (1937)
The Road Back (1937)
Secret Agent X-9 (1937)
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GenderMale
Birthday1914-04-24
Deathday1982-05-25 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsLarry Blake, Joseph Vieira
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