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 130
Movies 84
TV Shows 46
self 2
Voice 2
Demon Seed (1977)
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
Kojak (1973)
The Stone Killer (1973)
Bonnie's Kids (1973)
Ghost Story (1972)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
One More Train to Rob (1971)
Night Gallery (1970)
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Here's Lucy (1968)
Adam-12 (1968)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
Hang 'em High (1968)
Carnival Nights (1968)
Ironside (1967)
The Swinger (1966)
That Darn Cat! (1965)
The F.B.I. (1965)
Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
The Munsters (1964)
The Fugitive (1963)
The Lucy Show (1962)
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
Saints and Sinners (1962)
Hazel (1961)
Portrait of a Mobster (1961)
Surfside 6 (1960)
My Three Sons (1960)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Who Was That Lady? (1960)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
City of Fear (1959)
Lawman (1958)
Yancy Derringer (1958)
Perry Mason (1957)
Wagon Train (1957)
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
Band of Angels (1957)
Beginning of the End (1957)
Meet McGraw (1957)
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
The Man Is Armed (1956)
State Trooper (1956)
Broken Arrow (1956)
Hey, Jeannie! (1956)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
The Werewolf (1956)
Inside Detroit (1956)
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
Teen-Age Crime Wave (1955)
The Twinkle In God's Eye (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)
Superman Flies Again (1954)
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Cruisin' Down the River (1953)
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Never Wave at a WAC (1953)
Angel Face (1953)
Stop, You're Killing Me (1952)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Adventures of Superman (1952)
High Noon (1952)
Iron Man (1951)
Rhubarb (1951)
Why Men Leave Home (1951)
In Old Amarillo (1951)
One Too Many (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)
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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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1914-04-24
Deathday1982-05-25 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsLarry Blake, Joseph Vieira
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