Larry J. Blake
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)
Known for
The Fugitive
Charlie
Perry Mason
Plainsclothesman
Perry Mason
Officer
The Twilight Zone
Freddie
Ironside
Auctioneer
The Beverly Hillbillies
Cab Driver
Mission: Impossible
Eckhart
Have Gun, Will Travel
Deputy
The Virginian
Farnum
The Virginian
Keel
The Virginian
Barker
Wagon Train
Sheriff (uncredited)
Wagon Train
Booley Herbert
Wagon Train
Chief White Cloud
Adam-12
Booking Officer
Adam-12
Officer Williams
Adam-12
Officer Quinn
Rawhide
Guard
The F.B.I.
Dispatcher
The F.B.I.
McKenzie
The F.B.I.
Fingerprint Man
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Capt. Merriman
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Urologist
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Mr. Kenton (uncredited)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Dusty Wilson
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Saloonkeeper Collins
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Stagecoach Passenger
Lawman
Chuck Slade
Lawman
Jess Brubaker (voice) (uncredited)
Lawman
Mr. Parker
My Three Sons
Police Sergeant
The Lone Ranger
Bert Dillon
The Lone Ranger
Lucky Kendal
The Munsters
The Desk Sergeant (as Larry Blake)
Gunsmoke
Shell
Gunsmoke
Man
The Lucy Show
Medicine Man
Four Star Playhouse
1st Reporter
Four Star Playhouse
Milkman
The Jack Benny Program
Convict
Night Gallery
Charles Crowley
Adventures of Superman
Rausch, the Henchman
Adventures of Superman
Steve Martin
Here's Lucy
Policeman
Here's Lucy
Manager Drive-In Movie
Here's Lucy
Man
Here's Lucy
Fireman
Here's Lucy
Sam
Here's Lucy
Fire Chief
Here's Lucy
Passerby
Here's Lucy
Franklin
Kojak
Desk Lt.
Hazel
Murphy
Surfside 6
Square Deal Brady
Tales of Wells Fargo
Posse Leader
Arrest and Trial
Barker
The 20th Century Fox Hour
State Trooper
Harvey Steen
Sugarfoot
Officer O'Brien
Flamingo Road
Martin (uncredited)
Checkmate
The Clerk
Tightrope
Casper
Diamonds Are Forever
Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator (uncredited)
The Werewolf
Hank Durgis
Iron Man
Ralph Crowley (uncredited)
Call Northside 777
Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
High Noon
Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Air Devils
John P. 'Horseshoe' Donovan
Time After Time
Guard
Ghost Story
Mr. Mobley
Yancy Derringer
Jailer
Yancy Derringer
Jailer (uncredited)
Broken Arrow
Dominick
The Stone Killer
Police Commissioner
Lux Video Theatre
Kilrain
Lux Video Theatre
Valcourt
Dial Red O
Wayne - Waiter (uncredited)
Hey, Jeannie!
Charlie Martin
The Rare Breed
Auctioneer (uncredited)
Strange Journey
Karl
Sunset Boulevard
1st Finance Man
Sudden Money
Interviewer
One Too Many
Walt Williams
Boston Blackie
Cauliflower Ear
Meet McGraw
Officer Vines
Meet McGraw
Police Lieutenant
Portrait of a Mobster
John Murphy
Elmer Gantry
Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
They Made Her a Spy
Ben Dawson
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
First Outspoken Man (uncredited)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Drunk (uncredited)
Band of Angels
Auctioneer
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Motorcycle cop
The Wonderful World of Disney
Police Chief
The Wonderful World of Disney
Drummer (uncredited)
Chevron Theatre
Coronado 9
Harry Matthews
Hang 'em High
Prisoner in Compound
That Darn Cat!
Police Officer (uncredited)
The Second Hundred Years
Thompson
The Love Bug
Track Timekeeper (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll
Charles (uncredited)
Saints and Sinners
Tom Parnell
Search for the Gods
Jailer
Outcasts of the City
Sex and the Single Girl
Policeman (uncredited)
Herbie Rides Again
Police Officer
The Trap
Rick Daniels
The Pride of the Family
Frank
The Swinger
Honest Hal (uncredited)
French Leave
Schultyz (as Larry Blake)
Demon Seed
Cameron
The Blue Gardenia
Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Bill Harmon
The Strongest Man in the World
Pete
Angel Face
Detective Lt. Ed Brady (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
Reporter Wells
Creature with the Atom Brain
Reporter #2
Holiday Affair
Plainclothesman
Kung Fu
Dave Etling
One More Train to Rob
Barber (uncredited)
While the City Sleeps
Tim
Man of a Thousand Faces
David T. Stone (uncredited)
Bonnie's Kids
Poker Player with Glasses
Beginning of the End
Roadblock Sergeant
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
The Road Back
Weil (as Larry Blake)
Backlash
Detective Lieutenant Jerry McMullen
Destination Big House
Pete Weiss
I Died a Thousand Times
Healy (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
Tenant (uncredited)
Inside Detroit
Max Harkness (as Larry Blake)
The Hunted
Hollis Smith (as Larry Blake)
The Man Is Armed
Ray Perkins
Never Wave at a WAC
Mr. Devlin (uncredited)
Maisie Goes to Reno
Policeman (Uncredited)
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Emcee (uncredited)
Teen-Age Crime Wave
Connors
Flashing Spikes
1st Reporter
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Deputy sheriff
In Old Amarillo
Stan Benson (uncredited)
The Undercover Woman
Simon Gillette
Rhubarb
Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice)
Young Fugitives
Silent Sam (as Larry Blake)
Stop, You're Killing Me
Police Captain
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
Police Chief
Escape from San Quentin
Hap's Lead Henchman
Remains to Be Seen
Minetti
You Can't Run Away from It
Detective
Cruisin' Down the River
Dave Singer
Trouble at Midnight
Tony Michaels (as Larry Blake)
Second Chance
Det. Sgt. Sharpe
The Jury's Secret
Bill Sheldon
The Boys from Syracuse
Announcer
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Salesman (uncredited)
City of Fear
The Blonde Bandit
Capt. Ed Roberts
Carnival Nights
Policeman
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
Capt. Biff McGann (uncredited)
State Police
Trigger Magee
Two Thoroughbreds
Truck Driver
The Nurse from Brooklyn
Larry Craine
The Lucky Stiff
Louie Perez (as Larry Blake)
Secret Agent X-9
Chief FBI Agent Wheeler (as Larry Blake)
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
Patrolman
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Metcalf