Time After Time
1979 · Movie
as Guard
Larry J. Blake
1914-04-24
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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
Demon Seed
1977 · Movie
as Cameron
Search for the Gods
1975 · Movie
as Jailer
The Strongest Man in the World
1975 · Movie
as Pete
Herbie Rides Again
1974 · Movie
as Police Officer
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The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
1974 · Movie
as Police Chief
The Stone Killer
1973 · Movie
as Police Commissioner
Bonnie's Kids
1973 · Movie
as Poker Player with Glasses
Kojak
1973 · TV Show
as Desk Lt.
Ghost Story
1972 · TV Show
as Mr. Mobley
Kung Fu
1972 · TV Show
as Dave Etling
Diamonds Are Forever
1971 · Movie
as Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator (uncredited)
One More Train to Rob
1971 · Movie
as Barber (uncredited)
Night Gallery
1970 · TV Show
as Charles Crowley
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · TV Show
as Capt. Merriman, Urologist
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968 · Movie
as First Outspoken Man (uncredited)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968 · Movie
as Salesman (uncredited)
Hang 'em High
1968 · Movie
as Prisoner in Compound
Carnival Nights
1968 · Movie
as Policeman
The Love Bug
1968 · Movie
as Track Timekeeper (uncredited)
Adam-12
1968 · TV Show
as Booking Officer, Officer Williams, Officer Quinn
Here's Lucy
1968 · TV Show
as Manager Drive-In Movie, Policeman, Man, Fireman, Fire Chief, Sam, Passerby, Franklin
Ironside
1967 · TV Show
as Auctioneer
The Second Hundred Years
1967 · TV Show
as Thompson
The Swinger
1966 · Movie
as Honest Hal (uncredited)
The Rare Breed
1966 · Movie
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible
1966 · TV Show
as Eckhart
That Darn Cat!
1965 · Movie
as Police Officer (uncredited)
That Funny Feeling
1965 · Movie
as Policeman
The F.B.I.
1965 · TV Show
as Dispatcher, McKenzie, Fingerprint Man
Sex and the Single Girl
1964 · Movie
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Munsters
1964 · TV Show
as The Desk Sergeant (as Larry Blake)
The Fugitive
1963 · TV Show
as Charlie
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · TV Show
as Metcalf
Arrest and Trial
1963 · TV Show
as Barker
Flashing Spikes
1962 · Movie
as 1st Reporter
Saints and Sinners
1962 · TV Show
as Tom Parnell
The Lucy Show
1962 · TV Show
as Medicine Man
The Virginian
1962 · TV Show
as Farnum, Keel, Barker
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · TV Show
as Cab Driver
Portrait of a Mobster
1961 · Movie
as John Murphy
Hazel
1961 · TV Show
as Murphy
Elmer Gantry
1960 · Movie
as Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
1960 · Movie
as Tenant (uncredited)
My Three Sons
1960 · TV Show
as Police Sergeant
Surfside 6
1960 · TV Show
as Square Deal Brady
Coronado 9
1960 · TV Show
as Harry Matthews
Checkmate
1960 · TV Show
as The Clerk
City of Fear
1959 · Movie
The Twilight Zone
1959 · TV Show
as Freddie
Tightrope
1959 · TV Show
as Casper
Rawhide
1959 · TV Show
as Guard
Outcasts of the City
1958 · Movie
Yancy Derringer
1958 · TV Show
as Jailer, Jailer (uncredited)
Lawman
1958 · TV Show
as Chuck Slade, Jess Brubaker (voice) (uncredited), Mr. Parker
Band of Angels
1957 · Movie
as Auctioneer
Beginning of the End
1957 · Movie
as Roadblock Sergeant
Escape from San Quentin
1957 · Movie
as Hap's Lead Henchman
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957 · Movie
as David T. Stone (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · TV Show
as Deputy
Perry Mason
1957 · TV Show
as Plainsclothesman, Officer
Wagon Train
1957 · TV Show
as Sheriff (uncredited), Booley Herbert, Chief White Cloud
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957 · TV Show
as Posse Leader
Meet McGraw
1957 · TV Show
as Officer Vines, Police Lieutenant
Sugarfoot
1957 · TV Show
as Officer O'Brien
While the City Sleeps
1956 · Movie
as Tim
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956 · Movie
as Motorcycle cop
The Man Is Armed
1956 · Movie
as Ray Perkins
The Werewolf
1956 · Movie
as Hank Durgis
You Can't Run Away from It
1956 · Movie
as Detective
Hey, Jeannie!
1956 · TV Show
as Charlie Martin
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Broken Arrow
1956 · TV Show
as Dominick
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State Trooper
1956 · TV Show
as Harvey Steen
Creature with the Atom Brain
1955 · Movie
as Reporter #2
Dial Red O
1955 · Movie
as Wayne - Waiter (uncredited)
Teen-Age Crime Wave
1955 · Movie
as Connors
I Died a Thousand Times
1955 · Movie
as Healy (uncredited)
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955 · Movie
as Deputy sheriff
Inside Detroit
1955 · Movie
as Max Harkness (as Larry Blake)
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
1955 · Movie
as Patrolman
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
as Shell, Man
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · TV Show
as Dusty Wilson, Mr. Kenton (uncredited), Saloonkeeper Collins, Stagecoach Passenger
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · TV Show
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954 · Movie
as Drunk (uncredited)
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So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954 · Movie
as Capt. Biff McGann (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · TV Show
as Police Chief, Drummer (uncredited), Officer Ed Mercer (uncredited)
The Blue Gardenia
1953 · Movie
as Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
1953 · Movie
as Mr. Devlin (uncredited)
Angel Face
1953 · Movie
as Detective Lt. Ed Brady (uncredited)
Remains to Be Seen
1953 · Movie
as Minetti
Cruisin' Down the River
1953 · Movie
as Dave Singer
The Pride of the Family
1953 · TV Show
as Frank
General Electric Theater
1953 · TV Show
as Reporter Wells
Stop, You're Killing Me
1952 · Movie
as Police Captain
High Noon
1952 · Movie
as Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Adventures of Superman
1952 · TV Show
as Rausch, the Henchman, Steve Martin
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · TV Show
as 1st Reporter, Milkman
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Chevron Theatre
1952 · TV Show
Dangerous Assignment
1952 · TV Show
as August
Iron Man
1951 · Movie
as Ralph Crowley (uncredited)
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951 · Movie
In Old Amarillo
1951 · Movie
as Stan Benson (uncredited)
Rhubarb
1951 · Movie
as Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · TV Show
as Bill Harmon
Boston Blackie
1951 · TV Show
as Cauliflower Ear
Destination Big House
1950 · Movie
as Pete Weiss
One Too Many
1950 · Movie
as Walt Williams
Sunset Boulevard
1950 · Movie
as Finance Man #1
The Jack Benny Program
1950 · TV Show
as Convict
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Lux Video Theatre
1950 · TV Show
as Kilrain, Valcourt
Holiday Affair
1949 · Movie
as Plainclothesman
Flamingo Road
1949 · Movie
as Martin (uncredited)
The Blonde Bandit
1949 · Movie
as Capt. Ed Roberts
The Lucky Stiff
1949 · Movie
as Louie Perez (as Larry Blake)
The Lone Ranger
1949 · TV Show
as Bert Dillon, Lucky Kendal
Call Northside 777
1948 · Movie
as Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
The Hunted
1948 · Movie
as Hollis Smith (as Larry Blake)
French Leave
1948 · Movie
as Schultyz (as Larry Blake)
Backlash
1947 · Movie
as Detective Lieutenant Jerry McMullen
Second Chance
1947 · Movie
as Det. Sgt. Sharpe
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947 · Movie
as Emcee (uncredited)
The Trap
1946 · Movie
as Rick Daniels
The Undercover Woman
1946 · Movie
as Simon Gillette
Strange Journey
1946 · Movie
as Karl
Magnificent Doll
1946 · Movie
as Charles (uncredited)
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944 · Movie
as Policeman (Uncredited)
The Boys from Syracuse
1940 · Movie
as Announcer
They Made Her a Spy
1939 · Movie
as Ben Dawson
Two Thoroughbreds
1939 · Movie
as Truck Driver
Sudden Money
1939 · Movie
as Interviewer
Young Fugitives
1938 · Movie
as Silent Sam (as Larry Blake)
Air Devils
1938 · Movie
as John P. 'Horseshoe' Donovan
The Nurse from Brooklyn
1938 · Movie
as Larry Craine
The Jury's Secret
1938 · Movie
as Bill Sheldon
State Police
1938 · Movie
as Trigger Magee
Trouble at Midnight
1937 · Movie
as Tony Michaels (as Larry Blake)
Secret Agent X-9
1937 · Movie
as Chief FBI Agent Wheeler (as Larry Blake)
The Road Back
1937 · Movie
as Weil (as Larry Blake)
