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)
85 movies · 53 shows
Time After Time
1979·6.8
Demon Seed
1977·5.9
Search for the Gods
1975·5.5
The Strongest Man in the World
1975·6.2
Herbie Rides Again
1974·6.2
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
1974·10.0
The Stone Killer
1973·6.2
Bonnie's Kids
1973·5.4
Diamonds Are Forever
1971·6.4
One More Train to Rob
1971·5.4
The Love Bug
1968·6.6
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968·5.3
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968·6.1
Hang 'em High
1968·6.9
Carnival Nights
1968·7.0
The Swinger
1966·5.3
The Rare Breed
1966·6.2
That Darn Cat!
1965·6.6
That Funny Feeling
1965·6.3
Sex and the Single Girl
1964·6.6
Flashing Spikes
1962·6.8
Portrait of a Mobster
1961·9.0
Elmer Gantry
1960·7.3
Who Was That Lady?
1960·6.4
City of Fear
1959·6.3
Outcasts of the City
1958·10.0
Escape from San Quentin
1957·6.3
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957·6.8
Band of Angels
1957·6.3
Beginning of the End
1957·4.0
You Can't Run Away from It
1956·5.1
The Man Is Armed
1956·5.2
The Werewolf
1956·5.6
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956·6.1
While the City Sleeps
1956·6.9
Inside Detroit
1955·6.5
I Died a Thousand Times
1955·6.2
Teen-Age Crime Wave
1955·4.9
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955·7.5
Creature with the Atom Brain
1955·5.1
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
1955·0.0
Dial Red O
1955·5.2
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954·10.0
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954·7.1
Cruisin' Down the River
1953·8.0
Remains to Be Seen
1953·6.0
The Blue Gardenia
1953·6.5
Never Wave at a WAC
1953·5.0
Angel Face
1953·7.1
Stop, You're Killing Me
1952·7.7
High Noon
1952·7.7
Iron Man
1951·6.2
Rhubarb
1951·5.8
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951·6.6
In Old Amarillo
1951·8.0
One Too Many
1950·8.0
Sunset Boulevard
1950·8.3
Destination Big House
1950·8.0
The Blonde Bandit
1949·6.2
Holiday Affair
1949·6.9
The Lucky Stiff
1949·5.8
Flamingo Road
1949·7.0
French Leave
1948·7.0
The Hunted
1948·5.6
Call Northside 777
1948·6.7
Second Chance
1947·6.5
Backlash
1947·4.8
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947·6.4
Magnificent Doll
1946·6.1
The Trap
1946·6.8
Strange Journey
1946·8.0
The Undercover Woman
1946·3.3
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944·6.6
The Boys from Syracuse
1940·6.4
Two Thoroughbreds
1939·5.0
They Made Her a Spy
1939·6.8
Sudden Money
1939·7.0
Young Fugitives
1938·3.7
Air Devils
1938·4.3
The Nurse from Brooklyn
1938·6.5
State Police
1938·8.0
The Jury's Secret
1938·5.0
Trouble at Midnight
1937·6.5
The Road Back
1937·6.7
Secret Agent X-9
1937·7.3