Larry J. Blake
1914-04-24 ( 110 years old ) in 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)

Movies

Time After Time 1979-09-28
Demon Seed 1977-04-07
Search for the Gods 1975-03-09
The Strongest Man in the World 1975-02-06
Herbie Rides Again 1974-02-12
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton 1974-01-06
The Stone Killer 1973-08-08
Bonnie's Kids 1973-02-08
Diamonds Are Forever 1971-12-14
One More Train to Rob 1971-02-19
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? 1968-06-19
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band 1968-04-19
Hang 'em High 1968-04-12
The Swinger 1966-11-13
The Rare Breed 1966-02-02
That Darn Cat! 1965-12-02
Sex and the Single Girl 1964-12-25
Portrait of a Mobster 1961-04-19
Elmer Gantry 1960-07-07
Who Was That Lady? 1960-04-08
City of Fear 1959-02-01
Outcasts of the City 1958-01-10
Escape from San Quentin 1957-09-01
Man of a Thousand Faces 1957-08-15
Band of Angels 1957-08-03
Beginning of the End 1957-06-28
You Can't Run Away from It 1956-10-30
The Man Is Armed 1956-10-19
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers 1956-07-04
The Werewolf 1956-07-01
While the City Sleeps 1956-04-19
Inside Detroit 1956-01-01
I Died a Thousand Times 1955-11-09
Teen-Age Crime Wave 1955-11-01
The Twinkle In God's Eye 1955-10-13
Creature with the Atom Brain 1955-07-01
General Electric Theater: Into the Night 1955-05-08
Dial Red O 1955-03-13
So You Want to Know Your Relatives 1954-12-18
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954-07-22
Cruisin' Down the River 1953-08-02
Remains to Be Seen 1953-05-15
The Blue Gardenia 1953-03-20
Never Wave at a WAC 1953-01-28
Angel Face 1953-01-02
Stop, You're Killing Me 1952-12-10
High Noon 1952-06-09
Iron Man 1951-09-20
Rhubarb 1951-08-29
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison 1951-05-18
In Old Amarillo 1951-05-15
One Too Many 1950-12-01
Sunset Boulevard 1950-08-10
Destination Big House 1950-06-01
The Blonde Bandit 1949-12-22
Holiday Affair 1949-12-12
The Lucky Stiff 1949-05-26
Flamingo Road 1949-04-30
French Leave 1948-04-10
The Hunted 1948-04-07
Call Northside 777 1948-02-13
Second Chance 1947-07-18
Backlash 1947-03-01
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman 1947-03-01
Magnificent Doll 1946-12-08
The Trap 1946-11-30
Strange Journey 1946-10-03
The Undercover Woman 1946-01-01
Maisie Goes to Reno 1944-08-15
The Boys from Syracuse 1940-07-30
Two Thoroughbreds 1939-12-08
They Made Her a Spy 1939-04-14
Sudden Money 1939-03-31
Young Fugitives 1938-06-30
Air Devils 1938-05-13
The Nurse from Brooklyn 1938-04-29
State Police 1938-03-18
The Jury's Secret 1938-01-16
Trouble at Midnight 1937-10-16
The Road Back 1937-06-01
Secret Agent X-9 1937-04-12

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