Larry J. Blake

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Name: Larry J. Blake.
Born: April 24, 1914, Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
Died: May 25, 1982 (68 years old).
Profession: American actor.
Early Career: At age 18, talent for impersonations and dialects led to a vaudeville act. Became a headliner on the Orpheum circuit, the Roxy Theatre, and the Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center.
Film Career (Universal): Signed a contract with Universal studios in 1936. First job was in the serial Secret Agent X-9 (1937). Featured role in James Whale's The Road Back (1937), a sequel to All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). Other Universal films include Trouble at Midnight (1937) and Air Devils (1938).
Other Film Credits: Sunset Boulevard.
Television Credits: Guest starred in the TV Western series Gunsmoke. Played a conspirator named Dolph in the 1956 episode Hack Prine (S1E26). Played Budge Carter in the 1959 episode There Never Was A Horse (S3E35). Appeared twice in 1964, once as Shell in The Pr... (text cuts off).
Paragraph 1: Early Life and Vaudeville.
Larry J. Blake was an American actor born on April 24, 1914, in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, New York. At age 18, his skills in dialects and impersonations developed into a vaudeville act. He eventually worked as a headliner, performing on the Orpheum circuit and at the Roxy Theatre and the Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center.
Paragraph 2: Film Career.
In 1936, Blake signed a contract with Universal studios. His first job was in the 1937 serial Secret Agent X-9. He subsequently held a featured role in the 1937 film The Road Back, directed by James Whale, which served as a sequel to All Quiet on the Western Front. His work with Universal also included the films Trouble at Midnight (1937) and Air Devils (1938). His film credits also include Sunset Boulevard.
Paragraph 3: Television Career.
Blake's television credits include guest appearances on the Western series Gunsmoke. In the 1956 episode titled Hack Prine, he played a conspirator named Dolph. He appeared in the 1959 episode There Never Was A Horse as Budge Carter. He also appeared on the series twice in 1964, including a role as Shell.
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Larry J. Blake was an American actor born on April 24, 1914, in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, New York. At the age of 18, his talent