About
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...
Known for
Perry MasonSeries • 1957
IronsideSeries • 1967
Wagon TrainSeries • 1957
The FugitiveSeries • 1963
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
Adam-12Series • 1968
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959
The VirginianSeries • 1962
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957
Four Star PlayhouseSeries • 1952
The Beverly HillbilliesSeries • 1962
My Three SonsSeries • 1960
The F.B.I.Series • 1965
The Lucy ShowSeries • 1962
RawhideSeries • 1959
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries • 1955
Marcus Welby, M.D.Series • 1969
The MunstersSeries • 1964
The Lone RangerSeries • 1949
KojakSeries • 1973
LawmanSeries • 1958
The Jack Benny ProgramSeries • 1950
Here's LucySeries • 1968
Night GallerySeries • 1970