1910-02-17 New York City, New York, USA
Marc Lawrence was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types. In 1930, Lawrence befriended another young actor, John Garfield. The two appeared in a number of plays before Lawrence was given a film contract with Columbia Pictures. Lawrence appeared in films beginning in 1931. Garfield followed, starting his film career in 1938. Lawrence's pock-marked complexion, brooding appearance and New York street-guy accent made him a natural for heavies, and he played scores of gangsters and mob bosses over the next six decades. Later, Lawrence found himself under scrutiny for his political leanings. When called before the House Un-American Activities Committee, he admitted he had once been a member of the Communist Party. He named Sterling Hayden, Lionel Stander, Anne Revere, Larry Parks, Karen Morley and Jeff Corey as Communists. He was blacklisted and departed for Europe, where he continued to make films. Following the demise of the blacklist, he returned to America and resumed his position as a familiar and talented purveyor of gangland types. He played gangsters in two James Bond movies: 1971's Diamonds Are Forever opposite Sean Connery, and 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun opposite Roger Moore. He also portrayed a henchman opposite Laurence Olivier in Marathon Man (1976) and a stereotypical Miami mob boss alongside Jerry Reed and Dom DeLuise in the comedy Hot Stuff (1979). Description above from the Wikipedia article Marc Lawrence, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Acme VP, Stating the Obvious | 2003-11-14 |
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The Shipping News | Cousin Nolan | 2001-12-18 |
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Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' | Self | 2000-10-17 |
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End of Days | Old Man | 1999-11-24 |
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Gotti | Carlo Gambino | 1996-08-17 |
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From Dusk Till Dawn | Old Timer | 1996-01-19 |
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Four Rooms | Sam the Bellhop | 1995-12-09 |
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Ruby | Santos Alicante | 1992-03-27 |
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Newsies | Kloppman | 1992-04-10 |
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The Linguini Incident | Bar Patron | 1991-05-01 |
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Donor | Ben Beloit | 1990-12-09 |
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Blood Red | Michael Fazio | 1989-08-18 |
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The Big Easy | Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti | 1986-11-27 |
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Night Train to Terror | Mr. Weiss / Dieter (segment "The Case of Claire Hansen") | 1985-05-01 |
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Cane e gatto | Salvatore Licuti | 1983-02-11 |
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Terror at Alcatraz | Daniel Ginelli | 1982-07-04 |
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Poliziotto superpiù | Torpedo | 1980-09-18 |
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Cataclysm | Abraham Weiss / Dieter | 1980-01-01 |
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Hot Stuff | Carmine | 1979-08-10 |
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Swap Meet | Mr. Booth | 1979-09-21 |
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Foul Play | Rupert Stiltskin | 1978-07-14 |
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Goin' Coconuts | Webster | 1978-10-06 |
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A Piece of the Action | Louie | 1977-10-07 |
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Marathon Man | Erhard | 1976-10-08 |
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Switch | Franks | 1975-03-21 |
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The Man with the Golden Gun | Rodney | 1974-12-04 |
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Daddy's Deadly Darling | Zambrini | 1973-05-25 |
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Frasier, the Sensuous Lion | Chiarelli | 1973-06-19 |
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Honor Thy Father | Stefano Magaddino | 1973-03-01 |
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In Pursuit of Treasure | 1972-03-17 | |
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Diamonds Are Forever | Slumber Inc. Attendant | 1971-12-14 |
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Dream No Evil | The Undertaker | 1970-01-01 |
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The Kremlin Letter | The Priest | 1970-02-01 |
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Krakatoa, East of Java | Jacobs | 1968-12-26 |
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Eva, la Venere selvaggia | Albert Muller | 1968-09-29 |
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Custer of the West | Gold Miner | 1967-11-09 |
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Du mou dans la gâchette | Magnum | 1967-08-30 |
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Savage Pampas | Sargent Barril | 1966-07-07 |
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2 mafiosi contro Al Capone | Joe Minasi | 1966-03-04 |
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Johnny Tiger | William Billie | 1966-06-15 |
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7 monaci d'oro | Lucky Marciano, Capo da banda | 1966-02-08 |
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Johnny Cool | Johnny Colini | 1963-10-02 |
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Old Man | The Cajun | 1958-11-20 |
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Days of Wine and Roses | Scarface | 1958-10-02 |
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Kill Her Gently | William Connors | 1957-12-01 |
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Helen of Troy | Diomedes | 1956-01-26 |
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Legione straniera | Serg. Schwartz | 1953-08-27 |
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Il più comico spettacolo del mondo | Il proprietario del circo | 1953-11-12 |
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Noi peccatori | Camillo | 1953-03-21 |
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Jolanda la figlia del corsaro nero | Van Gould | 1953-02-05 |
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Vacanze col gangster | Jack Menotti | 1952-03-22 |
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I tre corsari | Van Gould | 1952-10-16 |
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La tratta delle bianche | Manfredi | 1952-09-25 |
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Tormento del passato | Piero / Andrea Rossi | 1952-04-01 |
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Fratelli d'Italia | Capitano March | 1952-01-01 |
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My Favorite Spy | Ben Ali | 1951-12-25 |
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Hurricane Island | Angus Macready (uncredited) | 1951-07-16 |
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The Desert Hawk | Samad | 1950-08-05 |
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The Asphalt Jungle | Cobby | 1950-05-12 |
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion | Frankie | 1950-08-05 |
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Black Hand | Caesar Xavier Serpi | 1950-03-12 |
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Calamity Jane and Sam Bass | Dean | 1949-09-20 |
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Jigsaw | Angelo Agostini | 1949-03-11 |
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Tough Assignment | Vince | 1949-11-15 |
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Key Largo | Ziggy | 1948-07-16 |
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Out of the Storm | Red Stubbins | 1948-09-11 |
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Yankee Fakir | Duke | 1947-04-01 |
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Joe Palooka in the Knockout | John Mitchell | 1947-09-20 |
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Captain from Castile | Corio | 1947-12-25 |
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Unconquered | Medicine Man Sioto | 1947-10-10 |
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I Walk Alone | Nick Palestro | 1947-12-31 |
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Blonde Alibi | Joe DeRita | 1946-03-01 |
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Cloak and Dagger | Luigi | 1946-09-28 |
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The Virginian | Pete | 1946-05-05 |
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Inside Job | Donovan | 1946-06-14 |
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Flame of Barbary Coast | Joe Disko, Gambler | 1945-05-28 |
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Dillinger | Doc Madison | 1945-04-25 |
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Club Havana | Joe Reed | 1945-11-23 |
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Don't Fence Me In | Clifford Anson | 1945-10-20 |
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Life with Blondie | Pete | 1945-12-13 |
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Tampico | Valdez | 1944-04-10 |
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Rainbow Island | Alcoa | 1944-10-05 |
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The Princess and the Pirate | Pedro | 1944-11-17 |
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The Ox-Bow Incident | Jeff Farnley | 1943-03-11 |
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Hit the Ice | Phil | 1943-06-02 |
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Calaboose | Sluggsy Baker | 1943-01-29 |
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Submarine Alert | Vincent Bela | 1943-06-28 |
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This Gun for Hire | Tommy | 1942-04-24 |
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Eyes of the Underworld | Gordon Finch | 1942-10-02 |
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Nazi Agent | Joe Aiello | 1942-03-01 |
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'Neath Brooklyn Bridge | McGaffey | 1942-11-20 |
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Call of the Canyon | Horace Dunston | 1942-08-17 |
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Yokel Boy | Henchman Trigger | 1942-03-13 |
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Gangs Of The City | Mike | 1941-10-30 |
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A Dangerous Game | Joe | 1941-08-21 |
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The Man Who Lost Himself | Frank DeSoto | 1941-03-21 |
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Blossoms in the Dust | Bert La Verne | 1941-08-15 |
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Hold That Ghost | Charlie Smith | 1941-08-08 |
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The Monster and the Girl | Sleeper | 1941-02-28 |
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Tall, Dark and Handsome | Louie | 1941-01-24 |
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Lady Scarface | Lefty Landers | 1941-09-26 |
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Sundown | Abdi Hammud | 1941-10-31 |
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The Shepherd of the Hills | Pete Matthews | 1941-07-18 |
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Brigham Young | Prosecutor | 1940-09-27 |
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The Man Who Talked Too Much | Lefty Kyler | 1940-07-16 |
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Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum | Steve McBirney | 1940-09-06 |
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Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! | Tony | 1940-06-07 |
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The Great Profile | Tony | 1940-08-30 |
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The Golden Fleecing | 'Happy' Dugan | 1940-08-16 |
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Johnny Apollo | Bates | 1940-04-19 |
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Ex-Champ | Bill Crosle | 1939-05-11 |
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Romance of the Redwoods | Joe | 1939-03-29 |
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Think First | Joe | 1939-09-08 |
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Invisible Stripes | Lefty | 1939-12-30 |
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Sergeant Madden | Piggy | 1939-03-24 |
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Code of the Streets | Henchman Halstead, aka Denver Collins | 1939-04-13 |
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The Housekeeper's Daughter | Floyd | 1939-10-26 |
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Beware Spooks! | Slick Eastman | 1939-10-24 |
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Homicide Bureau | Chuck Brown | 1939-01-05 |
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S.O.S Tidal Wave | Melvin Sutter | 1939-06-02 |
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Blind Alley | Buck | 1939-05-11 |
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The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt | Henchman in Trenchcoat (uncredited) | 1939-01-27 |
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Dust Be My Destiny | Venetti | 1939-09-16 |
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While New York Sleeps | Happy Nelson | 1938-12-16 |
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Penitentiary | Jack Hawkins | 1938-02-05 |
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There's That Woman Again | Stevens | 1938-12-24 |
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I Am the Law | Eddie Girard | 1938-08-25 |
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Convicted | Milton Militis | 1938-08-18 |
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Adventure in Sahara | Poule | 1938-11-15 |
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Who Killed Gail Preston? | Frank Daniels | 1938-02-24 |
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Charlie Chan in Honolulu | Johnny McCoy | 1938-12-30 |
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Squadron of Honor | Lawlor | 1938-06-28 |
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The Spider's Web | Steve Harmon | 1938-10-21 |
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I Promise to Pay | Henchman Whitehat | 1937-04-21 |
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Criminals of the Air | 'Blast' Reardon | 1937-04-30 |
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What Price Vengeance | Pete Brower | 1937-05-25 |
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Racketeers in Exile | 'Blackie' White | 1937-03-30 |
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It Can't Last Forever | Hoodlum | 1937-07-15 |
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Counsel for Crime | Edwin Mitchell | 1937-10-14 |
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The Shadow | Kid Crow | 1937-12-22 |
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Murder in Greenwich Village | Rusty Morgan | 1937-11-03 |
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A Dangerous Adventure | Calkins | 1937-07-21 |
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Charlie Chan on Broadway | Thomas Mitchell | 1937-09-22 |
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San Quentin | Venetti | 1937-05-24 |
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Night Waitress | Dorn | 1936-12-18 |
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Desire | Charles - the Valet (uncredited) | 1936-04-11 |
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The Final Hour | Mike Magellon | 1936-07-07 |
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Road Gang | Pete | 1936-03-28 |
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Charlie Chan at the Opera | Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | 1936-12-04 |
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Blackmailer | Pinky (uncredited) | 1936-07-23 |
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Love on a Bet | County Fair Barker | 1936-03-06 |
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Robin Hood of El Dorado | Manuel | 1936-03-17 |
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Don't Gamble with Love | Gambler | 1936-02-28 |
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The Cowboy Star | Johnny Sampson | 1936-11-20 |
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Counterfeit | Dint Coleman | 1936-05-25 |
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Strangers All | Communist Meeting Chairman | 1935-04-01 |
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Don't Bet on Blondes | Gangster (Uncredited) | 1935-07-13 |
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The Arizonian | Henchman Who Pistol-Whipped Clay | 1935-06-27 |
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After the Dance | Tom - a Prisoner | 1935-06-25 |
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Go Into Your Dance | Eddie Logan | 1935-04-20 |
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Dr. Socrates | Lefty Croger - a Gangster | 1935-10-19 |
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'G' Men | Gangster Killed at Lodge (uncredited) | 1935-05-04 |
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Little Big Shot | Doré's Henchman | 1935-09-07 |
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3 Kids and a Queen | Gangster | 1935-10-21 |
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Gambling Ship | Chicago Hood (uncredited) | 1933-06-23 |
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White Woman | Connors | 1933-11-10 |
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Lady for a Day | Nick, a Mug at Reception (uncredited) | 1933-09-13 |
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If I Had a Million | Henchman of Mike the Gangster (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
