Marc Lawrence

Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: February 17, 1910
Day of Death: November 27, 2005 (96 years old)
Place of Birth: 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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Actor Charlie Smith
Hold That Ghost

Actor Pete Matthews
The Shepherd of the Hills

Actor Abdi Hammud
Sundown

Actor Louie
Tall, Dark and Handsome

Actor Lefty Landers
Lady Scarface

Actor Sleeper
The Monster and the Girl
Actor Mike
Gangs Of The City

Actor Joe
A Dangerous Game

Actor Bert La Verne
Blossoms in the Dust

Actor Frank DeSoto
The Man Who Lost Himself
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Actor Venetti
Dust Be My Destiny

Actor Buck
Blind Alley

Actor Piggy
Sergeant Madden

Actor Floyd
The Housekeeper's Daughter

Actor Slick Eastman
Beware Spooks!

Actor Melvin Sutter
S.O.S Tidal Wave

Actor Henchman in Trenchcoat (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

Actor Chuck Brown
Homicide Bureau

Actor Henchman Halstead, aka Denver Collins
Code of the Streets

Actor Joe
Romance of the Redwoods

Actor Joe
Think First

Actor Bill Crosle
Ex-Champ

Actor Lefty
Invisible Stripes
1938

Actor Milton Militis
Convicted

Actor Johnny McCoy
Charlie Chan in Honolulu

Actor Eddie Girard
I Am the Law

Actor Happy Nelson
While New York Sleeps

Actor Frank Daniels
Who Killed Gail Preston?

Actor Steve Harmon
The Spider's Web

Actor Poule
Adventure in Sahara

Actor Lawlor
Squadron of Honor

Actor Stevens
There's That Woman Again

Actor Jack Hawkins
Penitentiary
1937

Actor Thomas Mitchell
Charlie Chan on Broadway

Actor 'Blackie' White
Racketeers in Exile

Actor Edwin Mitchell
Counsel for Crime

Actor Kid Crow
The Shadow

Actor Pete Brower
What Price Vengeance

Actor Calkins
A Dangerous Adventure

Actor Rusty Morgan
Murder in Greenwich Village

Actor Venetti
San Quentin

Actor Hoodlum
It Can't Last Forever

Actor Henchman Whitehat
I Promise to Pay

Actor 'Blast' Reardon
Criminals of the Air
1936

Actor Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Charlie Chan at the Opera

Actor Pinky (uncredited)
Blackmailer

Actor County Fair Barker
Love on a Bet

Actor Prisoner
Road Gang

Actor Dorn
Night Waitress

Actor Charles - the Valet (uncredited)
Desire

Actor Manuel
Robin Hood of El Dorado

Actor Dint Coleman
Counterfeit

Actor Johnny Sampson
The Cowboy Star

Actor Gambler
Don't Gamble with Love

Actor Mike Magellon
The Final Hour
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Actor Lefty Croger - a Gangster
Dr. Socrates

Actor Tom - a Prisoner
After the Dance

Actor Communist Meeting Chairman
Strangers All

Actor Doré's Henchman
Little Big Shot

Actor Henchman Who Pistol-Whipped Clay
The Arizonian

Actor Eddie Logan
Go Into Your Dance

Actor Gangster
3 Kids and a Queen

Actor Gangster Killed at Lodge (uncredited)
'G' Men

Actor Gangster (Uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes