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.
2003
2001
2000
1999
1996
1995
1992
1991
1990
1989
1986
1985
1983
1982
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970
1968
1967
1966
1965
1963
1958
1957
1956
1953
1952
1951
1950
1949
1948
1947
1946
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
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
1940
1939
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
1935
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