Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Biography: 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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: February 17, 1910

Deathday: November 27, 2005

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Known For

Four Rooms
Four Rooms

1995-12-09

The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident

1942-12-03

Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever

1971-12-14

The Man with the Golden Gun
The Man with the Golden Gun

1974-12-04

From Dusk Till Dawn
From Dusk Till Dawn

1996-01-19

Marathon Man
Marathon Man

1976-10-08

Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Looney Tunes: Back in Action

2003-11-14

Life with Blondie
Life with Blondie

1945-12-13

The Shipping News
The Shipping News

2001-12-18

Key Largo
Key Largo

1948-07-16

The Big Easy
The Big Easy

1986-11-27

Super Fuzz
Super Fuzz

1980-09-18

The Princess and the Pirate
The Princess and the Pirate

1944-11-17

Jigsaw
Jigsaw

1949-03-11

Thieves and Robbers
Thieves and Robbers

1983-02-11

I Walk Alone
I Walk Alone

1947-12-31

Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny

1939-09-16

Convicted
Convicted

1938-08-18

Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938-12-30

Hit the Ice
Hit the Ice

1943-06-02

Charlie Chan at the Opera
Charlie Chan at the Opera

1936-12-04

Dillinger
Dillinger

1945-04-25

Flame of Barbary Coast
Flame of Barbary Coast

1945-05-28

Blind Alley
Blind Alley

1939-05-11

Out of the Storm
Out of the Storm

1948-09-11

Black Hand
Black Hand

1950-03-12

A Piece of the Action
A Piece of the Action

1977-10-07

Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost

1941-08-08

Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy

1956-01-26

The Shepherd of the Hills
The Shepherd of the Hills

1941-07-18

Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day

1933-09-13

Blonde Alibi
Blonde Alibi

1946-03-01

Foul Play
Foul Play

1978-07-14

Cloak and Dagger
Cloak and Dagger

1946-09-28

Charlie Chan on Broadway
Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937-09-22

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

1940-09-06

This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire

1942-04-24

The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle

1950-05-12

Funniest Show on Earth
Funniest Show on Earth

1953-11-12

Nazi Agent
Nazi Agent

1942-03-01

Hot Stuff
Hot Stuff

1979-08-10

Kill Her Gently
Kill Her Gently

1957-12-01

Submarine Alert
Submarine Alert

1943-06-28

Ruby
Ruby

1992-03-27

Custer of the West
Custer of the West

1967-11-09

Johnny Cool
Johnny Cool

1963-10-02

Brigham Young
Brigham Young

1940-09-27

Sundown
Sundown

1941-10-31

Tall, Dark and Handsome
Tall, Dark and Handsome

1941-01-24

Club Havana
Club Havana

1945-11-23

Krakatoa, East of Java
Krakatoa, East of Java

1968-12-26

Lady Scarface
Lady Scarface

1941-09-26

Daddy's Deadly Darling
Daddy's Deadly Darling

1973-05-25

My Favorite Spy
My Favorite Spy

1951-12-25

Cataclysm
Cataclysm

1980-01-01

Eyes of the Underworld
Eyes of the Underworld

1942-10-02

The Monster and the Girl
The Monster and the Girl

1941-02-28

King of Kong Island
King of Kong Island

1968-09-29

I Am the Law
I Am the Law

1938-08-25

While New York Sleeps
While New York Sleeps

1938-12-16

Savage Pampas
Savage Pampas

1966-07-07

Tough Assignment
Tough Assignment

1949-11-15

The Kremlin Letter
The Kremlin Letter

1970-02-01

If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million

1932-11-18

Racketeers in Exile
Racketeers in Exile

1937-03-30

Call of the Canyon
Call of the Canyon

1942-08-17

The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing

1940-08-16

Counsel for Crime
Counsel for Crime

1937-10-14

Blackmailer
Blackmailer

1936-07-23

Who Killed Gail Preston?
Who Killed Gail Preston?

1938-02-24

The Shadow
The Shadow

1937-12-22

White Woman
White Woman

1933-11-10

Love on a Bet
Love on a Bet

1936-03-06

Calaboose
Calaboose

1943-01-29

Sergeant Madden
Sergeant Madden

1939-03-24

The Housekeeper's Daughter
The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939-10-26

Road Gang
Road Gang

1936-03-28

In Pursuit of Treasure
In Pursuit of Treasure

1972-03-17

Dr. Socrates
Dr. Socrates

1935-10-19

Night Waitress
Night Waitress

1936-12-18

Girls Marked Danger
Girls Marked Danger

1952-09-25

I tre corsari
I tre corsari

1952-10-16

Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair
Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair

1953-02-05

Beware Spooks!
Beware Spooks!

1939-10-24

What Price Vengeance
What Price Vengeance

1937-05-25

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

1942-11-20

Rainbow Island
Rainbow Island

1944-10-05

The Spider's Web
The Spider's Web

1938-10-21

Hurricane Island
Hurricane Island

1951-07-16

S.O.S Tidal Wave
S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939-06-02

The Man Who Talked Too Much
The Man Who Talked Too Much

1940-07-16

Brothers of Italy
Brothers of Italy

1952-01-01

2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone

1966-03-04

Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile

1947-12-25

Gotti
Gotti

1996-08-17

Terror at Alcatraz
Terror at Alcatraz

1982-07-04

Desire
Desire

1936-04-11

Tampico
Tampico

1944-04-10

Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion

1973-06-19

Johnny Tiger
Johnny Tiger

1966-06-15

Robin Hood of El Dorado
Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936-03-17

After the Dance
After the Dance

1935-06-25

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939-01-27

Switch [Pilot]
Switch [Pilot]

1975-03-21

Homicide Bureau
Homicide Bureau

1939-01-05

Old Man
Old Man

1958-11-20

Strangers All
Strangers All

1935-04-01

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

1950-08-05

Don't Fence Me In
Don't Fence Me In

1945-10-20

Honor Thy Father
Honor Thy Father

1973-03-01

Gangs Of The City
Gangs Of The City

1941-10-30

Yokel Boy
Yokel Boy

1942-03-13

Swap Meet
Swap Meet

1979-09-21

Adventure in Sahara
Adventure in Sahara

1938-11-15

The Virginian
The Virginian

1946-05-05

Yankee Fakir
Yankee Fakir

1947-04-01

Little Big Shot
Little Big Shot

1935-09-07

Dream No Evil
Dream No Evil

1970-01-01

Squadron of Honor
Squadron of Honor

1938-06-28

Counterfeit
Counterfeit

1936-05-25

A Dangerous Adventure
A Dangerous Adventure

1937-07-21

Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo

1940-04-19

Code of the Streets
Code of the Streets

1939-04-13

A Dangerous Game
A Dangerous Game

1941-08-21

7 Golden Monks
7 Golden Monks

1966-02-08

Romance of the Redwoods
Romance of the Redwoods

1939-03-29

Inside Job
Inside Job

1946-06-14

The Cowboy Star
The Cowboy Star

1936-11-20

Murder in Greenwich Village
Murder in Greenwich Village

1937-11-03

The Arizonian
The Arizonian

1935-06-27

San Quentin
San Quentin

1937-05-24

Gambling Ship
Gambling Ship

1933-06-23

The Great Profile
The Great Profile

1940-08-30

The Linguini Incident
The Linguini Incident

1991-05-01

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

1940-06-07

It Can't Last Forever
It Can't Last Forever

1937-07-15

Think First
Think First

1939-09-08

Noi peccatori
Noi peccatori

1953-03-21

Don't Gamble with Love
Don't Gamble with Love

1936-02-28

The Desert Hawk
The Desert Hawk

1950-08-05

Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust

1941-08-15

The Man Who Lost Himself
The Man Who Lost Himself

1941-03-21

There's That Woman Again
There's That Woman Again

1938-12-24

Du mou dans la gâchette
Du mou dans la gâchette

1967-08-30

I Promise to Pay
I Promise to Pay

1937-04-21

Go Into Your Dance
Go Into Your Dance

1935-04-20

Ex-Champ
Ex-Champ

1939-05-11

Vacation with a Gangster
Vacation with a Gangster

1952-03-22

3 Kids and a Queen
3 Kids and a Queen

1935-10-21

Night Train to Terror
Night Train to Terror

1985-05-01

Unconquered
Unconquered

1947-10-10

'G' Men
'G' Men

1935-05-04

Newsies
Newsies

1992-04-10

Donor
Donor

1990-12-09

Tormento del passato
Tormento del passato

1952-04-01

End of Days
End of Days

1999-11-24

The Final Hour
The Final Hour

1936-07-07

Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'

2000-10-17

Joe Palooka in the Knockout
Joe Palooka in the Knockout

1947-09-20

Blood Red
Blood Red

1989-08-18

Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes

1939-12-30

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass

1949-09-20

Criminals of the Air
Criminals of the Air

1937-04-30

Goin' Coconuts
Goin' Coconuts

1978-10-06

Don't Bet on Blondes
Don't Bet on Blondes

1935-07-13

Penitentiary
Penitentiary

1938-02-05

Trouble for the Legion
Trouble for the Legion

1953-08-27

Days of Wine and Roses
Days of Wine and Roses

1958-10-02