Marc Lawrence
Acting
- Born:
- 1910-02-17
- Died:
- 2005-11-27
- Place of birth:
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
The Shipping News
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
End of Days
Gotti
From Dusk Till Dawn
Four Rooms
ER
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Newsies
Ruby
The Linguini Incident
Donor
Shannon's Deal
Blood Red
Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Big Easy
Night Train to Terror
Thieves and Robbers
The A-Team
Terror at Alcatraz
Super Fuzz
Cataclysm
Swap Meet
Hot Stuff
Goin' Coconuts
Foul Play
A Piece of the Action
CHiPs
Marathon Man
Wonder Woman
Switch
Switch
Baretta
The Man with the Golden Gun
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
Daddy's Deadly Darling
Honor Thy Father
The Rookies
In Pursuit of Treasure
Diamonds Are Forever
The Partners
Nichols
McCloud
The Kremlin Letter
Dream No Evil
Il killer
Krakatoa, East of Java
King of Kong Island
The Doris Day Show
Here's Lucy
Custer of the West
Mannix
Loose in the Trigger
The Rat Patrol
Savage Pampas
Johnny Tiger
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
7 Golden Monks
Recoil
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Johnny Cool
Petticoat Junction
Arrest and Trial
Mister Ed
The Detectives
The Untouchables
Bonanza
The Deputy
The Troubleshooters
Johnny Staccato
Tightrope
Old Man
Lawman
Days of Wine and Roses
The Rifleman
Bronco
Peter Gunn
Kill Her Gently
M Squad
Wagon Train
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Playhouse 90
Helen of Troy
Funniest Show on Earth
Trouble for the Legion
Noi peccatori
Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair
I tre corsari
Girls Marked Danger
Tormento del passato
Vacation with a Gangster
Brothers of Italy
My Favorite Spy
Hurricane Island
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
The Desert Hawk
The Asphalt Jungle
Black Hand
Tough Assignment
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
Jigsaw
Studio One
Out of the Storm
Key Largo
I Walk Alone
Captain from Castile
Unconquered
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
Yankee Fakir
Cloak and Dagger
Inside Job
The Virginian
Blonde Alibi
Life with Blondie
Club Havana
Don't Fence Me In
Flame of Barbary Coast
Dillinger
The Princess and the Pirate
Rainbow Island
Tampico
Submarine Alert
Hit the Ice
The Ox-Bow Incident
Calaboose
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
Eyes of the Underworld
Call of the Canyon
This Gun for Hire
Yokel Boy
Nazi Agent
Sundown
Gangs Of The City
Lady Scarface
A Dangerous Game
Blossoms in the Dust
Hold That Ghost
The Shepherd of the Hills
The Man Who Lost Himself
The Monster and the Girl
Tall, Dark and Handsome
Brigham Young
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
The Great Profile
The Golden Fleecing
The Man Who Talked Too Much
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Johnny Apollo
Invisible Stripes
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Beware Spooks!
Dust Be My Destiny
Think First
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Blind Alley
Ex-Champ
Code of the Streets
Romance of the Redwoods
Sergeant Madden
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Homicide Bureau
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
There's That Woman Again
While New York Sleeps
Adventure in Sahara
The Spider's Web
I Am the Law
Convicted
Squadron of Honor
Who Killed Gail Preston?
Penitentiary
The Shadow
Murder in Greenwich Village
Counsel for Crime
Charlie Chan on Broadway
A Dangerous Adventure
It Can't Last Forever
What Price Vengeance
San Quentin
Criminals of the Air
I Promise to Pay
Motor Madness
Racketeers in Exile
Night Waitress
Charlie Chan at the Opera
The Cowboy Star
Blackmailer
The Final Hour
Counterfeit
Desire
Road Gang
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Love on a Bet
Don't Gamble with Love
3 Kids and a Queen
Dr. Socrates
Little Big Shot
Don't Bet on Blondes
The Arizonian
After the Dance
Men of the Hour
'G' Men
Go Into Your Dance
Strangers All
White Woman
Lady for a Day
Gambling Ship
If I Had a Million