Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Date of Birth:

Feb 17, 1910

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).

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filmography:

Romance of the Redwoods Romance of the Redwoods

1939

Inside Job Inside Job

1946

The Cowboy Star The Cowboy Star

1936

Murder in Greenwich Village Murder in Greenwich Village

1937

7 Golden Monks 7 Golden Monks

1966

A Dangerous Game A Dangerous Game

1941

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

1945

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

1939

Code of the Streets Code of the Streets

1939

The Arizonian The Arizonian

1935

San Quentin San Quentin

1937

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

1936

The Desert Hawk The Desert Hawk

1950

The Man Who Lost Himself The Man Who Lost Himself

1941

Gambling Ship Gambling Ship

1933

Noi peccatori Noi peccatori

1953

Dream No Evil Dream No Evil

1970

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

1937

Think First Think First

1939

A Dangerous Adventure A Dangerous Adventure

1937

Counterfeit Counterfeit

1936

After the Dance After the Dance

1935

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

Homicide Bureau Homicide Bureau

1939

Strangers All Strangers All

1935

Robin Hood of El Dorado Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936

Johnny Tiger Johnny Tiger

1966

Gotti Gotti

1996

Tampico Tampico

1944

Frasier, the Sensuous Lion Frasier, the Sensuous Lion

1973

The Great Profile The Great Profile

1940

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

1940

Yankee Fakir Yankee Fakir

1947

Little Big Shot Little Big Shot

1935

Squadron of Honor Squadron of Honor

1938

The Virginian The Virginian

1946

Adventure in Sahara Adventure in Sahara

1938

Gangs Of The City Gangs Of The City

1941

Yokel Boy Yokel Boy

1942

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

2003

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

1938

Du mou dans la gâchette Du mou dans la gâchette

1967

The Kremlin Letter The Kremlin Letter

1970

Blackmailer Blackmailer

1936

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

1940

2 Mobsters Against Al Capone 2 Mobsters Against Al Capone

1966

Hot Stuff Hot Stuff

1979

Funniest Show on Earth Funniest Show on Earth

1953

Penitentiary Penitentiary

1938

Trouble for the Legion Trouble for the Legion

1953

Days of Wine and Roses Days of Wine and Roses

1958

Terror at Alcatraz Terror at Alcatraz

1982

Desire Desire

1936

If I Had a Million If I Had a Million

1932

In Pursuit of Treasure In Pursuit of Treasure

1972

Old Man Old Man

1958

Krakatoa, East of Java Krakatoa, East of Java

1968

The Shipping News The Shipping News

2001

Switch [Pilot] Switch [Pilot]

1975

Honor Thy Father Honor Thy Father

1973

Swap Meet Swap Meet

1979

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

1935

Goin' Coconuts Goin' Coconuts

1978

Night Train to Terror Night Train to Terror

1985

Unconquered Unconquered

1947

'G' Men 'G' Men

1935

Newsies Newsies

1992

3 Kids and a Queen 3 Kids and a Queen

1935

Ex-Champ Ex-Champ

1939

I Promise to Pay I Promise to Pay

1937

Go Into Your Dance Go Into Your Dance

1935

Vacation with a Gangster Vacation with a Gangster

1952

Donor Donor

1990

Tormento del passato Tormento del passato

1952

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass Calamity Jane and Sam Bass

1949

Blood Red Blood Red

1989

Criminals of the Air Criminals of the Air

1937

Invisible Stripes Invisible Stripes

1939

Joe Palooka in the Knockout Joe Palooka in the Knockout

1947

End of Days End of Days

1999

The Final Hour The Final Hour

1936

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

2000

Captain from Castile Captain from Castile

1947

Brothers of Italy Brothers of Italy

1952

Lady for a Day Lady for a Day

1933

The Shepherd of the Hills The Shepherd of the Hills

1941

Blonde Alibi Blonde Alibi

1946

Foul Play Foul Play

1978

Helen of Troy Helen of Troy

1956

Hold That Ghost Hold That Ghost

1941

Out of the Storm Out of the Storm

1948

Black Hand Black Hand

1950

A Piece of the Action A Piece of the Action

1977

Cloak and Dagger Cloak and Dagger

1946

Charlie Chan on Broadway Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937

Submarine Alert Submarine Alert

1943

Ruby Ruby

1992

Custer of the West Custer of the West

1967

Kill Her Gently Kill Her Gently

1957

Nazi Agent Nazi Agent

1942

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

1940

This Gun for Hire This Gun for Hire

1942

The Asphalt Jungle The Asphalt Jungle

1950

Blind Alley Blind Alley

1939

Flame of Barbary Coast Flame of Barbary Coast

1945

Life with Blondie Life with Blondie

1945

Key Largo Key Largo

1948

The Big Easy The Big Easy

1986

The Princess and the Pirate The Princess and the Pirate

1944

Marathon Man Marathon Man

1976

The Ox-Bow Incident The Ox-Bow Incident

1943

Diamonds Are Forever Diamonds Are Forever

1971

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

1974

From Dusk Till Dawn From Dusk Till Dawn

1996

Super Fuzz Super Fuzz

1980

Jigsaw Jigsaw

1949

Convicted Convicted

1938

Charlie Chan at the Opera Charlie Chan at the Opera

1936

Dillinger Dillinger

1945

I Walk Alone I Walk Alone

1947

Hit the Ice Hit the Ice

1943

Thieves and Robbers Thieves and Robbers

1983

Dust Be My Destiny Dust Be My Destiny

1939

Charlie Chan in Honolulu Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938

Johnny Cool Johnny Cool

1963

Johnny Apollo Johnny Apollo

1940

Sergeant Madden Sergeant Madden

1939

The Housekeeper's Daughter The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939

Dr. Socrates Dr. Socrates

1935

Night Waitress Night Waitress

1936

Road Gang Road Gang

1936

Calaboose Calaboose

1943

The Shadow The Shadow

1937

White Woman White Woman

1933

Love on a Bet Love on a Bet

1936

Girls Marked Danger Girls Marked Danger

1952

I tre corsari I tre corsari

1952

The Spider's Web The Spider's Web

1938

Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion

1950

Hurricane Island Hurricane Island

1951

Rainbow Island Rainbow Island

1944

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

1942

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

1953

Beware Spooks! Beware Spooks!

1939

What Price Vengeance What Price Vengeance

1937

Who Killed Gail Preston? Who Killed Gail Preston?

1938

Counsel for Crime Counsel for Crime

1937

Daddy's Deadly Darling Daddy's Deadly Darling

1973

My Favorite Spy My Favorite Spy

1951

Cataclysm Cataclysm

1980

While New York Sleeps While New York Sleeps

1938

Lady Scarface Lady Scarface

1941

Club Havana Club Havana

1945

Brigham Young Brigham Young

1940

Sundown Sundown

1941

Tall, Dark and Handsome Tall, Dark and Handsome

1941

Eyes of the Underworld Eyes of the Underworld

1942

The Monster and the Girl The Monster and the Girl

1941

The Golden Fleecing The Golden Fleecing

1940

Racketeers in Exile Racketeers in Exile

1937

Call of the Canyon Call of the Canyon

1942

Blossoms in the Dust Blossoms in the Dust

1941

Tough Assignment Tough Assignment

1949

King of Kong Island King of Kong Island

1968

I Am the Law I Am the Law

1938

Savage Pampas Savage Pampas

1966

Four Rooms Four Rooms

1995

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