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Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Acting

February 17, 1910 – November 27, 2005 (died at 95)
New York City, New York, USA
Male
176 Movies
55 TV Shows

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.

Super Fuzz
Super Fuzz

Super Fuzz

1980 6.5

as Torpedo

Age 70 (now 95)
Marathon Man
Marathon Man

Marathon Man

1976 7.2

as Erhard

Age 66 (now 95)
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Man with the Golden Gun

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974 6.5

as Rodney

Age 64 (now 95)
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950 7.5

as Cobby

Age 40 (now 95)
Thieves and Robbers
Thieves and Robbers

Thieves and Robbers

1983 6.1

as Salvatore Licuti

Age 72 (now 95)
From Dusk Till Dawn
From Dusk Till Dawn

From Dusk Till Dawn

1996 7.0

as Old Timer

Age 85 (now 95)
This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire

This Gun for Hire

1942 7.0

as Tommy

Age 32 (now 95)
Key Largo
Key Largo

Key Largo

1948 7.5

as Ziggy

Age 38 (now 95)
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943 7.7

as Jeff Farnley

Age 33 (now 95)
Foul Play
Foul Play

Foul Play

1978 6.3

as Rupert Stiltskin

Age 68 (now 95)
The Big Easy
The Big Easy

The Big Easy

1986 6.2

as Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti

Age 76 (now 95)
Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost

1941 6.8

as Charlie Smith

Age 31 (now 95)
The Shipping News
The Shipping News

The Shipping News

2001 6.4

as Cousin Nolan

Age 91 (now 95)
I Walk Alone
I Walk Alone

I Walk Alone

1947 6.6

as Nick Palestro

Age 37 (now 95)
Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever

1971 6.4

as Slumber Inc. Attendant

Age 61 (now 95)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

2003 6.4

as Acme VP, Stating the Obvious

Age 93 (now 95)