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:

Yokel Boy Yokel Boy

1942

Swap Meet Swap Meet

1979

Adventure in Sahara Adventure in Sahara

1938

The Virginian The Virginian

1946

Gangs Of The City Gangs Of The City

1941

Honor Thy Father Honor Thy Father

1973

Strangers All Strangers All

1935

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

1950

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

1945

Yankee Fakir Yankee Fakir

1947

Little Big Shot Little Big Shot

1935

Code of the Streets Code of the Streets

1939

A Dangerous Game A Dangerous Game

1941

7 Golden Monks 7 Golden Monks

1966

Romance of the Redwoods Romance of the Redwoods

1939

Johnny Apollo Johnny Apollo

1940

A Dangerous Adventure A Dangerous Adventure

1937

Dream No Evil Dream No Evil

1970

Squadron of Honor Squadron of Honor

1938

Counterfeit Counterfeit

1936

Old Man Old Man

1958

Homicide Bureau Homicide Bureau

1939

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

1940

Brothers of Italy Brothers of Italy

1952

2 Mobsters Against Al Capone 2 Mobsters Against Al Capone

1966

Captain from Castile Captain from Castile

1947

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

1939

Hurricane Island Hurricane Island

1951

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

1942

Rainbow Island Rainbow Island

1944

The Spider's Web The Spider's Web

1938

Gotti Gotti

1996

Terror at Alcatraz Terror at Alcatraz

1982

After the Dance After the Dance

1935

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

Switch [Pilot] Switch [Pilot]

1975

Robin Hood of El Dorado Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936

Johnny Tiger Johnny Tiger

1966

Desire Desire

1936

Tampico Tampico

1944

Frasier, the Sensuous Lion Frasier, the Sensuous Lion

1973

Inside Job Inside Job

1946

The Cowboy Star The Cowboy Star

1936

Tormento del passato Tormento del passato

1952

End of Days End of Days

1999

The Final Hour The Final Hour

1936

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

2000

Donor Donor

1990

Newsies Newsies

1992

Night Train to Terror Night Train to Terror

1985

Unconquered Unconquered

1947

'G' Men 'G' Men

1935

Joe Palooka in the Knockout Joe Palooka in the Knockout

1947

Blood Red Blood Red

1989

Penitentiary Penitentiary

1938

Trouble for the Legion Trouble for the Legion

1953

Days of Wine and Roses Days of Wine and Roses

1958

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

1935

Goin' Coconuts Goin' Coconuts

1978

Invisible Stripes Invisible Stripes

1939

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass Calamity Jane and Sam Bass

1949

Criminals of the Air Criminals of the Air

1937

3 Kids and a Queen 3 Kids and a Queen

1935

Vacation with a Gangster Vacation with a Gangster

1952

The Linguini Incident The Linguini Incident

1991

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

1940

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

1937

Think First Think First

1939

The Great Profile The Great Profile

1940

Gambling Ship Gambling Ship

1933

Murder in Greenwich Village Murder in Greenwich Village

1937

The Arizonian The Arizonian

1935

San Quentin San Quentin

1937

Noi peccatori Noi peccatori

1953

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

1936

I Promise to Pay I Promise to Pay

1937

Go Into Your Dance Go Into Your Dance

1935

Ex-Champ Ex-Champ

1939

Du mou dans la gâchette Du mou dans la gâchette

1967

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

1938

The Desert Hawk The Desert Hawk

1950

Blossoms in the Dust Blossoms in the Dust

1941

The Man Who Lost Himself The Man Who Lost Himself

1941

What Price Vengeance What Price Vengeance

1937

Beware Spooks! Beware Spooks!

1939

Hold That Ghost Hold That Ghost

1941

Helen of Troy Helen of Troy

1956

The Shepherd of the Hills The Shepherd of the Hills

1941

Lady for a Day Lady for a Day

1933

A Piece of the Action A Piece of the Action

1977

Black Hand Black Hand

1950

Flame of Barbary Coast Flame of Barbary Coast

1945

Blind Alley Blind Alley

1939

Out of the Storm Out of the Storm

1948

Blonde Alibi Blonde Alibi

1946

Foul Play Foul Play

1978

Funniest Show on Earth Funniest Show on Earth

1953

Nazi Agent Nazi Agent

1942

Hot Stuff Hot Stuff

1979

The Asphalt Jungle The Asphalt Jungle

1950

This Gun for Hire This Gun for Hire

1942

Cloak and Dagger Cloak and Dagger

1946

Charlie Chan on Broadway Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937

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

1940

Dillinger Dillinger

1945

Charlie Chan at the Opera Charlie Chan at the Opera

1936

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

2003

Life with Blondie Life with Blondie

1945

The Shipping News The Shipping News

2001

Key Largo Key Largo

1948

Marathon Man Marathon Man

1976

From Dusk Till Dawn From Dusk Till Dawn

1996

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

The Big Easy The Big Easy

1986

Super Fuzz Super Fuzz

1980

Convicted Convicted

1938

Charlie Chan in Honolulu Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938

Hit the Ice Hit the Ice

1943

Dust Be My Destiny Dust Be My Destiny

1939

I Walk Alone I Walk Alone

1947

The Princess and the Pirate The Princess and the Pirate

1944

Jigsaw Jigsaw

1949

Thieves and Robbers Thieves and Robbers

1983

Kill Her Gently Kill Her Gently

1957

Submarine Alert Submarine Alert

1943

Who Killed Gail Preston? Who Killed Gail Preston?

1938

The Shadow The Shadow

1937

White Woman White Woman

1933

Love on a Bet Love on a Bet

1936

Blackmailer Blackmailer

1936

Counsel for Crime Counsel for Crime

1937

Racketeers in Exile Racketeers in Exile

1937

Call of the Canyon Call of the Canyon

1942

The Golden Fleecing The Golden Fleecing

1940

Calaboose Calaboose

1943

Sergeant Madden Sergeant Madden

1939

Girls Marked Danger Girls Marked Danger

1952

I tre corsari I tre corsari

1952

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

1953

Night Waitress Night Waitress

1936

Dr. Socrates Dr. Socrates

1935

The Housekeeper's Daughter The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939

Road Gang Road Gang

1936

In Pursuit of Treasure In Pursuit of Treasure

1972

If I Had a Million If I Had a Million

1932

The Kremlin Letter The Kremlin Letter

1970

Tall, Dark and Handsome Tall, Dark and Handsome

1941

Club Havana Club Havana

1945

Krakatoa, East of Java Krakatoa, East of Java

1968

Lady Scarface Lady Scarface

1941

Sundown Sundown

1941

Brigham Young Brigham Young

1940

Ruby Ruby

1992

Custer of the West Custer of the West

1967

Johnny Cool Johnny Cool

1963

Daddy's Deadly Darling Daddy's Deadly Darling

1973

My Favorite Spy My Favorite Spy

1951

While New York Sleeps While New York Sleeps

1938

Savage Pampas Savage Pampas

1966

Tough Assignment Tough Assignment

1949

I Am the Law I Am the Law

1938

King of Kong Island King of Kong Island

1968

Cataclysm Cataclysm

1980

Eyes of the Underworld Eyes of the Underworld

1942

The Monster and the Girl The Monster and the Girl

1941

Four Rooms Four Rooms

1995

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