Marc Lawrence
171 movies · 41 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 17, 1910
- Died
- Nov 27, 2005 (age 95)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- F.A. Foss · Marc Laurence · Marc C. Lawrence · Mark 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).
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Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.1 From Dusk Till Dawn
1996 · Film
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★ 5.9 Four Rooms
1995 · Film
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★ 6.4 Diamonds Are Forever
1971 · Film
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★ 6.5 The Man with the Golden Gun
1974 · Film
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★ 6.1 End of Days
1999 · Film
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★ 8.4 Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · TV
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★ 6.4 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003 · Film
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★ 7.2 Marathon Man
1976 · Film
Marc Lawrence: movies and TV shows
Acting (208)
- 2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
as Acme VP, Stating the Obvious
- 2001 The Shipping News
as Cousin Nolan
- 1999 End of Days
as Old Man
- 1996 Gotti
as Carlo Gambino
- 1996 From Dusk Till Dawn
as Old Timer
- 1995 Four Rooms
as Sam the Bellhop
- 1994
- 1993
- 1992 Newsies
as Kloppman
- 1992 Ruby
as Santos Alicante
- 1991 The Linguini Incident
as Bar Patron
- 1990 Donor
as Ben Beloit
- 1990
- 1989 Blood Red
as Michael Fazio
- 1987
- 1986 The Big Easy
as Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti
- 1985 Night Train to Terror
as Mr. Weiss / Dieter (segment "The Case of Claire Hansen")
- 1983 Thieves and Robbers
as Salvatore Licuti
- 1983
- 1982 Terror at Alcatraz
as Daniel Ginelli
- 1980 Super Fuzz
as Torpedo
- 1980 Cataclysm
as Abraham Weiss / Dieter
- 1979 Swap Meet
as Mr. Booth
- 1979 Hot Stuff
as Carmine
- 1978 Goin' Coconuts
as Webster
- 1978 Foul Play
as Rupert Stiltskin
- 1977 A Piece of the Action
as Louie
- 1977
- 1976 Marathon Man
as Erhard
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975 Switch
as Franks
- 1975
- 1974 The Man with the Golden Gun
as Rodney
- 1973 Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
as Chiarelli
- 1973 Daddy's Deadly Darling
as Zambrini
- 1973 Honor Thy Father
as Stefano Magaddino
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971 Diamonds Are Forever
as Slumber Inc. Attendant
- 1971
- 1971
- 1970
- 1970 The Kremlin Letter
as The Priest
- 1970 Dream No Evil
as The Undertaker
- 1969
- 1969 Krakatoa, East of Java
as Jacobs
- 1968 King of Kong Island
as Albert Muller
- 1968
- 1968
- 1967 Custer of the West
as Gold Miner
- 1967
- 1967 Loose in the Trigger
as Magnum
- 1966
- 1966 Savage Pampas
as Sargent Barril
- 1966 Johnny Tiger
as William Billie
- 1966 2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
as Joe Minasi
- 1966 7 Golden Monks
as Lucky Marciano, Capo da banda
- 1963 Recoil
as Marcus Maroon
- 1963 Johnny Cool
as Johnny Colini
- 1963
- 1963
- 1961
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958 Old Man
as The Cajun
- 1958
- 1958 Days of Wine and Roses
as Scarface
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1957 Kill Her Gently
as William Connors
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956 Helen of Troy
as Diomedes
- 1953 Funniest Show on Earth
as Il proprietario del circo
- 1953 Trouble for the Legion
as Serg. Schwartz
- 1953 Noi peccatori
as Camillo
- 1953 Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair
as Van Gould
- 1952 I tre corsari
as Van Gould
- 1952 Girls Marked Danger
as Machedi
- 1952 Tormento del passato
as Piero / Andrea Rossi
- 1952 Vacation with a Gangster
as Jack Menotti
- 1952 Brothers of Italy
as Capitano March
- 1951 My Favorite Spy
as Ben Ali
- 1951 Hurricane Island
as Angus Macready (uncredited)
- 1950
- 1950 The Desert Hawk
as Samad
- 1950 The Asphalt Jungle
as Cobby
- 1950 Black Hand
as Caesar Xavier Serpi
- 1949 Tough Assignment
as Vince
- 1949 Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
as Dean
- 1949 Jigsaw
as Angelo Agostini
- 1948
- 1948 Out of the Storm
as Red Stubbins
- 1948 Key Largo
as Ziggy
- 1947 I Walk Alone
as Nick Palestro
- 1947 Captain from Castile
as Corio
- 1947 Unconquered
as Medicine Man Sioto
- 1947 Joe Palooka in the Knockout
as John Mitchell
- 1947 Yankee Fakir
as Duke
- 1946 Cloak and Dagger
as Luigi
- 1946 Inside Job
as Donovan
- 1946 The Virginian
as Pete
- 1946 Blonde Alibi
as Joe DeRita
- 1945 Life with Blondie
as Pete
- 1945 Club Havana
as Joe Reed
- 1945 Don't Fence Me In
as Clifford Anson
- 1945 Flame of Barbary Coast
as Joe Disko, Gambler
- 1945 Dillinger
as Doc Madison
- 1944 The Princess and the Pirate
as Pedro
- 1944 Rainbow Island
as Alcoa
- 1944 Tampico
as Valdez
- 1943 Submarine Alert
as Vincent Bela
- 1943 Hit the Ice
as Phil
- 1943 The Ox-Bow Incident
as Jeff Farnley
- 1943 Calaboose
as Sluggsy Baker
- 1942 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
as McGaffey
- 1942 Eyes of the Underworld
as Gordon Finch
- 1942 Call of the Canyon
as Horace Dunston
- 1942 This Gun for Hire
as Tommy
- 1942 Yokel Boy
as Henchman Trigger
- 1942 Nazi Agent
as Joe Aiello
- 1941 Sundown
as Abdi Hammud
- 1941 Gangs Of The City
as Mike
- 1941 Lady Scarface
as Lefty Landers
- 1941 A Dangerous Game
as Joe
- 1941 Blossoms in the Dust
as Bert La Verne
- 1941 Hold That Ghost
as Charlie Smith
- 1941 The Shepherd of the Hills
as Pete Matthews
- 1941 The Man Who Lost Himself
as Frank DeSoto
- 1941 The Monster and the Girl
as Sleeper
- 1941 Tall, Dark and Handsome
as Louie
- 1940 Brigham Young
as Prosecutor
- 1940 Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
as Steve McBirney
- 1940 The Great Profile
as Tony
- 1940 The Golden Fleecing
as 'Happy' Dugan
- 1940 The Man Who Talked Too Much
as Lefty Kyler
- 1940 Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
as Tony
- 1940 Johnny Apollo
as Bates
- 1939 Invisible Stripes
as Lefty
- 1939 The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Floyd
- 1939 Beware Spooks!
as Slick Eastman
- 1939 Dust Be My Destiny
as Venetti
- 1939 Think First
as Joe
- 1939 S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Melvin Sutter
- 1939 Blind Alley
as Buck
- 1939 Ex-Champ
as Bill Crosle
- 1939 Code of the Streets
as Henchman Halstead, aka Denver Collins
- 1939 Romance of the Redwoods
as Joe
- 1939 Sergeant Madden
as Piggy
- 1939 The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Henchman in Trenchcoat (uncredited)
- 1939 Homicide Bureau
as Chuck Brown
- 1938 Charlie Chan in Honolulu
as Johnny McCoy
- 1938 There's That Woman Again
as Stevens
- 1938 While New York Sleeps
as Happy Nelson
- 1938 Adventure in Sahara
as Poule
- 1938 The Spider's Web
as Steve Harmon
- 1938 I Am the Law
as Eddie Girard
- 1938 Convicted
as Milton Militis
- 1938 Squadron of Honor
as Lawlor
- 1938 Who Killed Gail Preston?
as Frank Daniels
- 1938 Penitentiary
as Jack Hawkins
- 1937 The Shadow
as Kid Crow
- 1937 Murder in Greenwich Village
as Rusty Morgan
- 1937 Counsel for Crime
as Edwin Mitchell
- 1937 Charlie Chan on Broadway
as Thomas Mitchell
- 1937 A Dangerous Adventure
as Calkins
- 1937 It Can't Last Forever
as Hoodlum
- 1937 What Price Vengeance
as Pete Brower
- 1937 San Quentin
as Venetti
- 1937 Criminals of the Air
as 'Blast' Reardon
- 1937 I Promise to Pay
as Henchman Whitehat
- 1937 Motor Madness
as Gus Slater
- 1937 Racketeers in Exile
as 'Blackie' White
- 1936 Night Waitress
as Dorn
- 1936 Charlie Chan at the Opera
as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- 1936 The Cowboy Star
as Johnny Sampson
- 1936 Blackmailer
as Pinky (uncredited)
- 1936 The Final Hour
as Mike Magellon
- 1936 Counterfeit
as Dint Coleman
- 1936 Desire
as Charles - the Valet (uncredited)
- 1936 Road Gang
as Pete
- 1936 Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Manuel
- 1936 Love on a Bet
as County Fair Barker
- 1936 Don't Gamble with Love
as Gambler
- 1935 3 Kids and a Queen
as Gangster
- 1935 Dr. Socrates
as Lefty Croger - a Gangster
- 1935 Little Big Shot
as Doré's Henchman
- 1935 Don't Bet on Blondes
as Gangster (Uncredited)
- 1935 The Arizonian
as Henchman Who Pistol-Whipped Clay
- 1935 After the Dance
as Tom - a Prisoner
+ 8 more credits
Behind the camera (8)
- 1973 Daddy's Deadly Darling
Director, Writer, Producer
- 1965 Nightmare in the Sun
Director, Writer
- 1960
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1957
- 1957
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 2000
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
2 episodes