Marc Lawrence
ActingMarc 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
From Dusk Till Dawn
Old Timer
Unconquered
Medicine Man Sioto
The Man with the Golden Gun
Rodney
Diamonds Are Forever
Slumber Inc. Attendant
End of Days
Old Man
Four Rooms
Sam the Bellhop
Marathon Man
Erhard
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Acme VP, Stating the Obvious
Foul Play
Rupert Stiltskin
Newsies
Kloppman
Filmography — Acting
From Dusk Till Dawn
Old Timer
Unconquered
Medicine Man Sioto
The Man with the Golden Gun
Rodney
Diamonds Are Forever
Slumber Inc. Attendant
End of Days
Old Man
Four Rooms
Sam the Bellhop
Marathon Man
Erhard
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Acme VP, Stating the Obvious
Foul Play
Rupert Stiltskin
Newsies
Kloppman
Gotti
Carlo Gambino
Helen of Troy
Diomedes
Key Largo
Ziggy
The Asphalt Jungle
Cobby
Super Fuzz
Torpedo
The Shipping News
Cousin Nolan
The Big Easy
Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti
The Ox-Bow Incident
Jeff Farnley
I Walk Alone
Nick Palestro
Ruby
Santos Alicante
'G' Men
Gangster Killed at Lodge (uncredited)
The Shepherd of the Hills
Pete Matthews
The Kremlin Letter
The Priest
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Henchman in Trenchcoat (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
Tommy
Hot Stuff
Carmine
Thieves and Robbers
Salvatore Licuti
Sundown
Abdi Hammud
The Princess and the Pirate
Pedro
Lady for a Day
Nick, a Mug at Reception (uncredited)
Hold That Ghost
Charlie Smith
The Virginian
Pete
Blind Alley
Buck
Krakatoa, East of Java
Jacobs
Flame of Barbary Coast
Joe Disko, Gambler
Hit the Ice
Phil
Switch
Franks
Custer of the West
Gold Miner
Desire
Charles - the Valet (uncredited)
Black Hand
Caesar Xavier Serpi
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Thomas Mitchell
Captain from Castile
Corio
Murder in Greenwich Village
Rusty Morgan
Nazi Agent
Joe Aiello
The Shadow
Kid Crow
Sergeant Madden
Piggy
Dust Be My Destiny
Venetti
A Piece of the Action
Louie
Donor
Ben Beloit
Honor Thy Father
Stefano Magaddino
Blood Red
Michael Fazio
If I Had a Million
Henchman of Mike the Gangster (uncredited)
Jigsaw
Angelo Agostini
Out of the Storm
Red Stubbins
Invisible Stripes
Lefty
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
Joe Minasi
Night Train to Terror
Mr. Weiss / Dieter (segment "The Case of Claire Hansen")
Ex-Champ
Bill Crosle
White Woman
Connors
Dr. Socrates
Lefty Croger - a Gangster
Tall, Dark and Handsome
Louie
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
Steve McBirney
The Desert Hawk
Samad
Blonde Alibi
Joe DeRita
Rainbow Island
Alcoa
The Monster and the Girl
Sleeper
The Linguini Incident
Bar Patron
Beware Spooks!
Slick Eastman
Inside Job
Donovan
My Favorite Spy
Ben Ali
Loose in the Trigger
Magnum
Tampico
Valdez
Johnny Apollo
Bates
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Johnny McCoy
Blossoms in the Dust
Bert La Verne
Johnny Cool
Johnny Colini
Love on a Bet
County Fair Barker
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Manuel
San Quentin
Venetti
Gangs Of The City
Mike
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Frankie
Recoil
Marcus Maroon
Life with Blondie
Pete
Don't Gamble with Love
Gambler
Cloak and Dagger
Luigi
Night Waitress
Dorn
Don't Bet on Blondes
Gangster (Uncredited)
Dillinger
Doc Madison
3 Kids and a Queen
Gangster
The Arizonian
Henchman Who Pistol-Whipped Clay
Trouble for the Legion
Serg. Schwartz
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Floyd
Counsel for Crime
Edwin Mitchell
Yokel Boy
Henchman Trigger
Strangers All
Communist Meeting Chairman
The Spider's Web
Steve Harmon
Days of Wine and Roses
Scarface
Adventure in Sahara
Poule
Road Gang
Pete
Brigham Young
Prosecutor
Girls Marked Danger
Manfredi
Tough Assignment
Vince
Calaboose
Sluggsy Baker
Cataclysm
Abraham Weiss / Dieter
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Melvin Sutter
King of Kong Island
Albert Muller
Little Big Shot
Doré's Henchman
Swap Meet
Mr. Booth
The Golden Fleecing
'Happy' Dugan
The Man Who Lost Himself
Frank DeSoto
Code of the Streets
Henchman Halstead, aka Denver Collins
Daddy's Deadly Darling
Zambrini
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Lady Scarface
Lefty Landers
Gambling Ship
Chicago Hood (uncredited)
Penitentiary
Jack Hawkins
Kill Her Gently
William Connors
Homicide Bureau
Chuck Brown
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
Dean
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
John Mitchell
Don't Fence Me In
Clifford Anson
Old Man
The Cajun
Criminals of the Air
'Blast' Reardon
Terror at Alcatraz
Daniel Ginelli
I tre corsari
Van Gould
Goin' Coconuts
Webster
Hurricane Island
Angus Macready (uncredited)
Johnny Tiger
William Billie
There's That Woman Again
Stevens
A Dangerous Game
Joe
The Great Profile
Tony
7 Golden Monks
Lucky Marciano, Capo da banda
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
Self
Dream No Evil
The Undertaker
Submarine Alert
Vincent Bela
After the Dance
Tom - a Prisoner
Savage Pampas
Sargent Barril
Go Into Your Dance
Eddie Logan
I Am the Law
Eddie Girard
The Man Who Talked Too Much
Lefty Kyler
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Tony
A Dangerous Adventure
Calkins
Call of the Canyon
Horace Dunston
In Pursuit of Treasure
I Promise to Pay
Henchman Whitehat
It Can't Last Forever
Hoodlum
The Final Hour
Mike Magellon
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
McGaffey
Eyes of the Underworld
Gordon Finch
Club Havana
Joe Reed
While New York Sleeps
Happy Nelson
Who Killed Gail Preston?
Frank Daniels
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
Chiarelli
Convicted
Milton Militis
Brothers of Italy
Capitano March
The Cowboy Star
Johnny Sampson
Squadron of Honor
Lawlor
What Price Vengeance
Pete Brower
Vacation with a Gangster
Jack Menotti
Think First
Joe
Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair
Van Gould
Counterfeit
Dint Coleman
Yankee Fakir
Duke
Funniest Show on Earth
Il proprietario del circo
Romance of the Redwoods
Joe
Racketeers in Exile
'Blackie' White
Tormento del passato
Piero / Andrea Rossi
Blackmailer
Pinky (uncredited)
Noi peccatori
Camillo
Motor Madness
Gus Slater
Men of the Hour
Joe
