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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

224

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-02-17

Day of Death

2005-11-27 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

F.A. Foss

Marc Laurence

Marc C. Lawrence

Mark Lawrence

Max Goldsmith

Marc 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Marc Lawrence, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Four Rooms

1995

Four Rooms

as

Sam the Bellhop

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943

The Ox-Bow Incident

as

Jeff Farnley

Diamonds Are Forever

1971

Diamonds Are Forever

as

Slumber Inc. Attendant

From Dusk Till Dawn

1996

From Dusk Till Dawn

as

Old Timer

Marathon Man

1976

Marathon Man

as

Erhard

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

2003

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

as

Acme VP, Stating the Obvious

The Shipping News

2001

The Shipping News

as

Cousin Nolan

Key Largo

1948

Key Largo

as

Ziggy

The Big Easy

1986

The Big Easy

as

Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti

Super Fuzz

1980

Super Fuzz

as

Torpedo

Jigsaw

1949

Jigsaw

as

Angelo Agostini

Thieves and Robbers

1983

Thieves and Robbers

as

Salvatore Licuti

I Walk Alone

1947

I Walk Alone

as

Nick Palestro

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

Dust Be My Destiny

as

Venetti

Convicted

1938

Convicted

as

Milton Militis

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

as

Johnny McCoy

Hit the Ice

1943

Hit the Ice

as

Phil

Charlie Chan at the Opera

1936

Charlie Chan at the Opera

as

Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Dillinger

1945

Dillinger

as

Doc Madison

Flame of Barbary Coast

1945

Flame of Barbary Coast

as

Joe Disko, Gambler

Blind Alley

1939

Blind Alley

as

Buck

Out of the Storm

1948

Out of the Storm

as

Red Stubbins

Black Hand

1950

Black Hand

as

Caesar Xavier Serpi

Hold That Ghost

1941

Hold That Ghost

as

Charlie Smith

Helen of Troy

1956

Helen of Troy

as

Diomedes

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941

The Shepherd of the Hills

as

Pete Matthews

Lady for a Day

1933

Lady for a Day

as

Nick, a Mug at Reception (uncredited)

Blonde Alibi

1946

Blonde Alibi

as

Joe DeRita

Foul Play

1978

Foul Play

as

Rupert Stiltskin

Cloak and Dagger

1946

Cloak and Dagger

as

Luigi

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

1940

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

as

Steve McBirney

Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937

Charlie Chan on Broadway

as

Thomas Mitchell

Funniest Show on Earth

1953

Funniest Show on Earth

as

Il proprietario del circo

Nazi Agent

1942

Nazi Agent

as

Joe Aiello

Hot Stuff

1979

Hot Stuff

as

Carmine

Kill Her Gently

1957

Kill Her Gently

as

William Connors

Submarine Alert

1943

Submarine Alert

as

Vincent Bela

Ruby

1992

Ruby

as

Santos Alicante

Custer of the West

1967

Custer of the West

as

The gold miner

Johnny Cool

1963

Johnny Cool

as

Johnny Colini

Brigham Young

1940

Brigham Young

as

Prosecutor

Sundown

1941

Sundown

as

Abdi Hammud

Club Havana

1945

Club Havana

as

Joe Reed

Lady Scarface

1941

Lady Scarface

as

Lefty Landers

My Favorite Spy

1951

My Favorite Spy

as

Ben Ali

Cataclysm

1980

Cataclysm

as

Abraham Weiss / Dieter

Eyes of the Underworld

1942

Eyes of the Underworld

as

Gordon Finch

King of Kong Island

1968

King of Kong Island

as

Albert Muller

I Am the Law

1938

I Am the Law

as

Eddie Girard

While New York Sleeps

1938

While New York Sleeps

as

Happy Nelson

Savage Pampas

1966

Savage Pampas

as

Sargent Barril

Tough Assignment

1949

Tough Assignment

as

Vince

The Kremlin Letter

1970

The Kremlin Letter

as

The Priest

If I Had a Million

1932

If I Had a Million

as

Henchman of Mike the Gangster (uncredited)

Racketeers in Exile

1937

Racketeers in Exile

as

'Blackie' White

Call of the Canyon

1942

Call of the Canyon

as

Horace Dunston

The Golden Fleecing

1940

The Golden Fleecing

as

'Happy' Dugan

Counsel for Crime

1937

Counsel for Crime

as

Edwin Mitchell

Blackmailer

1936

Blackmailer

as

Pinky (uncredited)

The Shadow

1937

The Shadow

as

Kid Crow

Who Killed Gail Preston?

1938

Who Killed Gail Preston?

as

Frank Daniels

White Woman

1933

White Woman

as

Connors

Love on a Bet

1936

Love on a Bet

as

County Fair Barker

Calaboose

1943

Calaboose

as

Sluggsy Baker

Sergeant Madden

1939

Sergeant Madden

as

Piggy

Road Gang

1936

Road Gang

as

Prisoner

Dr. Socrates

1935

Dr. Socrates

as

Lefty Croger - a Gangster

Night Waitress

1936

Night Waitress

as

Dorn

Girls Marked Danger

1952

Girls Marked Danger

as

Manfredi

I tre corsari

1952

I tre corsari

as

Van Gould

Beware Spooks!

1939

Beware Spooks!

as

Slick Eastman

What Price Vengeance

1937

What Price Vengeance

as

Pete Brower

Rainbow Island

1944

Rainbow Island

as

Alcoa

The Spider's Web

1938

The Spider's Web

as

Steve Harmon

Hurricane Island

1951

Hurricane Island

as

Angus Macready (uncredited)

S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

S.O.S Tidal Wave

as

Melvin Sutter

Brothers of Italy

1952

Brothers of Italy

as

Capitano March

Gotti

1996

Gotti

as

Carlo Gambino

Terror at Alcatraz

1982

Terror at Alcatraz

as

Daniel Ginelli

Desire

1936

Desire

as

Charles - the Valet (uncredited)

Tampico

1944

Tampico

as

Valdez

Johnny Tiger

1966

Johnny Tiger

as

William Billie

After the Dance

1935

After the Dance

as

Tom - a Prisoner

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

as

Henchman in Trenchcoat (uncredited)

Switch [Pilot]

1975

Switch [Pilot]

as

Franks

Homicide Bureau

1939

Homicide Bureau

as

Chuck Brown

Old Man

1958

Old Man

as

The Cajun

Strangers All

1935

Strangers All

as

Communist Meeting Chairman

Don't Fence Me In

1945

Don't Fence Me In

as

Clifford Anson

Honor Thy Father

1973

Honor Thy Father

as

Stefano Magaddino

Yokel Boy

1942

Yokel Boy

as

Henchman Trigger

Swap Meet

1979

Swap Meet

as

Mr. Booth

The Virginian

1946

The Virginian

as

Pete

Yankee Fakir

1947

Yankee Fakir

as

Duke

Little Big Shot

1935

Little Big Shot

as

Doré's Henchman

Dream No Evil

1970

Dream No Evil

as

The Undertaker

Squadron of Honor

1938

Squadron of Honor

as

Lawlor

Counterfeit

1936

Counterfeit

as

Dint Coleman

Johnny Apollo

1940

Johnny Apollo

as

Bates

Code of the Streets

1939

Code of the Streets

as

Henchman Halstead, aka Denver Collins

7 Golden Monks

1966

7 Golden Monks

as

Lucky Marciano, Capo da banda

Inside Job

1946

Inside Job

as

Donovan

The Cowboy Star

1936

The Cowboy Star

as

Johnny Sampson

Murder in Greenwich Village

1937

Murder in Greenwich Village

as

Rusty Morgan

The Arizonian

1935

The Arizonian

as

Henchman Who Pistol-Whipped Clay

San Quentin

1937

San Quentin

as

Venetti

Gambling Ship

1933

Gambling Ship

as

Chicago Hood (uncredited)

The Linguini Incident

1991

The Linguini Incident

as

Bar Patron

Think First

1939

Think First

as

Joe

Noi peccatori

1953

Noi peccatori

as

Camillo

The Desert Hawk

1950

The Desert Hawk

as

Samad

Blossoms in the Dust

1941

Blossoms in the Dust

as

Bert La Verne

The Man Who Lost Himself

1941

The Man Who Lost Himself

as

Frank DeSoto

I Promise to Pay

1937

I Promise to Pay

as

Henchman Whitehat

Go Into Your Dance

1935

Go Into Your Dance

as

Eddie Logan

Ex-Champ

1939

Ex-Champ

as

Bill Crosle

Vacation with a Gangster

1952

Vacation with a Gangster

as

Jack Menotti

3 Kids and a Queen

1935

3 Kids and a Queen

as

Gangster

Night Train to Terror

1985

Night Train to Terror

as

Mr. Weiss / Dieter (segment "The Case of Claire Hansen")

Unconquered

1947

Unconquered

as

Medicine Man Sioto

'G' Men

1935

'G' Men

as

Gangster Killed at Lodge (uncredited)

Newsies

1992

Newsies

as

Kloppman

Donor

1990

Donor

as

Ben Beloit

Tormento del passato

1952

Tormento del passato

as

Piero / Andrea Rossi

End of Days

1999

End of Days

as

Old Man

The Final Hour

1936

The Final Hour

as

Mike Magellon

Joe Palooka in the Knockout

1947

Joe Palooka in the Knockout

as

John Mitchell

Blood Red

1989

Blood Red

as

Michael Fazio

Criminals of the Air

1937

Criminals of the Air

as

'Blast' Reardon

Goin' Coconuts

1978

Goin' Coconuts

as

Webster

Don't Bet on Blondes

1935

Don't Bet on Blondes

as

Gangster (Uncredited)

Penitentiary

1938

Penitentiary

as

Jack Hawkins

Trouble for the Legion

1953

Trouble for the Legion

as

Serg. Schwartz

CHiPs

CHiPs

as

Co-Driver

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy

as

Joe Grapefruit

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

Barney Dawson

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

as

Mr. Jones

ER

ER

as

Mr. Newton

Switch

Switch

as

Don Vincenzo

M Squad

M Squad

as

Vince Cronin

The Rat Patrol

The Rat Patrol

as

Abu Hassan

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

First Mate Ferris

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as

Luigi Renaldo

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Red Gaskell

Nichols

Nichols

as

Prouty

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as

Mike Genna

Tightrope

Tightrope

as

Frankie Farrell

The A-Team

The A-Team

as

Sam Marlini

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

as

El Sordo

The Detectives

The Detectives

as

Marcus Maroon

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as

Cougar

Mannix

Mannix

as

Angelo Palerma

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

as

Leo Tucci

The Deputy

The Deputy

as

Alvy Burke

The Detectives

The Detectives

as

Ed Watkins

The Detectives

The Detectives

as

Rocco Silvano

The Troubleshooters

The Troubleshooters

as

Bob Blossom

Production

Crew

Directing