Marc Lawrence
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
ActingBirthday
February 17, 1910Deathday
November 27, 2005Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
169Place of birth
New York City, New York, USAAlso known as
F.A. Foss, Marc Laurence, Marc C. Lawrence, Mark Lawrence, Max GoldsmithCast credits
Four Rooms
Sam the BellhopThe Man with the Golden Gun
RodneyDiamonds Are Forever
Slumber Inc. AttendantFrom Dusk Till Dawn
Motel OwnerThe Ox-Bow Incident
Jeff FarnleyMarathon Man
ErhardLife with Blondie
PeteThe Big Easy
Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMottiKey Largo
ZiggyThe Princess and the Pirate
PedroSuper Fuzz
TorpedoJigsaw
Angelo AgostiniThieves and Robbers
Salvatore LicutiDust Be My Destiny
VenettiCharlie Chan in Honolulu
Johnny McCoyHit the Ice
Phil - Silky's HenchmanI Walk Alone
Nick PalestroConvicted
Milton MilitisCharlie Chan at the Opera
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)Dillinger
Doc MadisonFlame of Barbary Coast
Joe Disko, Gambler