Marc Lawrence

ActorDirectorProducerWriter Feb 17 (died age 95) New York City, New York, USA 1932–2003 (71 year career)

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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 gangst…

Known For

Film

From Dusk Till Dawn

Old Timer

Film

Marathon Man

Erhard

Film

The Man with the Golden Gun

Rodney

Film

Diamonds Are Forever

Slumber Inc. Attendant

Film

Key Largo

Ziggy

Film

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Acme VP, Stating the Obvious

Film

The Asphalt Jungle

Cobby

Film

Four Rooms

Sam the Bellhop

Filmography

Acting (210)

Movies (171)

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

2003

as Acme VP, Stating the Obvious

6.4

The Shipping News

2001

as Cousin Nolan

6.4

Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'

as Self

End of Days

as Old Man

From Dusk Till Dawn

as Old Timer

Gotti

as Carlo Gambino

Four Rooms

as Sam the Bellhop

Newsies

as Kloppman

Ruby

as Santos Alicante

The Linguini Incident

as Bar Patron

Donor

as Ben Beloit

Blood Red

as Michael Fazio

The Big Easy

as Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti

6.2

Night Train to Terror

1985

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

Thieves and Robbers

as Salvatore Licuti

Terror at Alcatraz

as Daniel Ginelli

Super Fuzz

1980

as Torpedo

6.5

Cataclysm

1980

as Abraham Weiss / Dieter

Hot Stuff

as Carmine

Swap Meet

as Mr. Booth

Foul Play

as Rupert Stiltskin

Goin' Coconuts

as Webster

A Piece of the Action

as Louie

Marathon Man

as Erhard

Switch

as Franks

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974

as Rodney

6.5

Frasier, the Sensuous Lion

as Chiarelli

Honor Thy Father

as Stefano Magaddino

Daddy's Deadly Darling

1973

as Zambrini

5.0

In Pursuit of Treasure

1972

Diamonds Are Forever

1971

as Slumber Inc. Attendant

Dream No Evil

as The Undertaker

The Kremlin Letter

as The Priest

Krakatoa, East of Java

as Jacobs

King of Kong Island

as Albert Muller

Custer of the West

as Gold Miner

Loose in the Trigger

as Magnum

Savage Pampas

as Sargent Barril

7 Golden Monks

as Lucky Marciano, Capo da banda

6.0

Johnny Tiger

1966

as William Billie

2 Mobsters Against Al Capone

as Joe Minasi

Johnny Cool

as Johnny Colini

Recoil

as Marcus Maroon

Old Man

1958

as The Cajun

Days of Wine and Roses

as Scarface

Kill Her Gently

as William Connors

Helen of Troy

as Diomedes

Noi peccatori

as Camillo

Funniest Show on Earth

1953

as Il proprietario del circo

5.9

Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair

1953

as Van Gould

6.2

Trouble for the Legion

as Serg. Schwartz

Girls Marked Danger

as Manfredi

I tre corsari

as Van Gould

Vacation with a Gangster

1952

as Jack Menotti

6.2

Brothers of Italy

1952

as Capitano March

Tormento del passato

1952

as Piero / Andrea Rossi

My Favorite Spy

1951

as Ben Ali

6.0

Hurricane Island

1951

as Angus Macready (uncredited)

The Asphalt Jungle

as Cobby

Black Hand

as Caesar Xavier Serpi

6.1

The Desert Hawk

1950

as Samad

5.1

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

as Frankie

Jigsaw

as Angelo Agostini

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass

as Dean

Tough Assignment

as Vince

Key Largo

as Ziggy

Out of the Storm

as Red Stubbins

Unconquered

as Medicine Man Sioto

Yankee Fakir

as Duke

Captain from Castile

as Corio

I Walk Alone

as Nick Palestro

Joe Palooka in the Knockout

as John Mitchell

Blonde Alibi

as Joe DeRita

Cloak and Dagger

as Luigi

The Virginian

as Pete

Inside Job

as Donovan

Flame of Barbary Coast

1945

as Joe Disko, Gambler

Club Havana

as Joe Reed

Life with Blondie

as Pete

Dillinger

as Doc Madison

Don't Fence Me In

as Clifford Anson

Rainbow Island

as Alcoa

Tampico

as Valdez

The Princess and the Pirate

as Pedro

The Ox-Bow Incident

as Jeff Farnley

Calaboose

as Sluggsy Baker

Hit the Ice

as Phil

Submarine Alert

as Vincent Bela

This Gun for Hire

as Tommy

Yokel Boy

as Henchman Trigger

Nazi Agent

as Joe Aiello

Call of the Canyon

as Horace Dunston

Eyes of the Underworld

1942

as Gordon Finch

4.8

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

1942

as McGaffey

6.1

Tall, Dark and Handsome

1941

as Louie

5.7

The Shepherd of the Hills

as Pete Matthews

Hold That Ghost

as Charlie Smith

Sundown

as Abdi Hammud

Blossoms in the Dust

as Bert La Verne

Lady Scarface

as Lefty Landers

The Monster and the Girl

as Sleeper

A Dangerous Game

as Joe

Gangs Of The City

as Mike

The Man Who Lost Himself

1941

as Frank DeSoto

4.3

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

as Steve McBirney

Brigham Young

as Prosecutor

The Man Who Talked Too Much

as Lefty Kyler

The Great Profile

as Tony

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

1940

as Tony

The Golden Fleecing

as 'Happy' Dugan

Johnny Apollo

as Bates

Dust Be My Destiny

as Venetti

Invisible Stripes

as Lefty

Blind Alley

as Buck

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

as Henchman in Trenchcoat (uncredited)

Beware Spooks!

as Slick Eastman

Code of the Streets

as Henchman Halstead, aka Denver Collins

7.0

Think First

1939

as Joe

7.0

The Housekeeper's Daughter

as Floyd

Homicide Bureau

as Chuck Brown

Sergeant Madden

as Piggy

S.O.S Tidal Wave

as Melvin Sutter

Romance of the Redwoods

as Joe

Ex-Champ

as Bill Crosle

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

as Johnny McCoy

The Spider's Web

as Steve Harmon

While New York Sleeps

1938

as Happy Nelson

I Am the Law

1938

as Eddie Girard

6.8

Penitentiary

1938

as Jack Hawkins

Convicted

as Milton Militis

Adventure in Sahara

as Poule

Who Killed Gail Preston?

1938

as Frank Daniels

6.0

There's That Woman Again

1938

as Stevens

5.8

Squadron of Honor

1938

as Lawlor

Counsel for Crime

1937

as Edwin Mitchell

5.8

Charlie Chan on Broadway

as Thomas Mitchell

San Quentin

as Venetti

I Promise to Pay

as Henchman Whitehat

Criminals of the Air

as 'Blast' Reardon

Racketeers in Exile

as 'Blackie' White

Murder in Greenwich Village

as Rusty Morgan

The Shadow

as Kid Crow

It Can't Last Forever

as Hoodlum

What Price Vengeance

as Pete Brower

A Dangerous Adventure

1937

as Calkins

1.0

Motor Madness

1937

as Gus Slater

The Final Hour

as Mike Magellon

Road Gang

as Pete

Blackmailer

as Pinky (uncredited)

5.0

Desire

1936

as Charles - the Valet (uncredited)

Night Waitress

as Dorn

Counterfeit

as Dint Coleman

Don't Gamble with Love

1936

as Gambler

Charlie Chan at the Opera

1936

as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

6.8

The Cowboy Star

1936

as Johnny Sampson

Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936

as Manuel

4.2

Love on a Bet

1936

as County Fair Barker

Little Big Shot

as Doré's Henchman

'G' Men

as Gangster Killed at Lodge (uncredited)

6.6

Strangers All

1935

as Communist Meeting Chairman

After the Dance

as Tom - a Prisoner

Dr. Socrates

as Lefty Croger - a Gangster

6.4

The Arizonian

1935

as Henchman Who Pistol-Whipped Clay

Go Into Your Dance

1935

as Eddie Logan

6.8

Don't Bet on Blondes

1935

as Gangster (Uncredited)

3 Kids and a Queen

as Gangster

Men of the Hour

as Joe

Gambling Ship

1933

as Chicago Hood (uncredited)

5.6

Lady for a Day

1933

as Nick, a Mug at Reception (uncredited)

White Woman

as Connors

If I Had a Million

as Henchman of Mike the Gangster (uncredited)

6.6

Television (39)

1994

as Mr. Newton

7.8

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Mr. Zeemo

Shannon's Deal

as Abe the Just

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Volnath

The A-Team

as Sam Marlini

CHiPs

as Co-Driver

Baretta

Wonder Woman

as Mr. Jones

Switch

as Don Vincenzo

The Rookies

Nichols

as Prouty

The Partners

as Kelso

McCloud

Il killer

The Doris Day Show

as Frankie Fury

Here's Lucy

as Joe Grapefruit

Mannix

as Angelo Palerma

The Rat Patrol

as Abu Hassan

Petticoat Junction

as Barney Dawson

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Orente

Arrest and Trial

as Leo Tucci

Mister Ed

as Spike the Bank Robber

Bonanza

as Red Gaskell

The Untouchables

as Luigi Renaldo

The Detectives

as Rocco Silvano

Johnny Staccato

The Deputy

as Alvy Burke

Tightrope

as Frankie Farrell

The Troubleshooters

as Bob Blossom

The Rifleman

as Gavin

Lawman

as Frank Walker

Bronco

Peter Gunn

Wagon Train

as First Mate Ferris

M Squad

as Vince Cronin

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957

as Vito Doria

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Wade Migill

Playhouse 90

as El Sordo

Studio One

as Cow Nelson

Crew (11)

Movies (5)

Daddy's Deadly Darling

1973

Director

5.0

Daddy's Deadly Darling

1973

Producer

5.0

Daddy's Deadly Darling

Writer

Nightmare in the Sun

Director

Nightmare in the Sun

Writer

Television (6)

The Roaring 20's

1960

Director

77 Sunset Strip

Director

Lawman

Director

Bronco

Director

Maverick

Director

M Squad

Director