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Marc Lawrence

Profession
Acting
Born
February 17, 1910 · New York City, New York, USA
Died
November 27, 2005

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

From Dusk Till Dawn poster
From Dusk Till Dawn
Film · 1996 · ★ 7.1
Four Rooms poster
Four Rooms
Film · 1995 · ★ 5.9
Diamonds Are Forever poster
Diamonds Are Forever
Film · 1971 · ★ 6.4
The Man with the Golden Gun poster
The Man with the Golden Gun
Film · 1974 · ★ 6.5
End of Days poster
End of Days
Film · 1999 · ★ 6.1
Star Trek: The Next Generation poster
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Series · 1987 · ★ 8.4
Looney Tunes: Back in Action poster
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Film · 2003 · ★ 6.4
Marathon Man poster
Marathon Man
Film · 1976 · ★ 7.2
The A-Team poster
The A-Team
Series · 1983 · ★ 7.5
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine poster
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Series · 1993 · ★ 7.9
ER poster
ER
Series · 1994 · ★ 7.8
Key Largo poster
Key Largo
Film · 1948 · ★ 7.5

Filmography