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Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Four Rooms
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Four Rooms

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Four Rooms
Sam the Bellhop
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The Ox-Bow Incident

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The Ox-Bow Incident
Jeff Farnley
Poster for The Man with the Golden Gun
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The Man with the Golden Gun

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The Man with the Golden Gun
Rodney
Poster for Diamonds Are Forever
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Diamonds Are Forever

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Diamonds Are Forever
Slumber Inc. Attendant
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From Dusk Till Dawn

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From Dusk Till Dawn
Old Timer
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Marathon Man

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Marathon Man
Erhard
Poster for Looney Tunes: Back in Action
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Looney Tunes: Back in Action

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Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Acme VP, Stating the Obvious
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Life with Blondie

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Life with Blondie
Pete
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The Shipping News

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The Shipping News
Cousin Nolan
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Key Largo

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Key Largo
Ziggy

Production

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Nightmare in the Sun

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Nightmare in the Sun
Director
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Daddy's Deadly Darling

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Daddy's Deadly Darling
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Daddy's Deadly Darling

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Daddy's Deadly Darling
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Nightmare in the Sun

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Nightmare in the Sun
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Daddy's Deadly Darling

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Daddy's Deadly Darling
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