Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence Movies and TV Shows

Marc Lawrence (December 17, 1909 – November 28, 2005) was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types. He has also been credited as F. A. Foss, Marc Laurence and Marc C. Lawrence. 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.[6] 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). One of his last roles was as Mr. Zeemo in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Badda-Bing Badda-Bang", which aired in February 1999. Previously he played the elderly Gatherer Volnoth in the 1989 Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Vengeance Factor". Description above from the Wikipedia article Marc Lawrence, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 17/02/1910 (114 years old)
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 64%
role:
Acme VP, Stating the Obvious
2003

Animation

Comedy

Family

5.8
64%
End of Days
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 60%
role:
Old Man
1999

Action

Horror

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.8
60%
From Dusk Till Dawn
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 70%
role:
Motel Owner
1996

Action

Crime

Horror

Thriller

7.2
70%
Four Rooms
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 57%
role:
Sam the Bellhop
1995

Comedy

Crime

6.7
57%
Newsies
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 66%
role:
Kloppman
1992

Drama

Family

Music

6.9
66%
The Big Easy
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 63%
role:
Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti
1986

Action

Crime

Drama

Mystery

6.5
63%
Thieves and Robbers
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 64%
role:
Salvatore Licuti
1983

Action

Comedy

Crime

5.6
64%
Super Fuzz
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 64%
role:
Torpedo
1980

Action

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
64%
Foul Play
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 63%
role:
Rupert Stiltskin
1978

Comedy

Mystery

Thriller

6.8
63%
Marathon Man
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 73%
role:
Erhard
1976

Drama

Thriller

7.4
73%
1974

Action

Adventure

Thriller

6.7
64%
Diamonds Are Forever
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 64%
role:
Slumber Inc. Attendant
1971

Action

Adventure

Thriller

6.5
64%
1950

Crime

Drama

7.8
75%
Key Largo
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 76%
role:
Ziggy
1948

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.7
76%
The Ox-Bow Incident
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 78%
role:
Jeff Farnley
1943

Western

8.0
78%
1942

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.4
70%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Marc Lawrence are, for example, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, End of Days and From Dusk Till Dawn.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Amazon, Microsoft and iTunes.
The best StreamFat ratings are Key Largo (7.7), Marathon Man (7.4) and From Dusk Till Dawn (7.1).