Marc Lawrence
AKA: F.A. Foss
Birthday: 1910-02-17
Died: 2005-11-27
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
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).
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Filmography
Character: Sam the Bellhop
Character: Slumber Inc. Attendant
Character: Acme VP, Stating the Obvious
Character: Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti
Character: Angelo Agostini
Character: Salvatore Licuti
Character: Milton Militis
Character: Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Character: Joe Disko, Gambler
Character: Caesar Xavier Serpi
Character: Nick, a Mug at Reception (uncredited)
Character: Rupert Stiltskin
Character: Steve McBirney
Character: Thomas Mitchell
Character: Il proprietario del circo
Character: William Connors
Character: Santos Alicante
Character: The gold miner
Character: Abraham Weiss / Dieter
Character: Sargent Barril
Character: Henchman of Mike the Gangster (uncredited)
Character: 'Blackie' White
Character: Horace Dunston
Character: Edwin Mitchell
Character: Pinky (uncredited)
Character: County Fair Barker
Character: Lefty Croger - a Gangster
Character: Angus Macready (uncredited)
Character: Capitano March
Character: Daniel Ginelli
Character: Charles - the Valet (uncredited)
Character: William Billie
Character: Tom - a Prisoner
Character: Henchman in Trenchcoat (uncredited)
Character: Communist Meeting Chairman
Character: Clifford Anson
Character: Stefano Magaddino
Character: Henchman Trigger
Character: Doré's Henchman
Character: The Undertaker
Character: Henchman Halstead, aka Denver Collins
Character: Lucky Marciano, Capo da banda
Character: Johnny Sampson
Character: Henchman Who Pistol-Whipped Clay
Character: Chicago Hood (uncredited)
Character: Henchman Whitehat
Character: Mr. Weiss / Dieter (segment "The Case of Claire Hansen")
Character: Medicine Man Sioto
Character: Gangster Killed at Lodge (uncredited)
Character: Piero / Andrea Rossi
Character: 'Blast' Reardon
Character: Gangster (Uncredited)
Character: Serg. Schwartz