Character actor with a wildly distinctive face. Used real name Oliver Prickett for stage work, especially at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, where he was a longtime fixture and teacher and where his brother was managing director. Used stage name Oliver Blake for scores of small film and television roles. Brother-in-law of actress Maudie Prickett.
He died on 12 February 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Known For
Casablanca
(1943)
Waiter at the Blue Parrot (uncredited)
Out of the Past
(1947)
Tillotson (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
(1947)
Hobo (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
(1952)
Spectator (uncredited)
Saboteur
(1942)
Policeman (uncredited)
Julius Caesar
(1953)
Citizen of Rome
Brigadoon
(1954)
Bartender (uncredited)
Moonrise
(1948)
Ed Conlon
The Pirate
(1948)
Official
Father of the Bride
(1950)
Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
Heckler (uncredited)
The Long, Long Trailer
(1954)
Mr. Judlow
Conflict
(1945)
Pawnbroker #1 (uncredited)
Raintree County
(1957)
Jake - Bartender (uncredited)
The Stooge
(1951)
Theater Manager (uncredited)
Fancy Pants
(1950)
Mr. Andrews
Full Filmography
Acting
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
(1941)
Ellsmere, the Artist (uncredited)
Design for Scandal
(1941)
Realtor (uncredited)
New York Town
(1941)
Bender
Shadow of the Thin Man
(1941)
Lawyer Fenster
Saboteur
(1942)
Policeman (uncredited)
Castle in the Desert
(1942)
The Hotel Manager
Reunion in France
(1942)
Hypolite (uncredited)
Get Hep to Love
(1942)
Music Judge
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
Heckler (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
(1943)
Cook
Casablanca
(1943)
Waiter at the Blue Parrot (uncredited)
Up in Arms
(1944)
Draft Board Official
The Doughgirls
(1944)
Hotel porter
Gypsy Wildcat
(1944)
Lieutenant
Christmas Holiday
(1944)
Lawyer
Greenwich Village
(1944)
Author
The Horn Blows at Midnight
(1945)
Photographer in Heaven (uncredited)
Conflict
(1945)
Pawnbroker #1 (uncredited)
A Medal for Benny
(1945)
Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)
Wake Up and Dream
(1946)
Mr. Agrippa
My Reputation
(1946)
Dave (uncredited)
Blonde Alibi
(1946)
Pat Tenny
Inside Job
(1946)
Herman
So You're Going to Be a Father
(1947)
Swami Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Out of the Past
(1947)
Tillotson (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
(1947)
Hobo (uncredited)
The Senator Was Indiscreet
(1947)
Indian
The Guilty
(1947)
Jake, the janitor
Ginger
(1947)
City Treasurer Joseph Nash
Merton of the Movies
(1947)
Mr. Purdie (uncredited)
Cry of the City
(1948)
Mr. Masselli
Shed No Tears
(1948)
Ray Belden's Landlord (Uncredited)
The Miracle of the Bells
(1948)
Slenka
Moonrise
(1948)
Ed Conlon
The Walls of Jericho
(1948)
Juror
The Challenge
(1948)
Arno
Summer Holiday
(1948)
Scorekeeper (uncredited)
The Pirate
(1948)
Official
Let's Live a Little
(1948)
Advertising Photographer
Colorado Territory
(1949)
(uncredited)
A Woman's Secret
(1949)
Mr. Pierson (Uncredited)
Let's Dance
(1950)
Man in Bowler Hat (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
(1950)
Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
Fancy Pants
(1950)
Mr. Andrews
Chain of Circumstance
(1951)
Traeger
Rhubarb
(1951)
Cadaver Jones (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
(1951)
Geoduck
The Lemon Drop Kid
(1951)
Racetrack Bettor on Iron Bar (uncredited)
The Stooge
(1951)
Theater Manager (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
(1952)
Spectator (uncredited)
Room for One More
(1952)
Mr. Tatum (uncredited)
Feudin' Fools
(1952)
Clem Smith
Son of Paleface
(1952)
Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Face to Face
(1952)
Deacon
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
(1952)
Geoduck
The Iron Mistress
(1952)
Innkeeper
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
(1953)
Geoduck
Julius Caesar
(1953)
Citizen of Rome
House of Wax
(1953)
Man Checking His Watch (uncredited)
So This Is Love
(1953)
Apartment Manager
Susan Slept Here
(1954)
Motel Manager (uncredited)
Hell's Outpost
(1954)
Hotel Clerk
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
(1954)
Geoduck
Casanova's Big Night
(1954)
Amadeo (uncredited)
The Long, Long Trailer
(1954)
Mr. Judlow
Drum Beat
(1954)
Brigadoon
(1954)
Bartender (uncredited)
The Seven Little Foys
(1955)
Man Dressed as Santa Claus
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
(1955)
Geoduck
The Cobweb
(1955)
Curly
Raintree County
(1957)
Jake - Bartender (uncredited)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
(1957)
Leading Citizen (uncredited)
The Fearmakers
(1958)
Dr. Gregory Jessup
Giant from the Unknown
(1958)
Cafe Proprietor
Alias Jesse James
(1959)
Mortimer Hopelaw (uncredited)
Bells Are Ringing
(1960)
Ludwig Smiley