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