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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Known For
From Dusk Till Dawn
(1996)
Motel Owner
The Man with the Golden Gun
(1974)
Rodney
Diamonds Are Forever
(1971)
Slumber Inc. Attendant
Four Rooms
(1995)
Sam the Bellhop
End of Days
(1999)
Old Man
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
(2003)
Acme VP, Stating the Obvious
Super Fuzz
(1980)
Torpedo
Marathon Man
(1976)
Erhard
Key Largo
(1948)
Ziggy
The Ox-Bow Incident
(1943)
Jeff Farnley
The Asphalt Jungle
(1950)
Cobby
Newsies
(1992)
Kloppman
The Shipping News
(2001)
Cousin Nolan
Captain from Castile
(1947)
Corio
Helen of Troy
(1956)
Diomedes
Unconquered
(1947)
Medicine Man Sioto
Full Filmography
Acting
If I Had a Million
(1932)
Henchman of Mike the Gangster (uncredited)
Lady for a Day
(1933)
Nick, a Mug at Reception (uncredited)
Gambling Ship
(1933)
Chicago Hood (uncredited)
White Woman
(1933)
Connors
3 Kids and a Queen
(1935)
Gangster
'G' Men
(1935)
Gangster Killed at Lodge (uncredited)
Dr. Socrates
(1935)
Lefty Croger - a Gangster
Don't Bet on Blondes
(1935)
Gangster (Uncredited)
After the Dance
(1935)
Tom - a Prisoner
Strangers All
(1935)
Communist Meeting Chairman
Go Into Your Dance
(1935)
Eddie Logan
The Arizonian
(1935)
Henchman Who Pistol-Whipped Clay
Little Big Shot
(1935)
Doré's Henchman
Love on a Bet
(1936)
County Fair Barker
Blackmailer
(1936)
Pinky (uncredited)
The Cowboy Star
(1936)
Johnny Sampson
Road Gang
(1936)
Prisoner
The Final Hour
(1936)
Mike Magellon
Counterfeit
(1936)
Dint Coleman
Robin Hood of El Dorado
(1936)
Manuel
Don't Gamble with Love
(1936)
Gambler
Charlie Chan at the Opera
(1936)
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Night Waitress
(1936)
Dorn
Desire
(1936)
Charles - the Valet (uncredited)
It Can't Last Forever
(1937)
Hoodlum
The Shadow
(1937)
Kid Crow
Counsel for Crime
(1937)
Edwin Mitchell
A Dangerous Adventure
(1937)
Calkins
San Quentin
(1937)
Venetti
Criminals of the Air
(1937)
'Blast' Reardon
Racketeers in Exile
(1937)
'Blackie' White
Murder in Greenwich Village
(1937)
Rusty Morgan
Charlie Chan on Broadway
(1937)
Thomas Mitchell
What Price Vengeance
(1937)
Pete Brower
I Promise to Pay
(1937)
Henchman Whitehat
Convicted
(1938)
Milton Militis
Squadron of Honor
(1938)
Lawlor
While New York Sleeps
(1938)
Happy Nelson
There's That Woman Again
(1938)
Stevens
Adventure in Sahara
(1938)
Poule
The Spider's Web
(1938)
Steve Harmon
Penitentiary
(1938)
Jack Hawkins
Who Killed Gail Preston?
(1938)
Frank Daniels
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
(1938)
Johnny McCoy
I Am the Law
(1938)
Eddie Girard
The Housekeeper's Daughter
(1939)
Floyd
Sergeant Madden
(1939)
Piggy
Beware Spooks!
(1939)
Slick Eastman
Blind Alley
(1939)
Buck
S.O.S Tidal Wave
(1939)
Melvin Sutter
Code of the Streets
(1939)
Henchman Halstead, aka Denver Collins
Dust Be My Destiny
(1939)
Venetti
Romance of the Redwoods
(1939)
Joe
Invisible Stripes
(1939)
Lefty
Homicide Bureau
(1939)
Chuck Brown
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
(1939)
Henchman in Trenchcoat (uncredited)
Ex-Champ
(1939)
Bill Crosle
Think First
(1939)
Joe
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
(1940)
Steve McBirney
The Great Profile
(1940)
Tony
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
(1940)
Tony Luffo
The Man Who Talked Too Much
(1940)
Lefty Kyler
Johnny Apollo
(1940)
Bates
Brigham Young
(1940)
Prosecutor
The Golden Fleecing
(1940)
'Happy' Dugan
Blossoms in the Dust
(1941)
Bert La Verne
The Monster and the Girl
(1941)
Sleeper
Gangs Of The City
(1941)
Mike
Lady Scarface
(1941)
Lefty Landers
Sundown
(1941)
Abdi Hammud
Tall, Dark and Handsome
(1941)
Louie
A Dangerous Game
(1941)
Joe
The Shepherd of the Hills
(1941)
Pete Matthews
Hold That Ghost
(1941)
Charlie Smith
The Man Who Lost Himself
(1941)
Frank DeSoto
Call of the Canyon
(1942)
Horace Dunston
Eyes of the Underworld
(1942)
Gordon Finch
Nazi Agent
(1942)
Joe Aiello
This Gun for Hire
(1942)
Tommy
Yokel Boy
(1942)
Henchman Trigger
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
(1942)
McGaffey
Submarine Alert
(1943)
Vincent Bela
Hit the Ice
(1943)
Phil - Silky's Henchman
The Ox-Bow Incident
(1943)
Jeff Farnley
Calaboose
(1943)
Sluggsy Baker
Tampico
(1944)
Valdez
The Princess and the Pirate
(1944)
Pedro
Rainbow Island
(1944)
Alcoa
Club Havana
(1945)
Joe Reed
Don't Fence Me In
(1945)
Clifford Anson
Flame of Barbary Coast
(1945)
Joe Disko, Gambler
Dillinger
(1945)
Doc Madison
Life with Blondie
(1945)
Pete
Cloak and Dagger
(1946)
Luigi
Blonde Alibi
(1946)
Joe DeRita
The Virginian
(1946)
Pete
Inside Job
(1946)
Donovan
Unconquered
(1947)
Medicine Man Sioto
Yankee Fakir
(1947)
Duke
I Walk Alone
(1947)
Nick Palestro
Captain from Castile
(1947)
Corio
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
(1947)
John Mitchell
Out of the Storm
(1948)
Red Stubbins
Key Largo
(1948)
Ziggy
Tough Assignment
(1949)
Vince
Jigsaw
(1949)
Angelo Agostini
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
(1949)
Dean
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
(1950)
Frankie
The Asphalt Jungle
(1950)
Cobby
Black Hand
(1950)
Caesar Xavier Serpi
The Desert Hawk
(1950)
Samad
Hurricane Island
(1951)
Angus Macready (uncredited)
My Favorite Spy
(1951)
Ben Ali
Brothers of Italy
(1952)
Capitano March
I tre corsari
(1952)
Van Gould
Girls Marked Danger
(1952)
Manfredi
Tormento del passato
(1952)
Piero / Andrea Rossi
Vacation with a Gangster
(1952)
Jack Menotti
Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair
(1953)
Van Gould
Trouble for the Legion
(1953)
Serg. Schwartz
Funniest Show on Earth
(1953)
Il proprietario del circo
Noi peccatori
(1953)
Camillo
Helen of Troy
(1956)
Diomedes
Kill Her Gently
(1957)
William Connors
Old Man
(1958)
The Cajun
Days of Wine and Roses
(1958)
Scarface
Johnny Cool
(1963)
Johnny Colini
Johnny Tiger
(1966)
William Billie
Savage Pampas
(1966)
Sargent Barril
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
(1966)
Joe Minasi
7 Golden Monks
(1966)
Lucky Marciano, Capo da banda
Custer of the West
(1967)
The gold miner
Du mou dans la gâchette
(1967)
Magnum
King of Kong Island
(1968)
Albert Muller
Krakatoa, East of Java
(1968)
Jacobs
The Kremlin Letter
(1970)
The Priest
Dream No Evil
(1970)
The Undertaker
Diamonds Are Forever
(1971)
Slumber Inc. Attendant
In Pursuit of Treasure
(1972)
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
(1973)
Chiarelli
Daddy's Deadly Darling
(1973)
Zambrini
Honor Thy Father
(1973)
Stefano Magaddino
The Man with the Golden Gun
(1974)
Rodney
Switch [Pilot]
(1975)
Franks
Marathon Man
(1976)
Erhard
A Piece of the Action
(1977)
Louie
Foul Play
(1978)
Rupert Stiltskin
Goin' Coconuts
(1978)
Webster
Swap Meet
(1979)
Mr. Booth
Hot Stuff
(1979)
Carmine
Cataclysm
(1980)
Abraham Weiss / Dieter
Super Fuzz
(1980)
Torpedo
Terror at Alcatraz
(1982)
Daniel Ginelli
Thieves and Robbers
(1983)
Salvatore Licuti
Night Train to Terror
(1985)
Mr. Weiss / Dieter (segment "The Case of Claire Hansen")
The Big Easy
(1986)
Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti
Blood Red
(1989)
Michael Fazio
Donor
(1990)
Ben Beloit
Ruby
(1992)
Santos Alicante
Newsies
(1992)
Kloppman
Four Rooms
(1995)
Sam the Bellhop
Gotti
(1996)
Carlo Gambino
From Dusk Till Dawn
(1996)
Motel Owner
End of Days
(1999)
Old Man
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
(2000)
Self
The Shipping News
(2001)
Cousin Nolan
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
(2003)
Acme VP, Stating the Obvious
Writing
Directing
Production