Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence , born as Max Goldsmith, (born February 17, 1910 in New York , NY , USA ; † November 28, 2005 in Palm Springs , California ) was an American actor who, in his 70-year film career, was mainly played shady characters.
Career
Marc Lawrence studied at the City College of New York and made his acting debut in 1931. With John Garfield he became a member of the theater company of Eva Le Gallienne and then received a contract with Columbia Pictures . In 1932 he made his film debut in a small role; his scarred face and brooding manner made him a perfect gangster cast. In the 1950s he admitted to the Committee on Un-American Activities that he had once been a member of the US Communist Party . Because he was blacklisted because of this, he filmed for some time in Europe, where he returned again and again later. In the late 1960s he also began working as a television director.
The actor starred in classic Hollywood films such as Trek to Utah (1940) alongside Tyrone Power , Ritt zum Ox-Bow (1943) alongside Henry Fonda and Gangster in Key Largo (1948) alongside Humphrey Bogart and Edward G. Robinson . He was also in the James Bond films James Bond 007 - Diamond Fever (1971) and James Bond 007 - The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). He also appeared in comedies by Bud Spencer and Terence Hill : as “Mr. Torpedo "in The Supercop (1980) and as" Mr. Salvatore Licuti ”in Bud, the Ganovenschreck (1982). In old age he stood for a supporting role in the gangster film From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) alongside Harvey Keitel , George Clooney and Salma Hayek in front of the camera. One of his last roles was in 1999 in the role of Mr. Zeemo in the Star Trek series Deep Space Nine (episode "Badda-Bing Badda-Bang"). In old age, Lawrence played his last role in the 2003 movie Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Private life
Marc Lawrence was married to Fanya Foss from 1942 until her death in 1995 and had two children from this marriage. In 2003 he married Alicia Lawrence, which lasted until his death two years later. Marc Lawrence died of natural causes in November 2005 at the age of 95. In 1991 he published his biography Long Time No See: Confessions of a Hollywood Gangster .
Filmography (selection)
- 1932: If I Had a Million ( If I Had a Million )
- 1933: Lady for a Day ( Lady for a Day )
- 1933: White Woman
- 1935: The FBI Agent ( 'G' Men )
- 1937: Criminals of the Air
- 1937: Charlie Chan on Broadway ( Charlie Chan on Broadway )
- 1937: The Shadow
- 1938: Convicted
- 1938: Who Killed Gail Preston?
- 1938: Charlie Chan in Honolulu
- 1939: Homicide Bureau
- 1939: Sergeant Madden
- 1939: Twelve months probation period ( Invisible stripes )
- 1940: Charlie Chan in the wax museum ( Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum )
- 1940: Trek to Utah ( Brigham Young, Frontiersman )
- 1941: Tall, Dark and Handsome
- 1941: Gun smugglers from Kenya ( Sundown )
- 1942: Die Scarhand ( This gun for hire )
- 1943: Ritt zum Ox-Bow ( The Ox Bow incident )
- 1943: Abbott and Costello on Black Ice ( Hit the Ice )
- 1945: Hunt for Dillinger ( Dillinger )
- 1946: In the Secret Service ( Cloak and Dagger )
- 1947: Fourteen years Sing-Sing ( I walk alone )
- 1947: Captain from Castile ( Captain from Castile )
- 1948: Gangster in Key Largo ( Key Largo )
- 1949: Jigsaw
- 1950: The Asphalt Jungle ( The asphalt jungle )
- 1950: Blood feud in New York (Black Hand)
- 1951: The big holiday adventure (Vacanze col gangster)
- 1952: I tre corsari
- 1952: Lucrezia, the red corsair ( Jolanda la figlia del corsaro nero )
- 1967: A Day to Fight ( Custer of the West )
- 1968: Naked among monkeys ( Eva, la Venere selvaggia )
- 1969: Krakatoa - The Greatest Adventure of the Last Century ( Krakatoa, East of Java )
- 1970: The letter to the Kremlin ( The Kremlin Letter )
- 1971: James Bond 007 - Diamonds Are Forever ( Diamonds are forever )
- 1972: Pigs ( Daddys Deadly Darling )
- 1974: James Bond 007 - The Man with the Golden Gun ( The man with the golden gun )
- 1976: Marathon Man ( Marathon one )
- 1978: A very crooked tour (Foul Play)
- 1980: The Supercop ( Poliziotto superpiù )
- 1982: Bud, the crook fright ( Cane e gatto )
- 1989: Blood Red - Die for your country ( Blood red )
- 1992: Jack Ruby - In the Mafia Network ( Ruby )
- 1995: Four Rooms ( Sam the Bellhop )
- 1996: From Dusk Till Dawn
- 1996: The sinking of the Cosa Nostra (Gotti)
- 1999: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 7 episode 15)
- 2001: Ship News ( The Shipping News )
- 2003: Looney Tunes: Back in Action
literature
- Long Time No See: Confessions of a Hollywood Gangster . Autobiography. Ursus Press, Palm Springs 1991, ISBN 0-9636700-0-X .
Web links
- Marc Lawrence in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- "Marc Lawrence Dies," obituary on Mercury News
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lawrence, Marc |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Goldsmith, Max |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1910 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York , NY |
DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 2005 |
Place of death | Palm Springs , California |