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Oliver Blake

Actor

Oliver Blake

Born April 4, 1905 in Centralia, Illinois, USADied February 12, 199279 films

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.

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He died on 12 February 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Casablanca posterFirst watchCasablanca19438.1as Waiter at the Blue Parrot (uncredited)In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.View film

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Out of the Past poster7.7Out of the Past1947Saboteur poster6.9Saboteur1942House of Wax poster6.9House of Wax1953Nightmare Alley poster7.2Nightmare Alley1947Julius Caesar poster7.1Julius Caesar1953Father of the Bride poster7.0Father of the Bride1950The Greatest Show on Earth poster6.3The Greatest Show on Earth1952Shadow of the Thin Man poster7.0Shadow of the Thin Man1941

Filmography

79 films as actor
  1. 1960Bells Are RingingLudwig Smiley (uncredited)
  2. 1959Alias Jesse JamesMortimer Hopelaw (uncredited)
  3. 1958The FearmakersDr. Gregory Jessup
  4. 1958Giant from the UnknownCafe Proprietor
  5. 1957Raintree CountyJake - Bartender (uncredited)
  6. 1957The Pied Piper of HamelinLeading Citizen (uncredited)
  7. 1955The Seven Little FoysMan Dressed as Santa Claus
  8. 1955The CobwebCurly
  9. 1955Ma and Pa Kettle at WaikikiGeoduck
  10. 1954Hell's OutpostHotel Clerk
  11. 1954Drum BeatMinister (uncredited)
  12. 1954BrigadoonBartender (uncredited)
  13. 1954Susan Slept HereMotel Manager (uncredited)
  14. 1954Casanova's Big NightAmadeo (uncredited)
  15. 1954Ma and Pa Kettle at HomeGeoduck
  16. 1954The Long, Long TrailerMr. Judlow
  17. 1953So This Is LoveApartment Manager
  18. 1953Julius CaesarCitizen of Rome
  19. 1953House of WaxMan Checking His Watch (uncredited)
  20. 1952The Iron MistressInnkeeper
  21. 1952Face to FaceDeacon
  22. 1952Ma and Pa Kettle on VacationGeoduck
  23. 1952Feudin' FoolsClem Smith
  24. 1952Son of PalefaceTelegraph Clerk (uncredited)
  25. 1952Ma and Pa Kettle at the FairGeoduck
  26. 1952The Greatest Show on EarthSpectator (uncredited)
  27. 1952Room for One MoreMr. Tatum (uncredited)
  28. 1951The StoogeTheater Manager (uncredited)
  29. 1951Come Fill the CupAl - Bartender at Blue Pencil(uncredited)
  30. 1951RhubarbCadaver Jones (uncredited)
  31. 1951Chain of CircumstanceTraeger
  32. 1951Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the FarmGeoduck
  33. 1951The Lemon Drop KidRacetrack Bettor on Iron Bar (uncredited)
  34. 1950Let's DanceMan in Bowler Hat (uncredited)
  35. 1950Fancy PantsMr. Andrews (uncredited)
  36. 1950Father of the BrideEngagement Party Guest (uncredited)
  37. 1949Colorado TerritoryWells Fargo Agent (uncredited)
  38. 1949A Woman's SecretMr. Pierson (Uncredited)
  39. 1948Let's Live a LittleAdvertising Photographer
  40. 1948The Walls of JerichoJuror
  41. 1948MoonriseEd Conlon
  42. 1948Cry of the CityMr. Masselli
  43. 1948The PirateOfficial (uncredited)
  44. 1948Shed No TearsRay Belden's Landlord (Uncredited)
  45. 1948Summer HolidayScorekeeper (uncredited)
  46. 1948The ChallengeArno
  47. 1948The Miracle of the BellsSlenka
  48. 1947The Senator Was IndiscreetIndian
  49. 1947Out of the PastTillotson (uncredited)
  50. 1947Merton of the MoviesMr. Purdie (uncredited)
  51. 1947Nightmare AlleyHobo (uncredited)
  52. 1947So You're Going to Be a FatherSwami Fortune Teller (uncredited)
  53. 1947The GuiltyJake, the janitor
  54. 1947GingerCity Treasurer Joseph Nash
  55. 1947The Mighty McGurk
  56. 1946Wake Up and DreamMr. Agrippa
  57. 1946Inside JobHerman
  58. 1946Blonde AlibiPat Tenny
  59. 1946My ReputationDave (uncredited)
  60. 1945ConflictPawnbroker #1 (uncredited)
  61. 1945The Horn Blows at MidnightPhotographer in Heaven (uncredited)
  62. 1945A Medal for BennyPantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)
  63. 1944The Thin Man Goes HomeReporter (uncredited)
  64. 1944The DoughgirlsHotel porter
  65. 1944Greenwich VillageAuthor
  66. 1944Gypsy WildcatLieutenant
  67. 1944Christmas HolidayDefense Attorney (uncredited)
  68. 1944Up in ArmsDraft Board Official (uncredited)
  69. 1943Corvette K-225Cook
  70. 1943Mission to MoscowHeckler (uncredited)
  71. 1943CasablancaWaiter at the Blue Parrot (uncredited)
  72. 1942Reunion in FranceHypolite (uncredited)
  73. 1942Get Hep to LoveMusic Judge
  74. 1942SaboteurDeputy Sheriff (uncredited)
  75. 1942Castle in the DesertThe Hotel Manager
  76. 1941H.M. Pulham, Esq.Ellsmere, the Artist (uncredited)
  77. 1941Design for ScandalRealtor (uncredited)
  78. 1941Shadow of the Thin ManFenster (uncredited)
  79. 1941New York TownBender