Actor
Arthur Blake
Born February 24, 1914Died March 24, 198510 films
Arthur Blake (February 24, 1914 – March 24, 1985) was an American actor and nightclub entertainer who was famous for his female impersonations; particularly those of Bette Davis, Carmen Miranda, and Eleanor Roosevelt. He performed in nightclubs in cities throughout the United States and United Kingdom in the 1940s and the 1950s. Although he achieved fame for playing women, he impersonated men as well in his act.
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Also a film actor, he is best remembered for the films Port of New York (1949, as Dolly Carney), Cyrano de Bergerac (1950, as Montfleury), Harem Girl (1952, as Abdul Nassib), and Diplomatic Courier (1952, as Max Ralli). In the latter film, his impersonations of Davis and Miranda were featured. In the 1960s and 1970s he was the headliner at the LGBTQ nightclub Crown & Anchor in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
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First watchGaslight19447.5as Butler (uncredited)A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.View filmEssential films
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10 films as actor- 1981FothergillPoliceman
- 1952Diplomatic CourierMaximilian
- 1952Harem GirlAbdul Nassib
- 1950Cyrano de BergeracMontfleury
- 1949Port of New YorkDolly Carney
- 1945The Man in Half Moon StreetMan
- 1944Ministry of FearMan (uncredited)
- 1944GaslightButler (uncredited)
- 1937Madame XFerguson
- 1936The Lion Man