Oliver Blake
Born: 1905-04-04 in Centralia, Illinois, USA
Died: 1992-02-12
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
1960
- Bells Are Ringing as Ludwig Smiley (uncredited)
1959
- Alias Jesse James as Mortimer Hopelaw (uncredited)
1958
- The Fearmakers as Dr. Gregory Jessup
- Giant from the Unknown as Cafe Proprietor
1957
- Maverick as Brimmer
- Raintree County as Jake - Bartender (uncredited)
- The Pied Piper of Hamelin as Leading Citizen (uncredited)
1955
- The Seven Little Foys as Man Dressed as Santa Claus
- Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki as Geoduck
- The Cobweb as Curly
1954
- Drum Beat as Minister (uncredited)
- Brigadoon as Bartender (uncredited)
- The Long, Long Trailer as Mr. Judlow
- Ma and Pa Kettle at Home as Geoduck
- Hell's Outpost as Hotel Clerk
- Susan Slept Here as Motel Manager (uncredited)
- Casanova's Big Night as Amadeo (uncredited)
1953
- Julius Caesar as Citizen of Rome
- House of Wax as Man Checking His Watch (uncredited)
- So This Is Love as Apartment Manager
1952
- Feudin' Fools as Clem Smith
- The Greatest Show on Earth as Spectator (uncredited)
- Room for One More as Mr. Tatum (uncredited)
- Face to Face as Deacon
- Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair as Geoduck
- Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation as Geoduck
- The Iron Mistress as Innkeeper
- Son of Paleface as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
1951
- I Love Lucy as Zeb Allen
- The Lemon Drop Kid as Racetrack Bettor on Iron Bar (uncredited)
- Come Fill the Cup as Al - Bartender at Blue Pencil(uncredited)
- The Stooge as Theater Manager (uncredited)
- Rhubarb as Cadaver Jones (uncredited)
- Chain of Circumstance as Traeger
- Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm as Geoduck
1950
- Fancy Pants as Mr. Andrews
- Father of the Bride as Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
- Let's Dance as Man in Bowler Hat (uncredited)
1949
- Colorado Territory as Wells Fargo Agent (uncredited)
- A Woman's Secret as Mr. Pierson (Uncredited)
1948
- Summer Holiday as Scorekeeper (uncredited)
- Cry of the City as Mr. Masselli
- The Pirate as Official (uncredited)
- The Walls of Jericho as Juror
- Let's Live a Little as Advertising Photographer
- The Miracle of the Bells as Slenka
- Shed No Tears as Ray Belden's Landlord (Uncredited)
- Moonrise as Ed Conlon
- The Challenge as Arno
1947
- Nightmare Alley as Hobo (uncredited)
- Out of the Past as Tillotson (uncredited)
- The Guilty as Jake, the janitor
- Ginger as City Treasurer Joseph Nash
- The Mighty McGurk
- Merton of the Movies as Mr. Purdie (uncredited)
- The Senator Was Indiscreet as Indian
- So You're Going to Be a Father as Swami Fortune Teller (uncredited)
1946
- My Reputation as Dave (uncredited)
- Blonde Alibi as Pat Tenny
- Wake Up and Dream as Mr. Agrippa
- Inside Job as Herman
1945
- Conflict as Pawnbroker #1 (uncredited)
- The Horn Blows at Midnight as Photographer in Heaven (uncredited)
- A Medal for Benny as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)
1944
- Gypsy Wildcat as Lieutenant
- Christmas Holiday as Lawyer
- The Doughgirls as Hotel porter
- Greenwich Village as Author
- The Thin Man Goes Home as Reporter (uncredited)
- Up in Arms as Draft Board Official (uncredited)
1943
- Casablanca as Waiter at the Blue Parrot (uncredited)
- Mission to Moscow as Heckler (uncredited)
- Corvette K-225 as Cook
1942
- Reunion in France as Hypolite (uncredited)
- Castle in the Desert as The Hotel Manager
- Get Hep to Love as Music Judge
- Saboteur as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
1941
- Shadow of the Thin Man as Lawyer Fenster
- H.M. Pulham, Esq. as Ellsmere, the Artist (uncredited)
- New York Town as Bender
- Design for Scandal as Realtor (uncredited)