Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 4, 1905
Place of Birth:
Centralia, Illinois, USA
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Oliver Blake
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Bells Are Ringing | Ludwig Smiley (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Alias Jesse James | Mortimer Hopelaw (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Giant from the Unknown | Cafe Proprietor |
| 1958 | The Fearmakers | Dr. Gregory Jessup |
| 1957 | The Pied Piper of Hamelin | Leading Citizen (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Raintree County | Jake - Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Cobweb | Curly |
| 1955 | Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki | Geoduck |
| 1955 | The Seven Little Foys | Man Dressed as Santa Claus |
| 1954 | Brigadoon | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Casanova's Big Night | Amadeo (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Ma and Pa Kettle at Home | Geoduck |
| 1954 | Drum Beat | |
| 1954 | Hell's Outpost | Hotel Clerk |
| 1954 | Susan Slept Here | Motel Manager (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Long, Long Trailer | Mr. Judlow |
| 1953 | Julius Caesar | Citizen of Rome |
| 1953 | House of Wax | Man Checking His Watch (uncredited) |
| 1953 | So This Is Love | Apartment Manager |
| 1952 | Face to Face | Deacon |
| 1952 | Son of Paleface | Telegraph Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Feudin' Fools | Clem Smith |
| 1952 | Room for One More | Mr. Tatum (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation | Geoduck |
| 1952 | Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair | Geoduck |
| 1952 | The Iron Mistress | Innkeeper |
| 1951 | The Lemon Drop Kid | Racetrack Bettor on Iron Bar (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Stooge | Theater Manager (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm | Geoduck |
| 1951 | Rhubarb | Cadaver Jones (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Chain of Circumstance | Traeger |
| 1950 | Let's Dance | Man in Bowler Hat (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Father of the Bride | Engagement Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Fancy Pants | Mr. Andrews |
| 1949 | Colorado Territory | Wells Fargo Agent (uncredited) |
| 1949 | A Woman's Secret | Mr. Pierson (Uncredited) |
| 1948 | Moonrise | Ed Conlon |
| 1948 | Cry of the City | Mr. Masselli |
| 1948 | Shed No Tears | Ray Belden's Landlord (Uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Walls of Jericho | Juror |
| 1948 | Summer Holiday | Scorekeeper (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Pirate | Official (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Let's Live a Little | Advertising Photographer |
| 1948 | The Miracle of the Bells | Slenka |
| 1948 | The Challenge | Arno |
| 1947 | The Guilty | Jake, the janitor |
| 1947 | The Senator Was Indiscreet | Indian |
| 1947 | Merton of the Movies | Mr. Purdie (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Out of the Past | Tillotson (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Mighty McGurk | |
| 1947 | Ginger | City Treasurer Joseph Nash |
| 1947 | So You're Going to Be a Father | Swami Fortune Teller (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Nightmare Alley | Hobo (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Blonde Alibi | Pat Tenny |
| 1946 | Wake Up and Dream | Mr. Agrippa |
| 1946 | My Reputation | Dave (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Inside Job | Herman |
| 1945 | Conflict | Pawnbroker #1 (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Horn Blows at Midnight | Photographer in Heaven (uncredited) |
| 1945 | A Medal for Benny | Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Doughgirls | Hotel porter |
| 1944 | Up in Arms | Draft Board Official (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Gypsy Wildcat | Lieutenant |
| 1944 | Greenwich Village | Author |
| 1944 | Christmas Holiday | Lawyer |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Casablanca | Waiter at the Blue Parrot (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Corvette K-225 | Cook |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Heckler (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Castle in the Desert | The Hotel Manager |
| 1942 | Saboteur | Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Get Hep to Love | Music Judge |
| 1942 | Reunion in France | Hypolite (uncredited) |
| 1941 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Ellsmere, the Artist (uncredited) |
| 1941 | New York Town | Bender |
| 1941 | Design for Scandal | Realtor (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Shadow of the Thin Man | Lawyer Fenster |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Maverick | Brimmer |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Zeb Allen |