Oliver Blake

Born: 1905-04-04

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.


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The Pirate

as Official (uncredited)
Released: 1948-06-11

A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate...

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Casablanca

as Waiter at the Blue Parrot (uncredited)
Released: 1943-01-15

In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover,...

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Moonrise

as Ed Conlon
Released: 1948-10-01

Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until...

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Conflict

as Pawnbroker #1 (uncredited)
Released: 1945-06-15

Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that...

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The Stooge

as Theater Manager (uncredited)
Released: 1951-11-15

Bill Miller is an unsuccessful Broadway performer until his handlers convince him to enhance his...

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Nightmare Alley

as Hobo (uncredited)
Released: 1947-10-09

Stanton Carlisle joins a seedy carnival, working with "Mademoiselle Zeena" and her alcoholic...

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Brigadoon

as Bartender (uncredited)
Released: 1954-09-08

Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon...

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The Fearmakers

as Dr. Gregory Jessup
Released: 1958-10-01

A Korean War veteran returns to Washington D.C. only to discover his business partner had died...

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Colorado Territory

as (uncredited)
Released: 1949-06-11

In Colorado territory, outlaw Wes McQueen escapes jail to pull a railroad robbery but, upon...

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Julius Caesar

as Citizen of Rome
Released: 1953-06-04

The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic...

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Out of the Past

as Tillotson (uncredited)
Released: 1947-11-25

Jeff Bailey seems to be a mundane gas station owner in remote Bridgeport, California. He is...

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The Guilty

as Jake, the janitor
Released: 1947-03-22

Two friends land in hot water when they begin dating twins and one of the women ends up dead.

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Christmas Holiday

as Lawyer
Released: 1944-07-31

Don't be fooled by the title. Christmas Holiday is a far, far cry from It's a Wonderful Life....

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My Reputation

as Dave (uncredited)
Released: 1946-01-25

Tongues begin to wag when a lonely widow becomes romantically involved with a military man....

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House of Wax

as Man Checking His Watch (uncredited)
Released: 1953-04-16

A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical...

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Greenwich Village

as Author
Released: 1944-09-27

In 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.

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Summer Holiday

as Scorekeeper (uncredited)
Released: 1948-04-15

Danville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class...

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The Challenge

as Arno
Released: 1948-04-02

Bulldog Drummond investigates the murder of a sea captain who died before revealing the location...

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Raintree County

as Jake - Bartender (uncredited)
Released: 1957-12-20

In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is...

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The Greatest Show on Earth

as Spectator (uncredited)
Released: 1952-02-16

To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian,...

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Saboteur

as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Released: 1942-04-24

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of...

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Drum Beat

as uncredited
Released: 1954-11-10

President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California...

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Feudin' Fools

as Clem Smith
Released: 1952-09-21

Sach learns that he has inherited a farm in rural hillbilly country, and when he and the Boys...

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The Cobweb

as Curly
Released: 1955-06-07

Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic’s new drapes -...

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Father of the Bride

as Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
Released: 1950-05-18

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she...

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The Doughgirls

as Hotel porter
Released: 1944-11-25

Arthur and Vivian are just married, but when the get to their honeymoon suite in Washington...

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A Woman's Secret

as Mr. Pierson (Uncredited)
Released: 1949-01-13

A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a...

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Inside Job

as Herman
Released: 1946-06-14

A pair of married ex-convicts trying to go straight get jobs at a department store. A gangster...

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Giant from the Unknown

as Cafe Proprietor
Released: 1958-01-03

A series of grisly murders plague a small mountain community and the sheriff suspects a local...

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Rhubarb

as Cadaver Jones (uncredited)
Released: 1951-08-29

Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet he names Rhubarb....

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Blonde Alibi

as Pat Tenny
Released: 1946-03-01

Soon after a young woman breaks off her engagement to a doctor, the doctor is found murdered....

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Fancy Pants

as Mr. Andrews
Released: 1950-07-19

An American actor, impersonating an English butler, is hired by a rich woman from New Mexico to...

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Gypsy Wildcat

as Lieutenant
Released: 1944-08-02

In an unspecified Renaissance kingdom, no sooner has Anube's gypsy tribe encamped near Baron...

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Shadow of the Thin Man

as Lawyer Fenster
Released: 1941-11-21

High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while...

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Bells Are Ringing

as Ludwig Smiley
Released: 1960-06-23

Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She...

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Cry of the City

as Mr. Masselli
Released: 1948-09-29

Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward,...

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The Long, Long Trailer

as Mr. Judlow
Released: 1954-02-19

A newly wed couple, Tacy and Nicky, travel in a trailer for their honeymoon. The journey is a...

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The Iron Mistress

as Innkeeper
Released: 1952-11-19

In this biopic, Jim Bowie goes to New Orleans, where he falls for Judalon and befriends her...

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Ginger

as City Treasurer Joseph Nash
Released: 1947-01-04

The adventures of a boy and his dog in a small town.

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Shed No Tears

as Ray Belden's Landlord (Uncredited)
Released: 1948-06-09

A man listens to his wife and fakes his own death so that she can get her hands on his insurance...

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Casanova's Big Night

as Amadeo (uncredited)
Released: 1954-04-07

Italy 1757, Pippo Popolino, a lowly tailor, disguises himself as the great Casanova in order to...

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Room for One More

as Mr. Tatum (uncredited)
Released: 1952-01-10

Anne and "Poppy" Rose have three quirky kids. Anne has a generous heart and the belief in the...

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Alias Jesse James

as Mortimer Hopelaw (uncredited)
Released: 1959-03-20

Insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in...

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H.M. Pulham, Esq.

as Ellsmere, the Artist (uncredited)
Released: 1941-12-04

A man who lived his life as he was told he should, not as he would have chosen to, is brought...

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Corvette K-225

as Cook
Released: 1943-09-29

The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.

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Son of Paleface

as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Released: 1952-07-14

Peter Potter Jr. returns to claim his father's gold, which is nowhere to be found.

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The Lemon Drop Kid

as Racetrack Bettor on Iron Bar (uncredited)
Released: 1951-04-02

When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally cheats gangster Moose Moran out of his track winnings, the...

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Susan Slept Here

as Motel Manager (uncredited)
Released: 1954-07-28

On Christmas Eve, suffering from a case of writer's block, screenwriter Mark Christopher and his...

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Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

as Geoduck
Released: 1955-04-01

Ma and Pa, along with daughter Rosie, go off to Hawaii in answer to cousin Rodney's call for...

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The Walls of Jericho

as Juror
Released: 1948-11-22

In a small town in Kansas, a county attorney in an unhappy marriage falls in love with another...

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The Pied Piper of Hamelin

as Leading Citizen (uncredited)
Released: 1957-11-26

The singing, rhyming citizens of Hamelin hope to win a competition with rival towns for royal...

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The Seven Little Foys

as Man Dressed as Santa Claus
Released: 1955-09-30

Vaudeville entertainer Eddie Foy, who has vowed to forever keep his act a solo, falls in love...

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Mission to Moscow

as Heckler (uncredited)
Released: 1943-04-29

Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns...

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Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

as Geoduck
Released: 1952-10-27

The Kettles are in Paris along with their daughter-in-law's parents the Parkers. Pa tries to buy...

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Reunion in France

as Hypolite (uncredited)
Released: 1942-12-25

Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a...

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So This Is Love

as Apartment Manager
Released: 1953-07-15

Film biography of opera star Grace Moore, released in 1953.

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Chain of Circumstance

as Traeger
Released: 1951-08-23

A childless couple adopts a baby girl, but a crime committed by the husband's secretary could...

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Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

as Geoduck
Released: 1951-05-10

The Kettles leave their ultra-modern home and return to the country looking for uranium. Ma and...

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Let's Dance

as Man in Bowler Hat (uncredited)
Released: 1950-11-29

Years after the death of her husband, Kitty McNeil takes her son and flees from the home of her...

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The Senator Was Indiscreet

as Indian
Released: 1947-12-31

A bumbling, long-winded and crooked Southern senator, considered by some as a dark horse for the...

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Design for Scandal

as Realtor (uncredited)
Released: 1941-12-01

A newsman (Walter Pidgeon) falls in love on Cape Cod with the judge (Rosalind Russell) his angry...

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Wake Up and Dream

as Mr. Agrippa
Released: 1946-12-02

Aided by her eccentric friends, a young woman goes looking for her missing brother.

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Hell's Outpost

as Hotel Clerk
Released: 1954-12-15

A returning Korean War vet becomes embroiled in a fight over possession of a tungsten mine.

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The Miracle of the Bells

as Slenka
Released: 1948-03-27

The body of a young actress is brought to her home town by the man who loved her. He knows that...

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Merton of the Movies

as Mr. Purdie (uncredited)
Released: 1947-10-11

In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth...

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The Horn Blows at Midnight

as Photographer in Heaven (uncredited)
Released: 1945-04-28

A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael,...

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Let's Live a Little

as Advertising Photographer
Released: 1948-12-09

A harried, overworked advertising executive is being pursued romantically by one of his clients,...

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Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

as Geoduck
Released: 1952-07-11

Ma and Pa are trying to raise enough money at the county fair to send their daughter Rosie to...

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Up in Arms

as Draft Board Official
Released: 1944-02-17

Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his...

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Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

as Geoduck
Released: 1954-03-10

The Indians try to make a fire in the Kettles fireplace the old fashion way, the smoke signal...

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Castle in the Desert

as The Hotel Manager
Released: 1942-02-02

Charlie Chan, with son Jimmy on a week's pass from the Army, takes up a request for help at a...

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A Medal for Benny

as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)
Released: 1945-04-16

Outcast Benny Martin joined the army to escape public scorn. But when townspeople learn that he...

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Face to Face

as Deacon
Released: 1952-11-01

Two short films released together under a collective title. The first, "Secret Sharer", directed...

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New York Town

as Bender
Released: 1941-10-31

Victor Ballard, a happy-go-lucky albeit impoverished sidewalk photographer, shares a New York...

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Get Hep to Love

as Music Judge
Released: 1942-10-02

Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting...

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I Love Lucy

as Zeb Allen
First aired: 1951-10-15

Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife....

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Maverick

as Brimmer
First aired: 1957-09-22

Maverick is an American Western television series with comedic overtones created by Roy Huggins....

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