Maurice Black

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1891-01-13 (47 years old)

Deathday

1938-01-18

Place of Birth

Queens, New York, USA

Maurice Black

Biography

Maurice Black (January 14, 1891 – January 18, 1938) was an American character actor known for his portrayal of mobsters. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1928 to 1938, when he died of pneumonia, four days after his 47th birthday. He was married to Edythe Raynore. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maurice Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1933

Blondie Johnson

as Tony (uncredited)

1929

Dark Streets

as Beefy Barker

1931

Little Caesar

as Little Arnie Lorch

1929

Leaping Love

as Nate/Club Manager

1933

Flying Down to Rio

as One of the Three Greeks

1930

Framed

as Bing Murdock

1932

1933

Elmer, the Great

as Dice Dealer (uncredited)

1931

Smart Money

as Greek Barber

1936

Laughing Irish Eyes

as Tony Martin

1936

Exclusive Story

as Martinello (uncredited)

1937

The Firefly

as Pigeon Vendor (uncredited)

1933

Murder on the Campus

as Blackie Atwater

1931

1929

Broadway Babies

as Nick Stepanos

1936

Ellis Island

as Nails

1930

Live and Learn

as Mr. Brown

1931

No Limit

as Happy

1930

1930

1930

Numbered Men

as Lou Rinaldo

1934

Wake Up and Dream

as Tom Romero

1932

The King Murder

as Philip Scott

1933

1930

Show Girl in Hollywood

as Actor in Scene

1928

Show Folks

as Vaudeville Performer

1933

A Shriek in the Night

as Josephus Martini (uncredited)

1931

Let's Do Things

as Nightclub Manager (uncredited)

1935

Stars Over Broadway

as Jim Flugel

1934

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

as Pierre, the Headwaiter

1935

Bride of Frankenstein

as Gypsy (uncredited)

1937

Adventure's End

as Blackie

1937

Under Strange Flags

as General Pancho Villa

1937

Three Legionnaires

as Gen. Stavinski's aide

1935

Bonnie Scotland

as Khan Mir Jutra

1935

1933

Ship of Wanted Men

as George Spinoli

1931

Lonely Wives

as Taxi Driver

1932

Scarface

as Jim, the Headwaiter (uncredited)

1930

The Runaway Bride

as 'Red' Dugan

1937

1930

1933

1928

Marked Money

as Donovan

1928

Captain Swagger

as Manager, Viennese Club

1934

West of the Pecos

as Shorty Evans

1936

Silly Billies

as Bandit with Toothache

1934

Down to Their Last Yacht

as Joe Spilatti (uncredited)

1932

1932

Tiger Shark

as Jean Fernandez, a Shipwrecked Crewman (uncredited)

1931

The Front Page

as Diamond Louie

1933

Night Flight

as Nightclub Manager (uncredited)

1934

1930

Abraham Lincoln

as Conspirator (uncredited)

1930

Renegades

as Cafe Manager (uncredited)

1933

The Keyhole

as Cuban Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)

1934

Sixteen Fathoms Deep

as Nick - Henhman / Crewman

1930

Brothers

as Giuseppe Michaelo Lorenzo

1929

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