Jack La Rue

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-05-03 (82 years old)

Deathday

1984-01-11

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Jack La Rue

Biography

Jack La Rue (born Gaspere Biondolillo) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. La Rue went from high school to his first acting job, in Otis Skinner's road company production of Blood and Sand. He performed in Broadway plays from around 1923 to 1931. According to La Rue, while appearing in Mae West's play Diamond Lil, he was spotted by Howard Hawks, who offered him a part in the film Scarface, starring Paul Muni. He moved to Hollywood, where he appeared in numerous films. However, Scarface was not one of them. La Rue stated in a newspaper article that, after four days, Hawks had to replace him with George Raft because La Rue was...

Acting

1933

42nd Street

as Thug (uncredited)

1932

Radio Patrol

as Slick (uncredited)

1942

American Empire

as Pierre - Beauchard Henchman

1932

1932

1945

Cornered

as Diego, Hotel Valet

1946

1948

1932

Three on a Match

as Ace's Henchman (uncredited)

1932

Blessed Event

as Louis De Marco

1941

1940

1925

The King On Main Street

as Member of King's Retinue in Paris Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

1937

1964

1941

Gangs Inc.

as Mickey Roman

1939

1935

Special Agent

as Jake Andrews

1933

Gambling Ship

as Pete Manning

1933

The Kennel Murder Case

as Eduardo Grassi

1932

Night World

as Henchman (uncredited)

1935

Remember Last Night?

as Baptiste Bouclier

1932

Virtue

as Toots O'Neil

1945

The Spanish Main

as Lt. Escobar

1950

For Heaven's Sake

as Tony Clark

1933

Terror Aboard

as Gregory Cordoff

1941

Hard Guy

as Vic Monroe

1942

Highways by Night

as Johnny Lieber, Gangster

1942

The Payoff

as John Angus

1935

Little Big Shot

as Jack Doré

1964

For Those Who Think Young

as Cronin's Business Associate

1946

1932

The Mouthpiece

as Joe Garland (Uncredited)

1934

Secret of the Chateau

as Lucien Vonaire

1940

Forgotten Girls

as Eddie Nolan

1937

Trapped by G-Men

as Fred Drake

1933

1940

East of the River

as Frank 'Frisco' Scarfi

1939

Murder in Soho

as Steve Marco

1943

1933

To the Last Man

as Jim Daggs

1933

1934

Good Dame

as Bluch Brown

1944

1942

X Marks the Spot

as Marty Clark

1943

The Desert Song

as Lt. Bertin

1936

Dancing Pirate

as Lt. Chago (Baltazar's Aide)

1938

1944

1944

The Last Ride

as Joe Genna

1936

Yellow Cargo

as Al Perrelli

1936

Born to Fight

as Smoothy Morgan

2007

Girl 27

as Self (archive footage)

1936

The Bridge of Sighs

as Packy Lacy

1936

1937

Dangerous Holiday

as Gollenger

1937

Her Husband Lies

as 'Trigger'

1947

Robin Hood of Monterey

as Don Ricardo Gonzales

1938

Under the Big Top

as Ricardo Le Grande

1944

1932

Lawyer Man

as Spike Murphy (uncredited)

1930

Follow the Leader

as Gangster (uncredited)

1935

His Night Out

as Joe Ferranza

1934

The Fighting Rookie

as Patrolman Jim Trent

1967

The Spy in the Green Hat

as Federico 'Feet' Stilletto

1926

Fine Manners

as New Year's Eve Celebrant

1943

The Law Rides Again

as Duke Dillon

1936

Strike Me Pink

as Mr. Thrust

1946

Santa Fe Uprising

as Bruce Jackson

1935

Calling All Cars

as Jerry Kennedy

1932

1947

Bush Pilot

as Paul Girard

1935

Times Square Lady

as Jack Kramer

1935

1962

40 Pounds of Trouble

as Nick the Greek

1936

A Tenderfoot Goes West

as James "Killer" Madden

1933

1952

1939

In Old Caliente

as Manuel Delgardo / Sujarno

1934

Take the Stand

as George Gaylord

1945

1945

Dakota

as Suade

1938

Arson Racket Squad

as Bud Morgan

1933

The Woman Accused

as Little Maxie

1943

Pistol Packin' Mama

as Johnny Rossi

1932

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

as Ackerman (uncredited)

1940

1941

Swamp Woman

as Pierre Pertinax Pontineau Briand Broussicourt d'Olivier, aka Pete Oliver

1943

Smart Guy

as Matt Taylor

1934

No Ransom

as Larry Romero

1946

1935

Waterfront Lady

as Tom Braden

1940

The Sea Hawk

as Lt. Ortega

1941

Ringside Maisie

as Ricky Du Prez

1941

Gentleman from Dixie

as Thad Terrill

1939

Big Town Czar

as Mike Luger

2003

Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

1997

Bogart: The Untold Story

as Self (archive footage)

1932

The All-American

as Joe Fiore

1932

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

as Prisoner at Check-In (uncredited)

1938

I Demand Payment

as Smiles Badolio

1942

Pardon My Sarong

as Tabor (uncredited)

1925

The Lucky Devil

as Prizefight Attendant

1935

The Headline Woman

as Phil Zarias

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