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