Oliver Blake

Born: 1905-04-04, Centralia, Illinois, USA

Died: 1992-02-12

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.

Filmography

• Father Knows Best (1954)
• I Love Lucy (1951)
• Casablanca (1943)
• Julius Caesar (1953)
• The Pirate (1948)
• The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
• Cry of the City (1948)
• Drum Beat (1954)
• My Reputation (1946)
• Greenwich Village (1944)
• The Cobweb (1955)
• Brigadoon (1954)
• Alias Jesse James (1959)
• Susan Slept Here (1954)
• Christmas Holiday (1944)
• Raintree County (1957)
• The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
• Rhubarb (1951)
• A Woman's Secret (1949)
• Blonde Alibi (1946)
• The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
• Bells Are Ringing (1960)
• Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
• Fancy Pants (1950)
• The Fearmakers (1958)
• Colorado Territory (1949)
• Shed No Tears (1948)
• The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
• The Doughgirls (1944)
• Up in Arms (1944)