
Jack La Rue
Known for ActingBorn 1902-05-03Died 1984-01-11New York City, New York, USA
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 taller than Muni and had a more powerful voice. Later, however, Raft turned down the role of the despicable villain in The Story of Temple Drake, fearing it would damage his screen image, so the part went to La Rue. Sometimes mistaken for Humphrey Bogart, he played thugs and gangsters for the most part. However, director Frank Borzage atypically cast him as a priest in the 1932 version of A Farewell to Arms simply because, according to newspaper columnist Hubbard Keavy, he was "tired of seeing conventional characters". La Rue stated he turned down a role in The Godfather and many parts in the television series The Untouchables because of the way they portrayed Italian-Americans. La Rue died of a heart attack at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 81. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California.Read more
Movies & web series
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Born to Fight
1936 · Movie
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Mind Your Own Business
1936 · Movie
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The Daring Young Man
1935 · Movie
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Radio Patrol
1932 · Movie
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MGM Parade
1955 · Series
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Fugitive from a Prison Camp
1940 · Movie
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The Girl from Monterrey
1943 · Movie
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Gentleman from Dixie
1941 · Movie
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Arson Racket Squad
1938 · Movie
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The Bridge of Sighs
1936 · Movie
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Men of the Hour
1935 · Movie
No Ransom
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No Ransom
1934 · Movie
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Perry Mason
1957 · Series
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Fine Manners
1926 · Movie
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Ride the Man Down
1952 · Movie
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 · Movie
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Complicated Women
2003 · Movie
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The Gang's All Here
1939 · Movie
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Captains Courageous
1937 · Movie
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Highways by Night
1942 · Movie
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Series
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That I May Live
1937 · Movie
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Little Big Shot
1935 · Movie
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The Sea Hawk
1940 · Movie
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The King On Main Street
1925 · Movie
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The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966 · Series
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For Heaven's Sake
1950 · Movie
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Santa Fe Uprising
1946 · Movie
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The Lucky Devil
1925 · Movie
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Pistol Packin' Mama
1943 · Movie
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Never a Dull Moment
1943 · Movie
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Smart Guy
1943 · Movie
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Secret Service In Darkest Africa
1943 · Movie
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Footsteps in the Dark
1941 · Movie
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Big Town Czar
1939 · Movie
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Trapped by G-Men
1937 · Movie
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Her Husband Lies
1937 · Movie
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Tombstone Territory
1957 · Series
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General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
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His Night Out
1935 · Movie
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Times Square Lady
1935 · Movie
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Good Dame
1934 · Movie
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The House of Terror
1928 · Movie
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Charlie Chan in Panama
1940 · Movie
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The Spy in the Green Hat
1967 · Movie
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42nd Street
1933 · Movie
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The Law Rides Again
1943 · Movie
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In Old Sacramento
1946 · Movie