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Oliver Blake

Rhubarb

Greenwich Village

Houdini

My Reputation

The Thin Man Goes Home

Shadow of the Thin Man

Raintree County

Julius Caesar

AKA: credited as Oliver Prickett

Born: 04/04/1905 Centralia, IL

Decades Active:
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Biography: Lanky, long-nosed supporting actor Oliver Blake acted on stage under his given name of Oliver Prickett. From the mid-1920s onward, Blake was a fixture at the Pasadena Playhouse, where his brother Charles was managing director and his sister Maudie was a resident character actress. At the Playhouse, he starred in such productions as Charley's Aunt and also taught classes for first-year students. He entered films in 1941, and for his first few years before the camera was confined to bit roles like the Blue Parrot waiter in Casablanca (1942). One of his more visible screen assignments was as dour-faced Indian neighbor Geoduck in Universal's Ma and Pa Kettle series. An apparent favorite of comedian Bob Hope, Blake showed up in a variety of roles in several Hope farces, notably as the world's most emaciated Santa Claus in The Seven Little Foys (1955). On TV, Oliver Blake played the recurring role of Carl Dorf in the 1956 sitcom The Brothers. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

DVDs that Oliver Blake appeared in...

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07/01/2008 - Rhubarb
06/17/2008 - Greenwich Village
06/03/2008 - Houdini
10/30/2007 - My Reputation
08/07/2007 - The Thin Man Goes Home
08/07/2007 - Shadow of the Thin Man
06/05/2007 - Raintree County
11/07/2006 - Julius Caesar
05/02/2006 - The Long, Long Trailer
09/06/2005 - Casanova's Big Night