Jack La Rue

Acting · 0.7 popularity

Age

124

Movies

126

Born: May 3, 1902 – January 11, 1984
From: New York City, New York, USA

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 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.

Works

126 films

Robin and the 7 Hoods

19646.2

A Farewell to Arms

19326.2

The Sea Hawk

19407.2

42nd Street

19336.9

Captains Courageous

19377.4

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

19327.8

Special Agent

19356.2

Complicated Women

20036.9

Hard Guy

19415.7

My Favorite Brunette

19476.6

For Those Who Think Young

19645.7

Dakota

19455.2

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

19326.4

40 Pounds of Trouble

19625.4

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

19764.3

The Spanish Main

19456.4

Ringside Maisie

19415.6

The Story of Temple Drake

19336.5

The Spy in the Green Hat

19676.6

The Gang's All Here

19397.5

Times Square Lady

19357.0

The Girl in 419

19334.2

Pardon My Sarong

19426.5

Cornered

19456.2

The All-American

19326.5

Swamp Woman

19415.0

Three on a Match

19326.3

Road to Utopia

19466.7

Charlie Chan in Panama

19406.8

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

1934

The Payoff

19425.9

The Kennel Murder Case

19336.1

Murder in the Music Hall

19465.3

Ellis Island

19366.3

East of the River

19406.3

Secret Service In Darkest Africa

19437.0

Valley of the Giants

19386.7

His Night Out

19357.0

American Empire

19425.0

Christopher Strong

19335.9

Dancing Pirate

19365.7

Her Husband Lies

19377.0

Strike Me Pink

19366.6

The Woman Accused

19336.0

Leave It to the Irish

19444.4

The King On Main Street

19257.3

Gambling Ship

19335.8

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

19486.1

Waterfront Lady

19355.3

Paesano

1975

Highways by Night

19427.3

Little Big Shot

19357.3

Forgotten Girls

19405.6

Men of the Hour

19358.0

The Mouthpiece

19326.1

The Daring Young Man

193510.0

Ride the Man Down

19527.7

Robin Hood of Monterey

19476.1

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

In Old Sacramento

19466.8

Lawyer Man

19326.1

Virtue

19326.6

Born to Fight

193610.0

Footsteps in the Dark

19417.0

For Heaven's Sake

19507.0

Big Town Czar

19397.0

Blessed Event

19326.9

Terror Aboard

19336.5

Arson Racket Squad

19388.0

Calling All Cars

19356.0

Remember Last Night?

19355.5

Enemy Agent

19406.7

After the Dance

19356.5

The Headline Woman

19354.6

Night World

19326.8

Dangerous Passage

19445.0

The Last Ride

19446.4

Under the Pampas Moon

19355.5

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

19426.3

A Tenderfoot Goes West

19365.0

The House of Terror

19287.0

Yellow Cargo

19364.8

Follow the Leader

19304.9

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

19346.0

X Marks the Spot

19424.5

Dangerous Holiday

19375.3

The Bridge of Sighs

19368.0

The Desert Song

19436.0

Fugitive from a Prison Camp

19409.0

In Old Caliente

19396.0

It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)

19366.0

The Girl from Monterrey

19438.0

Trapped by G-Men

19377.0

Gangs Inc.

19415.6

Fine Manners

19268.0

Good Dame

19347.0

Radio Patrol

193210.0

Murder in Soho

19396.0

The Law Rides Again

19436.8

To the Last Man

19335.9

Follow the Leader

19443.8

The Lucky Devil

19257.2

Smart Guy

19437.0

Headline Shooter

19336.3

A Scream in the Dark

19434.1

The Spanish Cape Mystery

19355.6

Santa Fe Uprising

19467.0

Gentleman from Dixie

19418.0

Take the Stand

19345.5

No Ransom

19348.0

Straight Is the Way

19346.3

Machine Gun Mama

19444.5

Bush Pilot

19475.5

Secret of the Chateau

19346.3

I Demand Payment

19385.0

Mind Your Own Business

193610.0

The Sultan's Daughter

19435.0

Pistol Packin' Mama

19437.0

Steppin' in Society

19456.0

Man Against Woman

19325.0

Never a Dull Moment

19437.0

You Can't Beat the Law

19435.4

Under the Big Top

19386.7

That I May Live

19377.3

While Paris Sleeps

19326.7

The Fighting Rookie

19344.8