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American character actor who specialized in underworld types, despite a far greater range. A native of the Bronx, Lawrence participated in plays in school, then attended the City College of New York. In 1930, he was accepted into Eva Le Gallienne`s company, where he became friendly with another young actor, one day to be known as John Garfield. The two appeared in a number of plays, both with Le Galliene`s company and with the highly-politicized Group Theatre, before Lawrence was given a film contract with Columbia Pictures. His scarred complexion and brooding appearance made him a natural for heavies, and he played scores of gangsters and mob bosses over the next six decades. Nevertheless, he could turn in fine performances in very different kinds of roles as well, such as his bewildered mountain boy in The Shepherd of the Hills (1941). Following the Second World War, as anti-Communist fervor gripped America, Lawrence found himself under scrutiny for his political leanings. When called before the House Un-American Activities Committee, he admitted he had once been a member of the Communist Party. The Committee broke down his resolve and he named the names of other Party members. He was blacklisted and departed for Europe, where he continued to make films, often in leading roles. Following the demise of the blacklist, he returned to America and resumed his position as a familiar and talented purveyor of gangland types. A writer and director as well, Lawrence has remained active in his ninth decade.
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Quotes I had this effect on people. I remember walking along the street and seeing Eddie Cantor`s name up on one of the theaters, so I stopped by the ticket seller and asked him, `When does Eddie go on?` He looked at me and went pale and said, `You-you-you-you`re the guy in that picture up the street!` He was petrified of me. So I went and watched that movie again and thought to myself `Christ Almighty, what an ugly [expletive]!` Holes in my face, black eyes that pierce right through you. Here I thought I looked like Ronald Colman and the ticket seller was right. [regarding his short-term membership in the Communist party in the 1930s]: "I went to about five or six meetings. When I got bored at home I`d go to a meeting."Trivia Interviewed in "Actors on Red Alert: Career Interviews with Five Actors and Actresses Affected by the Blacklist", by Anthony Slide, 1999. Was a victim of the Hollywood blacklist in 1950 and, as a result, was forced to leave the US to continue working as an actor. Profiled in "Names You Never Remember, With Faces You Never Forget" by Justin Humphreys (BearManor Media). Columbia Pictures chief Harry Cohn once told Lawrence that Johnny Roselli, a notorious gangster, had said that he was the best hood in films. Lawrence himself was often told by Italian hoods in his native New York that he played them better than anyone else; ironically, Lawrence is Jewish. Father of Toni Lawrence. Ex-father-in-law of Billy Bob Thornton. During the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings, Lawrence testified that Lionel Stander told him that joining the Communist Party would make him more attractive to women. During his testimony, Stander denounced Lawrence as a psychopath and presented a letter that gave Lawrence's mental history and revealed that he had been hospitalized after a mental breakdown just prior to his HUAC testimony. Named actor Jeff Corey, a former Communist Party member who had left behind the party and the ideology, as a communist before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Corey, who was subsequently blacklisted from 1951 through 1962, was bitter over Lawrence's action for the rest of his long life. | ||
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