Jack La Rue

Acting · 0.9 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

A Farewell to Arms

19326.2

Robin and the 7 Hoods

19646.2

The Sea Hawk

19407.2

Captains Courageous

19377.4

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

19327.8

42nd Street

19336.9

Special Agent

19356.2

Complicated Women

20036.9

My Favorite Brunette

19476.6

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

19764.3

Hard Guy

19415.7

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

19326.4

The Story of Temple Drake

19336.5

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

1934

Ringside Maisie

19415.6

Dakota

19455.2

The Spy in the Green Hat

19676.6

40 Pounds of Trouble

19625.4

The Spanish Main

19456.4

The Gang's All Here

19397.5

For Those Who Think Young

19645.7

Pardon My Sarong

19426.5

Cornered

19456.2

Road to Utopia

19466.7

Swamp Woman

19415.0

Times Square Lady

19357.0

Valley of the Giants

19386.7

Three on a Match

19326.3

American Empire

19425.0

The Payoff

19425.9

The Mouthpiece

19326.1

Dancing Pirate

19365.7

Charlie Chan in Panama

19406.8

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

19486.1

Paesano

1975

His Night Out

19357.0

Gambling Ship

19335.8

The All-American

19326.5

Her Husband Lies

19377.0

Christopher Strong

19335.9

Highways by Night

19427.3

Footsteps in the Dark

19417.0

The Kennel Murder Case

19336.1

Murder in the Music Hall

19465.3

In Old Sacramento

19466.8

The Girl in 419

19334.2

Robin Hood of Monterey

19476.1

Little Big Shot

19357.3

Strike Me Pink

19366.6

The Woman Accused

19336.0

Ride the Man Down

19527.7

The King On Main Street

19257.3

Men of the Hour

19358.0

East of the River

19406.3

Forgotten Girls

19405.6

Calling All Cars

19356.0

Virtue

19326.6

Enemy Agent

19406.7

Blessed Event

19326.9

Leave It to the Irish

19444.4

Secret Service In Darkest Africa

19437.0

Born to Fight

193610.0

Ellis Island

19366.3

Night World

19326.8

Arson Racket Squad

19388.0

Lawyer Man

19326.1

Waterfront Lady

19355.3

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

Murder in Soho

19396.0

The Desert Song

19436.0

For Heaven's Sake

19507.0

You Can't Beat the Law

19435.4

Follow the Leader

19304.9

Terror Aboard

19336.5

Straight Is the Way

19346.3

Dangerous Passage

19445.0

The Daring Young Man

193510.0

Remember Last Night?

19355.5

In Old Caliente

19396.0

The Last Ride

19446.4

Big Town Czar

19397.0

X Marks the Spot

19424.5

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

19426.3

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

19346.0

Gangs Inc.

19415.6

Dangerous Holiday

19375.3

After the Dance

19356.5

The Headline Woman

19354.6

No Ransom

19348.0

I Demand Payment

19385.0

Yellow Cargo

19364.8

Under the Pampas Moon

19355.5

Gentleman from Dixie

19418.0

To the Last Man

19335.9

A Scream in the Dark

19434.1

The Sultan's Daughter

19435.0

Trapped by G-Men

19377.0

Never a Dull Moment

19437.0

Fugitive from a Prison Camp

19409.0

A Tenderfoot Goes West

19365.0

Santa Fe Uprising

19467.0

The Bridge of Sighs

19368.0

It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)

19366.0

Machine Gun Mama

19444.5

The Girl from Monterrey

19438.0

The House of Terror

19287.0

Secret of the Chateau

19346.3

Headline Shooter

19336.3

Good Dame

19347.0

Pistol Packin' Mama

19437.0

The Spanish Cape Mystery

19355.6

Steppin' in Society

19456.0

The Law Rides Again

19436.8

Take the Stand

19345.5

Radio Patrol

193210.0

Fine Manners

19268.0

Mind Your Own Business

193610.0

Smart Guy

19437.0

While Paris Sleeps

19326.7

Under the Big Top

19386.7

Bush Pilot

19475.5

Follow the Leader

19443.8

The Lucky Devil

19257.2

Man Against Woman

19325.0

That I May Live

19377.3

The Fighting Rookie

19344.8