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Jack La Rue
Conocido por: InterpretaciónJack 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.
Filmografía 40
Lights Out
como Narrator (voice) 
20 Kilos de líos
como Nick the Greek (uncredited) 
Robin de Chicago
como Tomatoes 
Adiós a las armas
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como Priest 
Morena y de peligro
como Tony 
Capitanes intrépidos
como Priest 
Para aquellos que se sienten jóvenes
como Cronin's Business Associate 
Los piratas del mar Caribe
como Lt. Escobar 
Charlie Chan en Panamá
como Emil Manolo 
Veinte mil años en Sing Sing
como Prisoner at Check-In (uncredited) 
Matando en la sombra
como Eduardo Grassi 
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
como Slim Grisson 
El espía del sombrero verde
como Federico 'Feet' Stilletto 
Venganza
como Diego, Hotel Valet 
La batalla de los rancheros
como Kennedy 
Ruta a Utopia
como LeBec 
Dakota
como Suade 
Ringside Maisie
como Ricky Du Prez 
Hasta el ultimo hombre
como Jim Daggs 
The Headline Woman
como Phil Zarias 
Pasos en la oscuridad
como Ace Vernon 
X Marks the Spot
como Marty Clark 
Leave It to the Irish
como Rockwell 
The Spanish Cape Mystery
como Gardner 
Robin Hood of Monterey
como Don Ricardo Gonzales 
Manhattan Mary
como Gangster (uncredited) 
The Law Rides Again
como Duke Dillon 
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
como Tommy Gould 
American Empire
como Pierre - Beauchard Henchman 
The Bridge of Sighs
como Packy Lacy 
Waterfront Lady
como Tom Braden
como Dude 
The King On Main Street
como Member of King's Retinue (uncredited) 
¿Hombre o ratón?
como Mr. Thrust 
Dancing Pirate
como Lt. Chago (Baltazar's Aide) 
Under the Big Top
como Ricardo Le Grande 
Hombre de leyes
como Spike Murphy (uncredited) 
You Can't Beat the Law
como Cain 
Follow the Leader
como Larry 
Santa Fe Uprising
como Bruce Jackson