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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 3, 1902
Died
January 11, 1984
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Gaspere Biondolillo
- Jack LaRue
- The Latin Lover (nickname)
- Gaspare Biondolillo
Jack La Rue
0.6 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.4
Self (archive footage)
Girl 27
2007
6.7
Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
2003
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
4.1
Silent Film Villain
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
6.0
Mr. Smith
Love, American Style
1969
6.5
Federico 'Feet' Stilletto
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967
6.6
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
6.1
Tomatoes
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
5.2
Cronin's Business Associate
For Those Who Think Young
1964
5.4
Nick the Greek
40 Pounds of Trouble
1962
Credits
Girl 27
as Self (archive footage)
2007
6.4
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003
6.7
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
1997
0.0
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Silent Film Villain
1976
4.1
Love, American Style
as Mr. Smith
1969
6.0
The Spy in the Green Hat
as Federico 'Feet' Stilletto
1967
6.5
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
6.6
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Tomatoes
1964
6.1
For Those Who Think Young
as Cronin's Business Associate
1964
5.2
40 Pounds of Trouble
as Nick the Greek
1962
5.4
Perry Mason
as Cafe Proprietor
1957
7.7
The Millionaire
as Cricket Rosselli
1955
5.0
General Electric Theater
as Nick Rocco
1953
6.3
General Electric Theater
as Ralphie Fargo
1953
6.3
Ride the Man Down
as Kennedy
1952
6.5
For Heaven's Sake
as Tony Clark
1950
6.9
Lights Out
as Narrator (voice)
1949
5.3
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
as Slim Grisson
1948
6.2
Robin Hood of Monterey
as Don Ricardo Gonzales
1947
5.9
Bush Pilot
as Paul Girard
1947
4.7
My Favorite Brunette
as Tony
1947
6.6
Santa Fe Uprising
as Bruce Jackson
1946
0.0
In Old Sacramento
as Laramie
1946
6.0
Murder in the Music Hall
as Bruce Wilton
1946
4.6
Road to Utopia
as LeBec
1946
6.6
Dakota
as Suade
1945
5.1
Cornered
as Diego, Hotel Valet
1945
6.0
The Spanish Main
as Lt. Escobar
1945
6.3
Steppin' in Society
as Bow Tie
1945
0.0
Dangerous Passage
as Mike
1944
4.4
The Last Ride
as Joe Genna
1944
6.2
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Leave It to the Irish
as Rockwell
1944
3.5
Machine Gun Mama
as Jose
1944
3.8
Follow the Leader
as Larry
1944
3.5
The Desert Song
as Lt. Bertin
1943
5.9
Smart Guy
as Matt Taylor
1943
5.0
The Sultan's Daughter
as Rata
1943
3.0
Pistol Packin' Mama
as Johnny Rossi
1943
5.0
Never a Dull Moment
as Joey
1943
6.0
A Scream in the Dark
as Cross
1943
3.5
The Girl from Monterrey
as Al Johnson
1943
0.0
The Law Rides Again
as Duke Dillon
1943
6.0
Secret Service In Darkest Africa
as Hassan
1943
5.0
You Can't Beat the Law
as Cain
1943
5.2
American Empire
as Pierre - Beauchard Henchman
1942
3.8
The Payoff
as John Angus
1942
5.8
X Marks the Spot
as Marty Clark
1942
3.9
Highways by Night
as Johnny Lieber, Gangster
1942
6.0
Pardon My Sarong
as Tabor (uncredited)
1942
6.5
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Tommy Gould
1942
5.7
Swamp Woman
as Pierre Pertinax Pontineau Briand Broussicourt d'Olivier, aka Pete Oliver
1941
4.8
Hard Guy
as Vic Monroe
1941
5.0
Gentleman from Dixie
as Thad Terrill
1941
6.0
Ringside Maisie
as Ricky Du Prez
1941
7.0
Gangs Inc.
as Mickey Roman
1941
5.2
Footsteps in the Dark
as Ace Vernon
1941
6.9
East of the River
as Frank 'Frisco' Scarfi
1940
5.7
Fugitive from a Prison Camp
as Red Nelson
1940
0.0
The Sea Hawk
as Lt. Ortega
1940
7.1
Enemy Agent
as Alex
1940
5.5
Forgotten Girls
as Eddie Nolan
1940
5.0
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Emil Manolo
1940
6.8
In Old Caliente
as Manuel Delgardo / Sujarno
1939
5.0
Big Town Czar
as Mike Luger
1939
0.0
The Gang's All Here
as Alberni
1939
5.0
Murder in Soho
as Steve Marco
1939
5.0
I Demand Payment
as Smiles Badolio
1938
4.0
Valley of the Giants
as Ed Morrell
1938
6.0
Under the Big Top
as Ricardo Le Grande
1938
5.5
Arson Racket Squad
as Bud Morgan
1938
0.0
That I May Live
1937
6.5
Trapped by G-Men
as Fred Drake
1937
0.0
Captains Courageous
as Priest
1937
7.4
Dangerous Holiday
as Gollenger
1937
1.0
Her Husband Lies
as 'Trigger'
1937
6.0
Mind Your Own Business
as Cruger
1936
0.0
Yellow Cargo
as Al Perrelli
1936
4.0
🎬
Ellis Island
as Dude
1936
5.0
Born to Fight
as Smoothy Morgan
1936
0.0
A Tenderfoot Goes West
as James "Killer" Madden
1936
3.0
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
as Smiley Clark
1936
5.8
Dancing Pirate
as Lt. Chago (Baltazar's Aide)
1936
5.4
The Bridge of Sighs
as Packy Lacy
1936
6.0
Strike Me Pink
as Mr. Thrust
1936
6.6
Remember Last Night?
as Baptiste Bouclier
1935
4.6
The Spanish Cape Mystery
as Gardner
1935
5.4
Waterfront Lady
as Tom Braden
1935
4.0
His Night Out
as Joe Ferranza
1935
0.0
Special Agent
as Jake Andrews
1935
6.2
Little Big Shot
as Jack Doré
1935
6.0
The Daring Young Man
as Cubby
1935
0.0
After the Dance
as Mitch
1935
6.0
Under the Pampas Moon
as Bazan
1935
5.0
The Headline Woman
as Phil Zarias
1935
4.0
Times Square Lady
as Jack Kramer
1935
6.0
Calling All Cars
as Jerry Kennedy
1935
2.0
Secret of the Chateau
as Lucien Vonaire
1934
6.0
🎬
No Ransom
as Larry Romero
1934
0.0
Straight Is the Way
as Monk
1934
5.5
Take the Stand
as George Gaylord
1934
4.0
The Fighting Rookie
as Patrolman Jim Trent
1934
4.0
Good Dame
as Bluch Brown
1934
5.5
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
as Bert
1934
5.0
The Kennel Murder Case
as Eduardo Grassi
1933
6.1
To the Last Man
as Jim Daggs
1933
5.7
Headline Shooter
as Ricci
1933
5.8
Gambling Ship
as Pete Manning
1933
5.2
The Girl in 419
as Sammy
1933
4.3
The Story of Temple Drake
as Trigger
1933
6.5
Terror Aboard
as Gregory Cordoff
1933
6.0
42nd Street
as Thug (uncredited)
1933
6.9
Christopher Strong
as Carlo
1933
5.9
The Woman Accused
as Little Maxie
1933
5.9
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Prisoner at Check-In (uncredited)
1932
6.3
Lawyer Man
as Spike Murphy (uncredited)
1932
5.8
A Farewell to Arms
as Priest
1932
6.1
Man Against Woman
as Alberti
1932
3.5
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Ackerman (uncredited)
1932
7.8
Three on a Match
as Ace's Henchman (uncredited)
1932
6.2
Virtue
as Toots O'Neil
1932
6.8
The All-American
as Joe Fiore
1932
5.0
Blessed Event
as Louis De Marco
1932
6.5
Radio Patrol
as Slick (uncredited)
1932
0.0
While Paris Sleeps
as Julot
1932
5.8
Night World
as Henchman (uncredited)
1932
6.9
The Mouthpiece
as Joe Garland (Uncredited)
1932
5.9
Follow the Leader
as A Gangster
1930
5.4
The House of Terror
1928
0.0
Fine Manners
as New Year's Eve Celebrant
1926
7.5
The King On Main Street
as Member of King's Retinue in Paris Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
1925
6.5
The Lucky Devil
as Prizefight Attendant
1925
6.5