Marc Lawrence

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Marc Lawrence (born Max Goldsmith, February 17, 1910 – November 28, 2005) was an American character actor who specialized in underworld roles.

He has also been described as F. A. Foss, Marc Laurence, and Marc C. Lawrence.

Early life

Lawrence was born in New York City, the son of a Polish Jewish mother, Minerva Norma (née Sugarman), and a Russian Jewish father, Israel Simon Goldsmith. He enrolled in theatres in kindergarten and later attended the City College of New York. He was awarded a two-year scholarship to Eva Le Gallienne's repertory theater in 1930.

Personal life and death

Lawrence lived in Palm Springs, California, from 1971 to 2005, for the bulk of his adult life. Lawrence married Odessa-born novelist and screenwriter Fanya Foss. She died on December 12, 1995, at the age of 59. Michael and Toni were two children.

Lawrence died of heart disease in 2005 at the age of 95. He was buried at Westwood Memorial Park in Westwood, California.

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Career

Lawrence befriended John Garfield, a young actor from 1930. Before Lawrence was offered a film contract with Columbia Pictures, the two appeared in a number of plays. Lawrence appeared in films starting in 1931. Lawrence's film debut came in 1933. Garfield continued his film career in 1938, beginning with 1938.

Lawrence's pock-marked complexion, brooding appearance, and nascent New York street accent made him a natural for heavies, and he's played dozens of gangsters and mob bosses over the next six decades. Lawrence's political leanings were scrutinized later. He confessed to being a member of the Communist Party when summoned before the House UnAmerican Activities Committee. Sterling Hayden, Lionel Stander, Anne Revere, Larry Parks, Karen Morley, and Jeff Corey are among the Communists named by the man. He was blacklisted and departed for Europe, where he continued to make films.

Following the demise of the blacklist, he returned to America and resumed his role as a seasoned and proficient purveyor of gangland forms. In two James Bond films: Diamonds Are Forever, 1971, opposite Sean Connery, and 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun opposite Roger Moore. In Marathon Man (1976) and a stereotypical Miami mob boss, he also portrayed a henchman opposite Laurence Olivier (1976) and a stereotypical Miami mob boss alongside Jerry Reed and Dom DeLuise. (1979).

In the 1989 Star Trek: The Vengeance Factor, Lawrence played the Volnoth, a member of the Gatherers. He later returned to the Star Trek universe as Mr. Zeemo in "Badda-Bing Badda-Bang," which aired in February 1999.

His last film appearance was in Looney Tunes Back in Action (2003), as an Acme Corporation vice president.

Nightmare in the Sun (1965) and Pigs (1973) Lawrence directed Nightmare in the Sun (1965) and Pigs (1973).

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