Character actor with a wildly distinctive face. Used real name Oliver Prickett for stage work, especially at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, where he was a longtime fixture and teacher and where his brother was managing director. Used stage name Oliver Blake for scores of small film and television roles. Brother-in-law of actress Maudie Prickett. He died on 12 February 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Known For
| Birth Location | Centralia, Illinois, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1905-04-04 |
| Died | 1992-02-12 |
Movies
Bells Are Ringing
as Ludwig Smiley
1960
Alias Jesse James
as Mortimer Hopelaw (uncredited)
1959
The Fearmakers
as Dr. Gregory Jessup
1958
Giant from the Unknown
as Cafe Proprietor
1958
Raintree County
as Jake - Bartender (uncredited)
1957
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Leading Citizen (uncredited)
1957
The Seven Little Foys
as Man Dressed as Santa Claus
1955
The Cobweb
as Curly
1955
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
as Geoduck
1955
Hell's Outpost
as Hotel Clerk
1954
1954
Brigadoon
as Bartender (uncredited)
1954
Susan Slept Here
as Motel Manager (uncredited)
1954
Casanova's Big Night
as Amadeo (uncredited)
1954
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
as Geoduck
1954
The Long, Long Trailer
as Mr. Judlow
1954
So This Is Love
as Apartment Manager
1953
Julius Caesar
as Citizen of Rome
1953
House of Wax
as Man Checking His Watch (uncredited)
1953
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
as Geoduck
1953
The Iron Mistress
as Innkeeper
1952
Face to Face
as Deacon
1952
Feudin' Fools
as Clem Smith
1952
Son of Paleface
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
1952
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
as Geoduck
1952
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Spectator (uncredited)
1952
Room for One More
as Mr. Tatum (uncredited)
1952
The Stooge
as Theater Manager (uncredited)
1951
Rhubarb
as Cadaver Jones (uncredited)
1951
Chain of Circumstance
as Traeger
1951
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
as Geoduck
1951
The Lemon Drop Kid
as Racetrack Bettor on Iron Bar (uncredited)
1951
Let's Dance
as Man in Bowler Hat (uncredited)
1950
Fancy Pants
as Mr. Andrews
1950
Father of the Bride
as Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
1950
Colorado Territory
as (uncredited)
1949
A Woman's Secret
as Mr. Pierson (Uncredited)
1949
Let's Live a Little
as Advertising Photographer
1948
The Walls of Jericho
as Juror
1948
Moonrise
as Ed Conlon
1948
Cry of the City
as Mr. Masselli
1948
The Pirate
as Official
1948
Shed No Tears
as Ray Belden's Landlord (Uncredited)
1948
Summer Holiday
as Scorekeeper (uncredited)
1948
The Challenge
as Arno
1948
The Miracle of the Bells
as Slenka
1948
The Senator Was Indiscreet
as Indian
1947
Out of the Past
as Tillotson (uncredited)
1947
Merton of the Movies
as Mr. Purdie (uncredited)
1947
Nightmare Alley
as Hobo (uncredited)
1947
So You're Going to Be a Father
as Swami Fortune Teller (uncredited)
1947
The Guilty
as Jake, the janitor
1947
Ginger
as City Treasurer Joseph Nash
1947
Wake Up and Dream
as Mr. Agrippa
1946
Inside Job
as Herman
1946
Blonde Alibi
as Pat Tenny
1946
My Reputation
as Dave (uncredited)
1946
Conflict
as Pawnbroker #1 (uncredited)
1945
The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Photographer in Heaven (uncredited)
1945
A Medal for Benny
as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)
1945
The Doughgirls
as Hotel porter
1944
Greenwich Village
as Author
1944
Gypsy Wildcat
as Lieutenant
1944
Christmas Holiday
as Lawyer
1944
Up in Arms
as Draft Board Official
1944
Corvette K-225
as Cook
1943
Mission to Moscow
as Heckler (uncredited)
1943
Casablanca
as Waiter at the Blue Parrot (uncredited)
1943
Reunion in France
as Hypolite (uncredited)
1942
Get Hep to Love
as Music Judge
1942
Saboteur
as Policeman (uncredited)
1942
Castle in the Desert
as The Hotel Manager
1942
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Ellsmere, the Artist (uncredited)
1941
Design for Scandal
as Realtor
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Lawyer Fenster
1941
New York Town
as Bender
1941
Oliver Blake hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows