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Larry Wheat is a Actor born on 19 october 1876

Larry Wheat

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Birth 19 october 1876
Death 7 august 1963 (at 86 years)

Larry Wheat, also known as Laurence or Lawrence Wheat, was an American character actor of the silent and sound film eras. Born on October 20, 1876, in Wheeling, West Virginia, he entered the film industry in 1921, with a supporting role in the film, The Land of Hope, which starred Jason Robards, Sr.. During his 27 year career he would appear in over 70 films, in small and supporting roles, many of which were unbilled. Some of the more notable films in which Wheat appeared include: Peck's Bad Boy (1934), starring Jackie Cooper; Frank Capra's Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur; 1936's The Great Ziegfeld, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy; arguably one of the greatest films ever made, Citizen Kane (1941), directed, starring and co-written by Orson Welles; the classic film noir, Murder, My Sweet (1944), directed by Edward Dmytryk, and starring Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, and Anne Shirley; and 1946's The Spiral Staircase, with Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, and Ethel Barrymore. Wheat's final film role would be in a small unbilled role in the 1947 film, Killer McCoy, starring Mickey Rooney, Brian Donlevy and Ann Blyth. Wheat died on August 7, 1963 in Los Angeles, California, and was buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

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Filmography of Larry Wheat (59 films)

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Magic Town
Magic Town (1947)
, 1h43
Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors James Stewart, Jane Wyman, Kent Smith, Ned Sparks, Wallace Ford, Ann Doran
Roles Sam Fuller
Rating63% 3.199943.199943.199943.199943.19994
Lawrence "Rip" Smith (James Stewart) is a former basketball player and ex-military who now runs a company that perform polls and consumer surveys. Lately he has started obsessing about being able to find a perfect mathematical "miracle" formula to perform the perfect survey, and compete for real with his rival companies. Because he lacks funds, he is far behind his number one rival George Stringer.
It's a Wonderful Life, 2h10
Directed by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about families, Christmas films, Films about religion, Films about angels, Alternate history films
Actors James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers, Thomas Mitchell, Samuel S. Hinds
Roles Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)
Rating85% 4.2987054.2987054.2987054.2987054.298705
In Bedford Falls, New York, on Christmas Eve 1945, George Bailey is suicidal. Prayers for him reach Heaven. Clarence Odbody, Angel 2nd Class, is assigned to save George in order to earn his angel wings. To prepare Clarence, his superior Joseph shows flashbacks of George's life.
Bedlam
Bedlam (1946)
, 1h19
Directed by Mark Robson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, Billy House, Richard Fraser, Ian Wolfe, Glen Vernon
Roles Podge (uncredited)
Rating67% 3.3961753.3961753.3961753.3961753.396175
Set in 1761 in London, the film focuses on events at St. Mary's of Bethlehem Asylum, a fictionalized version of Bethlem Royal Hospital, also known as "Bedlam." After an acquaintance of aristocrat Lord Mortimer dies in an attempt to escape from the asylum, apothecary general Master George Sims (played by Karloff, a fictionalized version of an infamous head physician at Bethlem, John Monro) appeases Mortimer by having his "loonies" put on a show for him. Mortified by the treatment of the patients, Mortimer's protégé Nell Bowen (Lee) seeks the help of Whig politician John Wilkes to reform the asylum. Mortimer and Sims conspire to commit Nell to the asylum, where her initial fears of the fellow inmates do not sway her sympathetic commitment to improving their conditions. Frustrated by Nell's progress with the inmates, Sims threatens her with his strongest "cure" but his attempt is thwarted by the very inmates that Nell helped. Ultimately, Sims is literally "deposed" and Nell is rescued by her Quaker friend who had counselled her through the whole process.
Deadline at Dawn, 1h23
Directed by William Cameron Menzies
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Susan Hayward, Paul Lukas, Bill Williams, Joseph Calleia, Lola Lane, Osa Massen
Roles Derelict (uncredited)
Rating67% 3.394023.394023.394023.394023.39402
U.S. Navy sailor Alex Winkley (Bill Williams) wakes up from a night of drinking in New York City and finds he has a wad of cash. His memory is hazy, but he knows he got it from a woman he had visited earlier in the evening, Edna Bartelli (Lola Lane).
The Spiral Staircase, 1h23
Directed by Robert Siodmak
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore, Kent Smith, Rhonda Fleming, Gordon Oliver
Roles Minister (uncredited)
Rating72% 3.646533.646533.646533.646533.64653
Set in early 20th century New England, the film is about a serial killer who murders disabled young women in the community. His next victim apparently is Helen (McGuire), a mute girl working as a live-in companion for the wealthy, bedridden Mrs. Warren (Barrymore).
Badman's Territory
Directed by Tim Whelan
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, George "Gabby" Hayes, Ann Richards, Ray Collins, Morgan Conway, Virginia Sale
Roles Custer (uncredited)
Rating61% 3.0978653.0978653.0978653.0978653.097865
Just north of Texas and west of the Oklahoma border is "Badman's Territory," a region not yet governed by statehood. This is where Jesse James and brother Frank head after a train robbery, along with their partner, Coyote.
Step by Step, 1h2
Directed by Phil Rosen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Lawrence Tierney, Anne Jeffreys, Lowell Gilmore, Myrna Dell, Jason Robards Sr., Harry Harvey, Sr.
Roles Minister
Rating62% 3.14633.14633.14633.14633.1463
This script must be run from the command line
The Truth About Murder, 1h3
Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Actors Bonita Granville, Morgan Conway, Rita Corday, Donald Douglas, Edward Norris, June Clayworth
Roles Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Rating59% 2.9543552.9543552.9543552.9543552.954355
This script must be run from the command line
Murder, My Sweet, 1h35
Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley, Otto Kruger, Mike Mazurki, Douglas Walton
Roles Grayle's Butler (uncredited)
Rating74% 3.746993.746993.746993.746993.74699
Temporarily blinded with his eyes bandaged, private detective Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell) is being interrogated by police lieutenant Randall (Don Douglas) about two murders.
The Body Snatcher, 1h18
Directed by Robert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Crime
Actors Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell, Edith Atwater, Russell Wade, Rita Corday
Rating72% 3.6464453.6464453.6464453.6464453.646445
The year is 1831 in Edinburgh. A mother stands in mourning over her son's grave. A medical student, Donald Fettes, reassures her that her son's body is secure in its final resting place.
Flame of Barbary Coast, 1h31
Directed by William Frawley, Joseph Schildkraut, John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Kane, Borden Chase
Origin USA
Genres Action, Romance, Western
Actors John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut, William Frawley, Virginia Grey, Russell Hicks
Roles Barfly
Rating61% 3.0976053.0976053.0976053.0976053.097605
Naive Montana cowboy Duke Fergus (John Wayne) arrives in San Francisco and visits the notorious Barbary Coast. He becomes smitten with the lovely star attraction of the fanciest gambling hall, "Flaxen" Tarry (Ann Dvorak), the "Flame of the Barbary Coast". He gets talked into gambling against the owner (and Flaxen's lover), card shark Tito Morell (Joseph Schildkraut). Predictably, Fergus gets cheated and loses all his money.
A Game of Death, 1h12
Directed by Robert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Actors John Loder, Audrey Long, Edgar Barrier, Russell Wade, Russell Hicks, Jason Robards Sr.
Roles (uncredited)
Rating59% 2.9529652.9529652.9529652.9529652.952965
Rainsford, Ellen et Robert échouent sur une île isolée, habitée par Kreiger, un nazi fou. Il « offre » à ses invités une chasse à l'homme dans laquelle ils tiennent le rôle de gibier...
The White Cliffs of Dover, 2h6
Directed by Clarence Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Irene Dunne, Alan Marshal, Roddy McDowall, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Morgan, Gladys Cooper
Roles Guest in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
Rating69% 3.4945553.4945553.4945553.4945553.494555
At the height of World War II, Lady Susan Ashwood (Irene Dunne) is a nurse in a British hospital, awaiting the arrival of some wounded men. She thinks back to how she came to Britain many years before.
Bride by Mistake, 1h21
Directed by Richard Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Laraine Day, Alan Marshal, Marsha Hunt, Allyn Joslyn, Edgar Buchanan, Michael St. Angel
Roles Butler
Rating62% 3.145283.145283.145283.145283.14528
Home from the war, Captain Tony Travis (Alan Marshal) eyes an estate in Santa Barbara and wonders what it must be like to be that rich. It is the property of the fabulously wealthy Nora Hunter (Laraine Day), who has secretary and friend Sylvia Lockwood (Marsha Hunt) impersonate her in public. Longtime guardian Jonathan Connors (Edgar Buchanan) protects his ward's privacy zealously. During a ship launching, a press photographer takes Nora's picture, but Connors sees to it that the camera film is ruined.
Experiment Perilous, 1h31
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Romance
Actors Hedy Lamarr, George Brent, Paul Lukas, Albert Dekker, Carl Esmond, Olive Blakeney
Roles Caterer (uncredited)
Rating62% 3.145243.145243.145243.145243.14524
The story takes place in 1903. During a train trip, psychiatrist Dr. Huntington Bailey (George Brent) meets a friendly older lady (Olive Blakeney). She tells him that she is going to visit her brother Nick and his lovely young wife Allida. Once in New York, Bailey hears that his train companion suddenly died. Shortly afterward, he meets the strange couple and becomes suspicious of Nick's treatment of his wife. Nick (Paul Lukas) keeps Allida (Hedy Lamarr), whom he is trying to pass off as crazy, a virtual prisoner in their London town house [a New York brownstone in the film], cutting off all contact with the outside world. The kindly Bailey takes it upon himself to attempt to free his new love Allida from the control of the insanely jealous Nick.