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Larry Parks (I) (1914–1975)

When amiable Columbia Pictures actor Larry Parks was entrusted the role of entertainer Al Jolson in the biopic The Jolson Story, his career finally hit the big time. Within a few years, however, his bright new world crumbled courtesy of the House Un-American Activities Committee after the actor admitted under pressure that he was once affiliated with the Communist Party... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Dr. Steven Waller
Breakdown (1962) … Dr. Steven Waller
 
1961 The Untouchables (TV series)
George 'Blackie' Dallas
The Lily Dallas Story (1961) … George 'Blackie' Dallas
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
Diagnosis: Death (1958)
 
1954-1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Lancaster / Hal Venner / Jeff Penland / …
The Penlands and the Poodle (1957) … Jeff Penland
A Smattering of Bliss (1955) … Hal Venner
Tomorrow We'll Love (1955) … Michael Craig
Wedding March (1954) … Ted Curtis
The Happiest Day (1954) … Dr. Lancaster
 
1955 Cross-Up
John Desmond
 
1952 Love Is Better Than Ever
Jud Parker
 
1950 Emergency Wedding
Peter Judson Kirk Jr.
 
1949 Jolson Sings Again
Al Jolson / Himself
 
1948 The Gallant Blade
Lt. David Picard
 
1948 The Swordsman
Alexander MacArden aka Donald Frazer
 
1947 Down to Earth
Danny Miller
 
1946 Renegades
Ben Dembrow/Ben Taylor
 
1945 Counter-Attack
Kirichenko
 
1944 She's a Sweetheart
Rocky Hill
 
1944 Sergeant Mike
Pvt. Tom Allen
 
1944 Stars on Parade
Danny Davis
 
1944 The Black Parachute
Michael Kaligor Lindley
 
1944 Jam Session
Superba Pictures Actor (uncredited)
 
1944 Hey, Rookie
Jim Leighter
 
1944 The Racket Man
Larry Lake
 
1943 The Deerslayer
Jingo-Good
 
1943 Is Everybody Happy?
Jerry Stewart
 
1943 Destroyer
Ens. Johnson (uncredited)
 
1943 First Comes Courage
Capt. Langdon (uncredited)
 
1943 Redhead from Manhattan
Flirt (uncredited)
 
1943 Reveille with Beverly
Eddie Ross
 
1943 Power of the Press
Jerry Purvis (uncredited)
 
1942 You Were Never Lovelier
Tony, Lita's Boyfriend (uncredited)
 
1942 A Man's World
Chick O'Driscoll
 
1942 Atlantic Convoy
Gregory
 
1942 Flight Lieutenant
Cadet Sandy Roth (uncredited)
 
1942 They All Kissed the Bride
Joe Krim (uncredited)
 
1942 Submarine Raider
Sparksie
 
1942 Hello, Annapolis
Paul Herbert
 
1942 North of the Rockies
Jim Bailey
 
1942 Alias Boston Blackie
Joe Trilby
 
1942 Canal Zone
Recruit Kincaid
 
1941 Harvard, Here I Come!
Eddie Spellman
 
1941 Honolulu Lu (scenes deleted)
 
1941 Sing for Your Supper
Mickey (uncredited)
 
1941 Three Girls About Town
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1941 You Belong to Me
Blemish (uncredited)
 
1941 Harmon of Michigan
Harvey
 
1941 Mystery Ship
Tommy Baker
 
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2009 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
Round Six (2009) (writer: "Bread and Butter" - uncredited)
 
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (writer: "Bread & Butter")
 
1998 Simon Birch (writer: "Bread and Butter")
 
1986 Nine 1/2 Weeks (writer: "Bread and Butter")
 
1964 Coronation Street (TV series)
Episode #1.421 (1964) (writer: "Bread and Butter" - uncredited)
 
1949 Jolson Sings Again (performer: "Carolina in the Morning" - uncredited, "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" - uncredited, "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" - uncredited, "For Me and My Gal" - uncredited, "Back in Your Own Backyard" - uncredited, "I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover" - uncredited, "When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along" - uncredited, "Give My Regards to Broadway" - uncredited, "Chinatown, My Chinatown" - uncredited, "I'm Just Wild About Harry" - uncredited, "Baby Face" - uncredited, "I Only Have Eyes for You" - uncredited, "Toot, Toot, Tootsie Goo' Bye!" - uncredited, "California, Here I Come" - uncredited, "You Made Me Love You I Didn't Want to Do It" - uncredited, "Ma Blushin' Rosie" - uncredited, "My Mammy" - uncredited, "Swanee" - uncredited, "The Spaniard That Blighted My Life" - uncredited, "About a Quarter to Nine" - uncredited, "The Anniversary Song" - uncredited, "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" - uncredited, "April Showers" - uncredited, "Sonny Boy" - uncredited)
 
1947 Down to Earth (performer: "This Can't Be Legal", "They Can't Convince Me")
 
1946 The Jolson Story (performer: "Ma Blushin' Rosie" - uncredited, "I Want a Girl Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad" - uncredited, "My Mammy" - uncredited, "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" - uncredited, "You Made Me Love You I Didn't Want to Do It" - uncredited, "Swanee" - uncredited, "The Spaniard That Blighted My Life" - uncredited, "April Showers" - uncredited, "California, Here I Come" - uncredited, "Liza All the Clouds'll Roll Away" - uncredited, "About a Quarter to Nine" - uncredited, "The Anniversary Song" - uncredited, "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" - uncredited)
 
1944 Hey, Rookie (performer: "You're Good for My Morale")
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1957 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.5 (1957) … Himself
 
1957 The Arthur Murray Party (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 August 1957 (1957) … Himself
 
1947 Her Husband's Affairs
Himself/Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2007 Rudy Wissler's 15 Minutes (short)
Al Jolson
 
2007 Trumbo (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1956). Stage Play: Bells Are Ringing. Musical comedy. Material adaption by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Music by Jule Styne. Musical Director: Milton Rosenstock. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Vocal arrangements and direction by Herbert Greene and Buster Davis... See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | See more »

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I remember the one time Jolson visited the set, I was doing a number. And he said, kid, you're moving around too much. So he did the song. And he did everything except bang from the rafters. He had pre-recorded all the songs before the script was ready, and sang every one as is he were going to drop dead at the end of it... See more »

Trivia:

Sons with Betty Garrett: composer Garrett Parks and actor Andrew Parks. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius