Larry Block Biography (1942-)

Full name, Lawrence Joel Block; born October 30, 1942, in New York, NY; son of Harold (in the garment industry) and Sonia (a travel agent; maiden name, Kutcher) Block; married Jolly King (an actress), September 25, 1981; children:Zoe Lenna, Zachary Harold. Addresses: Agent: The Gage Group, 315 West57th St., Ste. 4H, New York, NY 10019.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: October 30, 1942; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) Mercutio's page, Romeo and Juliet, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1965
Coriolanus, American Shakespeare Festival, 1965
The Taming of the Shrew, American Shakespeare Festival, 1965
King Lear, American Shakespeare Festival, 1965
(Broadway debut) Understudy for the role of Malcolm Scrawdyke, Hail, Scrawdyke, Booth Theatre, 1966
Boy, La turista, St. Clement's Church Theatre, New York City, 1967
Eh?, Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City, 1967
Harry, Noon, and Night, Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia,PA, 1970
The Recruiting Officer, Theatre of the Living Arts, 1970
Jesse, Fingernails Blue As Flowers, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1971-1972
Lucky, Waiting for Godot, St. Clement's Church Theatre, 1974
Understudy for the roles of Johann Sebastian Fabiani and Whimsey, Where Do We Go from Here?, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, NewYork City, 1974
Dromio of Ephesus, The Comedy of Errors, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1975
The Last Days of British Honduras, New York Shakespeare Festival,1976
Manny Alter, Coming Attractions, Playwrights Horizons, New York City, 1980-1981
Gadshill, Henry IV, Part One, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1981
Sir Toby Belch, Twelfth Night, Shakespeare and Company, Lee, MA, 1981
Leon, The Workroom (also known as L'atelier), Center Stage,Baltimore, MD, 1981
Martin Bormann, The Fuehrer Bunker, American Place Theatre, 1981
Manhattan Love Songs, Actors' Studio, New York City, 1982
A Tantalizing, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1983
Benny Silverman, The Value of Names, Actors Theatre of Louisville,1983, then Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1984
The Hotel Manager, Souvenirs, Cubiculo Theatre, New York City, 1984
One-Eyed, The Golem, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1984
Sir Toby Belch, Twelfth Night, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1984
Mr. Fezziwig, A Christmas Carol, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, 1984
Randolph, Responsible Parties, Vineyard Theatre, New York City, 1985
Del Bates, The Hit Parade, Manhattan Punch Line, New York City, 1985
Lada I, Largo Desolato, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, 1986
Yuri Brushnik, Coup d'etat, Playwrights Horizons, 1986
Censor, Hunting Cockroaches, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1987
Elliot Atlas, The Square Root of Three, Jewish Repertory Theatre,New York City, 1987
Antonio, Two Gentlemen of Verona, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1987
Willis, Moonchildren, Second Stage Theatre, New York City, 1987
Cecil, The Yellow Dog Contract, Apple Corps Theatre, New York City, 1988
Augustin Feraillon, A Flea in Her Ear, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1989
Herbie, The Loman Family Picnic, Manhattan Theatre Club, New YorkCity, 1989
Deputy director, Temptation, New York Shakespeare Festival, PublicTheatre, 1989
Bernie Weiner, Selling Off, John Houseman Theatre, New York City,1991
Lord/Fisherman/Cerimon/Pandar, Pericles, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public/Newman Theatre, 1991
Alvin, One of the All-Time Greats, Vineyard Theatre, New York City, 1992
The Last Laugh, Jewish Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1992
Angelo, The Comedy of Errors, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1992
Director/Fyodor, The Flying Karamazov Brothers in The Brothers Karamazov, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA, 1992, then Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1993
Leon, The Workroom, American Jewish Theatre, New York City, 1993
Title role, Shlemiel the First, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 1995, then American Music Theatre Festival, Philadelphia, PA, laterLincoln Center's Serious Fun Festival, New York City, c. 1995
Mr. Appopolous, Wonderful Town, New York City Opera, 1995
Him, New York Shakespeare Festival, 1995

Leporello, Don Juan in Chicago, Primary Stages, New York City, 1996
Uncle Phillip's Coat (one-man show), American Jewish Theatre, NewYork City, 1998
Reb Eli, God of Vengeance, Adams Memorial Theater, Williamstown, MA, 2002
Storyteller, Evolution, Urban Empire Company, Bleecker Street Theatre, New York City, 2002
Also appeared in Young Playwrights Festival; Festival of One Acts; The Faithful Brethren of Pitt Street; and voice of police andjudge, The Exonerated.
Major Tours
2 1/2 Jews, U.S. cities, 1998-2001
Uncle Phillip's Coat (one-man show), New England cities, 2003
Film Appearances
Springy, Shamus (also known as Passion for Danger), Columbia, 1973
Peterboro referee, Slap Shot, Universal, 1977
Ted Peters, Heaven Can Wait, Paramount, 1978
Detective Burrows, Hardcore (also known as The Hardcore Life), Columbia, 1979
Taxi driver, After Hours, Warner Bros., 1985
Bar owner, Cocktail, Touchstone, 1988
Julius Enderby, Robots, 1988
Harvey, High Stakes (also known as Melanie Rose), 1989
Routed (short film), Izar, 1989
Barber, Betsy's Wedding, Buena Vista, 1990
Defense attorney, My Blue Heaven, 1990
Man in restaurant, Big Night, Samuel Goldwyn, 1996
Andy, The Electric Urn, 1996
Dr. Butler, Dangerous Proposition, IFM, 1998
Herbie, Isn't She Great (also known as Ist sie nicht grossartig?), MCA/Universal, 2000
Customer, Bait (also known as Piege), Warner Bros., 2000
Doorman, Don't Say a Word, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Discount store manager, Garmento, Spanish Moss, 2002
Harry, Book of Danny, 2002
Also appeared in First Family.
Television Appearances
Series
Mickey Potter, The Secret Storm, CBS, 1971
Tom, Sesame Street, PBS, 1971-1972
Cal Jamison, General Hospital, ABC, 1978
Miniseries
Lasie, "Roanoak," American Playhouse, PBS, 1986
Pilots
Harry, Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women, NBC, 1977
Private Arnold Fleck, Space Force, NBC, 1978
Episodic
Gerry Erskine, "Dark Sunday," Kojak, CBS, 1973
"Set Up City," Baretta, ABC, 1975
Floor director, "The Adventure of the Hard-Hearted Huckster," Ellery Queen, NBC, 1976
Eddie Hendrix, "Images," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1977
Arlo Spinner, "Game, Set, Death," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1978
Cimoli, "Dear Comrade," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1978
Russell Schuman, "Evaluation," Barney Miller, ABC, 1978
"Heroes of the Revolution," Miami Vice, NBC, 1987
Clerk, Tattingers, NBC, 1988
Al Henderson, "But First a Word from Our Sponsor," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1989
Mr. Seeger, "Two Income Family," Family Matters, ABC, 1989
Feldman, "His Hour upon the Stage," Law & Order, NBC, 1991
Slater, "Cruel and Unusual," Law & Order, NBC, 1995
Stan, "Divorce," Law & Order, NBC, 1998
Helmut Kaiser, "Officer Involved," Third Watch, NBC, 2000
Podiatrist, "Foot," The Job, ABC, 2001
Lonnie, "Wrath," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also knownas Law & Order: S.V.U.), NBC, 2001
Frank Kastner, "Blink," Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NBC, 2003
Also appeared in New York Undercover, Fox; One Life to Live, ABC; CHiPs, NBC; and Police Story, NBC.
Movies
Springy, A Matter of Wife ... and Death, NBC, 1976
Barney Fayne, The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, NBC, 1976
Leroy Keenan, The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang, NBC, 1979
Kleinfeld, Dead Man Out (also known as Dead Man Walking), HBO, 1989
Specials
Hardcore TV, HBO, 1993
Voices of Yaacov Baror, Judge Moshe Landau, and Gavriel Bach, The Trial of Adolf Eichmann, PBS, 1997
Narrator, "The Zodiac," Case Reopened (documentary), The LearningChannel, 1999
Mr. Giapetto, Kenny the Shark, The Discovery Channel, 2000
Radio Appearances
Series
Appeared in Work in Progress.
Episodic
Appeared in pilot episode of National Public Radio Playhouse, National Public Radio; "Prairie du Chien," Earplay, National Public Radio;Under the Gun, WBAI (New York).

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