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Maurice Black

Maurice Black

Born: 1891-01-13 • Queens, New York, USA

Maurice Black (January 14, 1891 – January 18, 1938) was an American character actor known for his portrayal of mobsters. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1928 to 1938, when he died of pneumonia, four days after his 47th birthday. He was married to Edythe Raynore.

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Filmography
Walking Down Broadway poster
Walking Down Broadway
1938 • Norton
The Canary Comes Across poster
The Canary Comes Across
1938 • Scarpuss
Adventure's End poster
Adventure's End
1937 • Blackie
The Firefly poster
The Firefly
1937 • Pigeon Vendor (uncredited)
The Game That Kills poster
The Game That Kills
1937 • Jeff
The Californian poster
The Californian
1937 • Pancho
No Image
Three Legionnaires
1937 • Gen. Stavinski's aide
Under Strange Flags poster
Under Strange Flags
1937 • General Pancho Villa
No Image
Ellis Island
1936 • Nails
Silly Billies poster
Silly Billies
1936 • Bandit with Toothache
Laughing Irish Eyes poster
Laughing Irish Eyes
1936 • Tony Martin
Exclusive Story poster
Exclusive Story
1936 • Martinello (uncredited)
Stars Over Broadway poster
Stars Over Broadway
1935 • Jim Flugel
Bonnie Scotland poster
Bonnie Scotland
1935 • Khan Mir Jutra
The Daring Young Man poster
The Daring Young Man
1935 • Florist
Bride of Frankenstein poster
Bride of Frankenstein
1935 • Gypsy (uncredited)
West of the Pecos poster
West of the Pecos
1934 • Shorty Evans
Wake Up and Dream poster
Wake Up and Dream
1934 • Tom Romero
Down to Their Last Yacht poster
Down to Their Last Yacht
1934 • Joe Spilatti (uncredited)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney poster
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934 • Pierre, the Headwaiter
Half a Sinner poster
Half a Sinner
1934 • Mike
Sixteen Fathoms Deep poster
Sixteen Fathoms Deep
1934 • Nick - Henhman / Crewman
Murder on the Campus poster
Murder on the Campus
1933 • Blackie Atwater
Flying Down to Rio poster
Flying Down to Rio
1933 • One of the Three Greeks
Twin Husbands poster
Twin Husbands
1933 • Feets
Night Flight poster
Night Flight
1933 • Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
Ship of Wanted Men poster
Ship of Wanted Men
1933 • George Spinoli
A Shriek in the Night poster
A Shriek in the Night
1933 • Josephus Martini (uncredited)
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles poster
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
1933 • Henchman
I Cover the Waterfront poster
I Cover the Waterfront
1933 • Ortegus
Picture Snatcher poster
Picture Snatcher
1933 • Speakeasy Proprietor (uncredited)
Elmer, the Great poster
Elmer, the Great
1933 • Dice Dealer (uncredited)
The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble poster
The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble
1933 • Nick (uncredited)
The Keyhole poster
The Keyhole
1933 • Cuban Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson poster
Blondie Johnson
1933 • Tony (uncredited)
The Face on the Barroom Floor poster
The Face on the Barroom Floor
1932 • Cesar Vanzetti
Tiger Shark poster
Tiger Shark
1932 • Jean Fernandez, a Shipwrecked Crewman (uncredited)
The King Murder poster
The King Murder
1932 • Philip Scott
While Paris Sleeps poster
While Paris Sleeps
1932 • Roca
Scarface poster
Scarface
1932 • Jim, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Steady Company poster
Steady Company
1932 • Blix
Dancers in the Dark poster
Dancers in the Dark
1932 • Max
Stowaway poster
Stowaway
1932
No Image
Julius Sizzer
1931 • Tony
Women Go on Forever poster
Women Go on Forever
1931 • Pete
No Image
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
Smart Money poster
Smart Money
1931 • Greek Barber
Let's Do Things poster
Let's Do Things
1931 • Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
The Front Page poster
The Front Page
1931 • Diamond Louie
Lonely Wives poster
Lonely Wives
1931 • Taxi Driver
Little Caesar poster
Little Caesar
1931 • Little Arnie Lorch
No Limit poster
No Limit
1931 • Happy
Abraham Lincoln poster
Abraham Lincoln
1930 • Conspirator (uncredited)
Renegades poster
Renegades
1930 • Cafe Manager (uncredited)
Brothers poster
Brothers
1930 • Giuseppe Michaelo Lorenzo
The Sea God poster
The Sea God
1930 • Rudy
No Image
Live and Learn
1930 • Mr. Brown
Numbered Men poster
Numbered Men
1930 • Lou Rinaldo
The Runaway Bride poster
The Runaway Bride
1930 • 'Red' Dugan
Show Girl in Hollywood poster
Show Girl in Hollywood
1930 • Actor in Scene
Framed poster
Framed
1930 • Bing Murdock
Street of Chance poster
Street of Chance
1930 • Nick
Playing Around poster
Playing Around
1930 • Joe
Song of Love poster
Song of Love
1929 • Tony Giuseppe (uncredited)
Dark Streets poster
Dark Streets
1929 • Beefy Barker
Broadway Babies poster
Broadway Babies
1929 • Nick Stepanos
Leaping Love poster
Leaping Love
1929 • Nate/Club Manager
Square Shoulders poster
Square Shoulders
1929 • Hook
The Carnation Kid poster
The Carnation Kid
1929 • Tony
No Image
Marked Money
1928 • Donovan
Show Folks poster
Show Folks
1928 • Vaudeville Performer
Captain Swagger poster
Captain Swagger
1928 • Manager, Viennese Club