Larry Block
| Larry Block | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 30, 1942 New York City, New York |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971–2012 |
| Spouse(s) | Jolly |
| Children |
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| Relatives | Kenneth (brother) |
Lawrence Joel "Larry" Block (October 30, 1942 – October 7, 2012) was an American radio, TV, film and theater actor. In 1971, Block appeared on Sesame Street as Tom, who worked at Hooper's Store. Block also had a brief appearances in the films Slap Shot (1977) and Don't Say a Word (2001), alongside Michael Douglas and Brittany Murphy.
He was a regular character on Joe Frank's radio program Work In Progress on KCRW. He was prominently featured in telephone conversations with Frank, such as those in the "Karma" series.[1]
Block was born in New York City, the son of Sonia (Kutcher), a travel agent, and Harold Block, who worked in the garment industry.[2]
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Death
Block died on October 7, 2012, three weeks before his 70th birthday. He is survived by his wife Jolly, children Zachary and Zoe, and brother Kenneth.[3]
Filmography
- Films
- Shamus (1973)
- Slap Shot (1977)
- Heaven Can Wait (1978)
- Hardcore (1979)
- First Family (1980)
- After Hours (1985)
- Robots (1988); direct-to-video
- Cocktail (1988)
- High Stakes (1989)
- Betsy's Wedding (1990)
- My Blue Heaven (1990)
- Big Night (1996)
- Dangerous Proposition (1998)
- Isn't She Great (2000)
- Bait (2000)
- Don't Say a Word (2001)
- Garmento (2002)
- Book of Danny (2002)
- Stealing Martin Lane (2005)
- Live at Five (2005); short film
- The Guitar (2008)
- Triptosane (2010)
- Friends and Strangers (2011); short film
- Television
- The Secret Storm (1971)
- Sesame Street (1971-1972)
- Kojak (1973)
- Baretta (1975)
- The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976); TV film
- Ellery Queen (1976)
- A Matter of Wife... And Death (1976)
- Police Story (1977)
- Delvecchio (1977)
- Rosetti and Ryan (1977)
- M*A*S*H (1977-1978)
- Space Force (1978); TV film
- Charlie's Angels (1978)
- Operation Petticoat (1978)
- Barney Miller (1978)
- General Hospital (1978)
- CHiPs (1979)
- The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979); TV film
- Ryan's Hope (1981)
- Miami Vice (1987)
- Tattingers (1988)
- Dead Man Out (1989); TV film
- Family Matters (1989)
- Murphy Brown (1990)
- Law & Order (1991-2002)
- New York Undercover (1996)
- Third Watch (2000)
- The Job (2001)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2001)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2003)
- Smash (2012)
References
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