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Arthur Blake

  • Name: Arthur Blake
  • Birthday: 1914-02-24
  • Also known as: Arthur Blakely Clark
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Biography: Arthur Blake (February 24, 1914 – March 24, 1985) was an American actor and nightclub entertainer who was famous for his female impersonations; particularly those of Bette Davis, Carmen Miranda, and Eleanor Roosevelt. He performed in nightclubs in cities throughout the United States and United Kingdom in the 1940s and the 1950s. Although he achieved fame for playing women, he impersonated men as well in his act. Also a film actor, he is best remembered for the films Port of New York (1949, as Dolly Carney), Cyrano de Bergerac (1950, as Montfleury), Harem Girl (1952, as Abdul Nassib), and Diplomatic Courier (1952, as Max Ralli). In the latter film, his impersonations of Davis and Miranda... Read More

Movies:

Title Release date
Fothergill   as  Policeman 1981-01-08
Diplomatic Courier   as  Maximilian 1952-06-13
Harem Girl   as  Abdul Nassib 1952-01-22
Cyrano de Bergerac   as  Montfleury 1950-11-16
Port of New York   as  Dolly Carney 1949-11-28
The Man in Half Moon Street   as  Man 1945-01-19
Gaslight   as  Butler (uncredited) 1944-05-04
Madame X   as  Ferguson 1937-10-01
The Lion Man 1936-08-12