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.

Selected filmography

*'' Captain Swagger'' (1928) – Manager, Viennese Club (uncredited) *'' Show Folks'' (1928) – Vaudeville Performer *'' Marked Money'' (1928) – Donovan *'' Romance of the Underworld'' (1928) – Maitre D' (uncredited) *'' The Carnation Kid'' (1929) – Tony * ''

Square Shoulders ''Square Shoulders'' is a 1929 American silent crime drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Frank Coghlan Jr., Louis Wolheim and Anita Louise.Munden p.760 Synopsis After returning from fighting in World War I, a man falls into b ...

'' (1929) – Hook *'' Broadway Babies'' (1929) – Nick Stepanos *'' Dark Streets'' (1929) – Beefy Barker *'' Song of Love'' (1929) – Tony Giuseppe (uncredited) *'' Playing Around'' (1930) – Joe *'' Street of Chance'' (1930) – Nick *'' Framed'' (1930) – Bing Murdock *'' Show Girl in Hollywood'' (1930) – Actor in Scene (uncredited) *'' The Runaway Bride'' (1930) – 'Red' Dugan (uncredited) *''

True to the Navy ''True to the Navy'' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle for Paramount Pictures. The film stars Clara Bow as a counter girl at a San Diego drugstore with a predilection for sailors. Eventually, she sets her ...

'' (1930) – Sharpie (uncredited) *'' Numbered Men'' (1930) – Lou Rinaldo *'' Common Clay'' (1930) – Speakeasy Proprietor (uncredited) *''

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'' (1930) – Conspirator (uncredited) *'' The Sea God'' (1930) – Rudy *''

Brothers A brother (: brothers or brethren) is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingl ...

'' (1930) – Giuseppe Michaelo Lorenzo *'' Renegades'' (1930) – Cafe Manager (uncredited) *'' Big Money'' (1930) – Lewis Wilder *'' Little Caesar'' (1931) – Little Arnie Lorch *'' No Limit'' (1931) – Happy *'' Lonely Wives'' (1931) – Taxi Driver *'' Sit Tight'' (1931) – Mr. White (uncredited) *''

The Front Page ''The Front Page'' is a Broadway theatre, Broadway comedy about newspaper reporters on the police beat. Written by former Chicago reporters Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, it was first produced in 1928 and has been adapted for the cinema severa ...

'' (1931) – Diamond Louie *'' The Spy'' (1931) – Commissar *'' Smart Money'' (1931) – Greek Barber *'' Women Go on Forever'' (1931) – Pete *''

Sob Sister Sob sister was an American term in the early 20th century for reporters (usually women) who specialized in newspaper articles (often called "sob stories") with emphasis on the human interest angle using language of sentimentality. The label was c ...

'' (1931) – Gimp Peters (uncredited) *'' Stung'' (1931, Short) – The Accused *''

Stowaway A stowaway or clandestine traveller is a person who secretly boards a vehicle, such as a ship, an aircraft, a train, cargo truck or bus. Sometimes, the purpose is to get from one place to another without paying for transportation. In other c ...

'' (1932) – Minor Role *'' Dancers in the Dark'' (1932) – Max *'' Steady Company'' (1932) – Blix *'' Scarface'' (1932) – Jim – Headwaiter (uncredited) *'' Symphony of Six Million'' (1932) – Felix's Patient (uncredited) *'' While Paris Sleeps'' (1932) – Roca *'' The Famous Ferguson Case'' (1932) – Kaplan (scenes deleted) *'' The Strange Love of Molly Louvain'' (1932) – Nicky's Pal (uncredited) *'' The King Murder'' (1932) – Philip Scott *''

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'' (1932) – Jean Fernandez – a Shipwrecked Crewman (uncredited) *'' The All American'' (1932) – Blackie Doyle *'' The Face on the Barroom Floor'' (1932) – Cesar Vanzetti *'' Rasputin and the Empress'' (1932) – Revolutionary Soldier (uncredited) *'' Grand Slam'' (1933) – Paul (uncredited) *''

Blondie Johnson ''Blondie Johnson'' is a 1933 American pre-Code gangster film directed by Ray Enright and starring Joan Blondell and Chester Morris. It was produced by Warner Bros. Plot Set during the Great Depression, Blondie Johnson (Joan Blondell) quits h ...

'' (1933) – Tony (uncredited) *'' The Keyhole'' (1933) – Cuban Jewelry Salesman (uncredited) *'' The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble'' (1933) – Nick (uncredited) *''

Elmer, the Great ''Elmer, the Great'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Pre-Code Hollywood was an era in the Cinema of the United States, American film industry that occurred between the widespread adoption of sound in film in the late 1920s and the enforcement ...

'' (1933) – Dice Dealer (uncredited) *'' Picture Snatcher'' (1933) – Speakeasy Proprietor (uncredited) *'' I Cover the Waterfront'' (1933) – Ortegus *'' A Shriek in the Night'' (1933) – Josephus Martini (uncredited) *'' Her First Mate'' (1933) – Boat Extra on Steps (uncredited) * '' Ship of Wanted Men'' (1933) – George Spinoli *'' Night Flight'' (1933) – Nightclub Manager (uncredited) *'' Tillie and Gus'' (1933) – Bit Part (uncredited) *'' Murder on the Campus'' (1933) – Blackie Atwater *'' Twin Husbands'' (1933) – Feets *'' Flying Down to Rio'' (1933) – One of the Three Greeks #2 *'' Sixteen Fathoms Deep'' (1934) – Nick – Henhman / Crewman *'' Half a Sinner'' (1934) – Mike *'' Friends of Mr. Sweeney'' (1934) – Pierre, the Headwaiter (uncredited) *'' The Party's Over'' (1934) – Proprietor of Sweet Shop (uncredited) *'' Down to Their Last Yacht'' (1934) – Joe Spilatti (uncredited) *'' Gift of Gab'' (1934) – Audition Room Owner (uncredited) *'' Wake Up and Dream'' (1934) – Tom Romero *''

The Mighty Barnum ''The Mighty Barnum'' is a 1934 film directed by Walter Land and starring Wallace Beery as P.T. Barnum. The movie was written by Gene Fowler and Bess Meredyth, adapted from their play of the same name. Beery had played Barnum four years earl ...

'' (1934) – Imposter (uncredited) *'' West of the Pecos'' (1934) – Shorty Evans *''

Bride of Frankenstein ''Bride of Frankenstein'' is a 1935 American Gothic science fiction horror film, and the first sequel to Universal Pictures' 1931 film ''Frankenstein''. As with the first film, ''Bride of Frankenstein'' was directed by James Whale starring ...

'' (1935) – Gypsy (uncredited) *'' Under the Pampas Moon'' (1935) – Patron (uncredited) *'' The Daring Young Man'' (1935) – Florist (uncredited) *''

Orchids to You ''Orchids to You'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by William A. Seiter and starring John Boles, Jean Muir and Charles Butterworth.Solomon p.379 Plot A flower shop owner and a married attorney begin a romance after meeting in court. P ...

'' (1935) – Flower Seller (uncredited) *''

The Crusades The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and at times directed by the Papacy during the Middle Ages. The most prominent of these were the campaigns to the Holy Land aimed at reclaiming Jerusalem and its surrounding t ...

'' (1935) – Amir (uncredited) *'' Bonnie Scotland'' (1935) – Khan Mir Jutra *''

The Last Days of Pompeii ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' is a novel written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. The novel was inspired by the painting '' The Last Day of Pompeii'' by the Russian painter Karl Briullov, which Bulwer-Lytton had seen in Milan. It culminates in ...

'' (1935) – Attendant in Gladiators' Training Room (uncredited) *'' Stars Over Broadway'' (1935) – Jim Flugel (uncredited) *'' Exclusive Story'' (1936) – Martinello (uncredited) *'' Laughing Irish Eyes'' (1936) – Tony Martin *'' Silly Billies'' (1936) – Bandit with Toothache (uncredited) *''

A Son Comes Home ''A Son Comes Home'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by E.A. Dupont and starring Mary Boland, Julie Haydon and Donald Woods (actor), Donald Woods. It was one of three films made by Dupont for Paramount Pictures.St. Pierre p.23 Plot Cast * ...

'' (1936) – Greek Sailor (uncredited) *'' Missing Girls'' (1936) – Miller *''

Ellis Island Ellis Island is an island in New York Harbor, within the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York (state), New York. Owned by the U.S. government, Ellis Island was once the busiest immigrant inspection and processing station in the United State ...

'' (1936) – Nails *'' Under Strange Flags'' (1937) – General Pancho Villa *''Three Legionnaires'' (1937) – Gen. Stavinski's aide *'' The Californian'' (1937) – Pancho *'' The Life of Emile Zola'' (1937) – Minor Role (uncredited) *'' The Firefly'' (1937) – Pigeon Vendor (uncredited) *''

The Game That Kills ''The Game That Kills'' is a 1937 American mystery film, mystery sport film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Charles Quigley and Rita Hayworth. Plot After his brother is killed on the ice during a hockey game, Alex Ferguson, convinced it ...

'' (1937) – Jeff *''

Adventure's End ''Adventure's End'' is a 1937 American adventure film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring John Wayne and Diana Gibson. It was distributed by Universal Pictures.Zmijewsky, Steve; Ricci, Mark (1970). "The Complete Films of John Wayne". Citadel ...

'' (1937) – Blackie *'' Walking Down Broadway'' (1938) – Norton (uncredited) (final film role)

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