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{{Infobox person
| name = Jay Lawrence
| image = Jay_Lawrence_in_Stalag_17_1953.jpg
| image_sizealt = 150px
| caption = Jay Lawrence =in Stalag 17 1953
| birth_name = Jay Storch▼
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|4|24|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[New York City, New York|New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
▲| birth_name = Jay Storch
| death_date = {{death date and age|1987|6|18|1924|4|24|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| occupation = Television/film actor, {{hlist|Comedian, Voice |actor}}
| years_active = 1940–87 (his death)1940–1987
| spouse =
| website =
}}
'''Jay Lawrence''' (born '''Jay Storch'''; April 24, 1924{{spaced ndash}}June 18, 1987) was an American stand -up comedian, TVactor, and filmthe actoryounger andbrother voiceof overstand-up actor,comedian and theactor younger brother of[[Larry Storch]].▼
 
▲'''Jay Lawrence''' (born '''Jay Storch'''; April 24, 1924{{spaced ndash}}June 18, 1987) was an American stand up comedian, TV and film actor and voice over actor, and the younger brother of
stand-up comedian and television sitcom/voice over actor [[Larry Storch]].
 
==Early life==
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Lawrence was born in New York City to Alfred Storch, a realtor, and his wife, Sally (née Kupperman) Storch, a telephone operator. He and his brother Larry attended the same school as comedian and actor [[Don Adams]], who remained lifelong friends with him and Storch.
 
==Career==
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Lawrence first got his start in show business alongside his more famous brother Larry as a stand-up comic in New York City in the 1940 while in his teens. A well in -demand television actor in Hollywood, Lawrence's acting career spanned from 1950 to 1979, and he would appearappeared in both dramatic, variety show and sitcom projects such as ''[[The Colgate Comedy Hour]]'' (1950), the original TV ''[[Dragnet (series)|Dragnet]]'' program in 2 appearances in 1955 and 1959, ''[[Get Smart]]'' (1968), and ''[[Mayberry R.F.D.]]'' (1968). In the early 1960s, he fronted for and performed at a then-popular New York nightclub (The Crystal Room) on East 54th Street in Manhattan.
 
Lawrence also worked as a disc jockey at [[WTAM|KYW-AM]] in [[Cleveland, Ohio]] (as "The Jay Bird"). He also provided the source material for a distinctive [[laugh track]] that played at the conclusion of all filmed skits which aired on ''Hoolihan and Big Chuck'' and ''[[Big Chuck and Lil' John]]'' on [[WJW-TV]] in Cleveland.
 
===Film and voice over projects===
In addition to his work in television, Lawrence also appeared in nine film projects, also lending his voice to the 1974 adult-themed animated feature -length project ''[[The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat]]''. He also appeared as a voice actor on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC-TV]] animated Saturday morning cartoon ''[[Hong Kong Phooey]]'' (1976). Also as a film actor, Jay Lawrence performed in movies such as ''The Big Chase'' (1954), in which he portrayed Jim Bellows, ''Train Ride to Hollywood'' (1975), and ''[[The Halliday Brand]]'' (1957), and a prominent supporting role as Sgt. Bagradian who gave brilliant, dead-on impressions of leading film actors in the critically acclaimed [[Billy Wilder]] directed war/German POW prison camp dramadramedy ''[[Stalag 17]]'' (1953). He was alongside actor [[William Holden]], who won an [[Academy Award|Oscar]] for his role in 1954 for Best Actor in a drama film.<ref>[{{Cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/187575/Jay-Lawrence/filmography |title=Actor Jay-Lawrence filmography at NY TImesTimes website |access-date=2017-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103101730/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/187575/Jay-Lawrence/filmography |archive-date=2012-11-03 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://people.theiapolis.com/actor-DFDL/jay-lawrence/ |title=Jay Lawrence bio at theiapolis.com] |access-date=2010-11-28 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130419001830/http://people.theiapolis.com/actor-DFDL/jay-lawrence/ |archive-date=2013-04-19 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
==Death==
 
Lawrence died on June 18, 1987, in Los Angeles. He is interred at the Italian Cemetery<ref>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=Dunphy&GSiman=1&GSst=6&CRid=8078&pt=Italian%20Cemetery Italian Cemetery - Find A Grave]</ref> in [[Colma, California]], ([[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo County]]).<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50198856 Jay Lawrence (1924 - 1987) - Find A Grave Memorial]</ref>
 
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1950|| ''[[A Lady Without Passport]]'' || Bartender || Uncredited
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1953|| ''[[Cry of the Hunted]]'' || Deputy || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Stalag 17]]'' || Sgt. Bagradian ||
|-
|rowspan=4 | 1954|| ''[[Riding Shotgun (film)|Riding Shotgun]]'' || Lewellyn || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[The Big Chase]]'' || Jim Miggs ||
|-
| ''[[The Silver Chalice (film)|The Silver Chalice]]'' || Bystander || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Young at Heart (1955 film)|Young at Heart]]'' || Restaurant Patron || Uncredited
|-
|1955|| ''[[A Lawless Street]]'' || Townsman || Uncredited
|-
|1956|| ''[[Walk the Dark Street]]'' || The Detective || Uncredited
|-
|1957|| ''[[The Halliday Brand]]'' || Townsman #2 ||
|-
|1973|| ''[[Heavy Traffic]]'' || || Voice
|-
|1975|| ''[[Train Ride to Hollywood]]'' || Rhett Butler / [[Clark Gable]] || (final film role)
|}
 
==References==
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