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{{Short description|American comedian and actor (1924–1987)}}
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▲| birth_name = Jay Storch
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'''Jay Lawrence''' (born '''Jay Storch'''; April 24, 1924{{spaced ndash}}June 18, 1987) was an American stand-up comedian,
▲'''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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===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
==Death==
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|1950|| ''[[A Lady Without Passport]]'' || Bartender || Uncredited
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|rowspan=2 | 1953|| ''[[Cry of the Hunted]]'' || Deputy || Uncredited
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|rowspan=4 | 1954|| ''[[Riding Shotgun (film)|Riding Shotgun]]'' || Lewellyn || Uncredited
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|1955|| ''[[A Lawless Street]]'' || Townsman || Uncredited
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|1973|| ''[[Heavy Traffic]]'' || || Voice
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|1975|| ''[[Train Ride to Hollywood]]'' || Rhett Butler / [[Clark Gable]] || (final film role)
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[[Category:Male actors from New York City]]▼
[[Category:1924 births]]
[[Category:1987 deaths]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
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▲[[Category:Jewish American male actors]]
[[Category:Jewish American comedians]]
[[Category:Jewish male comedians]]
▲[[Category:Male actors from New York City]]
[[Category:Radio personalities from Cleveland]]
[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]▼
▲[[Category:Jewish American male comedians]]
[[Category:20th-century American Jews]]
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[[Category:American male comedians]]
[[Category:Comedians from New York City]]
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