JL

★ Acting

Joseph La Cava

1908 – 1992 · Active 1940–1974

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The Monster of Piedras Blancas

The Monster of Piedras Blancas

1959 ★ 5.2

as Mike

In the sleepy California lighthouse town of Piedras Blancas, Sturges, the lighthouse keeper, is very superstitious and concerned for the safety of his teenage daughter, Lucy. He leaves food for a sea monster who lives in a nearby cave. The locals disregard him at first, but they begin to take notice when the bodies of people killed by the monster are found on the beach. A local scientist identifies a scale found near one of the bodies as belonging to a "diplovertebron", a prehistoric amphibious reptile long presumed extinct.

Strange Bedfellows (1965) Movie Poster - SassyFlix

Strange Bedfellows

Banning (1967) Movie Poster - SassyFlix

Youngblood Hawke (1964) Movie Poster - SassyFlix

Youngblood Hawke

Black Gunn (1972) Movie Poster - SassyFlix

The Joker Is Wild (1957) Movie Poster - SassyFlix

The Joker Is Wild

Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB

Some Like It Hot (1959)

Some Like It Hot

Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Columbo (1971)

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Sweet Smell of Success

The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)

The Six Million Dollar Man

Filmography

56 credits

1970s 8 credits

1974

Mame as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.0

1974

The Six Million Dollar Man as Croupier

TV ★ 7.3

1972

Black Gunn● as Waiter (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.0

1972

Evil Roy Slade as Bank Customer (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.5

1972

Banacek as Bartender (uncredited)

TV ★ 8.5

1971

Escape from the Planet of the Apes as Waiter (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.4

1971

Columbo as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

TV ★ 8.1

1970

Tora! Tora! Tora! as Official (uncredited)

Movie ★ 7.2

1960s 27 credits

1969

The Comic as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.1

1968

Yours, Mine and Ours as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.9

1968

It Takes a Thief as Roulette Dealer (uncredited)

TV ★ 7.2

1967

Point Blank as Conventioneer (uncredited)

Movie ★ 7.0

1967

Banning● as Waiter (uncredited)

Movie ★ 5.8

1966

Frankie and Johnny as Croupier (uncredited)

Movie ★ 5.6

1966

Mission: Impossible as Waiter (uncredited)

TV ★ 7.6

1965

Strange Bedfellows● as Reporter (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.0

1964

Viva Las Vegas as Waiter (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.2

1964

Send Me No Flowers as Commuter (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.8

1964

Looking for Love as Party Guest (uncredited)

Movie ★ 5.8

1964

Seven Days in May as Party Guest (uncredited)

Movie ★ 7.3

1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods as Juror

Movie ★ 6.2

1964

The Incredible Mr. Limpet as Officer at Fleet Admiral's Briefing (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.2

1964

Youngblood Hawke● as Theatregoer (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.3

1963

Johnny Cool

Movie ★ 5.3

1963

The Wheeler Dealers as Waiter (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.3

1963

Burke's Law as Waiter (uncredited)

TV ★ 6.3

1962

Advise & Consent as Senator (uncredited)

Movie ★ 7.2

1962

Sammy, the Way-Out Seal as Waiter (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.4

1962

Gypsy as Audience Member (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.3

1962

Tender Is the Night as Bartender (uncredited)

Movie ★ 5.7

1962

Sam Benedict as Waiter (uncredited)

TV ★ 6.7

1961

The Comancheros as Dealer (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.7

1961

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein as Waiter (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.4

1960

Seven Thieves as Croupier (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.6

1960

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond as Club Patron (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.1

1950s 13 credits

1959

Holiday for Lovers as Bullfight spectator

Movie ★ 6.3

1959

The Monster of Piedras Blancas● as Mike

Movie ★ 5.6

1959

Some Like It Hot as Gangster at Convention (uncredited)

Movie ★ 8.1

1959

The Untouchables as Waiter (uncredited)

TV ★ 7.9

1959

The Untouchables as Theatre Audience Member (uncredited)

TV ★ 7.9

1958

The Last Hurrah as Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)

Movie ★ 7.2

1958

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer as Waiter (uncredited)

TV ★ 6.8

1957

Sweet Smell of Success as Waiter at 21 (uncredited)

Movie ★ 7.6

1957

The Joker is Wild● as Waiter (uncredited)

Movie ★ 8.1

1956

The Harder They Fall as Manager (uncredited)

Movie ★ 7.2

1952

Pat and Mike as Waiter (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.4

1952

The Steel Trap as Man Exiting Office (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.6

1951

Lightning Strikes Twice

Movie ★ 5.7

1940s 7 credits

1949

The Set-Up as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Movie ★ 7.3

1948

Three Daring Daughters as Bartender (uncredited)

Movie ★ 5.9

1947

Possessed as Concert Spectator (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.9

1942

Who Done It? as Station Employee (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.9

1941

Ride 'Em Cowboy as Poker Player (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.0

1941

Hold That Ghost as Little Fink (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.8

1940

City for Conquest as Dance Contestant (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.9

Crew Credits

1940s 1 credit

1941

In the Navy Stunt Double

Movie ★ 6.4