Larry Laverty

Laurence Laverty (born 1959) is an American character actor. His film roles include playing Larry Davies in The Hamiltons (2006), as well as appearances in Dead Tone (2007) and in Gus Van Sant's Elephant (2003). Laverty made television guest appearances in Judging Amy, The Practice, Breaking Vegas, Nash Bridges, and MADtv. His performance on The Tonight Show led to a number of appearances on daytime soap operas including Days of Our Lives, Passions, Port Charles, and All My Children.

Larry Laverty
Born1959 (age 61–62)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Education
Occupation
  • Actor
  • photographer
Years active1986–present

He is also a writer and photographer and, in 2019, published a book of photography entitled Power and Majesty: The Plight and Preservation of the African Elephant.

Early life

Laverty was born in 1959 in Berkeley, California, and grew up in nearby Oakland.[1][2] His father was an engineer and a veteran of World War II,[3] and his mother was a bookkeeper and historian. Laverty was an Eagle Scout,[4] as well as a member of the Sierra Club and the Audubon Society.[5] He graduated from Skyline High School in Oakland and then moved to Kuna, Idaho, to live on the family farm while he worked a variety of jobs. He earned two college degrees, in business administration and political science, from Boise State University,[6][7] which included attending an acting class during his last year before graduating in 1985.[8] He also undertook graduate studies at Johns Hopkins University.[9]

Career

Laverty performed on stage in a number of plays and musicals while studying acting with the American Conservatory Theater, The Groundlings, and The Second City.[2][10] He spent 11 years living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Calgary, Alberta, and in Butte, Montana, while he trained in the hopes of joining the U.S. Olympics team as a speedskater.[2] In 1990, his second film appearance was in a minor role as a soldier in John Frankenheimer's The Fourth War.[4]

Some of Laverty's earliest appearances in a lead role were in two early short films by Irish filmmaker Dermot Tynan,[5] A Talk in the Dark and The Biscuit Eaters. Within the same year, he acted in a Canadian movie production, Icetime, with Canadian actor Jackson Davies.

Laverty has appeared in more than 100 films,[11] including Gus Van Sant's Elephant (2003),[12][13] What's Bugging Seth? (2005), Further North (2008), The Wylds (2010),[14] Cut (2011),[15] American Disciples (2011), Radio Dreams (2016), and The Control Group (2014). He was also a producer of several films including Kid (1993), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, Most of the Time (2016), and Gods In Shackles (2016).[5]

Laverty has appeared in a number of horror films.[16][17] He appeared in the 2007 film Dead Tone in a supporting role. The next year, he appeared in the Antony De Gennaro film Son of Terror[18] and the Phillip Grasso film ChainSmoke. He has also appeared in a number of television roles including Days of Our Lives, Judging Amy, The Practice, and All My Children.[11] In 2016, Laverty traveled to Ireland to work once again with Tynan in Most of the Time (2016). He starred in a lead role and was also co-producer of the short film.[5]

Photography and conservation

Laverty began photography at the age of 5. From 2010 to 2015, Laverty images were published in the MacArthur Metro, a newspaper serving Oakland, California, for which he also was a columnist.[19] Beginning in 2015 onward, his images of wildlife in Africa were published by numerous international wildlife conservation organizations.

In 2017, he began taking part in speaking engagements that focused on the plight of the African elephant, engagements that revolved around the presentation of his images taken while spending six months in Africa. In 2019, he released a table-top book of images and observations on African elephants entitled Power and Majesty: The Plight and Preservation of the African Elephant.[20][21]

Filmography

Laverty has appeared in more than 100 films and televisions series, including:

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1990 The Fourth War Aide to Hackworth Uncredited
1991 Icetime Fred Short film
1992 A Talk In The Dark The Man
1993 Made in America Mechanic Uncredited
1998 Mafia! Dealer
2002 High Crimes FBI SWAT Team Member
2003 Love Comes Softly Funeral Man
Elephant Teacher #3 [22]
2005 What's Bugging Seth Fred
2006 The Hamiltons Larry Davies
2007 Dead Tone Police officer
2008 In Search of Lovecraft Professor Sutton
The Sanguinarian Ammiel
Natural Possession Detective Al Cooper
2009 Dog Detective Robert Burns
2010 The Adventures of Chris Fable Iggy
2011 The Family Deputy Bobby Peterson
2012 The Locals Abel
2013 Post Mortem, America 2021 Ray
2014 Man from Reno Hotel Manager Uncredited
The Control Group Agent Trapper
2016 Most of the Time Frank Short film
2017 Branded Salty
Radio Dreams TV reporter [23][24]
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Days of Our Lives FBI Agent #2 1 episode
1999 Nash Bridges Bystander #1 1 episode (uncredited)
1997–1999 Port Charles Officer Howell / Waiter 2 episodes
2000 MADtv Co-pilot 1 episode (season 5)
Judging Amy Mr. O'Neil 1 episode
2001 Passions Fisherman 1 episode
2002 The Practice Jury Foreman 1 episode
2003 All My Children BJ's Manager 1 episode
2003–2004 The New Detectives Family Member / Robert Brown 2 episodes
2005 Breaking Vegas Al Francesco 1 episode

References
  1. Stein, Camilla (February 1, 2012). "Laverty's Oakland-Hollywood Link". CineSource. Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  2. Maguire, Liam (January 20, 2012). "Larry Laverty: An Actor's Story". EzineArticles.
  3. Laverty, Gordon Laurence; Laverty, Annette. "Gordon Laurence Laverty Collection". Veterans History Project. Library of Congress. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. Schmitt, Gavin (February 7, 2012). "Exclusive Interview with Larry Laverty – 'elephant', 'little Bruno' and 'the Hamiltons'". KillerReviews.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  5. Thompson, Stephen. "Larry Laverty, Actor and Conservationist". OpenBeast.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  6. "Political Science Alumni" (PDF). Department of Political Science. Boise State. Spring 2008. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  7. Brevvaxling, Royal (January 26, 2012). "Actor's love for Milwaukee runs deep". OnMilwaukee. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  8. "In Touch: 1980s" (PDF). Focus. Boise State University. Winter 2009. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  9. Laverty, Larry (November 18, 2019). "Africa's Elephants: My Call to Duty". Animal People Forum. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  10. "Behind the lens: Larry Laverty". This is Horror,
  11. "Larry Laverty". This Is Horror. April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  12. Fuchs, Cynthia (November 10, 2003). "Elephant (2003)". PopMatters. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  13. Gonzalez, Ed (September 18, 2003). "Review: Elephant". Slant. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  14. "Into 'The Wylds' — Local director's movie ready for spotlight". Daily Inter Lake. Archived from the original on October 28, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  15. Tiderington, Greg. "Running into the law, clues and terror with Larry Laverty". Racks and Razor. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  16. "Interview: Larry Laverty". This Is Horror. May 9, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  17. Rigney, Todd (May 15, 2011). "Eric Anthony Pereira's The Locals Gets a Suitably Gory New Poster". BeyondHollywood.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  18. "NSFW Goodies Inside for Son of Terror". Horror Movies
  19. "COBE Alumnus, Larry Laverty, Works to Save African Elephants". Boise State University. April 13, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  20. Thompson, Lowell (March 10, 2020). "Oakland Actor's Quest to Help Elephants". CineSource. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  21. "Alumnus Larry Laverty Publishes Book To Save Elephants". Boise State University. February 23, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  22. Gonzalez, Ed (April 9, 2004). "DVD Review: Gus Van Sant's Elephant on HBO Video". Slant. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  23. "Review: 'Radio Dreams' Builds a Spiritual Home for Stateless Souls". New York Times, May 31, 2017. Glenn Kenny
  24. "‘Radio Dreams’ Delivers Interesting Programming". KPBS Public Broadcasting, June 13, 2017 By Rebecca Romani
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