- Born
- Died
- Birth nameArthur William Silverlake
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- His parents were circus acrobats and he became part of their act. When they changed to vaudeville and wound up in California, he got a job in the movies. The founder of Universal Pictures, Carl Laemmle changed his name to Lake. In silent films he played somewhat dimwitted youngsters, The long-running part of Dagwood in the "Blondie" series pretty much continued the the pattern into adult life. He and Penny Singleton also appeared in a half-hour "Blondie" radio series which ran from 1939 to 1950, airing on CBS, ABC and finally on NBC. The program's stylized opening line, delivered by Bill Goodwin became famous: "Uh-uh-uh. Don't touch that dial. It's time for ...[Lake:] Blond-dee".
- IMDb mini biography by: Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
- SpousePatricia Lake(July 25, 1937 - January 9, 1987) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- RelativesFlorence Lake(Sibling)
- His wife, Patricia Lake, was always introduced as the niece of Marion Davies. After Patricia's death, her will revealed she was instead the love child of Marion Davies and her long-time lover, William Randolph Hearst.
- He had two children with his wife Patricia: Arthur Lake Jr. (born on March 1, 1943) and Marion Lake (born on Oct. 6, 1944).
- Began his career as a dancer.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6646 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- Younger brother of actress Florence Lake.
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