Laurence Criner (19 July 1898 – 8 March 1965) born John Laurence Criner, occasionally credited as J. Lawrence Criner, was an actor in the United States. An African-American, he had numerous film roles including as the male lead and star.
He was a member of the Lafayette Players and worked at Norman Studios in Jacksonville, Florida where he starred in two of their race films. He later worked at African American studio Million Dollar Productions[1]
The Smithsonian Institution has a lobby card for The Flying Ace.[2] The Library of Congress has a movie poster of Life Goes On that features an insetimage of Criner.[3] The National Museum of African American History has a herald for Flying Ace.[4]