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Jack Kruschen (1922–2002)

Canadian-born Jack Kruschen entered films after years on the stage, and became a dependable character actor both in movies and on television. Often cast as ethnic comedy relief, Kruschen occasionally landed a role as a villain, but was more often the volatile, emotional Italian or Jewish neighbor patriarch. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in The Apartment. See full bio »

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(age 80) in Chandler, Arizona, USA

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Filmography

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1997 'Til There Was You
Mr. Katz
 
1994 Murphy Brown (TV series)
Irv Anderson
The Secret Life of Jim Dial (1994) … Irv Anderson
 
1994 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Captain Keene
Madame Ex (1994) … Captain Keene
 
1994 Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is (TV movie)
Mayor Walter Trout
 
1990-1994 Full House (TV series)
Iorgos Katsopolis
Greek Week (1990) … Iorgos Katsopolis
 
1994 Living Single (TV series)
Mort
Love Thy Neighbor (1994) … Mort
 
1994 Empty Nest (TV series)
Heshy
What's a Mother to Do? (1994) … Heshy
 
1993 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV series)
Mr. Melville
Home Is Where the Heart Attack Is (1993) … Mr. Melville
 
1993 The American Clock (TV movie)
Kapush
 
1992 Love & War (TV series)
Maury
Monday, Monday (1992) … Maury
 
1991 Matlock (TV series)
Bus Repairman / Judge Ogilvie
The Nightmare (1991) … Judge Ogilvie/Bus Repairman
 
1991 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Dr. John Logan
Tainted Lady (1991) … Dr. John Logan
 
1990-1991 Material World (TV series)
Fred Avery
The Little Me (1991) … Fred Avery
Episode #1.6 (1990) … Fred Avery
Episode #1.5 (1990) … Fred Avery
Episode #1.4 (1990) … Fred Avery
 
1991 Mom P.I. (TV series)
Marty Cash
Cash and Money (1991) … Marty Cash
 
1990 Penny Ante: The Motion Picture
Isadore (Izzy) Perlman
 
1985-1989 Webster (TV series)
'Papa' Papadapolis / Albert Einstein / Papa / …
Heaven (1988) … Papa / Albert Einstein
 
1987 She's the Sheriff (TV series)
George Bloomgarden
Unsafe at Any Speed (1987) … George Bloomgarden
 
1987 Rags to Riches (TV series)
Spiro
Foley vs. Foley (1987) … Spiro
 
1987 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Doheny's partner & speaker at the retirement
Laura (1987) … Doheny's partner & speaker at the retirement
 
1986 Hotel (TV series)
Sidney
Promises to Keep (1986) … Sidney
 
1985 Deadly Intentions (TV movie)
Alex Livanos
 
1985 Too Close for Comfort (TV series)
Dr. Axel Schreiber
Reconcilable Differences (1985) … Dr. Axel Schreiber
 
1983-1985 Matt Houston (TV series)
Jonas Van Poolen / Reels
Company Secrets (1985) … Reels
The Crying Clown (1983) … Jonas Van Poolen
 
1985 Remington Steele (TV series)
Buddy Brokaw
Springtime for Steele (1985) … Buddy Brokaw
 
1984 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Dell Loomis
Baja 1000 (1984) … Dell Loomis
 
1984 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Isadore Fagenbaum
Fuched Again (1984) … Isadore Fagenbaum
 
1984 E/R (TV series)
Morris Sheinfeld
Mr. Fix-It (1984) … Morris Sheinfeld
 
1984 Dark Mirror (TV movie)
Smithson
 
1983 Tucker's Witch (TV series)
Harvey Gorman
Living and Presumed Dead (1983) … Harvey Gorman
 
1983 Zorro and Son (TV series)
Commandante La Brea
Zorro and Son (1983) … Commandante La Brea
 
1983 The A-Team (TV series)
Bernie Shatzman
The Out-of-Towners (1983) … Bernie Shatzman
 
1983 The New Odd Couple (TV series)
Judge
My Strife in Court (1983) … Judge
 
1983 Silver Spoons (TV series)
Judge Harold S. Nutterman
Twelve Angry Kids (1983) … Judge Harold S. Nutterman
 
1983 Money to Burn
Pops
 
1982 No Soap, Radio (TV series)
Skit Performer
Miss Pelican (1982) … Skit Performer
Pilot (1982) … Skit Performer
 
1982 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Harry Fullerman
Hart and Sole (1982) … Harry Fullerman
 
1982 WKRP in Cincinnati (TV series)
Judge H.P. Newcomb
Circumstantial Evidence (1982) … Judge H.P. Newcomb
 
1977-1982 Barney Miller (TV series)
Diamond / Mr. Wittenour / Rudolph Kamen
Examination Day (1982) … Diamond
The DNA Story (1979) … Rudolph Kamen
Burial (1977) … Mr. Wittenour
 
1981 Darkroom (TV series)
Sam
Make-Up (1981) … Sam
 
1979-1981 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Marvin Krakowsky / Nicholas Bulgari
Cooperative Care (1981) … Marvin Krakowsky
Deadly Exposure (1979) … Nicholas Bulgari
 
1981 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Rudolpho 'The Great' Gambini
Gambini the Great (1981) … Rudolpho 'The Great' Gambini
 
1981 Under the Rainbow
Louie
 
1979-1981 Alice (TV series)
Benny Conway / Santa Claus
Carrie Chickens Out (1981) … Benny Conway
Mel, the Magi (1979) … Santa Claus
 
1981 CHiPs (TV series)
Frank Higgins
Home Fires Burning (1981) … Frank Higgins
 
1980 Cheaters (TV movie)
 
1980 Vega$ (TV series)
Carlo
Vendetta (1980) … Carlo
 
1979 Sunburn
Gela
 
1977-1978 The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (TV series)
Home of the Hawk (1977)
 
1978 Once Upon a Starry Night (TV movie)
 
1978 The Time Machine (TV movie)
John Bedford
 
1978 Switch (TV series)
Damon Alexander
Play-Off (1978) … Damon Alexander
 
1978 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Norman Abrams
Terror in Times Square (1978) … Norman Abrams
 
1977 Busting Loose (TV series)
Sam Markowitz
Roomies (1977) … Sam Markowitz
Together Again (1977) … Sam Markowitz
 
1977 Satan's Cheerleaders
Billy the Janitor
 
1977 The November Plan (TV movie)
Harry Kahn
 
1976 City of Angels (TV series)
 
1976 Movin' On (TV series)
Mr. Nash
Living It Up! (1976) … Mr. Nash
 
1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Gunther Starr
The Adventure of the Judas Tree (1976) … Gunther Starr
 
1972-1976 Emergency! (TV series)
State Assemblyman Michael Wolski
The Wedsworth-Townsend Act (1972) … State Assemblyman Michael Wolski
 
1975 Bronk (TV series)
Victor
Betrayal (1975) … Victor
 
1975 The Rockford Files (TV series)
John Koenig
Gearjammers: Part II (1975) … John Koenig
 
1971-1975 Medical Center (TV series)
Florea / Jacobson / Stavros
Aftershock (1975) … Florea
No Margin for Error (1973) … Jacobson
Double Jeopardy (1971) … Stavros
 
1975 Wide World Mystery (TV series)
Sergeant Steinmetz
Nick and Nora (1975) … Sergeant Steinmetz
 
1975 The Log of the Black Pearl (TV movie)
Jocko Roper
 
1974 McCloud (TV series)
Selditz
Shivaree on Delancy Street (1974) … Selditz
 
1974 Freebie and the Bean
Red Meyers
 
1973 The Magician (TV series)
Albie Allikolos
Ovation for Murder (1973) … Albie Allikolos
 
1973 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Arnold
Friends in High Places (1973) … Arnold
 
1973 Columbo (TV series)
Tomlin Dudek
The Most Dangerous Match (1973) … Tomlin Dudek
 
1973 Assignment Vienna (TV series)
Orloff
So Long, Charlie (1973) … Orloff
 
1972 Deadly Harvest (TV movie)
Vartanian
 
1971 Love, American Style (TV series)
(segment "Love and the Accidental Passion")
 
1971 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Blumberg
For a Million... Why Not? (1971) … Blumberg
 
1971 The Million Dollar Duck
Doctor Gottlieb
 
1970 Nanny and the Professor (TV series)
Mr. Poole
The Human Element (1970) … Mr. Poole
 
1969 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Herman
Sweet Molly Malone (1969) … Herman
 
1968 Ironside (TV series)
Busch / McKay
The Macabre Mr. Micawber (1968) … McKay
Memory of an Ice Cream Stick (1968) … Busch
 
1966-1968 Bonanza (TV series)
Giorgio Rossi / Georgio Rossi
 
1968 Istanbul Express (TV movie)
Captain Granicek
 
1966-1967 I Spy (TV series)
Aram Kanjarian / Isaac
The Medarra Block (1967) … Isaac
Lisa (1966) … Aram Kanjarian
 
1967 He & She (TV series)
Captain Pappas
Phantom of 84th Street (1967) … Captain Pappas
 
1967 Caprice
Matthew Cutter
 
1967 The Happening
Inspector
 
1966 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Dr. Shnorba
The Bum Who Came in from the Cold (1966) … Dr. Shnorba
 
1966 The John Forsythe Show (TV series)
Constantino
Engagement, Italian Style (1966) … Constantino
 
1966 Batman (TV series)
Eivol Ekdal
A Death Worse Than Fate (1966) … Eivol Ekdal
Zelda the Great (1966) … Eivol Ekdal
 
1965/II Harlow
Louis B. Mayer
 
1965 Dear Brigitte
Doctor Volker
 
1964 Rawhide (TV series)
Barkeep
Canliss (1964) … Barkeep
 
1964 The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Christmas Morgan
 
1963 McLintock!
Jake Birnbaum
 
1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Joe Haneke
Of Struggle and Flight (1963) … Joe Haneke
 
1962 Route 66 (TV series)
John Rados
Every Father's Daughter (1962) … John Rados
 
1962 Convicts 4
Resko's Father
 
1962 Cape Fear
Attorney Dave Grafton
 
1962 Mister Ed (TV series)
Policeman
Ed's Bed (1962) … Policeman
 
1961 Lover Come Back
Doctor Linus Tyler
 
1961 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Ziegler
In the Balance (1961) … Ziegler
 
1961 Naked City (TV series)
Dean Fairland
Which Is Joseph Creeley? (1961) … Dean Fairland
 
1961 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Joe Bronik
John J. Diggs (1961) … Joe Bronik
 
1961 The Ladies Man
Graduation Emcee Professor
 
1961 Michael Shayne (TV series)
Harry Burke / Markov
Date with Death (1961) … Harry Burke
Spotlight on a Corpse (1961) … Markov
 
1961 The Detectives (TV series)
Jonesy
Secret Assignment (1961) … Jonesy
 
1961 Harrigan and Son (TV series)
Lou King
The Manly Art (1961) … Lou King
 
1960 Where the Boys Are
Max - Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
 
1960 The Westerner (TV series)
Rigdon
Going Home (1960) … Rigdon
 
1960-1961 Hong Kong (TV series)
Tully
The Dragon Cup (1960) … Tully
Colonel Cat (1960) … Tully
The Jade Empress (1960) … Tully
Clear for Action (1960) … Tully
 
1959-1960 The Rifleman (TV series)
Doc Burrage / Clyde Bailey / Sammy
Baranca (1960) … Doc Burrage
Trail of Hate (1960) … Doc Burrage
One Went to Denver (1959) … Sammy
The Retired Gun (1959) … Clyde Bailey
 
1960 Dante (TV series)
Ben Simon
Opening Night (1960) … Ben Simon
 
1960 Studs Lonigan
Charlie the Greek
 
1960 Seven Ways from Sundown
Beeker
 
1960 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
Max Schilling
The Lovely Fraud (1960) … Max Schilling
 
1960 The Bellboy
Jack E. Mulcher, President of Paramount Pictures (uncredited)
 
1960 The Apartment
Dr. Dreyfuss
 
1960 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Manuel Garcia
Eagle in the Rocks (1960) … Manuel Garcia
 
1960 Black Saddle (TV series)
Ben Winkleman
The Apprentice (1960) … Ben Winkleman
 
1960 The Last Voyage
Chief Engineer Pringle
 
1960 Tightrope (TV series)
Capitaz
Appointment in Jericho (1960) … Capitaz
 
1959 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Ben Tarko / Patch Finley
The Inner Circle (1959) … Patch Finley
The Desert Ship (1959) … Ben Tarko
 
1959 The Gazebo
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
 
1959 Law of the Plainsman (TV series)
Dr. Pearson
Clear Title (1959) … Dr. Pearson
 
1959 The Angry Red Planet
CWO Sam Jacobs
 
1959 Beloved Infidel
Beach Bum (uncredited)
 
1959 Markham (TV series)
Police Constable
Roundtrip to Mozambique (1959) … Police Constable
 
1959 The Untouchables (TV series)
Union Vice-President
The George 'Bugs' Moran Story (1959) … Union Vice-President (uncredited)
 
1959 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Hunt Willis / Sheriff Pig Wells
The Empty Cell (1959) … Hunt Willis
Railroaded (1959) … Sheriff Pig Wells
 
1959 The Jayhawkers!
Cattleman (uncredited)
 
1959 The Lawless Years (TV series)
Big Greeny / Laughing Boy McMannus / Nicolides
The Big Greeny Story (1959) … Big Greeny
Four the Hard Way (1959) … Laughing Boy McMannus
The Dutch Schultz Story (1959) … Nicolides
 
1959 The Man Who Understood Women
Mickey (uncredited)
 
1951-1959 Dragnet (TV series)
Babe Kellogg / Elevator Operator / Karl Jansen / …
The Big .38 (1959)
The Big Laugh (1955)
The Big Crime (1954) … Lester Zachary Wylie
The Big Fraud (1954)
 
1959 The Rough Riders (TV series)
Tully
Ransom of Rita Renee (1959) … Tully
 
1959 Rescue 8 (TV series)
Heinrich Schmidt
Tower of Hate (1959) … Heinrich Schmidt
 
1959 The D.A.'s Man (TV series)
Leo Muller
Guns for Hire (1959) … Leo Muller
 
1959 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Sam Holt
The Desperadoes (1959) … Sam Holt
 
1958 Trackdown (TV series)
Milo York
The Kid (1958) … Milo York
 
1958 The Buccaneer
Hans
 
1958 The Decks Ran Red
Alex Cole
 
1958 Behind Closed Doors (TV series)
Ruchef
Flight to Freedom (1958) … Ruchef
 
1958 Fräulein
Sgt. Grischa
 
1958 Zorro (TV series)
Jose Mordante
 
1958 Cry Terror!
F.B.I. Agent Charles Pope
 
1958 The Gale Storm Show (TV series)
Ahbari
Bamboozled in Bombay (1958) … Ahbari
 
1957 Hear Me Good
Gaffer (uncredited)
 
1957 The Court of Last Resort (TV series)
Morning
The Forbes-Carol Case (1957) … Morning
 
1957 The Web (TV series)
Last Chance (1957)
 
1957 Reform School Girl
Mr. Horvath
 
1957 The Millionaire (TV series)
Mike Sharkey
The Bob Fielding Story (1957) … Mike Sharkey
 
1957 Badlands of Montana
Cavalry Sergeant
 
1957 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
First Airport Robber
Tomb of Zaharan (1957) … First Airport Robber
 
1956-1957 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Frost / Louis
Jackson's Assassination (1957) … Frost
The Birth of the Blade (1956) … Louis
 
1956-1957 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Joe / Jose
The Pendulum (1957) … Joe
In a Different Life (1956) … Jose
 
1956-1957 Telephone Time (TV series)
Truck Driver
Parents of a Stranger (1957) … Truck Driver
 
1956 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Jed
Spring Term (1956) … Jed
 
1956 Julie
Det. Mace
 
1956 The Count of Monte Cristo (TV series)
Madroff
The Sardinian Affair (1956) … Madroff
 
1956 The Life of Riley (TV series)
Dooley
A Wire for Gillis (1956) … Dooley
 
1956 Outside the Law
Agent Phil Schwartz
 
1956 Crusader (TV series)
Leon
A Deal in Diamonds (1956) … Leon
 
1956 The Steel Jungle
Truckdriver Helper
 
1956 Star Stage (TV series)
Horace
Cleopatra Collins (1956) … Horace
 
1956 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Charlie
Tightwad Millionaire (1956) … Charlie
 
1956 The Benny Goodman Story
'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.
 
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Ernie
The Silent Partner (1955) … Ernie
 
1955 It's a Great Life (TV series)
Frank
Call Michigan 4099 (1955) … Frank
The Night Watchman (1955) … Frank
 
1955 Damon Runyon Theater (TV series)
Brogan
A Nice Price (1955) … Brogan
It Comes Up Money (1955)
 
1955 The Night Holds Terror
Detective Pope
 
1955 Soldier of Fortune
Austin Stoker, Lee's assistant
 
1955 The Public Defender (TV series)
Rosy Matson / Roxie Williams
Operation Cleat (1955) … Rosy Matson
Cornered (1955) … Roxie Williams
 
1955 Our Miss Brooks (TV series)
Dan Beck
Madison Mascot (1955) … Dan Beck
 
1955 Dial Red O
Lloyd Lavalle
 
1955 Treasury Men in Action (TV series)
Miguel
Case of the Swindler's Gold (1955) … Miguel
 
1955 Carolina Cannonball
Hogar
 
1954 Untamed Heiress
Louie
 
1954 Tennessee Champ
Andrews, Fight Promoter
 
1954 It Should Happen to You
Joe - Billboard Painter (uncredited)
 
1954 The Great Diamond Robbery
Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
 
1953 Money from Home
Short Boy
 
1953 The Long, Long Trailer
Mechanic (uncredited)
 
1953 A Blueprint for Murder
Det.ective Lt. Harold Y. Cole
 
1953 Fast Company
Doc - Poker Player (uncredited)
 
1953 Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Jacques Amien (uncredited)
 
1952 Your Jeweler's Showcase (TV series)
Joe Barth / The Whale
Tenampa (1952) … Joe Barth
Operation, E.S.P. (1952) … The Whale
 
1952 Tropical Heat Wave
Stickey Langley
 
1952 The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
Sidonio (uncredited)
 
1952 Shadow in the Sky
Intern (uncredited)
 
1952 Just Across the Street
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1952 Confidence Girl
Detective Sergeant Quinn
 
1952 Terry and the Pirates (TV series)
Chopstick Joe
Macao Gold … Chopstick Joe
 
1952 Craig Kennedy, Criminologist (TV series)
Jack Brown
The Big Shakedown (1952) … Jack Brown
 
1951 Meet Danny Wilson
Drunken Heckler (uncredited)
 
1951 The People Against O'Hara
Detective (uncredited)
 
1951 Comin' Round the Mountain
Gangster in Night Club
 
1951 The Lemon Drop Kid
Muscleman (uncredited)
 
1951 Cuban Fireball
Lefty
 
1950 Gambling House
Burly Italian Immigrant (uncredited)
 
1950 No Way Out (uncredited)
 
1950 Where Danger Lives
Cosey - Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
 
1949 Red, Hot and Blue
Steve
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1979 Flying High (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
Eye Opener (1979) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1977 The Alan Hamel Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 September 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1967 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 April 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1961 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 April 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
1953 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Comic Actor
Episode #3.33 (1953) … Himself - Comic Actor
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1979 The Horror Show (documentary)
 

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In 1969, he co-starred in an unsold sitcom pilot for ABC called "Holly Golighty." The pilot was based on the lead female character in the 1961 film "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and starred Stefanie Powers. See more »
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Performed in radio dramas while still in high school. See more »

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