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Mike Mazurki (1907–1990)


With an intimidating face like craggy granite and a towering 6'5" solid frame, Mike Mazurki (born Mikhail Mazurski) was one of cinema's first serial thugs and specialized in playing strongarm men, gangsters and bullies for over 50 years on screen. Nearly always portrayed as a lowbrow muscle, in real life Mazurski was highly intelligent... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1990 Mob Boss (video)
Don Taglianeti
 
1990 Dick Tracy
Old Man at Hotel
 
1987 Amazon Women on the Moon
Dutch (segment "Reckless Youth")
 
1985 Doin' Time
Bruno
 
1983 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Swamp Rat / Ugh
Love Island/The Sisters (1983) … Ugh
Naughty Marietta/The Winning Ticket (1983) … Swamp Rat
 
1981 ...All the Marbles
Referee in Chicago (uncredited)
 
1981 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (TV movie)
Logan
 
1981 Revenge of the Gray Gang (TV movie)
Joe Malcheski
 
1980 Alligator
Gatekeeper (as Michael Mazurki)
 
1979 Gas Pump Girls
Moiv
 
1978 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Choo-Choo
A Fast Count (1978) … Choo-Choo (uncredited)
 
1978 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Tommy Robbins
Mother Angel (1978) … Tommy Robbins
 
1978 The One Man Jury
Kayo's Handler
 
1978 The Magic of Lassie
Apollo
 
1977 Mad Bull (TV movie)
Tidy
 
1977 Switch (TV series)
Blaine
Three for the Money (1977) … Blaine
 
1975 The Wild McCullochs
Cliff Randall
 
1974 The Centerfold Girls
The Caretaker
 
1973 Kung Fu (TV series)
Hannibal
Superstition (1973) … Hannibal
 
1971 The Chicago Teddy Bears (TV series)
Julie
Billy the Kid (1971) … Julie
The Big Grab (1971) … Julie
The Alderman (1971) … Julie
Tender Loving Kindness (1971) … Julie
 
1971 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Whale
Trafton (1971) … Whale
 
1971 Mannix (TV series)
Kony
Days Beyond Recall (1971) … Kony
 
1971 Julia (TV series)
Al Mcteague
Strictly for the Birds (1971) … Al Mcteague
 
1970 Which Way to the Front?
Rocky (uncredited)
 
1970 Adam-12 (TV series)
Claude Terry
Log 144: Bank Robbery (1970) … Claude Terry
 
1970 Love, American Style (TV series)
Rocky (segment "Love and the Gangster")
Love and the Boss's Ex/Love and Mr. Nice Guy/Love and the Gangster (1970) … Rocky (segment "Love and the Gangster")
 
1968-1969 Bonanza (TV series)
Big Jack / Big Man
Dead Wrong (1969) … Big Jack
Stage Door Johnnies (1968) … Big Man
 
1969 Land of the Giants (TV series)
Loach
Giants and All That Jazz (1969) … Loach
 
1969 My Three Sons (TV series)
Hugo
What Did You Do Today, Grandpa? (1969) … Hugo
 
1968 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
The Boston Strong Girl's Father
The Great Tag-Team Match (1968) … The Boston Strong Girl's Father
 
1967 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
Girard
Jeannie and the Great Bank Robbery (1967) … Girard
 
1967 Batman (TV series)
Allegro
The Wail of the Siren (1967) … Allegro
 
1966-1967 It's About Time (TV series)
Clon
The Stowaway (1967) … Clon
To Catch a Thief (1967) … Clon
Which Doctor's Witch? (1967) … Clon
The Mother-in-Law (1966) … Clon
 
1967 Rango (TV series)
Downey
 
1967 Mr. Terrific (TV series)
Shoulders
Stanley the Safecracker (1967) … Shoulders
 
1966 Gilligan's Island (TV series)
Igor
The Friendly Physician (1966) … Igor
 
1966 The Loner (TV series)
Rule Vernon
Pick Me Another Time to Die (1966) … Rule Vernon
 
1964-1966 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Akasheta / El Toro
Gabriel (1966) … El Toro
Lac Duquesne (1964) … Akasheta (uncredited)
 
1966 7 Women
Tunga Khan, Bandit Leader
 
1966 F Troop (TV series)
Geronimo
 
1965 Laredo (TV series)
Pvt. Percy Flower
Pride of the Rangers (1965) … Pvt. Percy Flower
 
1965 Mister Ed (TV series)
Beppo
Ed the Counterspy (1965) … Beppo
 
1965 Requiem for a Gunfighter
Ivy Bliss
 
1964 The Bill Dana Show (TV series)
Tiger Donovan
Glick the Strongman (1964) … Tiger Donovan
 
1964 The Disorderly Orderly
Moving Van Passenger (uncredited)
 
1964 The Munsters (TV series)
Leo 'Knuckles' Kraus
Knock Wood, Here Comes Charlie (1964) … Leo 'Knuckles' Kraus
 
1964 Cheyenne Autumn
Sr. First Sergeant
 
1963-1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
Arthur Jacks / Cully Barstow
The Case of the Missing Button (1964) … Cully Barstow
The Case of the Deadly Verdict (1963) … Arthur Jacks
 
1964 Wagon Train (TV series)
Lance Corp. Otto Moller
The Duncan McIvor Story (1964) … Lance Corp. Otto Moller
 
1964 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)
Bill Jim
The Day of the Lame Duck (1964) … Bill Jim
 
1963 4 for Texas
Chad (Zack's bodyguard)
 
1963 Donovan's Reef
Sgt. Monk Menkowicz
 
1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Mr. Anston / Venturi
Everybody Loves Sweeney (1963) … Venturi
The Losers (1963) … Mr. Anston
 
1962 Five Weeks in a Balloon
Slave Captain
 
1962 Zotz!
Igor
 
1962 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series)
Ugh-ug
 
1959-1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Frankie Marlowe / Moose Tobin
Man in the Middle (1962) … Moose Tobin
The Artichoke King (1959) … Frankie Marlowe
 
1958-1962 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Breed / Jo Jo / Power
Don't Shoot the Piano Player (1962) … Jo Jo
Love's Young Dream (1960) … Power
Ella West (1958) … Breed
 
1961 Pocketful of Miracles
Big Mike
 
1961 The Errand Boy
Blonde 'Movie Siren'
 
1961 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
Rhino
The Duke on the Bum (1961) … Rhino
 
1961 Swingin' Along
Bookie
 
1960 Bachelor Father (TV series)
George 'Mac'
Kelly, the Matchmaker (1960) … George 'Mac'
 
1960 The Facts of Life
First Husband in Motel Room
 
1960 The Texan (TV series)
First Bank Robber / Kale
The Accuser (1960) … First Bank Robber
Captive Crew (1960) … Kale
 
1960 Overland Trail (TV series)
Juan
Mission into Mexico (1960) … Juan
 
1960 Tightrope (TV series)
Jim Raskin
The Long Odds (1960) … Jim Raskin
 
1960 Johnny Midnight (TV series)
Perry
Leading Lady (1960) … Perry
 
1959 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
 
1959 M Squad (TV series)
Karate Instructor
Decoy in White (1959) … Karate Instructor
 
1959 Some Like It Hot
Spats' Henchman
 
1959 Alias Jesse James
Dirty Dog Tough (uncredited)
 
1959 Rescue 8 (TV series)
Rocky Coogan
Rubber Gold (1959) … Rocky Coogan
 
1958 Official Detective (TV series)
Banning
The Policeman's Gun (1958) … Banning
 
1957 Hell Ship Mutiny
Ross
 
1956 Telephone Time (TV series)
Pvt. Novak
The Sergeant Boyd Story (1956) … Pvt. Novak
 
1956 Man in the Vault
Louie
 
1956 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Marcel, the Butcher of Barbados
Outlaw Kingdom (1956) … Marcel, the Butcher of Barbados
 
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days
Drunk in Hong Kong Dive
 
1956 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
Jake Harlan
Tough Guy … Jake Harlan
 
1956 My Friend Flicka (TV series)
Hercules Throckmorton
The Old Champ (1956) … Hercules Throckmorton
 
1956 Comanche
Flat Mouth
 
1955 Kismet
Chief Policeman
 
1955 It's a Great Life (TV series)
Bud
Hash House (1955) … Bud
 
1955 New Orleans Uncensored
Big Mike
 
1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Fedar (1955)
 
1955 New York Confidential
Arnie Wendler
 
1954 The Public Defender (TV series)
Bruce
Socrates (1954) … Bruce
 
1954 The Egyptian
Foreman, House of Death (uncredited)
 
1954 Duffy's Tavern (TV series)
McGurk
Archie the Ex-Coward … McGurk
 
1952 The Light Touch
Charles
 
1951 My Favorite Spy
Monkara
 
1951 Ten Tall Men
Roshko
 
1951 Criminal Lawyer
'Moose' Hendricks
 
1951 Pier 23
Ape Danowski
 
1950 He's a Cockeyed Wonder
'Lunk' Boxwell
 
1950 Night and the City
The Strangler
 
1949 Samson and Delilah
Leader of Philistine Soldiers
 
1949 Abandoned
Hoppe
 
1949 The Devil's Henchman
Rhino
 
1949 Rope of Sand
Pierson (guard)
 
1949 Come to the Stable
Sam
 
1949 Neptune's Daughter
Mac Mozolla
 
1948 The Noose Hangs High
Chuck
 
1948 Relentless
Jake
 
1948 I Walk Alone
Dan
 
1947 Nightmare Alley
Bruno
 
1947 Unconquered
Bone
 
1947 Killer Dill
Little Joe
 
1947 Sinbad, the Sailor
Yusuf
 
1946 The French Key
Sam Cragg
 
1946 Mysterious Intruder
Harry Pontos
 
1946 Live Wires
Patsy 'Pat' Clark
 
1945 Dick Tracy
'Splitface'
 
1945 Dakota
'Bigtree' Collins
 
1945 The Spanish Main
Erik Swaine
 
1945 The Horn Blows at Midnight
Bass Player/Humphrey Rafferty
 
1945 The Thin Man Goes Home
First Man Outside Barber Shop (uncredited)
 
1944 The Princess and the Pirate
Pirate (uncredited)
 
1944 The Missing Juror
Cullie - Masseur (uncredited)
 
1944 The Canterville Ghost
Metropolus
 
1944 Summer Storm
Tall Policeman Bending Over Petroff (uncredited)
 
1944 Shine on Harvest Moon
Bouncer (uncredited)
 
1943 Whistling in Brooklyn
Henchman on Ship (uncredited)
 
1943 Lost Angel
Fighter (uncredited)
 
1943 Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
Shadow/The Ghoul
 
1943 Swing Fever
Wrestler (uncredited)
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
Olaf (uncredited)
 
1943 Behind the Rising Sun
Japanese Wrestler (uncredited)
 
1943 Bomber's Moon
Kurt (scenes deleted)
 
1943 Prairie Chickens
Henchman Charlie (uncredited)
 
1943 Mission to Moscow
Russian Machinist Workman (uncredited)
 
1943 Taxi, Mister
Henchman Joe
 
1943 It Ain't Hay
Bouncer (uncredited)
 
1942 Gentleman Jim
Jake Kilrain (uncredited)
 
1942 That Other Woman
Thug (uncredited)
 
1942 The Moon and Sixpence
Tough Bill (uncredited)
 
1942 Dr. Renault's Secret
Rogell (uncredited)
 
1942 About Face
Tough Sailor (uncredited)
 
1941 The Shanghai Gesture
The Coolie
 
1935 Black Fury
Security Force Applicant (uncredited)
 
1934 Belle of the Nineties
New Orleans Audience Admirer (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1950 Night and the City (technical adviser: wrestling - uncredited, technical advisor: wrestling - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1980 The Man with Bogart's Face
Himself
 
1971 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself - Guest Performer
Episode #5.11 (1971) … Himself - Guest Performer
 
1964 That Regis Philbin Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.19 (1964) … Himself
Episode #1.14 (1964) … Himself
 
1950-1954 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
Episode #6.10 (1954) … Himself - Actor
Episode #4.6 (1951) … Himself - Actor
Episode #2.37 (1950) … Himself - Actor
 
1951-1953 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Actor
Episode #4.11 (1953) … Himself - Actor
Episode #2.24 (1952) … Himself - Actor
Episode #2.18 (1951) … Himself - Actor
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2007 100 Years of John Wayne (TV documentary short)
 
1994 Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (TV documentary)
 
1949 Two Knights from Brooklyn
Henchman Joe (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1971) TV commercial: "For Brunettes Only" hair coloring. He played the doorman at a club reserved for women with brown hair, slamming the door on a platinum blonde. See more »

Alternate Names:

'Iron' Mike Mazurki | Michael Mazurki

Height:

6' 5" (1.96 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Contrary to his image as a brawny, not very smart tough guy, Mazurki graduated at the top of his class from Manhattan College, class of 1930, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn