Jack Kruschen(1922-2002)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
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 (1960).
