Jack Kruschen

Personal Info

Birthday

March 20, 1922

Day of Death

2002-04-02

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Also Known As

Jack Joseph Kruschen

Jack Kruschen

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jacob Kruschen (March 20, 1922 – April 2, 2002) was a Jewish character actor who worked primarily in American film, television and radio. Kruschen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dr. Dreyfuss in the 1960 comedy-drama The Apartment. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Kruschen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Columbo

Bonanza

Murder, She Wrote

Batman

Magnum, P.I.

The A-Team

Full House

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Filmography

2010
Alice in Wonderland
as (voice) (archive footage)
1997
'Til There Was You
as Mr. Katz
1994
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
as Mayor Walter Trout
1990
Penny Ante: The Motion Picture
as Isadore Perlman
1985
Deadly Intentions
as Alex Livanos
1984
Dark Mirror
as Smithson
1983
Money to Burn
as Pops
1981
Legend of the Wild
as Frost-bite Foley
Under the Rainbow
as Louie
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Judge Thatcher
1979
Sunburn
as Gela
1978
The Time Machine
as John Bedford
1977
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
as Jim Bridger
Satan's Cheerleaders
as Billy the Janitor
The November Plan
as Harry Kahn
1976
Guardian of the Wilderness
as Madden
The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper
as Abner Denby
1975
Nick and Nora
as Sergeant Steinmetz
The Log of the Black Pearl
as Jocko Roper
1974
Freebie and the Bean
as Red Meyers
1972
Deadly Harvest
as Vartamian
Emergency!
as Sen. Mike Wolski
1971
The Million Dollar Duck
as Doctor Gottlieb
1969
Istanbul Express
as Capt. Granicek
1967
The Happening
as Inspector
Caprice
as Matthew Cutter
1965
Harlow
as Louis B. Mayer
Dear Brigitte
as Doctor Volker
1964
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
as Christmas Morgan
1963
McLintock!
as Jake Birnbaum
1962
Convicts 4
as Resko's Father
Cape Fear
as Attorney Dave Grafton
Follow That Dream
as Carmine
1961
Lover Come Back
as Doctor Linus Tyler
The Ladies Man
as Graduation Emcee Professor
1960
Where the Boys Are
as Max (uncredited)
Seven Ways from Sundown
as Beeker
The Bellboy
as Jack E Mulcher (uncredited)
The Apartment
as Dr. Dreyfuss
The Last Voyage
as Chief Engineer Pringle
1959
The Angry Red Planet
as CWO Sam Jacobs
The Man Who Understood Women
as Mickey (uncredited)
1958
The Decks Ran Red
as Alex Cole
Fraulein
as Sgt. Grischa
Cry Terror!
as Agent Charles Pope
1957
Reform School Girl
as Mr. Horvath
Badlands of Montana
as Cavalry Sergeant
1956
Julie
as Det. Mace
Outside the Law
as Agent Pill Schwartz
The Steel Jungle
as Truckdriver Helper
The Benny Goodman Story
as 'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.
1955
The Silent Partner
as Ernie
The Night Holds Terror
as Detective Pope
Soldier of Fortune
as Austin Stoker
Dial Red O
as Lloyd Lavalle
Carolina Cannonball
as Hogar
1954
Untamed Heiress
as Louie
Tennessee Champ
as Andrews
The Long, Long Trailer
as Mechanic (uncredited)
The Great Diamond Robbery
as Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
It Should Happen to You
as Joe (uncredited)
1953
Money from Home
as Short Boy
The War of the Worlds
as Salvatore
A Blueprint for Murder
as Detective Lieutenant Harold Y. Cole
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
as Harry
1952
Tropical Heat Wave
as Stickey Langley
Confidence Girl
as Detective Sergeant Quinn
1951
The People Against O'Hara
as Uniformed Detective (uncredited)
The Lemon Drop Kid
as Muscleman (uncredited)
1950
Gambling House
as Italian Immigrant (uncredited)
Where Danger Lives
as Cosey - Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
No Way Out
as (uncredited)
Women from Headquarters
as Sam
1949
Red, Hot and Blue
as Steve