
Jack Kruschen
Known for Acting · 159 credits
- Born
- 1922-03-20
- Died
- 2002-04-02
- Place of birth
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Also known as
- Jack Joseph 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (84)

Ironside
1967
as Willie Busch

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

Columbo
1971
as Tomlin Dudek

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Dr. John Logan

The Rifleman
1958

Bonanza
1959
as Giorgio Rossi

The A-Team
1983
as Bernie Shatzman

Little House on the Prairie
1974

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Captain Keene

Adventures of Superman
1952
as First Airport Robber

Love, American Style
1969
as Doctor Deets

Full House
1987
as Iorgos

Hill Street Blues
1981

Alice
1976

Matlock
1986
as Judge Ogilvie / Bus Repairman

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Blumberg

Batman
1966
as Eivol Ekdal

The Rockford Files
1974
as John Koenig

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self

Hart to Hart
1979

Naked City
1958
as Dean Fairland

Daniel Boone
1964
as Herman

Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Doheny's partner & speaker at the retirement

Dragnet
1951

Barney Miller
1975
as Julius Wittenour / Rudolph Kamen / Benjamin Diamond

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Max Schilling

Gunsmoke
1955
as Jed

The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Norman Abrams

Living Single
1993
as Mort

Trapper John, M.D.
1979

Bat Masterson
1958
as Ben Tarko / Patch Finley

Remington Steele
1982
as Buddy Brokaw

Zorro
1957

Hotel
1982

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Sheriff Pig Wells / Hunt Willis

Route 66
1960

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Mr. Melville

The Millionaire
1955
as Mike Sharkey

Mister Ed
1961

Telephone Time
1956

McCloud
1970

Sugarfoot
1957
as Sam Bolt

Medical Center
1969

Matt Houston
1982

Silver Spoons
1982
as Judge Harold S. Nutterman

Switch
1975
as Damon Alexander

WKRP in Cincinnati
1978

The Detectives
1959

Vega$
1978

Ellery Queen
1975
as Gunther Starr

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956

The Count of Monte Cristo
1956

Black Saddle
1959
as Ben Winkleman

CHiPs
1977
as Frank Higgins

Trackdown
1957

Cain's Hundred
1961
as Bill Ziegler

Love & War
1992

Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Ernie

Grizzly Adams
1977
as Metcalf / Frost-bite Foley

The Lawless Years
1959
Movies (75)

The Apartment
1960
as Dr. Dreyfuss

The War of the Worlds
1953
as Salvatore

McLintock!
1963
as Jake Birnbaum

Cape Fear
1962
as Attorney Dave Grafton

Fraulein
1958
as Sgt. Grischa

The Million Dollar Duck
1971
as Doctor Gottlieb

Where the Boys Are
1960
as Max (uncredited)

Alice in Wonderland
2010
as (voice) (archive footage)

Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
as Beeker

'Til There Was You
1997
as Mr. Katz

Istanbul Express
1969
as Capt. Granicek

It Should Happen to You
1954
as Joe (uncredited)

The Gazebo
1959
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Mechanic (uncredited)

The Ladies Man
1961
as Graduation Emcee Professor

Soldier of Fortune
1955
as Austin Stoker

Lover Come Back
1961
as Doctor Linus Tyler

The People Against O'Hara
1951
as Uniformed Detective (uncredited)

No Way Out
1950
as (uncredited)

The Bellboy
1960
as Jack E Mulcher (uncredited)

Money from Home
1953
as Short Boy

Under the Rainbow
1981
as Louie

Dear Brigitte
1965
as Doctor Volker

Confidence Girl
1952
as Detective Sergeant Quinn

Sunburn
1979
as Gela

Freebie and the Bean
1974
as Red Meyers

The Time Machine
1978
as John Bedford

The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1964
as Christmas Morgan

Red, Hot and Blue
1949
as Steve

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
1953
as Harry

Follow That Dream
1962
as Carmine

Dark Mirror
1984
as Smithson

Deadly Intentions
1985
as Alex Livanos

Where Danger Lives
1950
as Cosey - Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

The Benny Goodman Story
1956
as 'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.

The Decks Ran Red
1958
as Alex Cole

A Blueprint for Murder
1953
as Harold Y. Cole

Gambling House
1950
as Italian Immigrant (uncredited)

The Angry Red Planet
1959
as CWO Sam Jacobs

Satan's Cheerleaders
1977
as Billy the Janitor

The Last Voyage
1960
as Chief Engineer Pringle

Nick and Nora
1975
as Sergeant Steinmetz

The Night Holds Terror
1955
as Detective Pope

Convicts 4
1962
as Resko's Father
Penny Ante: The Motion Picture
1990
as Isadore Perlman

Caprice
1967
as Matthew Cutter

Cry Terror!
1958
as Agent Charles Pope

The American Clock
1993

Carolina Cannonball
1955
as Hogar

The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977
as Jim Bridger

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981
as Judge Thatcher

Reform School Girl
1957
as Mr. Horvath

Deadly Harvest
1972
as Vartamian

Guardian of the Wilderness
1976
as Madden

The Lemon Drop Kid
1951
as Muscleman (uncredited)

Julie
1956
as Det. Mace

Outside the Law
1956
as Agent Pill Schwartz

The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
as Cafe Counterman (uncredited)

The November Plan
1977
as Harry Kahn

Untamed Heiress
1954
as Louie

Tennessee Champ
1954
as Andrews

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994
as Mayor Walter Trout

Harlow
1965
as L.B. Mayer

Badlands of Montana
1957
as Cavalry Sergeant

The Man Who Understood Women
1959
as Mickey (uncredited)

The Steel Jungle
1956
as Truckdriver Helper

The Happening
1967
as Inspector

The Log of the Black Pearl
1975
as Jocko Roper

Dial Red O
1955
as Lloyd Lavalle

Emergency!
1972
as Sen. Mike Wolski

The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper
1976
as Abner Denby

Women from Headquarters
1950
as Sam

Legend of the Wild
1981
as Frost-bite Foley

Tropical Heat Wave
1952
as Stickey Langley

Money to Burn
1983
as Pops
About Jack Kruschen
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. With 159 credits spanning from 1949 to 2010, Jack Kruschen has appeared in 75 films and 84 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jack Kruschen Movies
- The Apartment (1960) — as Dr. Dreyfuss
- The War of the Worlds (1953) — as Salvatore
- McLintock! (1963) — as Jake Birnbaum
- Cape Fear (1962) — as Attorney Dave Grafton
- Fraulein (1958) — as Sgt. Grischa
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