
Jack Kruschen
Known for Acting · 158 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 (83)

Columbo
1971
as Tomlin Dudek

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Dr. John Logan

Bonanza
1959
as Giorgio Rossi

Ironside
1967
as Willie Busch

The A-Team
1983
as Bernie Shatzman

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

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Blumberg

Love, American Style
1969
as Doctor Deets

Batman
1966
as Eivol Ekdal

The Rifleman
1958

Hill Street Blues
1981

Little House on the Prairie
1974

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

Dragnet
1951

Full House
1987
as Iorgos

The Rockford Files
1974
as John Koenig

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

Matlock
1986
as Judge Ogilvie / Bus Repairman

Hotel
1982

Naked City
1958
as Dean Fairland

Alice
1976

Daniel Boone
1964
as Herman

Hart to Hart
1979

Trapper John, M.D.
1979

The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Norman Abrams

Medical Center
1969

Remington Steele
1982
as Buddy Brokaw

Route 66
1960

Zorro
1957

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

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

Gunsmoke
1955
as Jed

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self

Bat Masterson
1958
as Ben Tarko / Patch Finley

Vega$
1978

McCloud
1970

Matt Houston
1982

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Max Schilling

Mister Ed
1961

Switch
1975
as Damon Alexander

CHiPs
1977
as Frank Higgins

Sugarfoot
1957
as Sam Bolt

Telephone Time
1956

The Detectives
1959

Adventures of Superman
1952
as First Airport Robber

Silver Spoons
1982
as Judge Harold S. Nutterman

The Millionaire
1955
as Mike Sharkey

Trackdown
1957

Living Single
1993
as Mort

WKRP in Cincinnati
1978

Black Saddle
1959
as Ben Winkleman

Ellery Queen
1975
as Gunther Starr

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956

Love & War
1992

Cain's Hundred
1961
as Bill Ziegler

Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Ernie

Tightrope
1959

Law of the Plainsman
1959
as Dr. Pearson

Bronk
1975
Movies (75)

The Apartment
1960
as Dr. Dreyfuss

Cape Fear
1962
as Attorney Dave Grafton

McLintock!
1963
as Jake Birnbaum

The War of the Worlds
1953
as Salvatore

The Happening
1967
as Inspector

'Til There Was You
1997
as Mr. Katz

The Gazebo
1959
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Soldier of Fortune
1955
as Austin Stoker

Deadly Intentions
1985
as Alex Livanos

Caprice
1967
as Matthew Cutter

Julie
1956
as Det. Mace

The Million Dollar Duck
1971
as Doctor Gottlieb

The American Clock
1993

Emergency!
1972
as Sen. Mike Wolski

Where the Boys Are
1960
as Max (uncredited)

The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1964
as Christmas Morgan

Follow That Dream
1962
as Carmine

No Way Out
1950
as (uncredited)

Sunburn
1979
as Gela

Under the Rainbow
1981
as Louie

Freebie and the Bean
1974
as Red Meyers

Convicts 4
1962
as Resko's Father

Lover Come Back
1961
as Doctor Linus Tyler

It Should Happen to You
1954
as Joe (uncredited)

The Ladies Man
1961
as Graduation Emcee Professor

Cry Terror!
1958
as Agent Charles Pope

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
1953
as Harry

The Bellboy
1960
as Jack E Mulcher (uncredited)

The Angry Red Planet
1959
as CWO Sam Jacobs

Reform School Girl
1957
as Mr. Horvath

Istanbul Express
1969
as Capt. Granicek

Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
as Beeker

The Lemon Drop Kid
1951
as Muscleman (uncredited)

Harlow
1965
as L.B. Mayer

The Last Voyage
1960
as Chief Engineer Pringle

Dear Brigitte
1965
as Doctor Volker

Gambling House
1950
as Italian Immigrant (uncredited)

Money from Home
1953
as Short Boy

Guardian of the Wilderness
1976
as Madden

Dark Mirror
1984
as Smithson

The Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Mechanic (uncredited)

Outside the Law
1956
as Agent Pill Schwartz

A Blueprint for Murder
1953
as Harold Y. Cole

Red, Hot and Blue
1949
as Steve

Fraulein
1958
as Sgt. Grischa

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

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

The Night Holds Terror
1955
as Detective Pope

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

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

Legend of the Wild
1981
as Frost-bite Foley

The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977
as Jim Bridger

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981
as Judge Thatcher

The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper
1976
as Abner Denby

Untamed Heiress
1954
as Louie

The November Plan
1977
as Harry Kahn

Satan's Cheerleaders
1977
as Billy the Janitor

Dial Red O
1955
as Lloyd Lavalle

The Man Who Understood Women
1959
as Mickey (uncredited)

The Time Machine
1978
as John Bedford

The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
as Cafe Counterman (uncredited)

Women from Headquarters
1950
as Sam

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

Nick and Nora
1975
as Sergeant Steinmetz

The Steel Jungle
1956
as Truckdriver Helper

Confidence Girl
1952
as Detective Sergeant Quinn

The Log of the Black Pearl
1975
as Jocko Roper

The Decks Ran Red
1958
as Alex Cole

Badlands of Montana
1957
as Cavalry Sergeant

Deadly Harvest
1972
as Vartamian
Penny Ante: The Motion Picture
1990
as Isadore Perlman

Carolina Cannonball
1955
as Hogar

Money to Burn
1983
as Pops

Tennessee Champ
1954
as Andrews

Tropical Heat Wave
1952
as Stickey Langley
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 158 credits spanning from 1949 to 2010, Jack Kruschen has appeared in 75 films and 83 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jack Kruschen Movies
- The Apartment (1960) — as Dr. Dreyfuss
- Cape Fear (1962) — as Attorney Dave Grafton
- McLintock! (1963) — as Jake Birnbaum
- The War of the Worlds (1953) — as Salvatore
- The Happening (1967) — as Inspector
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