Berry Kroeger
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1912-10-16
- Died
- 1991-01-04
- Place of birth
- San Antonio, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Walker Berry Kroeger · Barry Kroeger · Berry Kroger · Barry Kroger
Biography
Berry Kroeger was an American film, television and stage actor.
Born in San Antonio, Texas, Kroeger got his acting start on radio as an announcer on Suspense and as an actor, playing for a time The Falcon in the radio series. Kroeger was a regular as Sam Williams on the radio daytime drama Young Doctor Malone. He was discovered by filmmaker William Wellman while performing on Broadway and began appearing in films in 1948 with his role in The Iron Curtain.
Kroeger specialized in playing slimy bad guys in films like Act of Violence (1948) and The Iron Curtain (1948), a crooked lawyer in Cry of the City (1948) and a heavy in Joseph H. Lewis' cult crime classic, Gun Crazy (1949). His flair for decadent leering and evil scowls often led to his being cast in "schlock fare", like 1966's Chamber of Horrors and 1971's The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant. He appeared in a small role as a village elder in Young Frankenstein (1974).
He appeared in dozens of television programs. He guest starred on seven episodes of Perry Mason, including murderer Edgar Whitehead in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Blind Man's Bluff," and murder victim Kirk Cameron in the 1964 episode, "The Case of the Illicit Illusion." He also appeared in shows such as Hawaiian Eye, Get Smart (as a character spoofing actor Sydney Greenstreet) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. His last major film role was in 1977's The Demon Seed.
On Broadway, Kroeger portrayed the High Lama in the ill-fated 1956 musical adaptation of Lost Horizon entitled Shangri-La.
Known For
Perry Mason
1957
as Eugene Jarech / Ernest Wray / Donald J. Evanson / Edgar Whitehead / Darius Tyson / Kirk Cameron / Rexford Wyler
The Rifleman
1958
Get Smart
1965
as Fat Man
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Detmar / Walter Pomeroy / Gen. Feng / Nick
The F.B.I.
1965
as Alvin Holmquist
Daniel Boone
1964
as Governor of Virginia / William Creighton
TV Shows (40)
Perry Mason
1957
as Eugene Jarech / Ernest Wray / Donald J. Evanson / Edgar Whitehead / Darius Tyson / Kirk Cameron / Rexford Wyler
The Rifleman
1958
Get Smart
1965
as Fat Man
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Detmar / Walter Pomeroy / Gen. Feng / Nick
The F.B.I.
1965
as Alvin Holmquist
Daniel Boone
1964
as Governor of Virginia / William Creighton
Burke's Law
1963
as General Henri Zachron
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Chairman
Studio One
1948
as Baron Tito Belcredi / Rembrandt Van Rijn / Mr. Walkes / Mr. Lawrence / Sir Sagramor / Caiaphas
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Thriller
1960
as Paul Mowry
Run for Your Life
1965
as Mr. Klein
Mister Ed
1961
Omnibus
1952
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Peter Gunn
1958
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Frame
Surfside 6
1960
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Inspector Riebold
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Raoul Lopez
Bronco
1958
Suspense
1949
as Lord Sannox / Fulco
Lights Out
1949
The Tall Man
1960
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as M. Didot
Mr. Lucky
1959
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
Tightrope
1959
Pete and Gladys
1960
The Thin Man
1957
The Roaring 20's
1960
Behind Closed Doors
1958
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
as General Bell / Bermudez / Commissioner of Police / Colonel Geraldine
Man with a Camera
1958
Inner Sanctum
1954
The Americans
1961
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Goya / Benedict Arnold
World of Giants
1959
as Dugger
Movies (41)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as U.S. Army General (uncredited)
Young Frankenstein
1974
as First Village Elder (uncredited)
Demon Seed
1977
as Petrosian
Gun Crazy
1950
as Packett
Pets
1973
as The Art Connoisseur
The Story of Ruth
1960
as Huphim
Act of Violence
1949
as Johnny
The Mephisto Waltz
1971
as Raymont
Blood Alley
1955
as Old Feng
The Seven Minutes
1971
as Paul Van Fleet
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961
as Surgeon
The Man in the Glass Booth
1975
as Joachim Berger
Chamber of Horrors
1966
as Chun Sing
The Dark Past
1948
as Mike
Black Magic
1949
as Alexandre Dumas, Sr.
Seven Thieves
1960
as Hugo Baumer
Hitler
1962
as Ernst Röhm
The Time Travelers
1964
as Preston
Fighting Man of the Plains
1949
as Cliff Bailey
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941
as Boy Lead in Movie (uncredited)
Mayerling
1957
as Headwaiter
Yellowneck
1955
as Plunkett
The Iron Curtain
1948
as John Grubb, aka 'Paul'
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949
as Manchester
Youngblood Hawke
1964
as Jock Maas
Cry of the City
1948
as W. A. Niles
Man in the Vault
1956
as Willis Trent
The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant
1971
as Max
The Sword of Monte Cristo
1951
as Minister Charles La Roche
Battles of Chief Pontiac
1952
as Col. von Weber
The Walking Target
1960
as Arnie Hoffman
Nightmare in Wax
1969
as Max Black
Little Women: Meg's Story
1950
as Mr. Lawrence
Chicago Deadline
1949
as Solly Wellman
Womanhunt
1962
Little Women: Jo's Story
1950
as Mr. Lawrence
Pontius Pilate
1952
as Caiaphas
A Passenger to Bali
1950
as Mr. Walkes
The Wild Scene
1970
as Tim O'Shea
Guilty of Treason
1950
as Hungarian State Police Col. Timar
The Centerfold Murders
1975
as Von Hecht
About Berry Kroeger
Berry Kroeger was an American film, television and stage actor. Born in San Antonio, Texas, Kroeger got his acting start on radio as an announcer on Suspense and as an actor, playing for a time The Falcon in the radio series. Kroeger was a regular as Sam Williams on the radio daytime drama Young Doctor Malone. He was discovered by filmmaker William Wellman while performing on Broadway and began appearing in films in 1948 with his role in The Iron Curtain. Kroeger specialized in playing slimy bad guys in films like Act of Violence (1948) and Th… With 81 credits spanning from 1941 to 1977, Berry Kroeger has appeared in 41 films and 40 TV shows.
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- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) — as U.S. Army General (uncredited)
- Young Frankenstein (1974) — as First Village Elder (uncredited)
- Demon Seed (1977) — as Petrosian
- Gun Crazy (1950) — as Packett
- Pets (1973) — as The Art Connoisseur
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