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Jack Kruschen Biography (1922-2002)

Born March 20, 1922, in Winnipeg, AB, Canada; son of Morris (a watchmaker) and Sophie Kruschen; married Marjorie Ullman (a secretary), January, 1947 (divorced, December, 1961); married Violet R. Mooring, February, 1963. Addresses: AGENT--c/o Lew Sherrell Agency, 7060 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 610, Hollywood, CA 90028.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

March 20, 1922

Winnipeg, Alberta, Canada

Famous Works

• Credits
• BROADWAY DEBUT--Maurice Pulvermacher, I Can Get It for You Wholesale, Shubert Theatre, 1962.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Dr. Dreyfus, Promises, Promises, London, 1969, then San Diego, CA, 1970.
• FILM DEBUT--Steve, Red Hot and Blue, Paramount, 1949.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Burly Italian, Gambling House, RKO, 1950.
• man, No Way Out, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950.
• Casey, Where Danger Lives, RKO, 1950.
• Sam, Woman from Headquarters, Republic, 1950.
• gangster in nightclub, Comin' 'round the Mountain, Universal, 1951.
• Lefty, Cuban Fireball, Republic, 1951.
• detective, People against O'Hara, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1951.
• Sergeant Quinn, Confidence Girl, United Artists, 1952.
• heckler, Meet Danny Wilson, Universal, 1952.
• Stickey Langley, Tropical Heat Wave, Republic, 1952.
• Harry, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, Universal, 1953.
• Hal Cole, Blueprint for Murder, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953.
• Jacques Amien, Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (also known as Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Paris), Universal, 1953.
• Short Boy, Money from Home, Paramount, 1953.
• Salvatore, War of the Worlds, Paramount, 1953.
• Joe, It Should Happen to You, Columbia, 1954.
• mechanic, The Long, Long Trailer, MGM, 1954.
• Andrews, Tennessee Champ, MGM, 1954.
• Louie, Untamed Heiress, Republic, 1954.
• Hogar, Carolina Cannonball, Republic, 1955.
• Lavalle, Dial Red O, Allied Artists, 1955.
• Detective Pope, The Night Holds Terror, Columbia, 1955.
• Austin Stoker, Soldier of Fortune, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955.
• Detective Mace, Julie, MGM, 1956.
• Phil Schwartz, Outside the Law, Universal, 1956.
• helper, Steel Jungle, Warner Brothers, 1956.
• cavalry sergeant, Badlands of Montana, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957.
• Mr. Horvath, Reform School Girl, American International, 1957.
• Charles Pope, Cry Terror, MGM, 1958.
• Alex Cole, The Decks Ran Red, MGM, 1958.
• Grischa, Fraulein, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958.
• Sergeant Jacobs, Angry Red Planet, American International, 1959.
• Becker, Seven Ways from Sundown, Universal, 1960.
• Chief Engineer Pringle, The Last Voyage, MGM, 1960.
• Dr. Dreyfuss, The Apartment, United Artists, 1960.
• Charlie the Greek, Studs Lonigan, United Artists, 1960.
• Dave Grafton, Cape Fear, Universal, 1962.
• Resko's father, Convicts Four (also known as Reprieve), Allied Artists, 1962.
• Carmine, Follow That Dream, United Artists, 1962.
• Dr. Linus Tyler, Lover Come Back, United Artists, 1962.
• Birnbaum, McLintock, United Artists, 1963.
• Christmas Morgan, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, MGM, 1964.
• Dr. Volker, Dear Brigette, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965.
• Louis B. Mayer, Harlow, Magna, 1965.
• Matthew Cutter, Caprice, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967.
• inspector, The Happening, Columbia, 1967.
• Dr. Gottlieb, $1,000,000 Duck, Buena Vista, 1971.
• Red Meyers, Freebie and the Bean, Warner Brothers, 1974.
• Madden, The Guardian of the Wilderness, Sunn Classic, 1976.
• Harry Kahn, The November Plan, 1976.
• Billy the janitor, Satan's Cheerleaders, World Amusement, 1977.
• Gela, Sunburn, Paramount, 1979.
• Louie, Under the Rainbow, Warner Brothers, 1981.
• Also appeared in Fast Company, MGM, 1953; The Ladies Man, Paramount, 1961; Legend of the Wild, 1981; and Money to Burn, 1981.
• TELEVISION DEBUT--With the Don Lee Experimental Station W6 XOA, Los Angeles, CA, 1939.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• Tully, Hong Kong, ABC, 1960-61.
• Sam Markowitz, Busting Loose, CBS, 1977.
• Morris Scheinfeld, E.R., CBS, 1984.
• Papa, Webster, ABC, 1986.
• Credits; PILOTS
• Senator Mike Wolski, Emergency!, NBC, 1972.
• Sergeant Steinmetz, Nick and Nora, ABC, 1975.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• No Soap, Radio, ABC, 1982.
• Sidney Winick, Hotel, ABC, 1986.
• Spiro, Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987.
• Runkel, Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1987.
• Also The Rifleman, ABC; Wanted Dead or Alive, ABC; Our Miss Brooks, CBS;Colgate Comedy Hour, NBC; I Spy, NBC; Bonanza, NBC.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Captain Granicek, Istanbul Express, NBC, 1968.
• Vartamian, Deadly Harvest, CBS, 1972.
• Jocko Roper, The Log of the Black Pearl, NBC, 1975.
• Jim Bridger, The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race, NBC, 1977.
• John Bedford, The Time Machine, NBC, 1978.
• Judge Thatcher, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, NBC, 1981.
• Smithson, Dark Mirror, ABC, 1984.
• Alex Livanos, Deadly Intentions, ABC, 1985.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO APPEARANCES; SERIES
• Detective Sergeant Muggowan, Broadway Is My Beat, CBS, 1946-58.
• regular, Pete Kelly's Blues, NBC, 1951.
• Also Frontier Gentleman, CBS, 1958; One Man's Family, NBC.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• Lux Radio Theatre (twenty episodes), CBS, 1947-52.
• The Danny Thomas Show, CBS, 1947-58.
• Dragnet, NBC, 1950-57.
• Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, CBS, 1949.
• "Brave New World," CBS Radio Workshop, CBS, 1956.
• Escape, CBS.
• Suspense, CBS.
• Romance, CBS.
• Sam Spade.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• Christmas in Other Lands, CBS, 1938.