Jack Kruschen

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Known For

Acting

Born

1922-03-20

Place of Birth

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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.

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Known For

Columbo

Columbo

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

The A-Team

The A-Team

Bonanza

Bonanza

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

Full House

Full House

Batman

Batman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Acting History

Alice in Wonderland as (voice) (archive footage)

'Til There Was You as Mr. Katz

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

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

Living Single as Mort

The American Clock

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Mr. Melville

Penny Ante: The Motion Picture as Isadore Perlman

Full House as Iorgos

She's the Sheriff as George Bloomgarden

Matlock as Judge Ogilvie / Bus Repairman

Deadly Intentions as Alex Livanos

Murder, She Wrote as Dr. John Logan

Dark Mirror as Smithson

The A-Team as Bernie Shatzman

Money to Burn as Pops

The New Odd Couple as Judge

Remington Steele as Buddy Brokaw

Legend of the Wild as Frost-bite Foley

Under the Rainbow as Louie

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Judge Thatcher

Hill Street Blues

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

Trapper John, M.D.

Sunburn as Gela

The Time Machine as John Bedford

WKRP in Cincinnati

The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race as Jim Bridger

The Incredible Hulk as Norman Abrams

CHiPs as Frank Higgins

Satan's Cheerleaders as Billy the Janitor

Grizzly Adams as Metcalf

Grizzly Adams as Frost-bite Foley

The November Plan as Harry Kahn

Guardian of the Wilderness as Madden

The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper as Abner Denby

Ellery Queen as Gunther Starr

Switch as Damon Alexander

Nick and Nora as Sergeant Steinmetz

Barney Miller as Julius Wittenour

Barney Miller as Rudolph Kamen

Barney Miller as Benjamin Diamond

The Log of the Black Pearl as Jocko Roper

Freebie and the Bean as Red Meyers

The Rockford Files as John Koenig

Little House on the Prairie

Assignment: Vienna as Orloff

Deadly Harvest as Vartamian

Emergency! as Sen. Mike Wolski

Columbo as Tomlin Dudek

The Million Dollar Duck as Doctor Gottlieb

Nanny and the Professor

Love, American Style as Doctor Deets

Istanbul Express as Capt. Granicek

Hawaii Five-O as Blumberg

He & She as Captain Pappas

The Happening as Inspector

Caprice as Matthew Cutter

Ironside as Willie Busch

Batman as Eivol Ekdal

The John Forsythe Show

Harlow as L.B. Mayer

Dear Brigitte as Doctor Volker

Daniel Boone as Herman

The Unsinkable Molly Brown as Christmas Morgan

McLintock! as Jake Birnbaum

Convicts 4 as Resko's Father

Cape Fear as Attorney Dave Grafton

Follow That Dream as Carmine

Lover Come Back as Doctor Linus Tyler

The Mike Douglas Show as Self

Cain's Hundred as Bill Ziegler

The Ladies Man as Graduation Emcee Professor

Kraft Mystery Theatre

Where the Boys Are as Max (uncredited)

Harrigan and Son

The Westerner as Rigdon

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

The Gazebo as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Angry Red Planet as CWO Sam Jacobs

The Man Who Understood Women as Mickey (uncredited)

Law of the Plainsman as Dr. Pearson

Bonanza as Giorgio Rossi

The Lawless Years

Black Saddle as Ben Winkleman

The Decks Ran Red as Alex Cole

Bat Masterson as Ben Tarko

Bat Masterson as Patch Finley

Behind Closed Doors as Ruchef

Naked City as Dean Fairland

Wanted: Dead or Alive as Sheriff Pig Wells

Wanted: Dead or Alive as Hunt Willis

Fraulein as Sgt. Grischa

Cry Terror! as Agent Charles Pope

Sugarfoot as Sam Bolt

Reform School Girl as Mr. Horvath

Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Max Schilling

Badlands of Montana as Cavalry Sergeant

Julie as Det. Mace

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Outside the Law as Agent Pill Schwartz

The Steel Jungle as Truckdriver Helper

The Count of Monte Cristo

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

Screen Director's Playhouse as Ernie

Gunsmoke as Jed

The Night Holds Terror as Detective Pope

Soldier of Fortune as Austin Stoker

Dial Red O as Lloyd Lavalle

Carolina Cannonball as Hogar

The Millionaire as Mike Sharkey

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)

Money from Home as Short Boy

Letter to Loretta as Charlie

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

Terry and the Pirates

Your Jeweler's Showcase as The Whale

Tropical Heat Wave as Stickey Langley

Adventures of Superman as First Airport Robber

Confidence Girl as Detective Sergeant Quinn

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

The Lemon Drop Kid as Muscleman (uncredited)

Gambling House as Italian Immigrant (uncredited)

Where Danger Lives as Cosey - Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self

No Way Out as (uncredited)

Women from Headquarters as Sam

Red, Hot and Blue as Steve