Mike Mazurki

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Known For

Acting

Born

1907-12-25

Place of Birth

Tarnopol, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Ternopil, Ukraine]

Mike Mazurki

Biography

Mike Mazurki (born: Markijan Mazurkiewicz; 25 December 1907 – 9 December 1990) was an American actor and professional wrestler who appeared in more than 100 films. His towering 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) presence and intimidating face usually got him roles playing tough guys, thugs, strong men, and gangsters.

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Known For

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Bonanza

Bonanza

Mannix

Mannix

Batman

Batman

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

Adam-12

Adam-12

Acting History

The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter as Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld as Self (archive footage)

Mob Boss as Don Taglianeti

Dick Tracy as Old Man at Hotel

Amazon Women on the Moon as Dutch (segment "Reckless Youth")

Doin' Time as Bruno

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Logan

...All the Marbles as Chicago Referee (uncredited)

Alligator as Gatekeeper

The Man with Bogart's Face as Himself

Gas Pump Girls as Moiv

The Magic of Lassie as Apollo

Mad Bull as Tidy

The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race as Crazy Horse

Charlie's Angels as Robbins

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Studio Guard

Challenge to be Free as Trapper

Switch as Blaine

The Wild McCullochs as Cliff Randall

The Christmas Tree: Christmas Eve in the Ukraine as Old Man

The Centerfold Girls as The Caretaker

Kung Fu as Hannibal

Which Way to the Front? as Rocky (uncredited)

Love, American Style as Rocky

Land of the Giants as Loach

Adam-12 as Claude Terry

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin as Mountain Ox

Mr. Terrific as Shoulders

It's About Time

It's About Time as Clon

Batman as Allegro

7 Women as Tunga Khan

I Dream of Jeannie as Girard

Requiem for a Gunfighter as Ivy Bliss

Cheyenne Autumn as Sr. First Sergeant

Gilligan's Island

Daniel Boone as El Toro

Daniel Boone as Akasheta (uncredited)

The Munsters as Leo 'Knuckles' Kraus

4 for Texas as Chad

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Miner

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Peewee

The Bill Dana Show

Donovan's Reef as Monk Menkowicz

The Losers as Mr. Anston

The Beverly Hillbillies

Five Weeks in a Balloon as Slave Captain

Chun King Chow Mein Hour

Pocketful of Miracles as Big Mike

The Errand Boy as Blonde 'Movie Siren'

Swingin' Along as Bookie

The Facts of Life as First Husband in Motel Room

The Roaring 20's

My Three Sons as Hugo

Johnny Midnight

The Untouchables as Frankie Marlowe

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

NBC Sunday Showcase as Maxwell Mason

Bonanza as Big Jack

Alias Jesse James as Dirty Dog Tough (uncredited)

Some Like It Hot as Spats' Henchman

The Texan as First Bank Robber

The Man Who Died Twice as Rax

Hell Ship Mutiny as Ross

Perry Mason as Arthur Jacks

Perry Mason as Cully Barstow

Have Gun, Will Travel as Breed

Have Gun, Will Travel as Power

Have Gun, Will Travel as Jo Jo

Official Detective as Banning

Man in the Vault as Louie

Around the World in 80 Days as Drunk in Hong Kong Dive

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Comanche as Flat Mouth

Kismet as Chief Policeman

Blood Alley as Big Han

Gunsmoke as Whale

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier as Bigfoot Mason

New Orleans Uncensored as Big Mike

New York Confidential as Arnie Wendler

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress as Big Foot

The Egyptian as Foreman, House of Death

Public Defender as Derek

Public Defender as Bruce Sherman

General Electric Theater as Hoodlum

My Favorite Spy as Monkara

The Light Touch as Charles

Ten Tall Men as Roshko

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

The Red Skelton Show as Max the Black (Pirate)

Criminal Lawyer as 'Moose' Hendricks

Pier 23 as Ape Danowski

He's a Cockeyed Wonder as 'Lunk' Boxwell

Dark City as Sidney Winant

The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self

Night and the City as The Strangler

Samson and Delilah as Leader of Philistine Soldiers

Abandoned as Hoppe

The Devil's Henchmen as Rhino

Rope of Sand as Pierson (guard)

Come to the Stable as Sam

Neptune's Daughter as Mac Mozolla

Relentless as Jake

The Noose Hangs High as Chuck

I Walk Alone as Dan

Unconquered as Bone

Nightmare Alley as Bruno

Killer Dill as Little Joe

Sinbad the Sailor as Yusuf

The French Key as Sam Cragg

Mysterious Intruder as Harry Pontos

Live Wires as Patsy 'Pat' Clark

Dakota as Bigtree Collins

Dick Tracy as 'Splitface'

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood as Klondike Pete

The Spanish Main as Erik Swaine

The Horn Blows at Midnight as Bass Player / Humphrey Rafferty

Murder, My Sweet as Joe "Moose" Malloy

The Princess and the Pirate as Pirate (uncredited)

The Missing Juror as Cullie, Steam Room Attendant (Uncredited)

The Canterville Ghost as Metropolus

Summer Storm as Tall Policeman Bending Over Petroff (uncredited)

Shine on Harvest Moon as Bouncer (uncredited)

Lost Angel as Fighter (uncredited)

Whistling in Brooklyn as Henchman on Ship (uncredited)

Swing Fever as Wrestler (uncredited)

Thank Your Lucky Stars as Olaf (uncredited)

Behind the Rising Sun as Japanese Wrestler

Mission to Moscow as Russian Machinist Workman (uncredited)

Taxi, Mister as Henchman Joe

It Ain't Hay as Bouncer (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim as Jake Kilrain (uncredited)

That Other Woman as Jealous Sunbather at Hotel

Dr. Renault's Secret as Rogell (uncredited)

About Face as Tough Sailor (uncredited)

The Shanghai Gesture as The Coolie

Mr. Moto's Gamble as Bit Part (Uncredited)