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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

157

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-03-20

Day of Death

2002-04-02 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Also Known As

Jack Joseph Kruschen

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.

Known For

Acting

The Apartment

1960

The Apartment

as

Dr. Dreyfuss

Cry Terror!

1958

Cry Terror!

as

Agent Charles Pope

A Blueprint for Murder

1953

A Blueprint for Murder

as

Detective Lieutenant Harold Y. Cole

The Angry Red Planet

1959

The Angry Red Planet

as

CWO Sam Jacobs

The Lemon Drop Kid

1951

The Lemon Drop Kid

as

Muscleman (uncredited)

Lover Come Back

1961

Lover Come Back

as

Doctor Linus Tyler

Satan's Cheerleaders

1977

Satan's Cheerleaders

as

Billy the Janitor

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

1964

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

as

Christmas Morgan

The Benny Goodman Story

1956

The Benny Goodman Story

as

'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.

McLintock!

1963

McLintock!

as

Jake Birnbaum

The Night Holds Terror

1955

The Night Holds Terror

as

Detective Pope

The Last Voyage

1960

The Last Voyage

as

Chief Engineer Pringle

Caprice

1967

Caprice

as

Matthew Cutter

Julie

1956

Julie

as

Det. Mace

The Steel Jungle

1956

The Steel Jungle

as

Truckdriver Helper

The Happening

1967

The Happening

as

Inspector

Confidence Girl

1952

Confidence Girl

as

Detective Sergeant Quinn

Legend of the Wild

1981

Legend of the Wild

as

Frost-bite Foley

The Decks Ran Red

1958

The Decks Ran Red

as

Alex Cole

Outside the Law

1956

Outside the Law

as

Agent Pill Schwartz

Alice in Wonderland

2010

Alice in Wonderland

as

(voice) (archive footage)

Dial Red O

1955

Dial Red O

as

Lloyd Lavalle

Gambling House

1950

Gambling House

as

Italian Immigrant (uncredited)

Fraulein

1958

Fraulein

as

Sgt. Grischa

Nick and Nora

1975

Nick and Nora

as

Sergeant Steinmetz

Emergency!

1972

Emergency!

as

Sen. Mike Wolski

Tropical Heat Wave

1952

Tropical Heat Wave

as

Stickey Langley

The Bellboy

1960

The Bellboy

as

Jack E Mulcher (uncredited)

Reform School Girl

1957

Reform School Girl

as

Mr. Horvath

The People Against O'Hara

1951

The People Against O'Hara

as

Uniformed Detective (uncredited)

Dark Mirror

1984

Dark Mirror

as

Smithson

Untamed Heiress

1954

Untamed Heiress

as

Louie

Freebie and the Bean

1974

Freebie and the Bean

as

Red Meyers

Money to Burn

1983

Money to Burn

as

Pops

Cape Fear

1962

Cape Fear

as

Attorney Dave Grafton

It Should Happen to You

1954

It Should Happen to You

as

Joe (uncredited)

No Way Out

1950

No Way Out

as

(uncredited)

The Ladies Man

1961

The Ladies Man

as

Graduation Emcee Professor

Dear Brigitte

1965

Dear Brigitte

as

Doctor Volker

The Time Machine

1978

The Time Machine

as

John Bedford

Money from Home

1953

Money from Home

as

Short Boy

The Great Diamond Robbery

1954

The Great Diamond Robbery

as

Cafe Counterman (uncredited)

Deadly Intentions

1985

Deadly Intentions

as

Alex Livanos

Convicts 4

1962

Convicts 4

as

Resko's Father

Penny Ante: The Motion Picture

1990

Penny Ante: The Motion Picture

as

Isadore Perlman

'Til There Was You

1997

'Til There Was You

as

Mr. Katz

Soldier of Fortune

1955

Soldier of Fortune

as

Austin Stoker

Follow That Dream

1962

Follow That Dream

as

Carmine

Badlands of Montana

1957

Badlands of Montana

as

Cavalry Sergeant

Istanbul Express

1969

Istanbul Express

as

Capt. Granicek

The November Plan

1977

The November Plan

as

Harry Kahn

Harlow

1965

Harlow

as

Louis B. Mayer

Sunburn

1979

Sunburn

as

Gela

Where the Boys Are

1960

Where the Boys Are

as

Max (uncredited)

The Million Dollar Duck

1971

The Million Dollar Duck

as

Doctor Gottlieb

Where Danger Lives

1950

Where Danger Lives

as

Cosey - Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

The War of the Worlds

1953

The War of the Worlds

as

Salvatore

Tennessee Champ

1954

Tennessee Champ

as

Andrews

The Man Who Understood Women

1959

The Man Who Understood Women

as

Mickey (uncredited)

Deadly Harvest

1972

Deadly Harvest

as

Vartamian

CHiPs

CHiPs

as

Frank Higgins

Remington Steele

Remington Steele

as

Buddy Brokaw

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as

Bill Ziegler

The A-Team

The A-Team

as

Bernie Shatzman

Batman

Batman

as

Eivol Ekdal

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Blumberg

Naked City

Naked City

as

Dean Fairland

Ironside

Ironside

as

Willie Busch

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Herman

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

Mike Sharkey

Switch

Switch

as

Damon Alexander

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

as

First Airport Robber

Black Saddle

Black Saddle

as

Ben Winkleman

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as

Sheriff Pig Wells

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

Sam Bolt

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

Ben Tarko

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

as

Gunther Starr

Columbo

Columbo

as

Tomlin Dudek

He & She

He & She

as

Captain Pappas

Full House

Full House

as

Iorgos

E/R

E/R

as

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

Patch Finley

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as

John Koenig

Emergency!

Emergency!

as

State Assemblyman Michael Wolski

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

as

Norman Abrams

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

Julius Wittenour

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

Rudolph Kamen

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

Benjamin Diamond

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Giorgio Rossi

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Dr. John Logan

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

Doctor Deets

Production

Crew

Directing