Jack Kruschen

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-03-20 (80 years old)

Deathday

2002-04-02

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.

Acting

1960

The Apartment

as Dr. Dreyfuss

1958

Cry Terror!

as Agent Charles Pope

1953

A Blueprint for Murder

as Detective Lieutenant Harold Y. Cole

1959

The Angry Red Planet

as CWO Sam Jacobs

1951

The Lemon Drop Kid

as Muscleman (uncredited)

1961

Lover Come Back

as Doctor Linus Tyler

1977

Satan's Cheerleaders

as Billy the Janitor

1964

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

as Christmas Morgan

1956

The Benny Goodman Story

as 'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.

1963

McLintock!

as Jake Birnbaum

1955

The Night Holds Terror

as Detective Pope

1960

The Last Voyage

as Chief Engineer Pringle

1967

Caprice

as Matthew Cutter

1956

Julie

as Det. Mace

1981

1956

The Steel Jungle

as Truckdriver Helper

1967

The Happening

as Inspector

1952

Confidence Girl

as Detective Sergeant Quinn

1981

Legend of the Wild

as Frost-bite Foley

1958

The Decks Ran Red

as Alex Cole

1956

Outside the Law

as Agent Pill Schwartz

2010

Alice in Wonderland

as (voice) (archive footage)

1955

Dial Red O

as Lloyd Lavalle

1950

Gambling House

as Italian Immigrant (uncredited)

1958

Fraulein

as Sgt. Grischa

1975

Nick and Nora

as Sergeant Steinmetz

1972

Emergency!

as Sen. Mike Wolski

1952

Tropical Heat Wave

as Stickey Langley

1975

1960

The Bellboy

as Jack E Mulcher (uncredited)

1957

Reform School Girl

as Mr. Horvath

1951

The People Against O'Hara

as Uniformed Detective (uncredited)

1984

Dark Mirror

as Smithson

1954

1974

1983

1962

Cape Fear

as Attorney Dave Grafton

1954

It Should Happen to You

as Joe (uncredited)

1950

No Way Out

as (uncredited)

1961

The Ladies Man

as Graduation Emcee Professor

1965

Dear Brigitte

as Doctor Volker

1978

The Time Machine

as John Bedford

1955

1953

Money from Home

as Short Boy

1954

The Great Diamond Robbery

as Cafe Counterman (uncredited)

1985

Deadly Intentions

as Alex Livanos

1962

Convicts 4

as Resko's Father

1990

1997

1955

Soldier of Fortune

as Austin Stoker

1962

1957

Badlands of Montana

as Cavalry Sergeant

1969

Istanbul Express

as Capt. Granicek

1977

The November Plan

as Harry Kahn

1965

Harlow

as Louis B. Mayer

1979

Sunburn

as Gela

1960

Where the Boys Are

as Max (uncredited)

1971

The Million Dollar Duck

as Doctor Gottlieb

1950

Where Danger Lives

as Cosey - Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

1953

1954

Tennessee Champ

as Andrews

1959

The Man Who Understood Women

as Mickey (uncredited)

1972

Deadly Harvest

as Vartamian

1949

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