Mike Mazurki

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-12-25 (83 years old)

Deathday

1990-12-09

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.

Acting

1959

Some Like It Hot

as Spats' Henchman

1961

1944

Murder, My Sweet

as Joe "Moose" Malloy

1981

...All the Marbles

as Chicago Referee (uncredited)

1944

The Princess and the Pirate

as Pirate (uncredited)

1947

1949

Abandoned

as Hoppe

1974

The Centerfold Girls

as The Caretaker

1964

Cheyenne Autumn

as Sr. First Sergeant

1962

Five Weeks in a Balloon

as Slave Captain

1955

New York Confidential

as Arnie Wendler

1955

Blood Alley

as Big Han

1950

Dark City

as Sidney Winant

1946

Mysterious Intruder

as Harry Pontos

1941

1949

Neptune's Daughter

as Mac Mozolla

1947

1949

Rope of Sand

as Pierson (guard)

1963

Donovan's Reef

as Monk Menkowicz

1951

Criminal Lawyer

as 'Moose' Hendricks

1955

1945

The Horn Blows at Midnight

as Bass Player / Humphrey Rafferty

1960

The Facts of Life

as First Husband in Motel Room

1956

1963

1965

7 Women

as Tunga Khan

1944

1950

Night and the City

as The Strangler

1947

1947

1943

Whistling in Brooklyn

as Henchman on Ship (uncredited)

1951

Pier 23

as Ape Danowski

1990

Mob Boss

as Don Taglianeti

1945

Dakota

as 'Bigtree' Collins

1945

The Spanish Main

as Erik Swaine

1951

My Favorite Spy

as Monkara

1978

1945

Dick Tracy

as 'Splitface'

1946

The French Key

as Sam Cragg

1975

1979

1950

He's a Cockeyed Wonder

as 'Lunk' Boxwell

1943

Taxi, Mister

as Henchman Joe

1948

Relentless

as Jake

1951

The Light Touch

as Charles

1977

Mad Bull

as Tidy

1957

1963

The Losers

as Mr. Anston

1938

Mr. Moto's Gamble

as Bit Part (Uncredited)

1956

Comanche

as Flat Mouth

1975

The Wild McCullochs

as Cliff Randall

1970

Which Way to the Front?

as Rocky (uncredited)

1962

Zotz!

as Igor

1944

Summer Storm

as Tall Policeman Bending Over Petroff (uncredited)

1965

1947

Killer Dill

as Little Joe

1956

Around the World in Eighty Days

as Drunk in Hong Kong Dive

1942

Gentleman Jim

as Jake Kilrain (uncredited)

1946

Live Wires

as Patsy 'Pat' Clark

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Olaf (uncredited)

2020

The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter

as Self (archive footage)

1954

The Egyptian

as Foreman, House of Death

1951

Ten Tall Men

as Roshko

1943

Lost Angel

as Fighter (uncredited)

1942

About Face

as Tough Sailor (uncredited)

1990

Dick Tracy

as Old Man at Hotel

1985

Doin' Time

as Bruno

1955

Kismet

as Chief Policeman

1942

Dr. Renault's Secret

as Rogell (uncredited)

1942

That Other Woman

as Jealous Sunbather at Hotel

1944

The Missing Juror

as Cullie, Steam Room Attendant (Uncredited)

1949

Samson and Delilah

as Leader of Philistine Soldiers

1961

The Errand Boy

as Blonde 'Movie Siren'

1943

Behind the Rising Sun

as Japanese Wrestler

1943

Mission to Moscow

as Russian Machinist Workman (uncredited)

1959

Alias Jesse James

as Dirty Dog Tough (uncredited)

1943

It Ain't Hay

as Bouncer (uncredited)

1980

Alligator

as Gatekeeper

1961

1943

Swing Fever

as Wrestler (uncredited)

1987

Amazon Women on the Moon

as Dutch (segment "Reckless Youth")

1994

Production

1950

Night and the City

as Technical Advisor

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