Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

157

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-03-20

Deathday

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.

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Known For

8.2%

The Apartment

Jun 21, 1960

7.9%

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Sep 10, 1990

7.6%

Full House

Sep 22, 1987

7.5%

The A-Team

Jan 23, 1983

7.9%

Little House on the Prairie

Sep 11, 1974

8.1%

Columbo

Sep 15, 1971

6.8%

The War of the Worlds

Aug 13, 1953

7.4%

Cape Fear

Apr 12, 1962

7.3%

Batman

Jan 12, 1966

7.2%

The Incredible Hulk

Nov 4, 1977

7.0%

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Sep 12, 1993

7.5%

Bonanza

Sep 12, 1959

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Acting

2010

Alice in Wonderland as (voice) (archive footage)

1997

'Til There Was You as Mr. Katz

1994

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

1993		Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Captain Keene
1993		The American Clock

1992

Love & War

1990		The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Mr. Melville
1990		Penny Ante: The Motion Picture as Isadore Perlman

1987

Full House as Iorgos

1985

Deadly Intentions as Alex Livanos

1984		Murder, She Wrote as Dr. John Logan
1984		E/R
1984		Dark Mirror as Smithson

1983		Zorro and Son
1983		The A-Team as Bernie Shatzman
1983		Money to Burn as Pops

1982		The New Odd Couple as Judge
1982		Tucker's Witch
1982		Remington Steele as Buddy Brokaw
1982		Matt Houston
1982		Silver Spoons
1982		Hotel

1981		Legend of the Wild as Frost-bite Foley
1981		Under the Rainbow as Louie
1981		The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Judge Thatcher
1981		Hill Street Blues

1980

Magnum, P.I.

1979		Trapper John, M.D.
1979		Hart to Hart
1979		Sunburn as Gela

1978		The Time Machine as John Bedford
1978		Vega$
1978		WKRP in Cincinnati

1977		The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race as Jim Bridger
1977		The Incredible Hulk as Norman Abrams
1977		CHiPs as Frank Higgins
1977		Satan's Cheerleaders as Billy the Janitor
1977		Busting Loose
1977		The November Plan as Harry Kahn

1976		Guardian of the Wilderness as Madden
1976		Alice
1976		City of Angels
1976		The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper as Abner Denby

1975		Ellery Queen as Gunther Starr
1975		Switch as Damon Alexander
1975		Bronk
1975		Nick and Nora as Sergeant Steinmetz
1975		Barney Miller as Julius Wittenour
1975		Barney Miller as Rudolph Kamen
1975		Barney Miller as Benjamin Diamond
1975		The Log of the Black Pearl as Jocko Roper

1974		Freebie and the Bean as Red Meyers
1974		The Rockford Files as John Koenig
1974		Movin' On
1974		Little House on the Prairie

1972		Assignment: Vienna as Orloff
1972		Deadly Harvest as Vartamian
1972		Emergency! as State Assemblyman Michael Wolski
1972		Emergency! as Sen. Mike Wolski

1971		Columbo as Tomlin Dudek
1971		The Million Dollar Duck as Doctor Gottlieb

1970		McCloud
1970		Nanny and the Professor

1969		Love, American Style as Doctor Deets
1969		Medical Center
1969		Istanbul Express as Capt. Granicek

1968

Hawaii Five-O as Blumberg

1967		He & She as Captain Pappas
1967		The Happening as Inspector
1967		Caprice as Matthew Cutter
1967		Ironside as Willie Busch

1966

Batman as Eivol Ekdal

1965		The John Forsythe Show
1965		Harlow as Louis B. Mayer
1965		Dear Brigitte as Doctor Volker

1964		Daniel Boone as Herman
1964		The Unsinkable Molly Brown as Christmas Morgan

1963

McLintock! as Jake Birnbaum

1962		Convicts 4 as Resko's Father
1962		Cape Fear as Attorney Dave Grafton
1962		Follow That Dream as Carmine

1961		Lover Come Back as Doctor Linus Tyler
1961		The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961		Cain's Hundred as Bill Ziegler
1961		The Ladies Man as Graduation Emcee Professor
1961		Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961		Mister Ed

1960		Where the Boys Are as Max (uncredited)
1960		Harrigan and Son
1960		Route 66
1960		The Westerner as Rigdon
1960		Seven Ways from Sundown as Beeker
1960		The Bellboy as Jack E Mulcher (uncredited)
1960		The Apartment as Dr. Dreyfuss
1960		Hong Kong
1960		The Last Voyage as Chief Engineer Pringle

1959		The Angry Red Planet as CWO Sam Jacobs
1959		The Detectives
1959		The Man Who Understood Women as Mickey (uncredited)
1959		Law of the Plainsman as Dr. Pearson
1959		Bonanza as Giorgio Rossi
1959		Tightrope
1959		The Lawless Years
1959		Black Saddle as Ben Winkleman

1958		The Decks Ran Red as Alex Cole
1958		Bat Masterson as Ben Tarko
1958		Bat Masterson as Patch Finley
1958		Behind Closed Doors as Ruchef
1958		The Rifleman
1958		Naked City as Dean Fairland
1958		Wanted: Dead or Alive as Sheriff Pig Wells
1958		Wanted: Dead or Alive as Hunt Willis
1958		Fraulein as Sgt. Grischa
1958		Cry Terror! as Agent Charles Pope

1957		Zorro
1957		Trackdown
1957		Sugarfoot as Sam Bolt
1957		Reform School Girl as Mr. Horvath
1957		Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Max Schilling
1957		Badlands of Montana as Cavalry Sergeant

1956		Julie as Det. Mace
1956		The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956		Outside the Law as Agent Pill Schwartz
1956		Telephone Time
1956		The Steel Jungle as Truckdriver Helper
1956		The Count of Monte Cristo
1956		The Benny Goodman Story as 'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.

1955		The Silent Partner as Ernie
1955		Screen Director's Playhouse as Ernie
1955		Gunsmoke as Jed
1955		The Night Holds Terror as Detective Pope
1955		Soldier of Fortune as Austin Stoker
1955		Dial Red O as Lloyd Lavalle
1955		Carolina Cannonball as Hogar
1955		The Millionaire as Mike Sharkey

1954		Untamed Heiress as Louie
1954		Tennessee Champ as Andrews
1954		The Great Diamond Robbery as Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
1954		It Should Happen to You as Joe (uncredited)

1953		Money from Home as Short Boy
1953		Letter to Loretta as Charlie
1953		The War of the Worlds as Salvatore
1953		A Blueprint for Murder as Detective Lieutenant Harold Y. Cole
1953		Abbott and Costello Go to Mars as Harry

1952		Terry and the Pirates
1952		Tropical Heat Wave as Stickey Langley
1952		Adventures of Superman as First Airport Robber
1952		Confidence Girl as Detective Sergeant Quinn

1951		Dragnet
1951		The People Against O'Hara as Uniformed Detective (uncredited)
1951		The Lemon Drop Kid as Muscleman (uncredited)

1950		Gambling House as Italian Immigrant (uncredited)
1950		Where Danger Lives as Cosey - Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
1950		The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
1950		No Way Out as (uncredited)
1950		Women from Headquarters as Sam

1949

Red, Hot and Blue as Steve