Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

144

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-12-25

Deathday

1990-12-09 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Also Known As

Michail Mazuruski
'Iron' Mike Mazurki
Michael Mazurki
Markiyan Yulianovich Mazurkevich
Маркіян (Михайло) Мазуркевич

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.

Known For

8.1%

Some Like It Hot

Mar 19, 1959

6.2%

Dick Tracy

Apr 5, 1990

7.8%

I Dream of Jeannie

Sep 18, 1965

7.0%

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Nov 7, 1963

7.3%

Batman

Jan 12, 1966

6.7%

Around the World in Eighty Days

Oct 17, 1956

7.5%

Bonanza

Sep 12, 1959

8.0%

The Munsters

Sep 24, 1964

6.1%

Alligator

Jul 2, 1980

7.5%

Night and the City

Jun 15, 1950

7.4%

Gilligan's Island

Sep 26, 1964

7.2%

Murder, My Sweet

Dec 14, 1944

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Acting

2020

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

1990		Mob Boss as Don Taglianeti
1990		Dick Tracy as Old Man at Hotel

1987

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

1985

Doin' Time as Bruno

1981		The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Logan
1981		...All the Marbles as Chicago Referee (uncredited)

1980		The Man with Bogart's Face as Himself
1980		Alligator as Gatekeeper

1979

Gas Pump Girls as Moiv

1978

The Magic of Lassie as Apollo

1977		Mad Bull as Tidy
1977		The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race as Crazy Horse

1976		Charlie's Angels as Robbins
1976		Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Studio Guard

1975		Challenge to be Free as Trapper
1975		Switch as Blaine
1975		The Wild McCullochs as Cliff Randall
1975		Bronk
1975		The Christmas Tree: Christmas Eve in the Ukraine as Old Man

1974

The Centerfold Girls as The Caretaker

1972

Kung Fu

1970

Which Way to the Front? as Rocky (uncredited)

1969

Love, American Style as Rocky

1968		Land of the Giants as Loach
1968		Adam-12 as Claude Terry
1968		Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self

1967		Mannix as Kony
1967		The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin as Mountain Ox
1967		Rango
1967		Mr. Terrific as Shoulders

1966		It's About Time
1966		It's About Time as Clon
1966		Batman as Allegro

1965		7 Women as Tunga Khan
1965		I Dream of Jeannie as Girard
1965		The Loner
1965		Laredo
1965		F Troop
1965		Requiem for a Gunfighter as Ivy Bliss

1964		Cheyenne Autumn as Sr. First Sergeant
1964		Gilligan's Island
1964		The Munsters as Leo 'Knuckles' Kraus
1964		Daniel Boone as El Toro
1964		Daniel Boone as Akasheta (uncredited)

1963		4 for Texas as Chad
1963		It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Miner
1963		The Bill Dana Show
1963		Donovan's Reef as Monk Menkowicz
1963		The Losers as Mr. Anston

1962		Zotz! as Igor
1962		The Beverly Hillbillies
1962		Five Weeks in a Balloon as Slave Captain

1961		Pocketful of Miracles as Big Mike
1961		The Errand Boy as Blonde 'Movie Siren'
1961		Swingin' Along as Bookie
1961		Mister Ed

1960		The Facts of Life as First Husband in Motel Room
1960		The Roaring 20's
1960		My Three Sons as Hugo
1960		Johnny Midnight

1959		The Untouchables as Frankie Marlowe
1959		The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959		NBC Sunday Showcase as Maxwell Mason
1959		Bonanza as Big Jack
1959		Tightrope
1959		Alias Jesse James as Dirty Dog Tough (uncredited)
1959		Some Like It Hot as Spats' Henchman

1958		The Texan as First Bank Robber
1958		The Man Who Died Twice as Rax

1957		Hell Ship Mutiny as Ross
1957		Perry Mason as Arthur Jacks
1957		Perry Mason as Cully Barstow
1957		Have Gun, Will Travel as Breed
1957		Have Gun, Will Travel as Power
1957		Have Gun, Will Travel as Jo Jo
1957		Official Detective

1956		Man in the Vault as Louie
1956		Around the World in Eighty Days as Drunk in Hong Kong Dive
1956		The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956		Comanche as Flat Mouth

1955		Kismet as Chief Policeman
1955		Blood Alley as Big Han
1955		Gunsmoke as Whale
1955		Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier as Bigfoot Mason
1955		New Orleans Uncensored as Big Mike
1955		New York Confidential as Arnie Wendler
1955		Davy Crockett Goes to Congress as Big Foot

1954		Studio 57
1954		The Egyptian as Foreman, House of Death
1954		Public Defender as Derek
1954		Public Defender as Bruce Sherman

1953

General Electric Theater as Hoodlum

1951		My Favorite Spy as Monkara
1951		The Light Touch as Charles
1951		Ten Tall Men as Roshko
1951		Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951		The Red Skelton Show as Max the Black (Pirate)
1951		Criminal Lawyer as 'Moose' Hendricks
1951		Pier 23 as Ape Danowski

1950		He's a Cockeyed Wonder as 'Lunk' Boxwell
1950		Dark City as Sidney Winant
1950		The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
1950		Night and the City as The Strangler

1949		Samson and Delilah as Leader of Philistine Soldiers
1949		Abandoned as Hoppe
1949		The Devil's Henchman as Rhino
1949		Rope of Sand as Pierson (guard)
1949		Come to the Stable as Sam
1949		Neptune's Daughter as Mac Mozolla

1948		Relentless as Jake
1948		The Noose Hangs High as Chuck

1947		I Walk Alone as Dan
1947		Unconquered as Bone
1947		Nightmare Alley as Bruno
1947		Killer Dill as Little Joe
1947		Sinbad the Sailor as Yusuf

1946		The French Key as Sam Cragg
1946		Mysterious Intruder as Harry Pontos
1946		Live Wires as Patsy 'Pat' Clark

1945		Dakota as 'Bigtree' Collins
1945		Dick Tracy as 'Splitface'
1945		Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood as Klondike Pete
1945		The Spanish Main as Erik Swaine
1945		The Horn Blows at Midnight as Bass Player / Humphrey Rafferty

1944		Murder, My Sweet as Joe "Moose" Malloy
1944		The Princess and the Pirate as Pirate (uncredited)
1944		The Missing Juror as Cullie, Steam Room Attendant (Uncredited)
1944		The Canterville Ghost as Metropolus
1944		Summer Storm as Tall Policeman Bending Over Petroff (uncredited)

1943		Lost Angel as Fighter (uncredited)
1943		Whistling in Brooklyn as Henchman on Ship (uncredited)
1943		Swing Fever as Wrestler (uncredited)
1943		Thank Your Lucky Stars as Olaf (uncredited)
1943		Behind the Rising Sun as Japanese Wrestler
1943		Mission to Moscow as Russian Machinist Workman (uncredited)
1943		Taxi, Mister as Henchman Joe
1943		It Ain't Hay as Bouncer (uncredited)

1942		Gentleman Jim as Jake Kilrain (uncredited)
1942		That Other Woman as Jealous Sunbather at Hotel
1942		Dr. Renault's Secret as Rogell (uncredited)
1942		About Face as Tough Sailor (uncredited)

1941

The Shanghai Gesture as The Coolie

1938

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

Crew

1950

Night and the City as Technical Advisor