Actor
Jack Kruschen
Born 20 March 1922 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada — died 2 April 2002
Jack Kruschen (1922–2002) was a Canadian-born character actor who worked mainly in American film, television and radio. He is best remembered as the kindly neighbour Dr. Dreyfuss in Billy Wilder's The Apartment, which earned him an Oscar nomination. He also appeared in sci-fi, thrillers and comedies.
Key films
The Apartment (1960)
His best-known role, as Dr. Dreyfuss, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Early role in the landmark George Pal science-fiction adaptation.
Cape Fear (1962)
Appeared in the acclaimed thriller starring Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum.
McLintock! (1963)
Supporting part in a popular John Wayne western comedy.
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
Featured in a cult low-budget science-fiction adventure about a Mars expedition.
Key awards
- 1960: Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (The Apartment)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 75
- 1949Red, Hot and Blue · as SteveActor
- 1950No Way Out · as (uncredited)Actor
- 1950Where Danger Lives · as Cosey - Ambulance Driver (uncredited)Actor
- 1950Gambling House · as Italian Immigrant (uncredited)Actor
- 1950Women from Headquarters · as SamActor
- 1951The Lemon Drop Kid · as Muscleman (uncredited)Actor
- 1951The People Against O'Hara · as Uniformed Detective (uncredited)Actor
- 1952Confidence Girl · as Detective Sergeant QuinnActor
- 1952Tropical Heat Wave · as Stickey LangleyActor
- 1953The War of the Worlds · as SalvatoreActor
- 1953Abbott and Costello Go to Mars · as HarryActor
- 1953A Blueprint for Murder · as Harold Y. ColeActor
- 1953Money from Home · as Short BoyActor
- 1954It Should Happen to You · as Joe (uncredited)Actor
- 1954The Long, Long Trailer · as Mechanic (uncredited)Actor
- 1954Tennessee Champ · as AndrewsActor
- 1954Untamed Heiress · as LouieActor
- 1954The Great Diamond Robbery · as Cafe Counterman (uncredited)Actor
- 1955Soldier of Fortune · as Austin StokerActor
- 1955The Night Holds Terror · as Detective PopeActor
- 1955Dial Red O · as Lloyd LavalleActor
- 1955Carolina Cannonball · as HogarActor
- 1956Julie · as Det. MaceActor
- 1956The Benny Goodman Story · as 'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.Actor
- 1956Outside the Law · as Agent Pill SchwartzActor
- 1956The Steel Jungle · as Truckdriver HelperActor
- 1957Reform School Girl · as Mr. HorvathActor
- 1957Badlands of Montana · as Cavalry SergeantActor
- 1958Cry Terror! · as Agent Charles PopeActor
- 1958The Decks Ran Red · as Alex ColeActor
- 1958Fraulein · as Sgt. GrischaActor
- 1959The Angry Red Planet · as CWO Sam JacobsActor
- 1959The Gazebo · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)Actor
- 1959The Man Who Understood Women · as Mickey (uncredited)Actor
- 1960The Apartment · as Dr. DreyfussActor
- 1960The Bellboy · as Jack E Mulcher (uncredited)Actor
- 1960The Last Voyage · as Chief Engineer PringleActor
- 1960Where the Boys Are · as Max (uncredited)Actor
- 1960Seven Ways from Sundown · as BeekerActor
- 1961Lover Come Back · as Doctor Linus TylerActor
- 1961The Ladies Man · as Graduation Emcee ProfessorActor
- 1962Cape Fear · as Attorney Dave GraftonActor
- 1962Follow That Dream · as CarmineActor
- 1962Convicts 4 · as Resko's FatherActor
- 1963McLintock! · as Jake BirnbaumActor
- 1964The Unsinkable Molly Brown · as Christmas MorganActor
- 1965Dear Brigitte · as Doctor VolkerActor
- 1965Harlow · as L.B. MayerActor
- 1967Caprice · as Matthew CutterActor
- 1967The Happening · as InspectorActor
- 1969Istanbul Express · as Capt. GranicekActor
- 1971The Million Dollar Duck · as Doctor GottliebActor
- 1972Emergency! · as Sen. Mike WolskiActor
- 1972Deadly Harvest · as VartamianActor
- 1974Freebie and the Bean · as Red MeyersActor
- 1975The Log of the Black Pearl · as Jocko RoperActor
- 1975Nick and Nora · as Sergeant SteinmetzActor
- 1976Guardian of the Wilderness · as MaddenActor
- 1976The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper · as Abner DenbyActor
- 1977Satan's Cheerleaders · as Billy the JanitorActor
- 1977The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race · as Jim BridgerActor
- 1977The November Plan · as Harry KahnActor
- 1978The Time Machine · as John BedfordActor
- 1979Sunburn · as GelaActor
- 1981Under the Rainbow · as LouieActor
- 1981The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · as Judge ThatcherActor
- 1981Legend of the Wild · as Frost-bite FoleyActor
- 1983Money to Burn · as PopsActor
- 1984Dark Mirror · as SmithsonActor
- 1985Deadly Intentions · as Alex LivanosActor
- 1990Penny Ante: The Motion Picture · as Isadore PerlmanActor
- 1993The American ClockActor
- 1994Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is · as Mayor Walter TroutActor
- 1997'Til There Was You · as Mr. KatzActor
- 2010Alice in Wonderland · as (voice) (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.