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Jack Kruschen
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Actor Born: March 20, 1922 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Death: April 2, 2002 Biography:Husky, bushy-mustached, frequently unkempt Canadian actor "Jack Kruschen" appeared steadily on radio from 1938 onward. He began playing small film roles in 1949, often cast as minor villains and braying bullies. He became a cult favorite after playing one of the three earliest victims (the Hispanic one) of the Martian death ray in "George Pal"'s "War of the Worlds" (1953). His larger film roles included MGM mogul "Louis B. Mayer" in the "Carol Lynley" version of "Harlow" (1965), and the remonstrative physician neighbor of "Jack Lemmon" in "Billy Wilder"'s "The Apartment" (1960); the latter assignment copped a "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar nomination for Kruschen. A tireless TV performer, Kruschen has guested in a variety of roles on most of the top video offerings, and was a regular in the 1977 sitcom "Busting Loose", playing the father of "Adam Arkin". Relatively inactive after 1980, "Jack Kruschen"... Full Biography
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