Mike Mazurki

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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

Some Like It Hot

Spats' Henchman

Dick Tracy

Old Man at Hotel

I Dream of Jeannie

Girard

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

Miner

Batman

Allegro

Around the World in 80 Days

Drunk in Hong Kong Dive

Bonanza

Big Jack

The Munsters

Leo 'Knuckles' Kraus

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2020	The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1994	Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1990	Mob Boss MOVIE	Don Taglianeti
1990	Dick Tracy MOVIE	Old Man at Hotel
1987	Amazon Women on the Moon MOVIE	Dutch (segment "Reckless Youth")
1985	Doin' Time MOVIE	Bruno
1981	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn MOVIE	Logan
1981	...All the Marbles MOVIE	Chicago Referee (uncredited)
1980	Alligator MOVIE	Gatekeeper
1980	The Man with Bogart's Face MOVIE	Himself
1979	Gas Pump Girls MOVIE	Moiv
1978	The Magic of Lassie MOVIE	Apollo
1977	Mad Bull MOVIE	Tidy
1977	The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race MOVIE	Crazy Horse
1976	Charlie's Angels TV	Robbins
1976	Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood MOVIE	Studio Guard
1975	Challenge to be Free MOVIE	Trapper
1975	Switch TV	Blaine
1975	The Wild McCullochs MOVIE	Cliff Randall
1975	Bronk TV	Self
1975	The Christmas Tree: Christmas Eve in the Ukraine MOVIE	Old Man
1974	The Centerfold Girls MOVIE	The Caretaker
1972	Kung Fu TV	Hannibal
1970	Which Way to the Front? MOVIE	Rocky (uncredited)
1969	Love, American Style TV	Rocky
1968	Land of the Giants TV	Loach
1968	Adam-12 TV	Claude Terry
1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In TV	Self
1967	Mannix TV	Kony
1967	The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin MOVIE	Mountain Ox
1967	Rango TV	Self
1967	Mr. Terrific TV	Shoulders
1966	It's About Time TV	Self
1966	It's About Time TV	Clon
1966	Batman TV	Allegro
1965	7 Women MOVIE	Tunga Khan
1965	The Loner TV	Self
1965	I Dream of Jeannie TV	Girard
1965	Laredo TV	Self
1965	F Troop TV	Self
1965	Requiem for a Gunfighter MOVIE	Ivy Bliss
1964	Cheyenne Autumn MOVIE	Sr. First Sergeant
1964	Gilligan's Island TV	Self
1964	The Munsters TV	Leo 'Knuckles' Kraus
1964	Daniel Boone TV	El Toro
1964	Daniel Boone TV	Akasheta (uncredited)
1963	4 for Texas MOVIE	Chad
1963	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World MOVIE	Miner
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV	Peewee
1963	The Bill Dana Show TV	Self
1963	Donovan's Reef MOVIE	Monk Menkowicz
1963	The Losers MOVIE	Mr. Anston
1962	Zotz! MOVIE	Igor
1962	The Beverly Hillbillies TV	Self
1962	Five Weeks in a Balloon MOVIE	Slave Captain
1962	Chun King Chow Mein Hour MOVIE	Self
1961	Pocketful of Miracles MOVIE	Big Mike
1961	The Errand Boy MOVIE	Blonde 'Movie Siren'
1961	Swingin' Along MOVIE	Bookie
1961	Mister Ed TV	Self
1960	The Facts of Life MOVIE	First Husband in Motel Room
1960	The Roaring 20's TV	Self
1960	My Three Sons TV	Hugo
1960	Johnny Midnight TV	Self
1959	The Untouchables TV	Frankie Marlowe
1959	The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis TV	Self
1959	NBC Sunday Showcase TV	Maxwell Mason
1959	Bonanza TV	Big Jack
1959	Tightrope TV	Self
1959	Alias Jesse James MOVIE	Dirty Dog Tough (uncredited)
1959	Some Like It Hot MOVIE	Spats' Henchman
1958	The Texan TV	First Bank Robber
1958	The Man Who Died Twice MOVIE	Rax
1957	Hell Ship Mutiny MOVIE	Ross
1957	Perry Mason TV	Arthur Jacks
1957	Perry Mason TV	Cully Barstow
1957	Have Gun, Will Travel TV	Breed
1957	Have Gun, Will Travel TV	Power
1957	Have Gun, Will Travel TV	Jo Jo
1957	Official Detective TV	Banning
1956	Man in the Vault MOVIE	Louie
1956	Around the World in 80 Days MOVIE	Drunk in Hong Kong Dive
1956	The Adventures of Jim Bowie TV	Self
1956	Comanche MOVIE	Flat Mouth
1955	Kismet MOVIE	Chief Policeman
1955	Blood Alley MOVIE	Big Han
1955	Gunsmoke TV	Whale
1955	Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier MOVIE	Bigfoot Mason
1955	New Orleans Uncensored MOVIE	Big Mike
1955	New York Confidential MOVIE	Arnie Wendler
1955	Davy Crockett Goes to Congress MOVIE	Big Foot
1954	Studio 57 TV	Self
1954	The Egyptian MOVIE	Foreman, House of Death
1954	Public Defender TV	Derek
1954	Public Defender TV	Bruce Sherman
1953	General Electric Theater TV	Hoodlum
1951	My Favorite Spy MOVIE	Monkara
1951	The Light Touch MOVIE	Charles
1951	Ten Tall Men MOVIE	Roshko
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars TV	Self
1951	The Red Skelton Show TV	Max the Black (Pirate)
1951	Criminal Lawyer MOVIE	'Moose' Hendricks
1951	Pier 23 MOVIE	Ape Danowski
1950	He's a Cockeyed Wonder MOVIE	'Lunk' Boxwell
1950	Dark City MOVIE	Sidney Winant
1950	The Colgate Comedy Hour TV	Self
1950	Night and the City MOVIE	The Strangler
1949	Samson and Delilah MOVIE	Leader of Philistine Soldiers
1949	Abandoned MOVIE	Hoppe
1949	The Devil's Henchmen MOVIE	Rhino
1949	Rope of Sand MOVIE	Pierson (guard)
1949	Come to the Stable MOVIE	Sam
1949	Neptune's Daughter MOVIE	Mac Mozolla
1948	Relentless MOVIE	Jake
1948	The Noose Hangs High MOVIE	Chuck
1947	I Walk Alone MOVIE	Dan
1947	Unconquered MOVIE	Bone
1947	Nightmare Alley MOVIE	Bruno
1947	Killer Dill MOVIE	Little Joe
1947	Sinbad the Sailor MOVIE	Yusuf
1946	The French Key MOVIE	Sam Cragg
1946	Mysterious Intruder MOVIE	Harry Pontos
1946	Live Wires MOVIE	Patsy 'Pat' Clark
1945	Dakota MOVIE	Bigtree Collins
1945	Dick Tracy MOVIE	'Splitface'
1945	Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood MOVIE	Klondike Pete
1945	The Spanish Main MOVIE	Erik Swaine
1945	The Horn Blows at Midnight MOVIE	Bass Player / Humphrey Rafferty
1944	Murder, My Sweet MOVIE	Joe "Moose" Malloy
1944	The Princess and the Pirate MOVIE	Pirate (uncredited)
1944	The Missing Juror MOVIE	Cullie, Steam Room Attendant (uncredited)
1944	The Canterville Ghost MOVIE	Metropolus
1944	Summer Storm MOVIE	Tall Policeman Bending Over Petroff (uncredited)
1944	Shine on Harvest Moon MOVIE	Bouncer (uncredited)
1943	Lost Angel MOVIE	Fighter (uncredited)
1943	Whistling in Brooklyn MOVIE	Henchman on Ship (uncredited)
1943	Swing Fever MOVIE	Wrestler (uncredited)
1943	Thank Your Lucky Stars MOVIE	Olaf (uncredited)
1943	Behind the Rising Sun MOVIE	Japanese Wrestler
1943	Mission to Moscow MOVIE	Russian Machinist Workman (uncredited)
1943	Taxi, Mister MOVIE	Henchman Joe
1943	It Ain't Hay MOVIE	Bouncer (uncredited)
1942	Gentleman Jim MOVIE	Jake Kilrain (uncredited)
1942	That Other Woman MOVIE	Jealous Sunbather at Hotel
1942	Dr. Renault's Secret MOVIE	Rogell (uncredited)
1942	About Face MOVIE	Tough Sailor (uncredited)
1941	The Shanghai Gesture MOVIE	The Coolie
1938	Mr. Moto's Gamble MOVIE	Bit Part (Uncredited)

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