Jack Kruschen

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Jack Kruschen (born March 20, 1922 in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada , † April 2, 2002 in Chandler , Arizona ) was a Canadian actor.

life and career

As early as 1939, Kruschen played in Los Angeles on an experimental television station. He worked on radio shows and in the theater in the 1940s. He received his first film roles in the 1950s, for example in the science fiction film Battle of the Worlds , followed by many supporting roles in well-known films. Most of the time, he played character roles that were significantly older than himself. One of the highlights of his film career was the role of Jack Lemmon's Jewish neighbor in the classic film Das Appartement (1960), for which Kruschen received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor . His most successful period was in the 1960s, with prominent supporting roles in films such as A Pajamas for Two , A Bait for the Beast and MacLintock .

From the 1970s his popularity waned somewhat, until the end of his career in 1997, Kruschen played mainly in television films and series. He embodied the Italian winemaker Rossi in three episodes of Bonanza and was seen as the murdered chess player Dudek in Columbo . He took on his last role in 1997 in the love comedy Two Singles in LA. Jack Kruschen died in 2002, a few days after his 80th birthday. Kruschen left behind his wife Mary Pender, with whom he had been married since 1979. He also had two children from a previous marriage.

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personal data
SURNAME Kruschen, Jack
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Winnipeg , Canada
DATE OF DEATH April 2, 2002
Place of death Chandler , Arizona