Mike Mazurki
Mike Mazurki (born December 25, 1907 in Tarnopol , Austria-Hungary , † December 9, 1990 in Glendale , California ; born as Mikhail Mazurkevych ) was an American actor of Ukrainian descent .
Life
Mike Mazurki, born in Tarnopol, then part of Austria-Hungary and now part of Ukraine , immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of 6. Mazurki's first job as a professional wrestler in the heavyweight class remained arrested in his acting career, which began in the 1940s, in which he often portrayed boxers and powerful gangsters, which was not least due to his height of 1.96 meters. Mazurki starred in the film noirs Murder, My Sweet and The Rat from Soho and has appeared in westerns and adventure films such as Sindbad the Navigator and The Charlatan . He was also known as the henchman of George Raft in Billy Wilder's classic comedy Some Like It Hot .
Until recently, he appeared in a total of 150 film and television programs spread over half a century. His first marriage to Jeanette Briggs lasted from 1943 to 1950, the second marriage to Sylvia Weinblatt lasted from 1968 until Mazurki's death. Two children came from her marriage to Janette Briggs. Although he cultivated the image of the stupid henchman on screen, he had a bachelor's degree from Manhattan College since 1930 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1941: Settlement in Shanghai (The Shanghai Gesture)
- 1942: The Possession of Tahiti (The Moon and Sixpence)
- 1944: Summer storms (Summer Storm)
- 1944: Murder, My Sweet
- 1944: The Canterville Ghost (The Ghost of Canterville)
- 1945: The anglerfish of Cartagena (The Spanish Main)
- 1945: Love in the Wild (Dakota)
- 1947: The Unconquered
- 1947: Sinbad the Sailor ( Sinbad the Sailor )
- 1947: Fourteen Years of Sing-Sing ( I Walk Alone )
- 1947: The Charlatan ( Nightmare Alley )
- 1948: Blood and Gold ( Relentless )
- 1948: Knit to the neck ( The Noose Hangs High )
- 1949: ... and heaven laughs at it ( Come to the Stable )
- 1949: Neptune's Daughter (Neptune's Daughter)
- 1950: The Rat of Soho (Night and the City)
- 1955: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier ( Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier )
- 1955: The Yellow Stream ( Blood Alley )
- 1956: In 80 days around the world ( Around the World in Eighty Days )
- 1956: At any price ( Comanche )
- 1959: Some Like It Hot ( Some Like It Hot )
- 1963: The Tahiti Harbor Pub ( Donovan's Reef )
- 1963: Four for Texas ( 4 for Texas )
- 1963: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad , Mad World (It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World)
- 1964: The fastest Colt from River Falls ( Requiem for a Gunfighter )
- 1964: Cheyenne ( Cheyenne Autumn )
- 1966: Bullwhip Griffin or Gold Rush in California ( The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin )
- 1966: Seven Women ( 7 Women )
- 1969: Bonanza (TV series; episode The Greatest Liar of All Time )
- 1974: Trapper, Wolf and Trackers ( Challenge to Be free )
- 1978: Our Lassie ( The Magic of Lassie )
- 1980: Sam Marlow, private detective (The Man with Bogart's Face)
- 1985: Jail Total - This is where you sit right (Doin 'Time)
- 1990: Dick Tracy
Web links
- Mike mazurki in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 363.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mazurki, Mike |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mazurkevych, Mikhail (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tarnopol , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 1990 |
| Place of death | Glendale , California |