Jack Kruschen

Jack Kruschen

March 20, 1922 · 104 years old

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jacob Kruschen (March 20, 1922 – April 2, 2002) was a Jewish character actor who worked primarily in American film, television and radio. Kruschen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dr. Dreyfuss in the 1960 comedy-dra…

Known For

19 titles
1
The Apartment

The Apartment

1960 · 2h 5m · Movie

A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but office politics and his own romantic hopes complicate matters.

8.3
2
The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

1953 · 1h 27m · Movie

A small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion.

7.0
3
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1962 · 1h 46m · Movie

A lawyer's family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail.

7.7
4
McLintock!

McLintock!

1963 · 2h 6m · Movie

Wealthy rancher G. W. McLintock uses his power and influence in the territory to keep the peace between farmers, ranchers, land-grabbers, Indians and corrupt government officials.

7.1
5
Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back

1961 · 1h 47m · Movie

A series of misunderstandings leaves an advertising executive with a campaign for a product which has not yet been invented, while he romances his rival in the guise of its inventor.

7.1
6
The Angry Red Planet

The Angry Red Planet

1959 · 1h 23m · Movie

Two survivors from a Mars mission return to Earth.

5.3
7
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

1953 · 1h 17m · Movie

Two workmen accidentally launch a space rocket intended for Mars, and find mistakenly landing in New Orleans just the beginning of their misadventures.

5.9
8
Follow That Dream

Follow That Dream

1962 · 1h 49m · Movie

A family of ragtag vagabonds sets up a makeshift home on a Florida beach after becoming marooned there, prompting an uptight local bureaucrat to attempt to evict them.

6.5
9
The Million Dollar Duck

The Million Dollar Duck

1971 · 1h 29m · Movie

Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a pet for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.

5.8
10
The Last Voyage

The Last Voyage

1960 · 1h 31m · Movie

After a boiler explosion aboard an aging ocean liner, a man struggles to free his injured wife from the wreckage of their cabin and ensure the safety of their four-year-old daughter as the ship begins to sink.

6.7
11
Julie

Julie

1956 · 1h 39m · Movie

A terrified wife tries to escape from her insanely jealous husband who is bent on killing her.

6.2
12
Dear Brigitte

Dear Brigitte

1965 · 1h 40m · Movie

Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy who is as colorblind as he's in love with Brigitte Bardot, the French bombshell.

6.3
13
A Blueprint for Murder

A Blueprint for Murder

1953 · 1h 17m · Movie

Whitney Cameron suspects his sister-in-law has poisoned his brother and niece, but without proof how does he prevent the murder of his nephew?

6.7
14
The Benny Goodman Story

The Benny Goodman Story

1956 · 1h 56m · Movie

The young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a Chicago music professor. He is advised by bandleader Kid Ory to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.

6.8
15
Seven Ways from Sundown

Seven Ways from Sundown

1960 · 1h 27m · Movie

A Texas Ranger must capture an outlaw and take him-in, while tangling with savage Apaches and greedy bounty-hunters on the way back to jail.

6.8
16
Satan's Cheerleaders

Satan's Cheerleaders

1977 · 1h 32m · Movie

The janitor at a local high school is actually the scout for a coven of Satanists on the lookout for a virgin to sacrifice. One day he kidnaps the cheerleading squad to use for their rituals. However, unbeknownst to the devil-wors...

4.1
17
The Night Holds Terror

The Night Holds Terror

1955 · 1h 26m · Movie

A group of convicted felons take over a suburban house to escape the ongoing police manhunt, turning the life of the family living there into a nightmare.

6.3
18
Money from Home

Money from Home

1953 · 1h 40m · Movie

When Herman promises the mob to fix a racing horse in order to pay off his debts, he selects his veterinarian cousin as a patsy to help him but things go awry.

6.1
19
Outside the Law

Outside the Law

1956 · 1h 21m · Movie

An ex-prisoner seeks redemption by helping authorities infiltrate deadly German counterfeiters while avenging his murdered army friend.

6.3