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Occupation
  
Actor

Height
  
1.96 m

Role
  
Actor


Name
  
Mike Mazurki

Years active
  
1934–1990

Children
  
Michelle Mazurki

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Full Name
  
Mikhail Mazurkevych

Born
  
December 25, 1907 (
1907-12-25
)
Tarnopol, Galicia,Austria-Hungary

Resting place
  
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale

Died
  
December 9, 1990, Glendale, California, United States

Spouse
  
Sylvia Weinblatt (m. 1968–1990), Jeanette Briggs (m. 1943–1950)

Movies
  
Murder - My Sweet, Some Like It Hot, Donovan's Reef, Nightmare Alley, Dick Tracy

Similar People
  
Harry Wilson, Joe E Brown, Jacqueline Malouf, Morgan Conway, Edward Dmytryk

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Mike Mazurki (December 25, 1907 – December 9, 1990), was an American actor and professional wrestler who appeared in more than 100 films. His towering 6' 5" presence and intimidating face usually got him roles playing tough guys, thugs, strong men, and gangsters.

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Life and career

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He was born Markiyan (Mykhailo) Mazurkevych (Ukrainian: Маркіян (Михайло) Мазуркевич) (Polish: Markijan (Mychajło) Mazurkiewicz) in Kupchyntsi (Купчинці), Kozova Raion, near what was then Tarnopol, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Ternopil, Ukraine). He was from an ethnic Ukrainian family. He emigrated with his family to the United States at the age of six, living in Cohoes, New York, just outside Albany, in old mill housing on Olmstead Street with his mother. He attended LaSalle Institute in Troy, for high school. Upon finishing school, he changed his name to "Mike". He later graduated from Manhattan College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1930. He became a professional athlete in three sports, primarily wrestling but also American football and basketball.

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He was discovered by Josef von Sternberg and given a bit part in his film The Shanghai Gesture (1941). This led to a long film and television career. Possibly his most memorable role was that of slow-witted thug Moose Malloy in the film noir Murder, My Sweet (1944), opposite Dick Powell. He portrayed the psychotic, knife wielding murderer, Splitface, in the original Dick Tracy (1945). He played a wrestler nicknamed "The Strangler" in Night and the City (1950) and a role imitating the manner of a George Raft henchman in the Billy Wilder comedy, Some Like it Hot (1959). He continued to wrestle during his acting career. His slurred speech was reportedly due to a wrestling injury to his Adam's apple.

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Mazurki made guest appearances on many well-known television shows, among them My Friend Flicka (as a wrestler facing Gene Evans's character of Rob McLaughlin), The Untouchables, Bachelor Father, Daniel Boone, Gilligan's Island, I Dream of Jeannie, Bonanza and Gunsmoke, to name just a few. He played Cully Barstow, a yacht hand, in an episode of Perry Mason titled, "The Case of the Missing Button" (1964), in which he threatened Mason and Paul Drake with a set of brass knuckles. He also played Arthur Jacks in the episode, "The Case of the Deadly Verdict" (1963). He was a regular on a short-lived sitcom, The Chicago Teddy Bears.

Along with his film and television works, Mazurki starred in the hit Rod Stewart music video "Infatuation", playing the bodyguard protecting a woman from a stalker (played by Stewart). In the end, he succeeds, punching Stewart out. Later, Mazurki said that he met more famous people in the making of that video than in any of the feature films or television series in which he had starred. In 1966-67, he starred as the caveman Clon in It's About Time.

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In 1965, he co-founded and became the first president of the Cauliflower Alley Club, an association of professional wrestlers. A photograph of his cauliflower ear forms the logo of the organization. In 2005, he was posthumously awarded the New York State Award by the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum for founding the club.

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In 1975, he landed his only starring role as Trapper in Challenge to be Free. The film went largely unnoticed, but Mazurki drew praise for his convincing performance as a solitary-minded, nature-loving wilderness man accused of manslaughter, and the ensuing months long chase by RCMP constables and other trappers engaged to track and capture him as he fled through the mountain ranges of the Yukon Territory in all manner of weather, in the company of an old timber wolf whom he had saved from a sad fate in another's winter trap line.

Worked slowed down for him in the 1970s and 1980s, but he continued working until his death in 1990.

Filmography

Actor
1990
Mob Boss (Video) as
Don Taglianeti
1990
Dick Tracy as
Old Man at Hotel
1987
Amazon Women on the Moon as
Dutch (segment "Reckless Youth")
1985
Doin' Time as
Bruno
1984
Rod Stewart: Infatuation (Music Video) as
The Private Investigator
1983
Fantasy Island (TV Series) as
Ugh / Swamp Rat
- Love Island/The Sisters (1983) - Ugh
- Naughty Marietta/The Winning Ticket (1983) - Swamp Rat
1981
Revenge of the Gray Gang (TV Movie) as
Joe Malcheski
1981
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (TV Movie) as
Logan
1981
...All the Marbles as
Referee in Chicago (uncredited)
1980
Alligator as
Gatekeeper (as Michael Mazurki)
1979
Gas Pump Girls as
Moiv
1979
Sergeant T.K. Yu (TV Movie)
1978
Charlie's Angels (TV Series) as
Robbins
- Mother Angel (1978) - Robbins
1978
The One Man Jury as
Kayo's Handler
1978
The Magic of Lassie as
Apollo
1978
CPO Sharkey (TV Series) as
Doctor
- Sharkey's Back Problem (1978) - Doctor
1977
Mad Bull (TV Movie) as
Tidy
1977
Incredible Rocky Mountain Race (TV Movie) as
Crazy Horse
1977
Switch (TV Series) as
Blaine
- Three for the Money (1977) - Blaine
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as
Studio Guard
1976
Bronk (TV Series) as
Simms
- The Ordeal (1976) - Simms
1975
The Christmas Tree: Christmas Eve in the Ukraine (Short) as
Old man
1975
Challenge to Be Free as
Trapper
1975
The Wild McCullochs as
Cliff Randall
1975
Paesano: A Voice in the Night as
Bodyguard
1974
The Centerfold Girls as
The Caretaker (segment "The Second Story")
1973
Kung Fu (TV Series) as
Hannibal
- Superstition (1973) - Hannibal
1971
Laugh-In (TV Series) as
Guest Performer / Clyde
- Perry Como, Three Dog Night (1971) - Guest Performer / Clyde
1971
The Chicago Teddy Bears (TV Series) as
Julie
- Billy the Kid (1971) - Julie
- The Big Grab (1971) - Julie
- The Alderman (1971) - Julie
- Tender Loving Kindness (1971) - Julie
1971
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Whale
- Trafton (1971) - Whale
1971
Mannix (TV Series) as
Kony
- Days Beyond Recall (1971) - Kony
1971
Julia (TV Series) as
Al Mcteague
- Strictly for the Birds (1971) - Al Mcteague
1970
Which Way to the Front? as
Rocky (uncredited)
1970
Adam-12 (TV Series) as
Claude Terry
- Log 144: Bank Robbery (1970) - Claude Terry
1970
Love, American Style (TV Series) as
Rocky (segment "Love and the Gangster")
- Love and the Boss's Ex/Love and Mr. Nice Guy/Love and the Gangster (1970) - Rocky (segment "Love and the Gangster")
1968
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Big Jack / Big Man
- Dead Wrong (1969) - Big Jack
- Stage Door Johnnies (1968) - Big Man
1969
Land of the Giants (TV Series) as
Loach
- Giants and All That Jazz (1969) - Loach
1969
My Three Sons (TV Series) as
Hugo
- What Did You Do Today, Grandpa? (1969) - Hugo
1968
The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) as
The Boston Strong Girl's Father
- The Great Tag-Team Match (1968) - The Boston Strong Girl's Father
1967
I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series) as
Girard
- Jeannie and the Great Bank Robbery (1967) - Girard
1967
Batman (TV Series) as
Allegro
- The Wail of the Siren (1967) - Allegro
1966
It's About Time (TV Series) as
Clon
- The Stowaway (1967) - Clon
- 20th Century Here We Come (1967) - Clon
- To Catch a Thief (1967) - Clon
- Which Doctor's Witch? (1967) - Clon
- The Mother-in-Law (1966) - Clon
- King Hec (1966) - Clon
- The Sacrifice (1966) - Clon
- The Broken Idol (1966) - Clon
- Love Me, Love My Gnook (1966) - Clon
- Androcles and Clon (1966) - Clon
- Cave Movies (1966) - Clon
- Have I Got a Girl for You (1966) - Clon
- Mark Your Ballots (1966) - Clon
- The Champ (1966) - Clon
- He Caveman - You Woman (1966) - Clon
- The Rainmakers (1966) - Clon
- Tailor Made Hero (1966) - Clon
- The Copper Caper (1966) - Clon
- And Then I Wrote Happy Birthday to You (1966) - Clon
1967
Rango (TV Series) as
Jake Downey
- Diamonds Look Better Around Your Neck Than a Rope (1967) - Jake Downey
1967
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin as
Mountain Ox
1967
Mr. Terrific (TV Series) as
Shoulders
- Stanley the Safecracker (1967) - Shoulders
1966
Gilligan's Island (TV Series) as
Igor the Manservant / Ginger Grant / Dog
- The Friendly Physician (1966) - Igor the Manservant / Ginger Grant / Dog
1966
The Loner (TV Series) as
Rufe Vernon
- Pick Me Another Time to Die (1966) - Rufe Vernon
1964
Daniel Boone (TV Series) as
El Toro / Akasheta
- Gabriel (1966) - El Toro
- Lac Duquesne (1964) - Akasheta (uncredited)
1966
F Troop (TV Series) as
Geronimo
- Our Hero, What's His Name? (1966) - Geronimo
1965
Laredo (TV Series) as
Pvt. Percy Flower
- The Pride of the Rangers (1965) - Pvt. Percy Flower
1965
7 Women as
Tunga Khan
1965
Mister Ed (TV Series) as
Beppo
- Ed the Counterspy (1965) - Beppo
1965
Requiem for a Gunfighter as
Ivy Bliss
1964
The Bill Dana Show (TV Series) as
Tiger Donovan
- Glick the Strongman (1964) - Tiger Donovan
1964
The Disorderly Orderly as
Moving Van Passenger (uncredited)
1964
The Munsters (TV Series) as
Leo 'Knuckles' Kraus
- Knock Wood, Here Comes Charlie (1964) - Leo 'Knuckles' Kraus
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) as
Peewee
- The Timothy Heist (1964) - Peewee
1964
Cheyenne Autumn as
Sr. First Sergeant Stanislas Wichowsky
1964
Valentine's Day (TV Series) as
Big Al
- How to Live Without Dying (1964) - Big Al
1963
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Cully Barstow / Arthur Jacks
- The Case of the Missing Button (1964) - Cully Barstow
- The Case of the Deadly Verdict (1963) - Arthur Jacks
1964
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Lance Corp. Otto Moller
- The Duncan McIvor Story (1964) - Lance Corp. Otto Moller
1964
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV Series) as
Bill Jim
- The Day of the Lame Duck (1964) - Bill Jim
1963
4 for Texas as
Chad
1963
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World as
Miner
1963
Donovan's Reef as
Sgt. Monk Menkowicz
1963
The Danny Thomas Show (TV Series) as
Big Moose Miller
- Charley, the Tiger (1963) - Big Moose Miller
1963
Going My Way (TV Series) as
The Masked Marvel
- The Slasher (1963) - The Masked Marvel
1963
The Dick Powell Theatre (TV Series) as
Venturi / Mr. Anston
- Everybody Loves Sweeney (1963) - Venturi
- The Losers (1963) - Mr. Anston
1962
Five Weeks in a Balloon as
Slave Captain
1962
Zotz! as
Igor
1962
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV Series) as
Ugh-ug
- It Takes a Heap o' Livin' to Make a Cave a Home (1962) - Ugh-ug
1959
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
Moose Tobin / Frankie Marlowe
- Man in the Middle (1962) - Moose Tobin
- The Artichoke King (1959) - Frankie Marlowe
1958
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Jo Jo / Power / Breed
- Don't Shoot the Piano Player (1962) - Jo Jo
- Love's Young Dream (1960) - Power
- Ella West (1958) - Breed
1961
Pocketful of Miracles as
Big Mike
1961
The Errand Boy as
Blonde 'Movie Siren'
1961
The Roaring 20's (TV Series) as
Rhino
- The Duke on the Bum (1961) - Rhino
1961
General Electric Theater (TV Series) as
Hoodlum
- Open House (1961) - Hoodlum
1961
The Jim Backus Show (TV Series) as
Ivan the Bodyguard
- Pinkmalion (1961) - Ivan the Bodyguard
1961
Swingin' Along as
Bookie
1960
Bachelor Father (TV Series) as
George 'Mac'
- Kelly, the Matchmaker (1960) - George 'Mac'
1960
The Facts of Life as
First Husband in Motel Room
1960
The Texan (TV Series) as
First Bank Robber / Kale
- The Accuser (1960) - First Bank Robber
- Captive Crew (1960) - Kale
1960
Overland Trail (TV Series) as
Juan
- Mission into Mexico (1960) - Juan
1960
Tightrope (TV Series) as
Jim Raskin
- The Long Odds (1960) - Jim Raskin
1960
Johnny Midnight (TV Series) as
Perry
- Leading Lady (1960) - Perry
1959
U.S. Marshal (TV Series) as
Luke Trimble / Ark Sorenson
- The Kidnapper (1959) - Luke Trimble
- Monster - Ark Sorenson
1959
Sunday Showcase (TV Series) as
Maxwell Mason
- The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special (1959) - Maxwell Mason
1959
M Squad (TV Series) as
Coskie, Karate Instructor
- Decoy in White (1959) - Coskie, Karate Instructor
1959
Some Like It Hot as
Spats' Henchman
1959
Alias Jesse James as
Dirty Dog Tough (uncredited)
1959
Rescue 8 (TV Series) as
Rocky Coogan
- Rubber Gold (1959) - Rocky Coogan
1958
The Buccaneer as
Tarsus
1958
The Man Who Died Twice as
Rak
1958
Official Detective (TV Series) as
Banning
- The Policeman's Gun (1958) - Banning
1957
Hell Ship Mutiny as
Ross
1956
Telephone Time (TV Series) as
Pvt. Novak
- The Sergeant Boyd Story (1956) - Pvt. Novak
1956
Man in the Vault as
Louie
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) as
The Butcher of Barbados
- Outlaw Kingdom (1956) - The Butcher of Barbados
1956
Around the World in 80 Days as
Drunk in Hong Kong Dive (uncredited)
1956
The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) as
Jake Harlan
- Tough Guy - Jake Harlan
1956
Rikidozan otoko no tamashi as
Max Logan
1956
My Friend Flicka (TV Series) as
Hercules Throckmorton
- The Old Champ (1956) - Hercules Throckmorton
1956
Comanche as
Flat Mouth
1956
Studio 57 (TV Series)
- Deadline (1956)
1955
Kismet as
Chief Policeman
1955
It's a Great Life (TV Series) as
Bud
- Hash House (1955) - Bud
1955
Blood Alley as
Big Han
1955
Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier as
Bigfoot Mason
1955
New Orleans Uncensored as
Big Mike
1955
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
- Fedar (1955)
1955
New York Confidential as
Arnie Wendler
1955
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Big Foot
- Davy Crockett Goes to Congress (1955) - Big Foot
1954
Public Defender (TV Series) as
Bruce Sherman / Derek
- Socrates (1954) - Bruce Sherman
- Crashout (1954) - Derek
1954
The Egyptian as
Foreman - House of Death (uncredited)
1954
Duffy's Tavern (TV Series) as
McGurk
- Archie the Ex-Coward - McGurk
1954
The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series) as
Master Sergeant / Max the Black (Pirate)
- Uncle Sam Wants You (1954) - Master Sergeant
- Captain Hook (1954) - Max the Black (Pirate)
1951
My Favorite Spy as
Monkara
1951
The Light Touch as
Charles
1951
Ten Tall Men as
Roshko
1951
Criminal Lawyer as
'Moose' Hendricks
1951
Pier 23 as
Ape Danowski
1950
He's a Cockeyed Wonder as
'Lunk' Boxwell
1950
Dark City as
Sidney Winant
1950
Night and the City as
The Strangler
1949
Samson and Delilah as
Leader of Philistine Soldiers
1949
Abandoned as
Hoppe
1949
The Devil's Henchman as
Rhino
1949
Rope of Sand as
Pierson
1949
Come to the Stable as
Sam
1949
Neptune's Daughter as
Mac Mozolla
1948
The Noose Hangs High as
Chuck
1948
Relentless as
Jake
1947
I Walk Alone as
Dan
1947
Nightmare Alley as
Bruno
1947
Unconquered as
Dave Bone
1947
Killer Dill as
Little Joe
1947
Sinbad, the Sailor as
Yusuf
1946
The French Key as
Sam Cragg
1946
Mysterious Intruder as
Harry Pontos
1946
Live Wires as
Patsy 'Pat' Clark
1945
Dick Tracy as
'Splitface' aka Alexis Banning
1945
Dakota as
'Bigtree' Collins
1945
The Spanish Main as
Erik Swaine
1945
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood as
Klondike Pete
1945
Nob Hill as
Rafferty's fighter
1945
The Jury Goes Round 'n' Round (Short) as
Juror (uncredited)
1945
The Horn Blows at Midnight as
Bass Player / Humphrey Rafferty
1944
Murder, My Sweet as
Joe 'Moose' Malloy
1944
The Thin Man Goes Home as
First Man Outside Barber Shop (uncredited)
1944
The Missing Juror as
Cullie - Masseur (uncredited)
1944
The Princess and the Pirate as
Pirate (uncredited)
1944
The Canterville Ghost as
Metropolus
1944
Summer Storm as
Tall Policeman Bending Over Petroff (uncredited)
1944
Shine on Harvest Moon as
Bouncer (uncredited)
1943
Lost Angel as
Fighter (uncredited)
1943
Whistling in Brooklyn as
Henchman on Ship (uncredited)
1943
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House as
The Goon (uncredited)
1943
Swing Fever as
Wrestler (uncredited)
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars as
Olaf (uncredited)
1943
Behind the Rising Sun as
Japanese Wrestler (uncredited)
1943
Bomber's Moon as
Kurt
1943
Mission to Moscow as
Russian Machinist Workman (uncredited)
1943
Taxi, Mister as
Joe
1943
Prairie Chickens as
Charlie - Henchman (uncredited)
1943
It Ain't Hay as
Bouncer (uncredited)
1942
Gentleman Jim as
Jake Kilrain (uncredited)
1942
That Other Woman as
Thug (uncredited)
1942
Dr. Renault's Secret as
Rogell (uncredited)
1942
The Moon and Sixpence as
Tough Bill (uncredited)
1942
About Face (Short) as
Tough Sailor (uncredited)
1941
The Shanghai Gesture as
The Coolie
1938
Mr. Moto's Gamble as
Bit Part (uncredited)
1935
Black Fury as
Security Force Applicant (uncredited)
1934
Belle of the Nineties as
New Orleans Audience Admirer (uncredited)
Miscellaneous
1950
Night and the City (technical adviser: wrestling - uncredited) / (technical advisor: wrestling - uncredited)
Self
1980
The Man with Bogart's Face as
Self
1967
The Jerry Lewis Show (TV Series) as
Self - Brannigan
- Barbara Feldon, Mike Mazurki, The Doodletown Pipers (1967) - Self - Brannigan
1964
That Regis Philbin Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.19 (1964) - Self
- Episode #1.14 (1964) - Self
1962
Chun King Chow Mein Hour (TV Special) as
Sketch Actor
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) as
Self - Actor / Self
- Host: Charlton Heston: Guests: Fred MacMurray, Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Dick Kerr, Chiquita & Johnson (1955) - Self
- Episode #4.11 (1953) - Self - Actor
- Hosts: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis; Guests: Ray Malone, Jill Jarmon, Danny Arnold, Sheldon Leonard, Mike Mazurki, Dick Stabile & his Orchestra; cameo by writer Norman Lear (1952) - Self - Actor
- Hosts: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis; Guests: Eve Young, Ray Malone, Danny Arnold, Margaret Dumont, Mike Mazurki, Dick Stabile & his Orchestra (1951) - Self - Actor
1950
The Milton Berle Show (TV Series) as
Self - Actor
- Martha Raye, Eddie Cantor, Mike Mazurki (1954) - Self - Actor
- Episode #4.6 (1951) - Self - Actor
- Episode #2.37 (1950) - Self - Actor
1951
The Frank Sinatra Show (TV Series) as
Self - Sketch Actor / Self
- Episode #2.8 (1951) - Self - Sketch Actor
- Episode #2.7 (1951) - Self
1950
Bill Slater Show (TV Series) as
Self - Actor
- Episode dated 15 March 1950 (1950) - Self - Actor
Archive Footage
2022
The Bowery Boys - Legends of Laughter as
Self
2009
The Rules of Film Noir (TV Movie documentary) as
Moose Malloy (clip from Murder, My Sweet (1944)) (uncredited)
2007
100 Years of John Wayne (TV Short documentary)
1995
Sprockets (TV Series)
- Masters of Menace (1995)
1994
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (TV Movie documentary)
1985
The Disney Family Album (TV Series documentary short) as
Bigfoot
- Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen (1985) - Bigfoot
1971
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Mountain Ox
- The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin: Part 3 (1971) - Mountain Ox
- The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin: Part 2 (1971) - Mountain Ox
- The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin: Part 1 (1971) - Mountain Ox
1949
Two Knights from Brooklyn as
Henchman Joe (uncredited)

References

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