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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-drama The Apartment.
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Known For
The Apartment
(1960)
Dr. Dreyfuss
McLintock!
(1963)
Jake Birnbaum
The War of the Worlds
(1953)
Salvatore
Cape Fear
(1962)
Attorney Dave Grafton
No Way Out
(1950)
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
The Million Dollar Duck
(1971)
Doctor Gottlieb
Sunburn
(1979)
Gela
The Bellboy
(1960)
The Ladies Man
(1961)
Graduation Emcee Professor
Dear Brigitte
(1965)
Doctor Volker
It Should Happen to You
(1954)
Joe (uncredited)
Til There Was You
(1997)
Mr. Katz
Money from Home
(1953)
Short Boy
Lover Come Back
(1961)
Doctor Linus Tyler
Follow That Dream
(1962)
Carmine
Where the Boys Are
(1960)
Max (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Red Hot and Blue
(1949)
Steve
No Way Out
(1950)
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Women from Headquarters
(1950)
Sam
Where Danger Lives
(1950)
Cosey - Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Gambling House
(1950)
Italian Immigrant (uncredited)
The Lemon Drop Kid
(1951)
Muscleman (uncredited)
The People Against O'Hara
(1951)
Uniformed Detective (uncredited)
Confidence Girl
(1952)
Detective Sergeant Quinn
Tropical Heat Wave
(1952)
Stickey Langley
A Blueprint for Murder
(1953)
Detective Lieutenant Harold Y. Cole
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
(1953)
Harry
Money from Home
(1953)
Short Boy
The War of the Worlds
(1953)
Salvatore
It Should Happen to You
(1954)
Joe (uncredited)
The Great Diamond Robbery
(1954)
Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
Untamed Heiress
(1954)
Louie
Tennessee Champ
(1954)
Andrews
The Night Holds Terror
(1955)
Detective Pope
Carolina Cannonball
(1955)
Hogar
Dial Red O
(1955)
Lloyd Lavalle
Soldier of Fortune
(1955)
Austin Stoker
The Benny Goodman Story
(1956)
'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.
Julie
(1956)
Det. Mace
The Steel Jungle
(1956)
Truckdriver Helper
Outside the Law
(1956)
Agent Pill Schwartz
Reform School Girl
(1957)
Mr. Horvath
Badlands of Montana
(1957)
Cavalry Sergeant
Cry Terror!
(1958)
Agent Charles Pope
The Decks Ran Red
(1958)
Alex Cole
Fraulein
(1958)
Sgt. Grischa
The Angry Red Planet
(1959)
CWO Sam Jacobs
The Man Who Understood Women
(1959)
Mickey (uncredited)
The Apartment
(1960)
Dr. Dreyfuss
The Last Voyage
(1960)
Chief Engineer Pringle
Seven Ways from Sundown
(1960)
Beeker
Where the Boys Are
(1960)
Max (uncredited)
The Bellboy
(1960)
Lover Come Back
(1961)
Doctor Linus Tyler
The Ladies Man
(1961)
Graduation Emcee Professor
Cape Fear
(1962)
Attorney Dave Grafton
Convicts 4
(1962)
Resko's Father
Follow That Dream
(1962)
Carmine
McLintock!
(1963)
Jake Birnbaum
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
(1964)
Christmas Morgan
Dear Brigitte
(1965)
Doctor Volker
Harlow
(1965)
Louis B. Mayer
Caprice
(1967)
Matthew Cutter
The Happening
(1967)
Inspector
Istanbul Express
(1969)
Capt. Granicek
The Million Dollar Duck
(1971)
Doctor Gottlieb
Deadly Harvest
(1972)
Vartamian
Emergency!
(1972)
Sen. Mike Wolski
Freebie and the Bean
(1974)
Red Meyers
Nick and Nora
(1975)
Sergeant Steinmetz
The Log of the Black Pearl
(1975)
Jocko Roper
Guardian of the Wilderness
(1976)
Madden
The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper
(1976)
Abner Denby
Satan's Cheerleaders
(1977)
Billy the Janitor
The November Plan
(1977)
Harry Kahn
The Time Machine
(1978)
John Bedford
Sunburn
(1979)
Gela
Under the Rainbow
(1981)
Louie
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1981)
Judge Thatcher
Legend of the Wild
(1981)
Frost-bite Foley
Money to Burn
(1983)
Pops
Dark Mirror
(1984)
Smithson
Deadly Intentions
(1985)
Alex Livanos
The American Clock
(1993)
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
(1994)
Mayor Walter Trout
Til There Was You
(1997)
Mr. Katz
Alice in Wonderland
(2010)
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