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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
The War of the Worlds
(1953)
Salvatore
McLintock!
(1963)
Jake Birnbaum
Cape Fear
(1962)
Attorney Dave Grafton
Lover Come Back
(1961)
Doctor Linus Tyler
The Ladies Man
(1961)
Graduation Emcee Professor
The Bellboy
(1960)
No Way Out
(1950)
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
The Million Dollar Duck
(1971)
Doctor Gottlieb
It Should Happen to You
(1954)
Joe (uncredited)
Money from Home
(1953)
Short Boy
The Angry Red Planet
(1959)
CWO Sam Jacobs
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
(1964)
Christmas Morgan
Til There Was You
(1997)
Mr. Katz
Seven Ways from Sundown
(1960)
Beeker
The Last Voyage
(1960)
Chief Engineer Pringle
Full Filmography
Acting
Red Hot and Blue
(1949)
Steve
Where Danger Lives
(1950)
Cosey - Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
No Way Out
(1950)
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Gambling House
(1950)
Italian Immigrant (uncredited)
Women from Headquarters
(1950)
Sam
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
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
(1953)
Harry
A Blueprint for Murder
(1953)
Detective Lieutenant Harold Y. Cole
Money from Home
(1953)
Short Boy
The War of the Worlds
(1953)
Salvatore
Tennessee Champ
(1954)
Andrews
Untamed Heiress
(1954)
Louie
It Should Happen to You
(1954)
Joe (uncredited)
The Great Diamond Robbery
(1954)
Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
The Night Holds Terror
(1955)
Detective Pope
Soldier of Fortune
(1955)
Austin Stoker
Dial Red O
(1955)
Lloyd Lavalle
Carolina Cannonball
(1955)
Hogar
The Benny Goodman Story
(1956)
'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.
Outside the Law
(1956)
Agent Pill Schwartz
The Steel Jungle
(1956)
Truckdriver Helper
Julie
(1956)
Det. Mace
Badlands of Montana
(1957)
Cavalry Sergeant
Reform School Girl
(1957)
Mr. Horvath
The Decks Ran Red
(1958)
Alex Cole
Fraulein
(1958)
Sgt. Grischa
Cry Terror!
(1958)
Agent Charles Pope
The Angry Red Planet
(1959)
CWO Sam Jacobs
The Man Who Understood Women
(1959)
Mickey (uncredited)
Seven Ways from Sundown
(1960)
Beeker
The Last Voyage
(1960)
Chief Engineer Pringle
The Apartment
(1960)
Dr. Dreyfuss
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
The Happening
(1967)
Inspector
Caprice
(1967)
Matthew Cutter
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
The Log of the Black Pearl
(1975)
Jocko Roper
Nick and Nora
(1975)
Sergeant Steinmetz
The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper
(1976)
Abner Denby
Guardian of the Wilderness
(1976)
Madden
Satan's Cheerleaders
(1977)
Billy the Janitor
The November Plan
(1977)
Harry Kahn
The Time Machine
(1978)
John Bedford
Sunburn
(1979)
Gela
Legend of the Wild
(1981)
Frost-bite Foley
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1981)
Judge Thatcher
Under the Rainbow
(1981)
Louie
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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