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"The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961): Season 4: Episode 8 -- The Alan Brady writers entertain at a prison and Rob gets locked up with the inmates. Don Rickles guest-stars.
The Seven Year Itch (1955) -- When his family goes away for the summer, a so far faithful husband is tempted by a beautiful neighbor (Marilyn Monroe).
"My Mother the Car" (1965): Season 1: Episode 30 -- A gun totting jewel thief and his moll are using the Crabtree house as a hideout.
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962): Season 3: Episode 18 -- A philandering wife seizes a seemingly golden opportunity to eliminate her wealthy husband.
The Seven Year Itch (1955) -- Trailerfan.com - Trailer (Flash)
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Overview

Date of Birth:
8 November 1913, New York City, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
20 February 1975, New York City, New York, USA more
Mini Biography:
Burly American character actor with a deep gravelly voice who was equally... more
Trivia:
A seemingly ubiquitous presence in films of the 1950s, this beefy character... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. The Noah (1975) .... Noah
  2. Dagmars Heta Trosor (1971) .... John Blackstone
    ... aka Dagmar & Co. (USA: cable TV title)
    ... aka Dagmar's Hot Pants
    ... aka Dagmar's Hot Pants, Inc. (USA)

  3. "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Harry - Big Sam's Henchman / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
    ... aka The Color Honeymooners (USA: rerun title)
        - The Honeymooners: Two Faces of Ralph Kramden (1967) TV episode .... Harry - Big Sam's Henchman
        - The Honeymooners: Run, Santa, Run (1966) TV episode .... Sydney - Bookie
  4. Fort Utah (1967) .... Ben Stokes
  5. "The Virginian" .... Ben Roper (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - The Deadly Past (1967) TV episode .... Ben Roper
  6. "The Monkees" .... Captain (1 episode, 1967)
        - Alias Micky Dolenz (1967) TV episode .... Captain
  7. "Mr. Terrific" .... Carl (1 episode, 1967)
        - Stanley the Safecracker (1967) TV episode .... Carl
  8. "The Beverly Hillbillies" .... Society Sandy (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka Mornin' Beverly Hillbillies (USA: daytime version title)
    ... aka The Beverly HILLBILLIES (USA: daytime version title)
        - Elly Comes Out (1967) TV episode .... Society Sandy
  9. "Rango" (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Town Tamer (1967) TV episode
  10. "Get Smart" .... Franco (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Whole Tooth and... (1966) TV episode .... Franco
  11. "The Green Hornet" .... Bud Crocker (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka The Kato Show (Hong Kong: English title: informal title)
        - The Hunters and the Hunted (1966) TV episode .... Bud Crocker
  12. "Run Buddy Run" .... Ernie (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Bank Holdup (1966) TV episode .... Ernie
  13. "Run for Your Life" .... Giorgio (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Day Time Stopped (1966) TV episode .... Giorgio
  14. "Bewitched" .... Charlie Leach (3 episodes, 1966)
        - The Catnapper (1966) TV episode .... Charlie Leach
        - Follow That Witch: Part 2 (1966) TV episode .... Charlie Leach
        - Follow That Witch: Part 1 (1966) TV episode .... Charlie Leach
  15. "Green Acres" .... Chief Thundercloud (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Rains Came (1966) TV episode .... Chief Thundercloud
  16. "Mona McCluskey" .... Sergeant Stan Gruzewsky (26 episodes, 1965-1966)
    ... aka Presenting Mona McCluskey
        - Mike's Birthday Present (1966) TV episode .... Sergeant Stan Gruzewsky
        - Will He or Won't He? (1966) TV episode .... Sergeant Stan Gruzewsky
        - Snow Valley Snow Job (1966) TV episode .... Sergeant Stan Gruzewsky
        - How to Turn Off a Laser Beam (1966) TV episode .... Sergeant Stan Gruzewsky
        - Operation: Chicken Soup (1966) TV episode .... Sergeant Stan Gruzewsky
          (21 more)
  17. "My Mother the Car" .... Bullets Morgan (1 episode, 1966)
        - Desperate Minutes (1966) TV episode .... Bullets Morgan
  18. Frankie and Johnny (1966) .... Blackie
  19. "Honey West" .... King (1 episode, 1966)
        - Pop Goes the Easel (1966) TV episode .... King
  20. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." .... Simon Baldanado (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Dippy Blonde Affair (1966) TV episode .... Simon Baldanado
  21. Movie Star, American Style or; LSD, I Hate You (1966) .... Joe Horner, Producer
  22. That Funny Feeling (1965) .... Bartender
  23. The Family Jewels (1965) .... Pool Hall Owner
  24. Harlow (1965/II) .... Hamk
  25. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Ted Beale (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Trap (1965) TV episode .... Ted Beale
  26. "Perry Mason" .... Danny Barker / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1965)
        - The Case of the Thermal Thief (1965) TV episode .... Pete Kamboly
        - The Case of the Dangerous Dowager (1959) TV episode .... Danny Barker
  27. "The Munsters" .... The Night Club Manager (1 episode, 1964)
        - Grandpa Leaves Home (1964) TV episode .... The Night Club Manager
  28. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Brother Thomas / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - Parties to the Crime (1964) TV episode .... Brother Thomas
        - Four Kings (1963) TV episode .... Erwin
  29. "The Dick Van Dyke Show" .... Boxer Morrison (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show (USA: rerun title)
        - The Alan Brady Show Goes to Jail (1964) TV episode .... Boxer Morrison
  30. Stage to Thunder Rock (1964) .... Bob Acres
  31. "Wagon Train" .... Count Roberto del Falcone / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1963)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Cassie Vance Story (1963) TV episode .... Floyd Sharp
        - The Elizabeth McQueeney Story (1959) TV episode .... Count Roberto del Falcone
  32. The Wheeler Dealers (1963) .... Feinberg, Taxi Driver
    ... aka Separate Beds (UK)
  33. The Thrill of It All (1963) .... Chief truck driver
  34. "Rawhide" (1 episode, 1963)
        - Incident of the Black Ace (1963) TV episode
  35. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Burglar / ... (2 episodes, 1963)
    ... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
        - Come to Me, My Melon-Headed Baby (1963) TV episode .... Burglar / Silent Spot
        - Witness for the Persecution or Half a Lawyer Is Better Than None (1963) TV episode .... Desk Sergeant
  36. "Dr. Kildare" .... Mike Martin (1 episode, 1963)
        - Jail Ward (1963) TV episode .... Mike Martin
  37. "Bonanza" .... Blake (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - Gallagher's Sons (1962) TV episode .... Blake
  38. Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) .... Sam (owner, Pirate's Den)
  39. "Going My Way" .... Curt (1 episode, 1962)
        - A Man for Mary (1962) TV episode .... Curt
  40. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Danny Cannon (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - No Strings Attached (1962) TV episode .... Danny Cannon
  41. "Alcoa Premiere" .... Johnny (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Very Custom Special (1962) TV episode .... Johnny
  42. The George Raft Story (1961) .... Frenchie
    ... aka Spin of a Coin (UK)
  43. "The Roaring 20's" .... Crespo (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Duke on the Bum (1961) TV episode .... Crespo
  44. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Cab Driver (1 episode, 1961)
        - Happy with the Blues (1961) TV episode .... Cab Driver
  45. Twenty Plus Two (1961) .... Jimmy Honsinger
    ... aka It Started in Tokyo (UK)
  46. The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961) .... MSgt. Stanley Erlenheim
  47. "The Aquanauts" .... Ben Penfield / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
    ... aka Malibu Run
        - The Guilty Adventure (1961) TV episode .... Goodtime Charlie
        - Underwater Demolition (1960) TV episode .... Ben Penfield
  48. Dondi (1961) .... Sammy Boy
  49. "General Electric Theater" .... Grover Healy / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - Open House (1961) TV episode .... Grover Healy
        - Hot Footage (1960) TV episode .... Hank Wahr
  50. "Stagecoach West" (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Brass Lily (1961) TV episode
  51. "The Barbara Stanwyck Show" .... Herbie Harner (1 episode, 1961)
        - Size 10 (1961) TV episode .... Herbie Harner
  52. "Dante" .... Eddie Wayne (1 episode, 1961)
        - Wine, Women and Willie (1961) TV episode .... Eddie Wayne
  53. "Bat Masterson" .... Howard C. Smith (1 episode, 1960)
        - A Time to Die (1960) TV episode .... Howard C. Smith
  54. September Storm (1960) .... Ernie Williams
  55. So Help Me, Aphrodite (1960) (TV) .... Frank
  56. "Startime" .... Frank (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Ford Startime
    ... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
        - The Nanette Fabray Show, or Help Me, Aphrodite (1960) TV episode .... Frank
  57. Wake Me When It's Over (1960) .... Sgt. Sam Weiscoff
  58. "The Ann Sothern Show" (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Freeloader (1960) TV episode
  59. "The Lawless Years" .... Nicholas Prantera (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Prantera Story (1960) TV episode .... Nicholas Prantera

  60. Li'l Abner (1959) .... Romeo Scragg
  61. 4D Man (1959) .... Roy Parker
    ... aka Master of Terror (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka The Evil Force (UK)
  62. Inside the Mafia (1959) .... Sam Galey
  63. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Fishhead (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Desilu Playhouse
        - A Diamond for Carla (1959) TV episode .... Fishhead
  64. "Wanted: Dead or Alive" .... Brace Logan (1 episode, 1959)
        - Rope Law (1959) TV episode .... Brace Logan
  65. Frontier Gun (1958) .... Yubo
  66. I Mobster (1958) .... Black Frankie Udino
  67. "The Phil Silvers Show" .... Big Ed McMillan (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Sergeant Bilko (syndication title)
    ... aka Sgt. Bilko (Australia: DVD title)
    ... aka The Phil Silvers Show: You'll Never Get Rich
    ... aka You'll Never Get Rich (USA: first episodes title)
        - Bilko Goes to College (1956) TV episode .... Big Ed McMillan
  68. Attack (1956) .... Pfc. Bernstein
  69. "The Alcoa Hour" .... Lieutenant Marchesse (1 episode, 1956)
        - No License to Kill (II) (1956) TV episode .... Lieutenant Marchesse
  70. The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) .... Schwiefka
  71. "Damon Runyon Theater" .... Larsen (1 episode, 1955)
        - A Star Lights Up (1955) TV episode .... Larsen
  72. "Medic" .... Dr. Terrence Canfield (1 episode, 1955)
        - General Practitioner (1955) TV episode .... Dr. Terrence Canfield
  73. The Seven Year Itch (1955) .... Mr. Kruhulik (janitor)
  74. "The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater" (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Finer Point (1955) TV episode
  75. "The Whistler" (1 episode, 1955)
        - Favor for a Friend (1955) TV episode
  76. The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954) .... Beer Barrel
  77. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Rollo Spanier / ... (2 episodes, 1954)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - Charlie C Company (1954) TV episode .... Sergeant Kruger
        - For the Love of Kitty (1954) TV episode .... Rollo Spanier
  78. The Atomic Kid (1954) .... Stan Cooper
  79. "The Elgin Hour" .... Sid Roth (1 episode, 1954)
        - Hearts and Hollywood (1954) TV episode .... Sid Roth
  80. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Eddie (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Let's Face It (1954) TV episode .... Eddie
  81. "The Dennis Day Show" .... Barney (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka The RCA Victor Show (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The RCA Victor Show Starring Dennis Day (USA: alternative title)
        - Party Pooper (1954) TV episode .... Barney
  82. "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Action Tonight (USA: syndication title)
        - Too Gloomy for Private Puskin (1954) TV episode
  83. "Cavalcade of America" .... Baron Henry William Von Stiegel (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre (USA: fourth season title)
    ... aka DuPont Theater (USA: fifth season title)
        - Man of Glass: The Story of a Glassmaker (1954) TV episode .... Baron Henry William Von Stiegel
  84. Money from Home (1953) .... Seldom Seen Kid
  85. Un acte d'amour (1953) .... Sgt. Johnny Blackwood
    ... aka Act of Love (USA)
  86. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - No Compromise (1953) TV episode
  87. "Letter to Loretta" .... Hap (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka The Loretta Young Show (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Loretta Young Theatre (USA: rerun title)
        - Love Story (1953) TV episode .... Hap
  88. Here Come the Girls (1953) .... Jack the Slasher
    ... aka Champagne for Everybody
  89. Stalag 17 (1953) .... Stanislas Kasava
  90. The Redhead from Wyoming (1953) .... 'Knuckles' Hogan
  91. Jumping Jacks (1952) .... Sgt. McClusky
  92. Sailor Beware (1952) .... CPO Lardoski
  93. "Martin Kane, Private Eye" .... Stakes Hansen (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Martin Kane (USA: new title)
        - A Jockey Is Murdered (1951) TV episode .... Stakes Hansen
  94. The Sleeping City (1950) (uncredited) .... Lt. Barney Miller
    ... aka Web of the City

  95. Hold That Baby! (1949) (uncredited) .... Two $10's for a Five
  96. Native Land (1942) .... Frank Mason, grocer
Self:
  1. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1970)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 7 May 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 17 March 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself

  2. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
        - My Friend the Enemy (1963) TV episode .... Himself

  3. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #11.17 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Actor (2 episodes, 1952-1955)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #5.13 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
        - Episode #3.11 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
Archive Footage:
  1. The Green Hornet (1974) .... Bud Crocker

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