Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 25, 1907
Place of Birth:
Tarnopol, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Ternopil, Ukraine]
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Mike Mazurki
Biography
Mike Mazurki (born: Markijan Mazurkiewicz; 25 December 1907 – 9 December 1990) was an American actor and professional wrestler who appeared in more than 100 films. His towering 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) presence and intimidating face usually got him roles playing tough guys, thugs, strong men, and gangsters.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter | Self (archive footage) |
| 1994 | Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld | Self (archive footage) |
| 1990 | Mob Boss | Don Taglianeti |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy | Old Man at Hotel |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Dutch (segment "Reckless Youth") |
| 1985 | Doin' Time | Bruno |
| 1981 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Logan |
| 1981 | ...All the Marbles | Chicago Referee (uncredited) |
| 1980 | The Man with Bogart's Face | Himself |
| 1980 | Alligator | Gatekeeper |
| 1979 | Gas Pump Girls | Moiv |
| 1978 | The Magic of Lassie | Apollo |
| 1977 | Mad Bull | Tidy |
| 1977 | The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race | Crazy Horse |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Studio Guard |
| 1975 | Challenge to be Free | Trapper |
| 1975 | The Wild McCullochs | Cliff Randall |
| 1975 | The Christmas Tree: Christmas Eve in the Ukraine | Old Man |
| 1974 | The Centerfold Girls | The Caretaker |
| 1970 | Which Way to the Front? | Rocky (uncredited) |
| 1967 | The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin | Mountain Ox |
| 1965 | 7 Women | Tunga Khan |
| 1965 | Requiem for a Gunfighter | Ivy Bliss |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn | Sr. First Sergeant |
| 1963 | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Miner |
| 1963 | Donovan's Reef | Monk Menkowicz |
| 1963 | 4 for Texas | Chad |
| 1963 | The Losers | Mr. Anston |
| 1962 | Five Weeks in a Balloon | Slave Captain |
| 1962 | Zotz! | Igor |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles | Big Mike |
| 1961 | The Errand Boy | Blonde 'Movie Siren' |
| 1961 | Swingin' Along | Bookie |
| 1960 | The Facts of Life | First Husband in Motel Room |
| 1959 | Some Like It Hot | Spats' Henchman |
| 1959 | Alias Jesse James | Dirty Dog Tough (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Man Who Died Twice | Rax |
| 1957 | Hell Ship Mutiny | Ross |
| 1956 | Man in the Vault | Louie |
| 1956 | Comanche | Flat Mouth |
| 1956 | Around the World in Eighty Days | Drunk in Hong Kong Dive |
| 1955 | New York Confidential | Arnie Wendler |
| 1955 | Blood Alley | Big Han |
| 1955 | New Orleans Uncensored | Big Mike |
| 1955 | Davy Crockett Goes to Congress | Big Foot |
| 1955 | Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier | Bigfoot Mason |
| 1955 | Kismet | Chief Policeman |
| 1954 | The Egyptian | Foreman, House of Death |
| 1951 | Criminal Lawyer | 'Moose' Hendricks |
| 1951 | Pier 23 | Ape Danowski |
| 1951 | My Favorite Spy | Monkara |
| 1951 | The Light Touch | Charles |
| 1951 | Ten Tall Men | Roshko |
| 1950 | Dark City | Sidney Winant |
| 1950 | Night and the City | The Strangler |
| 1950 | He's a Cockeyed Wonder | 'Lunk' Boxwell |
| 1949 | The Devil's Henchman | Rhino |
| 1949 | Abandoned | Hoppe |
| 1949 | Neptune's Daughter | Mac Mozolla |
| 1949 | Rope of Sand | Pierson (guard) |
| 1949 | Come to the Stable | Sam |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah | Leader of Philistine Soldiers |
| 1948 | The Noose Hangs High | Chuck |
| 1948 | Relentless | Jake |
| 1947 | I Walk Alone | Dan |
| 1947 | Sinbad the Sailor | Yusuf |
| 1947 | Nightmare Alley | Bruno |
| 1947 | Unconquered | Bone |
| 1947 | Killer Dill | Little Joe |
| 1946 | Mysterious Intruder | Harry Pontos |
| 1946 | The French Key | Sam Cragg |
| 1946 | Live Wires | Patsy 'Pat' Clark |
| 1945 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | Klondike Pete |
| 1945 | The Horn Blows at Midnight | Bass Player / Humphrey Rafferty |
| 1945 | Dakota | 'Bigtree' Collins |
| 1945 | The Spanish Main | Erik Swaine |
| 1945 | Dick Tracy | 'Splitface' |
| 1944 | Murder, My Sweet | Joe "Moose" Malloy |
| 1944 | The Princess and the Pirate | Pirate (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Canterville Ghost | Metropolus |
| 1944 | Summer Storm | Tall Policeman Bending Over Petroff (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Missing Juror | Cullie, Steam Room Attendant (Uncredited) |
| 1943 | Whistling in Brooklyn | Henchman on Ship (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Taxi, Mister | Henchman Joe |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Olaf (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Lost Angel | Fighter (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Behind the Rising Sun | Japanese Wrestler |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Russian Machinist Workman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | It Ain't Hay | Bouncer (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Swing Fever | Wrestler (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Gentleman Jim | Jake Kilrain (uncredited) |
| 1942 | About Face | Tough Sailor (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Dr. Renault's Secret | Rogell (uncredited) |
| 1942 | That Other Woman | Jealous Sunbather at Hotel |
| 1941 | The Shanghai Gesture | The Coolie |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto's Gamble | Bit Part (Uncredited) |