Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

  • Birthday: 1907-12-26
  • Deathday: 1990-12-09
  • Place of birth: Tarnopol, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Ternopil, Ukraine]
  • Also know as: Michail Mazuruski

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.

Filmography

Some Like It Hot

1959

As Spats' Henchman

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

As Big Mike

Murder, My Sweet

1944

As Joe "Moose" Malloy

The Princess and the Pirate

1944

As Pirate (uncredited)

...All the Marbles

1981

As Chicago Referee (uncredited)

Abandoned

1949

As Hoppe

The Noose Hangs High

1948

As Chuck

I Walk Alone

1947

As Dan

The Centerfold Girls

1974

As The Caretaker

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

As Sr. First Sergeant

New York Confidential

1955

As Arnie Wendler

Blood Alley

1955

As Big Han

Dark City

1950

As Sidney Winant

Mysterious Intruder

1946

As Harry Pontos

The Shanghai Gesture

1941

As The Coolie

Neptune's Daughter

1949

As Mac Mozolla

Sinbad the Sailor

1947

As Yusuf

Rope of Sand

1949

As Pierson (guard)

Donovan's Reef

1963

As Monk Menkowicz

Criminal Lawyer

1951

As 'Moose' Hendricks

New Orleans Uncensored

1955

As Big Mike

The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945

As Bass Player / Humphrey Rafferty

The Facts of Life

1960

As First Husband in Motel Room

4 for Texas

1963

As Chad

Man in the Vault

1956

As Louie

7 Women

1966

As Tunga Khan

Night and the City

1950

As The Strangler

Nightmare Alley

1947

As Bruno

The Canterville Ghost

1944

As Metropolus

Unconquered

1947

As Bone

Whistling in Brooklyn

1943

As Henchman on Ship (uncredited)

Pier 23

1951

As Ape Danowski

Mob Boss

1990

As Don Taglianeti

Dakota

1945

As 'Bigtree' Collins

The Spanish Main

1945

As Erik Swaine

My Favorite Spy

1951

As Monkara

Come to the Stable

1949

As Sam

Dick Tracy

1945

As 'Splitface'

The French Key

1946

As Sam Cragg

Challenge to be Free

1975

As Trapper

Gas Pump Girls

1979

As Moiv

He's a Cockeyed Wonder

1950

As 'Lunk' Boxwell

Taxi, Mister

1943

As Henchman Joe

The Light Touch

1951

As Charles

Hell Ship Mutiny

1957

As Ross

The Wild McCullochs

1975

As Cliff Randall

Comanche

1956

As Flat Mouth

Which Way to the Front?

1970

As Rocky (uncredited)

Zotz!

1962

As Igor

Relentless

1948

As Jake

Killer Dill

1947

As Little Joe

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

As Drunk in Hong Kong Dive

Requiem for a Gunfighter

1965

As Ivy Bliss

Gentleman Jim

1942

As Jake Kilrain (uncredited)

Live Wires

1946

As Patsy 'Pat' Clark

The Egyptian

1954

As Foreman, House of Death

Ten Tall Men

1951

As Roshko

Lost Angel

1943

As Fighter (uncredited)

Dick Tracy

1990

As Old Man at Hotel

About Face

1942

As Tough Sailor (uncredited)

Doin' Time

1985

As Bruno

Kismet

1955

As Chief Policeman

Dr. Renault's Secret

1942

As Rogell (uncredited)

That Other Woman

1942

As Jealous Sunbather at Hotel

The Missing Juror

1944

As Cullie, Steam Room Attendant (Uncredited)

The Errand Boy

1961

As Blonde 'Movie Siren'

Samson and Delilah

1949

As Leader of Philistine Soldiers

Behind the Rising Sun

1943

As Japanese Wrestler

Mission to Moscow

1943

As Russian Machinist Workman (uncredited)

Alias Jesse James

1959

As Dirty Dog Tough (uncredited)

It Ain't Hay

1943

As Bouncer (uncredited)

Alligator

1980

As Gatekeeper

Swingin' Along

1961

As Bookie

Swing Fever

1943

As Wrestler (uncredited)

The Devil's Henchman

1949

As Rhino

The Magic of Lassie

1978

As Apollo

Mad Bull

1977

As Tidy

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938

As Bit Part (Uncredited)

Summer Storm

1944

As Tall Policeman Bending Over Petroff (uncredited)

Five Weeks in a Balloon

1962

As Slave Captain

The Losers

1963

As Mr. Anston

Production

Night and the City

1950

As Technical Advisor

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