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Jack Kruschen

Jack Kruschen

27 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jack Kruschen was a Canadian-American actor who built a long career playing character parts on radio, film and television. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he moved to Los Angeles as a teenager and was working at a local radio station by 16, later resuming network work after Army service in World War II on programs such as Dragnet and Gunsmoke. He earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor as Dr. Dreyfuss in The Apartment (1960), and appeared that same year in Where the Boys Are (1960) and The Last Voyage (1960). His films ranged from The War of the Worlds (1953) and The Angry Red Planet (1959) to Cape Fear (1962), McLintock! (1963) and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964). On stage he appeared in the 1962 Broadway production of I Can Get It for You Wholesale, and on television he appeared on Bonanza, Webster and Full House. He died in 2002.

80years old at death

  • Born Winnipeg
  • Died Kelowna
  • Star sign: PiscesLast day of the sign, on the Aries cusp
  • Also credited as Jacob Kruschen

Movie Career

Films
27
Career span
28 years1953 to 1981

Genres

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  1. A first

    Kruschen was on television by 1939, acting in dramas for Don Lee's experimental station in Los Angeles. Around two hundred sets with three-inch screens showed his performances.

  2. Beyond film

    Kruschen appeared in the London production of Promises, Promises in 1969, taking again the part he had played in the film The Apartment, the show's source.

Jack Kruschen movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Apartment1960 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Dr. Dreyfuss

    IMDb rating 8.3223K votes

  2. Cape Fear1962 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Attorney Dave Grafton

    IMDb rating 7.736K votes

  3. McLintock!1963as Jake Birnbaum

    IMDb rating 7.119K votes

  4. Lover Come Back1961as Doctor Linus Tyler

    IMDb rating 7.19.8K votes

  5. The Unsinkable Molly Brown1964as ChristmMorgan

    IMDb rating 6.64.7K votes

  6. The Angry Red Planet1959as CWO Sam Jacobs

    IMDb rating 5.34.4K votes

  7. The War of the Worlds1953as Salvatore

    IMDb rating 7.042K votes

  8. Freebie and the Bean1974as Red Meyers

    IMDb rating 6.64.1K votes

Most often with

Andrew L. Stone directed five of these films. Barney Phillips appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Barney Phillips, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Barney PhillipsDoris Day, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Doris DayRay Walston, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ray WalstonCarleton Young, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Carleton YoungEd Hinton, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ed HintonWard Ramsey, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ward RamseyAndrew L. StoneDirector, 5 filmsSee the 5 films by Andrew L. Stone

Films together

  • Barney Phillips4 films together, 1953 to 1958
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    • Cry Terror!1958IMDb rating 6.7Kruschen as Agent Charles PopePhillips as Dan Pringle
    • Julie1956IMDb rating 6.2Kruschen as Det. MacePhillips as Doctor on Flight 36
    • The Night Holds Terror1955IMDb rating 6.3Kruschen as Detective PopePhillips as Stranske
    • A Blueprint for Murder1953IMDb rating 6.7Kruschen as Harold Y. ColePhillips as Detective Captain Pringle
  • Doris Day3 films together, 1956 to 1967
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    • Caprice1967IMDb rating 5.5Kruschen as Matthew CutterDay as Patricia Foster
    • Lover Come Back1961IMDb rating 7.1Kruschen as Doctor Linus TylerDay as Carol Templeton
    • Julie1956IMDb rating 6.2Kruschen as Det. MaceDay as Julie Benton
  • Ray Walston3 films together, 1960 to 1967
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    • Caprice1967IMDb rating 5.5Kruschen as Matthew CutterWalston as Stuart Clancy
    • Convicts 41962IMDb rating 6.5Kruschen as Resko's FatherWalston as Iggy
    • The Apartment1960IMDb rating 8.3Kruschen as Dr. DreyfussWalston as Joe Dobisch
  • Carleton Young3 films together, 1953 to 1958
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    • Cry Terror!1958IMDb rating 6.7Kruschen as Agent Charles PopeYoung as Roger Adams
    • Julie1956IMDb rating 6.2Kruschen as Det. MaceYoung as Airport control tower official
    • A Blueprint for Murder1953IMDb rating 6.7Kruschen as Harold Y. ColeYoung as Frank Connelly
  • Ed Hinton3 films together, 1953 to 1958
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    • Cry Terror!1958IMDb rating 6.7Kruschen as Agent Charles PopeHinton as Operative
    • Julie1956IMDb rating 6.2Kruschen as Det. MaceHinton as Captain of Flight 36
    • A Blueprint for Murder1953IMDb rating 6.7Kruschen as Harold Y. ColeHinton as Ed
  • Ward Ramsey3 films together, 1960 to 1962
    Ward Ramsey's page
    • Cape Fear1962IMDb rating 7.7Kruschen as Attorney Dave GraftonRamsey as Officer Brown
    • Lover Come Back1961IMDb rating 7.1Kruschen as Doctor Linus TylerRamsey as Hodges, Liquor Industry Representative
    • Seven Ways from Sundown1960IMDb rating 6.8Kruschen as BeekerRamsey as Fogarty
  • Andrew L. StoneDirector, 5 films, 1953 to 1960
    All films by Andrew L. Stone

Box office

What Jack Kruschen's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$184 million

11 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 27 films: 11 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 13 figure not found.

  • 11Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 13Figure not found

Top grosser

Cape Fear1962as Attorney Dave Grafton$103 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Cape Fear1962as Attorney Dave Grafton
    $103M55.9% of the total
  2. 2
    The Apartment1960as Dr. Dreyfuss
    $25M13.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Lover Come Back1961as Doctor Linus Tyler
    $17M9.2% of the total
  4. 4
    McLintock!1963as Jake Birnbaum
    $15M7.9% of the total
  5. 5
    The Unsinkable Molly Brown1964as ChristmMorgan
    $11M6.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Where the Boys Are1960as Max
    $3.5M1.9% of the total
  7. 7
    Follow That Dream1962as Carmine
    $2.8M1.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Under the Rainbow1981as Louie
    $2.3M1.2% of the total
The Last Voyage (1960), $2.1 millionThe War of the Worlds (1953), $2.0 millionAbbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953), $1.2 million

$5.3 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total

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