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Mike Mazurki (December 25, 1907 – December 9, 1990) was a Ukrainian-American actor and professional wrestler who appeared in more than 142 films. His 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) presence and face had him typecast as often brainless athletes, tough guys, thugs, and gangsters. His roles included Splitface in Dick Tracy (1945), Yusuf in Sinbad the Sailor (1947), and Clon in It's About Time (1966–1967).
American actor and professional wrestler
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Born | Markiyan Yulianovich Mazurkevich (1907-12-25)December 25, 1907
Kupchyntsi (Купчинці), Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (now Ternopil Raion, Ternopil, Ukraine) |
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Died | December 9, 1990(1990-12-09) (aged 82)
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Alma mater | Manhattan College Fordham University |
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Occupation | - Actor
- professional wrestler
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Years active | 1934–1990 |
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Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
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Spouses | Jeanette Briggs
(m. 1943 ; div. 1950 )Sylvia Weinblatt (m. 1968 )
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Children | 2 |
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In office 1965–1991 |
Succeeded by | Archie Moore |
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Early years
Mazurki was born Markiyan Yulianovich Mazurkevich (Ukrainian: Маркіян (Михайло) Мазуркевич) (Polish: Markijan (Mychajlo) Mazurkiewicz) in the village of Kupchyntsi (in present-day Ternopil Raion), near what was then Tarnopol, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Ternopil, Ukraine).[1]
Mazurki attended LaSalle Institute in Troy, for high school. Upon finishing school, he changed his name to "Mike". He played football[2] and basketball at Manhattan College,[3] where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1930.[4]
After earning his bachelor's degree, Mazurki graduated from Fordham Law School and became an attorney. He later said he took up professional wrestling because he could earn around ten times what he could as a lawyer. Mazurki was also a professional American football and basketball player.[5][6]
Career
Trained as a professional wrestler he turned to acting after serving as Mae West's bodyguard. Mazurki was discovered by Josef von Sternberg and given a bit part in his film The Shanghai Gesture (1941).[6] This led to a long film and television career. Possibly his best known role was as the slow-witted but dangerously obsessed thug Moose Malloy in the lurid film noir Murder, My Sweet (1944). He portrayed the psychotic, knife-wielding murderer Splitface in the original Dick Tracy (1945). (Mazurki would play a cameo role, 45 years later, in the 1990 Warren Beatty film version of the same name.) He played a wrestler nicknamed "The Strangler" in Night and the City (1950) and a role imitating the manner of a George Raft henchman in the Billy Wilder comedy, Some Like It Hot (1959). He continued to wrestle during his acting career. His slurred speech was reportedly due to a wrestling injury to his Adam's apple.[5]
In addition to his film work, Mazurki made guest appearances on many popular television shows, among them My Friend Flicka (as a wrestler facing Gene Evans's character "Rob McLaughlin"), The Untouchables, Bachelor Father, Daniel Boone, Gilligan's Island, The Munsters, I Dream of Jeannie, Bonanza, and Gunsmoke, to name just a few. In 1964, he played Cully Barstow, a yacht hand, in "The Case of the Missing Button", an episode of Perry Mason in which he threatened Mason and Paul Drake with a set of brass knuckles. He also played Arthur Jacks in the episode "The Case of the Deadly Verdict" (1963). He was a regular as well on the short-lived sitcom The Chicago Teddy Bears. In 1966–67, he performed as the caveman "Clon" in It's About Time.
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In 1972, he landed his only starring role in a film as Trapper in Challenge to Be Free. As he aged, acting opportunities for Mazurki began to slow in the 1970s and 1980s; nevertheless, he continued working until his death on December 9, 1990. His final film role, that of "Don Taglianeti", is in the low-budget comedy Mob Boss, which was released just two months before he died. Along with his film and television appearances, Mazurki was seen in the hit Rod Stewart music video "Infatuation", playing the bodyguard protecting a woman (played by Kay Lenz) from a stalker (played by Stewart). In the end, he succeeds, punching out Stewart.
Filmography
Television
- My Friend Flicka — episode — The Old Champ (1956) as Hercules
- Have Gun – Will Travel — episode — Ella West (1958) as Breed
- Official Detective "The Policeman's Gun" (1958) as Banning
- Have Gun – Will Travel — episode — Love's Young Dream (1960) as Power
- Perry Mason — episode — The Case of the Counterfeit Crank (1961) as Cully Baxter
- Have Gun – Will Travel — episode — Don't Shoot the Piano Player (1962) as Jo Jo
- Perry Mason — episode — The Case of the Missing Button (1964) as Cully Barstow
- Daniel Boone — episode — Lac Duquesne (1964) as Akasheta (uncredited)
- The Munsters — episode — Knock Wood, Here Comes Charlie (1964) as Leo 'Knuckles' Kraus
- Wagon Train — episode — The Duncan McIvor Story (1964) as Lance Corp. Otto Moller
- Laredo — episode — Pride of the Rangers (1965) as Pvt. Percy Flower
- Gilligan's Island — episode — Friendly Physician (1966) as Igor/Ginger Grant
- It's About Time — TV series 1966 — 1967 — 26 episodes
- Daniel Boone — episode — Gabriel (1966) as El Toro
- F Troop — episode — Our Hero,What's His Name (1966) as Geronimo
- Rango — episode — Diamonds Look Better Around Your Neck Than a Rope (1967) as Jake Downey
- Batman — episode — The Wail of the Siren (1967) as Allegro
- I Dream of Jeannie — episode — Jeannie and the Great Bank Robbery (1967) as Girard
- The Beverly Hillbillies -The Great Tag-Team Match (1968) as Wrestler
- Bonanza — episode — Stage Door Johnnies (1968) as Big Man
- Bonanza — episode — Dead Wrong (1969) as Big Jack
- Land of the Giants - episode - Giants, and All That Jazz (1969) as Loach (Season 2, Episode 6)
- My Three Sons - episode - What Did You Do Today, Grandpa? (1969) as Hugo (Season 9, Episode 17)
- Adam-12 — episode — Bank Robbery (1970) as Claude Terry (Season 2, Episode 24)
- Gunsmoke — episode — Trafton (1971) as Whale
- Mannix — episode — Days Beyond Recall (1971) as Kony
- Kung Fu — episode — Superstition (1973) as Hannibal
- The Rockford Files — episode — A Fast Count (1978) as Choo-Choo (uncredited)
- Charlie's Angels — episode — Mother Angel (1978) as Robbins
- Fantasy Island — episode — Naughty Marietta/The Winning Ticket (1983) as Swamp Rat
- Fantasy Island — episode — Love Island/The Sisters (1983) as Ugh
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References
- Daniel, Douglass K. (September 22, 2017). Anne Bancroft: A Life. ISBN 9780813169705.
- "Joe Schwarzer to Build Anew at Manhattan". Daily News. New York City. September 16, 1928. p. 69. Retrieved September 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dartmouth Quintet Takes Annual Xmas Jaunt". Daily News. New York City. December 19, 1926. p. 31. Retrieved September 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- Oliver, Greg (March 6, 2006). "Mike Mazurki: Wrestling's acting champ". Slam Wrestling. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- "Social Security Death Index (search by name)". Retrieved December 1, 2009.
- "Mike Mazurki Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
Further reading
- Alistair, Rupert (2018). "Mike Mazurki". The Name Below the Title : 65 Classic Movie Character Actors from Hollywood's Golden Age (softcover) (First ed.). Great Britain: Independently published. pp. 165–167. ISBN 978-1-7200-3837-5.
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На других языках
[de] Mike Mazurki
Mike Mazurki (* 25. Dezember 1907 in Tarnopol, Österreich-Ungarn; † 9. Dezember 1990 in Glendale, Kalifornien; geboren als Mikhail Mazurkevych) war ein ukrainischstämmiger US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.
- [en] Mike Mazurki
[es] Mike Mazurki
Mike Mazurki (nacido Mikhaił Mazurkiewicz;[1] Ternópil, Galitzia, 25 de diciembre de 1907[2]-Glendale, California; 9 de diciembre de 1990) fue un luchador profesional de lucha libre y actor austriaco quien desarrolló su carrera en Estados Unidos trabajando en más de 100 películas. Su imponente presencia con 1,96 m de altura y su rostro intimidante le llevaron a interpretar sobre todo papeles de tío duro, matón, rudo guardaespaldas o gánster.
[ru] Мазурки, Майк
Майк Мазурки (англ. Mike Mazurki; 25 декабря 1907, Купчинцы, Тернопольская область — 9 декабря 1990, Глендейл, Калифорния) — американский актёр и рестлер, снявшийся в более чем 142 фильмах. Благодаря своему росту (196 см) и лицу он часто играл роли спортсменов, крутых парней, бандитов и гангстеров. Среди его ролей — Сплитфейс в фильме «Дик Трейси» (1945), Юсуф в фильме «Синдбад-мореход» (1947) и Клон в фильме «Самое время» (1966—1967).
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