Jacob "Jack" Kruschen was a Canadian character actor who worked primarily in American film, television and radio. Kruschen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dr. Dreyfuss in the 1960 comedy/drama The Apartment.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Guest starring as Mr. Melville
- Episode 4x10: Home is Where the Heart Attack Is (Nov 15, 1993)
Matlock (1986)
Guest starring as Judge Ogilvie / Bus Repairman
- Episode 6x03: The Nightmare (Nov 1, 1991)
Tucker's Witch (1982)
Guest starring as Harvey Gorman
- Episode 1x11: Living and Presumed Dead (May 5, 1983)
The Devlin Connection (1982)
Guest starring as Max Salkall
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Of Nuns and Other Black Birds (Nov 13, 1982)
- Episode 1x04: The Corpse in the Corniche (Oct 23, 1982)
- Episode 1x01: Brian and Nick (Oct 2, 1982)
Remington Steele (1982)
Guest starring as Buddy Brokaw
- Episode 3x15: Springtime for Steele (Jan 29, 1985)
Hill Street Blues (1981)
Guest starring as Isadore Fagenbaum
- Episode 5x08: Fuched Again (Nov 22, 1984)
Too Close for Comfort (1980)
Guest starring as Dr. Axel Schreiber
- Episode 5x07: Reconcilable Differences (May 11, 1985)
WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
Guest starring as Judge H.P. Newcomb
- Episode 4x16: Circumstantial Evidence (Feb 24, 1982)
Alice (1976)
Guest starring as Santa Claus
- Episode 4x11: Mel, the Magi (Dec 23, 1979)
Guest starring as Benny Conway
- Episode 5x15: Carrie Chickens Out (Feb 22, 1981)
Ellery Queen (1975)
Guest starring as Gunther Starr
- Episode 1x16: The Adventure of the Judas Tree (Feb 1, 1976)
Barney Miller (1975)
Guest starring as Rudolph Kamen
- Episode 6x10: The DNA Story (Dec 13, 1979)
Guest starring as Benjamin Diamond
- Episode 8x09: Examination Day (Jan 14, 1982)
Guest starring as Julius Wittenour
- Episode 4x05: Burial (Oct 20, 1977)
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Guest starring as Rudolpho "The Great" Gambini
- Episode 8x06: Gambini the Great (Nov 9, 1981)
The Magician (1973)
Guest starring as Albie Allikolos
- Episode 1x05: Ovation for Murder (Nov 6, 1973)
Emergency! (1972)
Guest starring as State Assemblyman Michael Wolski
- Episode S01 Special: The Wedsworth-Townsend Act (Jan 15, 1972)
Nanny and the Professor (1970)
Guest starring as Mr. Poole
- Episode 2x01: The Human Element (Sep 25, 1970)
Love, American Style (1969)
Guest starring as Doctor Deets
- Episode 3x42: Love and the Accidental Passion (Dec 3, 1971)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Guest starring as Blumberg
- Episode 4x08: For a Million... Why Not? (Nov 2, 1971)
Columbo (1968)
Guest starring as Tomlin Dudek
- Episode 1973-03-04: The Most Dangerous Match (Mar 4, 1973)
Batman (1966)
Guest starring as Eivol Ekdal
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: A Death Worse Than Fate (2) (Feb 10, 1966)
- Episode 1x09: Zelda the Great (1) (Feb 9, 1966)
Hong Kong (1960)
Starring as Tully
(23 episodes)
- Episode 1x26: The Runaway (Mar 29, 1961)
- Episode 1x25: The Innocent Exile (Mar 22, 1961)
- Episode 1x24: Love, Honor, and Perish (Mar 15, 1961)
- Episode 1x23: The Woman in Gray (Mar 8, 1961)
- Episode 1x22: Murder by Proxy (Mar 1, 1961)
- Episode 1x21: With Deadly Sorrow (Feb 22, 1961)
- Episode 1x20: The Hunted (Feb 15, 1961)
- Episode 1x19: Lady Godiva (Feb 8, 1961)
- Episode 1x18: Double Jeopardy (Feb 1, 1961)
- Episode 1x16: The Survivor (Jan 18, 1961)
- Episode 1x15: Lesson in Fear (Jan 11, 1961)
- Episode 1x14: Suitable for Framing (Jan 4, 1961)
- Episode 1x13: When Strangers Meet (Dec 21, 1960)
- Episode 1x12: The Dragon Cup (Dec 14, 1960)
- Episode 1x10: To Catch a Star (Nov 30, 1960)
- Episode 1x09: The Turncoat (Nov 23, 1960)
- Episode 1x08: Colonel Cat (Nov 16, 1960)
- Episode 1x06: The Jumping Dragon (Nov 2, 1960)
- Episode 1x05: The Jade Empress (Oct 26, 1960)
- Episode 1x04: Freebooter (Oct 19, 1960)
- Episode 1x03: Pearl Flower (Oct 12, 1960)
- Episode 1x02: Murder Royal (Oct 5, 1960)
- Episode 1x01: Clear for Action (Sep 28, 1960)
Markham (1959)
Guest starring as Police Constable
- Episode 1x26: Round Trip to Mozambique (Nov 14, 1959)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
Guest starring as Sheriff Fig Wells
- Episode 1x28: Railroaded (Mar 14, 1959)
Guest starring as Hunt Willis
- Episode 2x07: The Empty Cell (Oct 17, 1959)
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
Guest starring as Dr. Gottlieb
- Episode 21x01: The Million Dollar Duck (1) (Sep 15, 1974)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Jack Kruschen
- Episode 1961-04-17: The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (Apr 17, 1961)