Birthday
1907/12/25
Day of death
1990/12/09 (83 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Tarnopol, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Ternopil, Ukraine]
Also know as
Michail Mazuruski, 'Iron' Mike Mazurki, Michael Mazurki, Markiyan Yulianovich Mazurkevich, Маркіян (Михайло) Мазуркевич
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.
(1959) Some Like It Hot
as Spats' Henchman
(1961) Pocketful of Miracles
as Big Mike
(1981) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Logan
(1944) Murder, My Sweet
as Joe "Moose" Malloy
(1981) ...All the Marbles
as Chicago Referee (uncredited)
(1944) The Princess and the Pirate
as Pirate (uncredited)
(1963) It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Miner
(1948) The Noose Hangs High
as Chuck
(1949) The Devil's Henchman
as Rhino
(1947) I Walk Alone
as Dan
(1949) Abandoned
as Hoppe
(1974) The Centerfold Girls
as The Caretaker
(1964) Cheyenne Autumn
as Sr. First Sergeant
(1962) Five Weeks in a Balloon
as Slave Captain
(1955) New York Confidential
as Arnie Wendler
(1955) Blood Alley
as Big Han
(1950) Dark City
as Sidney Winant
(1946) Mysterious Intruder
as Harry Pontos
(1980) The Man with Bogart's Face
as Himself
(1941) The Shanghai Gesture
as The Coolie
(1949) Neptune's Daughter
as Mac Mozolla
(1947) Sinbad the Sailor
as Yusuf
(1949) Rope of Sand
as Pierson (guard)
(1963) Donovan's Reef
as Monk Menkowicz
(1951) Criminal Lawyer
as 'Moose' Hendricks
(1955) New Orleans Uncensored
as Big Mike
(1945) Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Klondike Pete
(1945) The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Bass Player / Humphrey Rafferty
(1960) The Facts of Life
as First Husband in Motel Room
(1956) Man in the Vault
as Louie
(1958) The Man Who Died Twice
as Rax
(1963) 4 for Texas
as Chad
(1965) 7 Women
as Tunga Khan
(1944) The Canterville Ghost
as Metropolus
(1950) Night and the City
as The Strangler
(1947) Nightmare Alley
as Bruno
(1947) Unconquered
as Bone
(1943) Whistling in Brooklyn
as Henchman on Ship (uncredited)
(1951) Pier 23
as Ape Danowski
(1990) Mob Boss
as Don Taglianeti
(1945) Dakota
as 'Bigtree' Collins
(1955) Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
as Big Foot
(1945) The Spanish Main
as Erik Swaine
(1951) My Favorite Spy
as Monkara
(1978) The Magic of Lassie
as Apollo
(1949) Come to the Stable
as Sam
(1945) Dick Tracy
as 'Splitface'
(1946) The French Key
as Sam Cragg
(1975) Challenge to be Free
as Trapper
(1979) Gas Pump Girls
as Moiv
(1950) He's a Cockeyed Wonder
as 'Lunk' Boxwell
(1943) Taxi, Mister
as Henchman Joe
(1948) Relentless
as Jake
(1951) The Light Touch
as Charles
(1977) Mad Bull
as Tidy
(1957) Hell Ship Mutiny
as Ross
(1963) The Losers
as Mr. Anston
(1938) Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Bit Part (Uncredited)
(1956) Comanche
as Flat Mouth
(1975) The Wild McCullochs
as Cliff Randall
(1970) Which Way to the Front?
as Rocky (uncredited)
(1955) Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
as Bigfoot Mason
(1962) Zotz!
as Igor
(1976) Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Studio Guard
(1944) Summer Storm
as Tall Policeman Bending Over Petroff (uncredited)
(1975) The Christmas Tree: Christmas Eve in the Ukraine
as Old Man
(1965) Requiem for a Gunfighter
as Ivy Bliss
(1947) Killer Dill
as Little Joe
(1956) Around the World in Eighty Days
as Drunk in Hong Kong Dive
(1942) Gentleman Jim
as Jake Kilrain (uncredited)
(1946) Live Wires
as Patsy 'Pat' Clark
(1943) Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Olaf (uncredited)
(2020) The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
(1954) The Egyptian
as Foreman, House of Death
(1951) Ten Tall Men
as Roshko
(1943) Lost Angel
as Fighter (uncredited)
(1942) About Face
as Tough Sailor (uncredited)
(1990) Dick Tracy
as Old Man at Hotel
(1985) Doin' Time
as Bruno
(1955) Kismet
as Chief Policeman
(1942) Dr. Renault's Secret
as Rogell (uncredited)
(1942) That Other Woman
as Jealous Sunbather at Hotel
(1944) The Missing Juror
as Cullie, Steam Room Attendant (Uncredited)
(1949) Samson and Delilah
as Leader of Philistine Soldiers
(1961) The Errand Boy
as Blonde 'Movie Siren'
(1943) Behind the Rising Sun
as Japanese Wrestler
(1943) Mission to Moscow
as Russian Machinist Workman (uncredited)
(1959) Alias Jesse James
as Dirty Dog Tough (uncredited)
(1943) It Ain't Hay
as Bouncer (uncredited)
(1967) The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
as Mountain Ox
(1980) Alligator
as Gatekeeper
(1961) Swingin' Along
as Bookie
(1943) Swing Fever
as Wrestler (uncredited)
(1987) Amazon Women on the Moon
as Dutch (segment "Reckless Youth")
(1977) The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
as Crazy Horse
(1961) Mister Ed
as ---
(1959) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as ---
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1972) Kung Fu
as ---
(1965) F Troop
as ---
(1966) Batman
as Allegro
(1964) The Munsters
as Leo 'Knuckles' Kraus
(1964) Gilligan's Island
as ---
(1962) The Beverly Hillbillies
as ---
(1968) Land of the Giants
as Loach
(1976) Charlie's Angels
as Robbins
(1966) It's About Time
as ---
(1957) Perry Mason
as Arthur Jacks
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Whale
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Hoodlum
(1965) Laredo
as ---
(1964) Daniel Boone
as El Toro
(1975) Switch
as Blaine
(1968) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
(1965) The Loner
as ---
(1956) The Adventures of Jim Bowie
as ---
(1963) The Bill Dana Show
as ---
(1967) Rango
as ---
(1959) Tightrope
as ---
(1957) Official Detective
as ---
(1960) The Roaring 20's
as ---
(1960) Johnny Midnight
as ---
(1954) Public Defender
as Derek
(1975) Bronk
as ---
(1967) Mr. Terrific
as Shoulders
(1959) The Untouchables
as Frankie Marlowe
(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel
as Breed
(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel
as Power
(1968) Adam-12
as Claude Terry
(1954) Public Defender
as Bruce Sherman
(1966) It's About Time
as Clon
(1957) Perry Mason
as Cully Barstow
(1958) The Texan
as First Bank Robber
(1967) Mannix
as Kony
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as ---
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Max the Black (Pirate)
(1959) NBC Sunday Showcase
as Maxwell Mason
(1959) Bonanza
as Big Jack
(1965) I Dream of Jeannie
as Girard
(1954) Studio 57
as ---
(1964) Daniel Boone
as Akasheta (uncredited)
(1960) My Three Sons
as Hugo
(1969) Love, American Style
as Rocky
(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel
as Jo Jo