MIKE MAZURKI BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
Mike Mazurki was born on December 25th, 1907 in Tarnpol, Galicia, Austria-Hungary, now the Ukraine with the birth name Michail Mazuruski. At the age of six, his family relocated to New York and he attended La Salle Institute High School.
During his early years he excelled in such sports as football and wresting graduated from Manhattan College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Later, he decided to embark on a career in the entertainment industry.
For the next fifty years he graced the big screen mostly portraying characters or bullies, thugs and gangsters. He was first discovered by Josef von Sternberg, an Austrian-American film director and was cast in the film, "The Shanghai Gesture" (1941). Soon he was being seen on the big screen in such features as, "Gentleman Jim" (1942), "About Face" (1942), "Murder, My Sweet" (1944), "Dick Tracy" (1945), "Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood" (1945), "Samson and Delilah" (1949) starring Victor Mature and Hedy Lamarr, "Night and the City" (1950), "It's a Mad Mad Mad World" (1963), "Donovan's Reef" (1963) starring John Wayne and Lee Marvin and "The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin" (1967).
As his career progressed, roles began to become less available to him and he slowed down, although continued to make occasional appearances with some of his latest being on the films, "Alligator" (1980), "…All the Marbles" (1981), "Doin' Time" (1985), "Amazon Women on the Moon" (1987) and "Dick Tracy" (1990).
Mazurki also appeared on numerous television series throughout his career, some of which included, "My Friend Flicka", "I Dream of Jeanie", "Gunsmoke", "Bonanza", "Perry Mason", "Daniel Boone" and "Gilligan's Island".
In addition to be recognized as a talented actor, he was also recognized for his contribution to the wrestling industry. He co-founded the Cauliflower Alley Club which he also became President of in 1965. Then in 2005, he was awarded the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame's New York State Award. This award was given to individuals who made a significant contribution to the sport of Professional Wrestling.
Mike Mazurki married three times throughout his lifetime. His first marriage did not last very long. He then married Jeanette Briggs in 1943 and they had two children before the marriage came to an end in 1950. He then married his third wife, Sylvia Weinblatt in 1968 and they remained together until he passed away at the age of eighty three he passed away on December 9th, 1990 in Glendale, California.
Filmography
1990 Mob Boss
1990 Dick Tracy
1987 Amazon Women on the Moon
1985 Doin' Time
1983 Fantasy Island
1981 ...All the Marbles
1981 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981 Revenge of the Gray Gang
1980 Alligator
1979 Gas Pump Girls
1978 The Rockford Files
1978 Charlie's Angels
1978 The One Man Jury
1978 The Magic of Lassie
1977 Mad Bull
1977 Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977 Switch
1977 Paesano: A Voice in the Night
1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1975 Challenge to Be Free
1975 The Wild McCullochs
1974 The Centerfold Girls
1973 Kung Fu
1971 The Chicago Teddy Bears
1971 Gunsmoke
1971 Mannix
1971 Julia
1970 Which Way to the Front?
1970 Adam-12
1970 Love, American Style
1968-1969 Bonanza
1969 Land of the Giants
1969 My Three Sons
1968 The Beverly Hillbillies
1967 I Dream of Jeannie
1967 Batman
1966-1967 It's About Time
1967 The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967 Rango
1967 Mr. Terrific
1966 Gilligan's Island
1966 The Loner
1966 Daniel Boone
1966 7 Women
1966 F Troop
1965 Laredo
1965 Mister Ed
1965 Requiem for a Gunfighter
1964 The Bill Dana Show
1964 The Disorderly Orderly
1964 The Munsters
1964 Cheyenne Autumn
1963-1964 Perry Mason
1964 Wagon Train
1964 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963 4 for Texas
1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
1963 Donovan's Reef
1963 The Dick Powell Theatre
1962 Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962 Zotz!
1962 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959-1962 The Untouchables
1958-1962 Have Gun - Will Travel
1961 Pocketful of Miracles
1961 The Errand Boy
1961 The Roaring 20's
1961 Swingin' Along
1960 Bachelor Father
1960 The Facts of Life
1960 The Texan
1960 Overland Trail
1960 Tightrope
1960 Johnny Midnight
1959 Sunday Showcase
1959 M Squad
1959 Some Like It Hot
1959 Alias Jesse James
1959 Rescue 8
1958 The Buccaneer
1958 The Man Who Died Twice
1958 Official Detective
1957 Hell Ship Mutiny
1956 Telephone Time
1956 Man in the Vault
1956 The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days
1956 My Friend Flicka
1956 Comanche
1956 Sheriff of Cochise
1955 Kismet
1955 It's a Great Life
1955 Blood Alley
1955 New Orleans Uncensored
1955 Schlitz Playhouse
1955 New York Confidential
1955 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1954 The Public Defender
1954 The Egyptian
1954 Duffy's Tavern
1952 The Light Touch
1951 My Favorite Spy
1951 Ten Tall Men
1951 Criminal Lawyer
1951 Pier 23
1950 He's a Cockeyed Wonder
1950 Dark City
1950 Night and the City
1949 Samson and Delilah
1949 Abandoned
1949 The Devil's Henchman
1949 Rope of Sand
1949 Come to the Stable
1949 Neptune's Daughter
1948 The Noose Hangs High
1948 Relentless
1948 I Walk Alone
1947 Nightmare Alley
1947 Unconquered
1947 Killer Dill
1947 Sinbad, the Sailor
1946 The French Key
1946 Mysterious Intruder
1946 Live Wires
1945 Dick Tracy
1945 Dakota
1945 The Spanish Main
1945 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 The Jury Goes Round 'n' Round
1945 The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945 The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 Murder, My Sweet
1944 The Princess and the Pirate
1944 The Missing Juror
1944 The Canterville Ghost
1944 Summer Storm
1944 Shine on Harvest Moon
1943 Whistling in Brooklyn
1943 Lost Angel
1943 Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
1943 Swing Fever
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 Behind the Rising Sun
1943 Bomber's Moon
1943 Prairie Chickens
1943 Mission to Moscow
1943 Taxi, Mister
1943 It Ain't Hay
1942 Gentleman Jim
1942 That Other Woman
1942 The Moon and Sixpence
1942 Dr. Renault's Secret
1942 About Face
1941 The Shanghai Gesture
1935 Black Fury
1934 Belle of the Nineties
