Portrait of Jack Kruschen

Acting

Jack Kruschen

Career

Active from 1952 to 1990, busiest in 1977 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Apartment
The Apartment
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 106 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jack Kruschen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Lighthearted 3
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Physical Comedy 2
  • Family Comedy 2
  • Slapstick 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Tense Atmosphere 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Legal Drama 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

156
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (2010)

as (voice) (archive footage)

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 59
'Til There Was You
'Til There Was You (1997)
GoodWatch score 23

as Mr. Katz

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is (1994)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mayor Walter Trout

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Captain Keene

Living Single
Living Single (1993)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Mort

Love & War
Love & War (1992)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Mr. Melville

Penny Ante: The Motion Picture
Penny Ante: The Motion Picture (1990)

as Isadore Perlman

1980s

22 titles ยท average score 63
Full House
Full House (1987)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Iorgos

Matlock
Matlock (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Judge Ogilvie / Bus Repairman

Deadly Intentions
Deadly Intentions (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

as Alex Livanos

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Dr. John Logan

The A-Team
The A-Team (1983)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Bernie Shatzman

Money to Burn
Money to Burn (1983)

as Pops

Remington Steele
Remington Steele (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Buddy Brokaw

Hotel
Hotel (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Silver Spoons
Silver Spoons (1982)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show ยท as Judge Harold S. Nutterman

Matt Houston
Matt Houston (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Doheny's partner & speaker at the retirement

1970s

34 titles ยท average score 62
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

Busting Loose
Busting Loose (1977)

TV show

Satan's Cheerleaders
Satan's Cheerleaders (1977)
GoodWatch score 39

as Billy the Janitor

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Norman Abrams

Alice
Alice (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

The Log of the Black Pearl
The Log of the Black Pearl (1975)

as Jocko Roper

Barney Miller
Barney Miller (1975)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Julius Wittenour / Benjamin Diamond

Freebie and the Bean
Freebie and the Bean (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

as Red Meyers

Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as John Koenig

Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Tomlin Dudek

The Million Dollar Duck
The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
GoodWatch score 43

as Doctor Gottlieb

1960s

32 titles ยท average score 60
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Blumberg

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Willie Busch

Caprice
Caprice (1967)
GoodWatch score 35

as Matthew Cutter

Batman
Batman (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Eivol Ekdal

The Unsinkable Molly Brown
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

as Christmas Morgan

McLintock!
McLintock! (1963)
GoodWatch score 56

as Jake Birnbaum

Cape Fear
Cape Fear (1962)
GoodWatch score 80

as Attorney Dave Grafton

Follow That Dream
Follow That Dream (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

as Carmine

Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back (1961)
GoodWatch score 64

as Doctor Linus Tyler

The Apartment
The Apartment (1960)
GoodWatch score 90

as Dr. Dreyfuss

Hong Kong
Hong Kong (1960)

TV show ยท as Tully

The Last Voyage
The Last Voyage (1960)
GoodWatch score 60

as Chief Engineer Pringle

1950s

59 titles ยท average score 62
The Angry Red Planet
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
GoodWatch score 22

as CWO Sam Jacobs

Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Giorgio Rossi

Cry Terror!
Cry Terror! (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

as Agent Charles Pope

The Rifleman
The Rifleman (1958)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Sheriff Pig Wells / Hunt Willis

Zorro
Zorro (1957)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show

The Night Holds Terror
The Night Holds Terror (1955)
GoodWatch score 51

as Detective Pope

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Jed

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
GoodWatch score 42

as Harry

A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

as Harold Y. Cole

Confidence Girl
Confidence Girl (1952)
GoodWatch score 60

as Detective Sergeant Quinn

Dragnet
Dragnet (1951)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Elevator Operator

1940s

1 title ยท average score 60
Red, Hot and Blue
Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

as Steve