Mike Mazurki

Known for: Acting
Born: December 25, 1907, Tarnopol, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Ternopil, Ukraine]
Died: December 9, 1990
Movies: 100

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.

Best-Known Movies

8.1

Some Like It Hot

1959

6.2

Dick Tracy

1990

7.0

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

6.7

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

6.0

Alligator

1980

7.5

Night and the City

1950

7.2

Murder, My Sweet

1944

6.6

Samson and Delilah

1949

7.2

Nightmare Alley

1947

5.9

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987

Filmography

2020	The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter	Self (archive footage)
1994	Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld	Self (archive footage)
1990	Mob Boss	Don Taglianeti
1990	Dick Tracy	Old Man at Hotel
1987	Amazon Women on the Moon	Dutch (segment "Reckless Youth")
1985	Doin' Time	Bruno
1981	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn	Logan
1981	...All the Marbles	Chicago Referee (uncredited)
1980	Alligator	Gatekeeper
1980	The Man with Bogart's Face	Himself
1979	Gas Pump Girls	Moiv
1978	The Magic of Lassie	Apollo
1977	Mad Bull	Tidy
1977	The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race	Crazy Horse
1976	Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood	Studio Guard
1975	Paesano	Bodyguard
1975	Challenge to be Free	Trapper
1975	The Wild McCullochs	Cliff Randall
1975	The Christmas Tree: Christmas Eve in the Ukraine	Old Man
1974	The Centerfold Girls	The Caretaker
1970	Which Way to the Front?	Rocky (uncredited)
1967	The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin	Mountain Ox
1965	7 Women	Tunga Khan
1965	Requiem for a Gunfighter	Ivy Bliss
1964	Cheyenne Autumn	Sr. First Sergeant
1963	4 for Texas	Chad
1963	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World	Miner
1963	Donovan's Reef	Monk Menkowicz
1963	The Losers	Mr. Anston
1962	Zotz!	Igor
1962	Five Weeks in a Balloon	Slave Captain
1962	Chun King Chow Mein Hour
1961	Pocketful of Miracles	Big Mike
1961	The Errand Boy	Blonde 'Movie Siren'
1961	Swingin' Along	Bookie
1960	The Facts of Life	Husband in Motel Room
1959	Alias Jesse James	Dirty Dog Tough (uncredited)
1959	Some Like It Hot	Spats' Henchman
1958	The Man Who Died Twice	Rax
1957	Hell Ship Mutiny	Ross
1956	Man in the Vault	Louie
1956	Around the World in 80 Days	Drunk in Hong Kong Dive
1956	The Fighter in the Ring
1956	Comanche	Flat Mouth
1955	Kismet	Chief Policeman
1955	Blood Alley	Big Han
1955	Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier	Bigfoot Mason
1955	New Orleans Uncensored	Big Mike
1955	New York Confidential	Arnie Wendler
1955	Davy Crockett Goes to Congress	Big Foot
1954	The Egyptian	Foreman, House of Death
1951	My Favorite Spy	Monkara
1951	The Light Touch	Charles
1951	Ten Tall Men	Roshko
1951	Criminal Lawyer	'Moose' Hendricks
1951	Pier 23	Ape Danowski
1950	He's a Cockeyed Wonder	'Lunk' Boxwell
1950	Dark City	Sidney Winant
1950	Night and the City	The Strangler
1949	Samson and Delilah	Leader of Philistine Soldiers
1949	Abandoned	Hoppe
1949	The Devil's Henchmen	Rhino
1949	Rope of Sand	Pierson (guard)
1949	Come to the Stable	Sam
1949	Neptune's Daughter	Mac Mozolla
1948	Relentless	Jake
1948	The Noose Hangs High	Chuck
1947	I Walk Alone	Dan
1947	Unconquered	Bone
1947	Nightmare Alley	Bruno
1947	Killer Dill	Little Joe
1947	Sinbad the Sailor	Yusuf
1946	The French Key	Sam Cragg
1946	Mysterious Intruder	Harry Pontos
1946	Live Wires	Patsy 'Pat' Clark
1945	Dakota	Bigtree Collins
1945	Dick Tracy	'Splitface'
1945	Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood	Klondike Pete
1945	The Spanish Main	Erik Swaine
1945	The Horn Blows at Midnight	Bass Player / Humphrey Rafferty
1944	Murder, My Sweet	Joe "Moose" Malloy
1944	The Princess and the Pirate	Pirate (uncredited)
1944	The Missing Juror	Cullie, Steam Room Attendant (uncredited)
1944	The Canterville Ghost	Metropolus
1944	Summer Storm	Tall Policeman Bending Over Petroff (uncredited)
1944	Shine on Harvest Moon	Bouncer (uncredited)
1943	Lost Angel	Fighter (uncredited)
1943	Whistling in Brooklyn	Henchman on Ship (uncredited)
1943	Swing Fever	Wrestler (uncredited)
1943	Thank Your Lucky Stars	Olaf (uncredited)
1943	Behind the Rising Sun	Japanese Wrestler
1943	Mission to Moscow	Russian Machinist Workman (uncredited)
1943	Taxi, Mister	Henchman Joe
1943	It Ain't Hay	Bouncer (uncredited)
1942	Gentleman Jim	Jake Kilrain (uncredited)
1942	That Other Woman	Jealous Sunbather at Hotel
1942	Dr. Renault's Secret	Rogell (uncredited)
1942	About Face	Tough Sailor (uncredited)
1941	The Shanghai Gesture	The Coolie
1938	Mr. Moto's Gamble	Bit Part (Uncredited)

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