Jack Kruschen Movies
Husky, bushy-mustached, frequently unkempt Canadian actor Jack Kruschen appeared steadily on radio from 1938 onward. He began playing small film roles in 1949, often cast as minor villains and braying bullies. He became a cult favorite after playing one of the three earliest victims (the Hispanic one) of the Martian death ray in George Pal's War of the Worlds (1953). His larger film... (read more) roles included MGM mogul Louis B. Mayer in the Carol Lynley version of Harlow (1965), and the remonstrative physician neighbor of Jack Lemmon in Billy Wilder's The Apartment (1960); the latter assignment copped a "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar nomination for Kruschen. A tireless TV performer, Kruschen has guested in a variety of roles on most of the top video offerings, and was a regular in the 1977 sitcom Busting Loose, playing the father of Adam Arkin. Relatively inactive after 1980, Jack Kruschen made a welcome return in PBS' 1993 adaptation of Arthur Miller's The American Clock. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Full House: The Last Dance
1994
In his second and final series appearance, Jack Kruschen returns as Jesse's beloved Greek grandfather Papouli, who pays a visit to the Tanner household. Becoming quite attached...
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994
In this feature-length continuation of the popular husband-and-wife television detective series, the fabulously wealthy and impossibly attractive Jonathan (Robert Wagner) and...
Murphy Brown: The Secret Life of Jim Dial
1994
While his wife Doris is out of town, Jim decides to cut loose in his own inimitable--and essentially innocent--fashion. Alas, through no fault of his own, Jim gets involved in a...
Arthur Miller's The American Clock
1993
This made-for-cable version of Arthur Miller's play The American Clock was adapted for television by Frank Galati. Inspired partly by Studs Terkel's oral history...
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Home Is Where the Heart Attack Is
1993
Placed on a strict diet and exercise regimen by Vivian (Daphne Maxwell Reid), Philip (James Avery) bribes Will (Will Smith) to sneak him a thick-and-juicy cheeseburger....
Murder, She Wrote: Tainted Lady
1991
Jessica (Angela Lansbury) comes to the aid of Ellen Woer (Dee Wallace Stone), whom she'd previously helped to beat a murder rap. In the interim, Ellen has become owner of a...
Penny Ante - The Motion Picture
1990
In this black-and-white, independently produced crime drama, Izzy (Jack Kruschen) is surprised one day shortly after the death of his business partner to discover that he had...
Full House: Greek Week
1990
Season Four of Full House gets off to a running start when the Greek grandparents of Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos) descend upon the Tanner household on the occasion of...
Magnum, P.I.: Laura
1987
Frank Sinatra makes a rare TV dramatic performance in the role of retired NYPD detective sergeant Michael Doheny. Engaging the services of Magnum (Tom Selleck) to locate a...
Webster: Season 04
1986
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Deadly Intentions
1985
Originally shown in two parts, this four-hour TV movie stars Michael Biehn as the outwardly "perfect" doctor husband of Madolyn Smith. But Biehn is actually a psychopath,...
Webster: Season 03
1985
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Cheaters
R 1984
When a young couple decide to get married, things get difficult. It seems that their respective parents have been carrying on affairs with each other's spouses. ~ Rovi...
The Dark Mirror
1984
The original 1946 Dark Mirror starred Olivia de Havilland as twin sisters, one of whom has committed a murder. Since each twin can provide an alibi for the other, a rumpled...
The A-Team: The Out-of-Towners
1983
This week the A-Team shows up in New York, where they champion the cause of a group of Delancy Street shopkeepers who are being terrorized by a vicious protection racket. The team...
Money to Burn
1982
A high-school guidance counselor is about to retire and decides to finance his golden years with a plot to steal $50 million, and he enlists the help of two elderly people. ~ John...
The Devlin Connection 3: Love, Sex, Sin, and Death at Point Dume
1982
An episode from the early-'80s TV series Devlin Connection finds a retired detective (Rock Hudson) teaching his son (Jack Scalia) the family business. Their friend...
Alice: Carrie Chickens Out
1981
Mel (Vic Tayback) is none too happy when his mom Carrie (Martha Raye) takes over the kitchen and starts turning out her famous chicken pies. An argument inevitably arises,...
Legend of the Wild
PG 1981
The Old West calls to one lone individual in this western film. ~ Rovi...
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981
In this version of the Mark Twain classic, Huck dodges the drudgery of an eastern boys school by faking his own drowning. Unfortunately, his good friend Jim is blamed for...