Shimen Ruskin
Shimen Ruskin
A wild-haired character comedian from Poland, Shimen Ruskin popped up in scores of Hollywood films and television shows from 1938-1975. Having begun his screen career playing bits and performing odd jobs in Yiddish-language films made in New York, Ruskin turned to acting full-time in the 1940s, usually playing excitable types such as headwaiters, bartenders, store keepers, haberdashery salesmen, and the like. Late in life, he appeared as Meyer, the waiter on the short-lived television series The Corner Bar (1972-1973) and played Mordcha in the screen version of Fiddler on the Roof (1971). ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Shimen Ruskin:
- Shaft with Richard Roundtree , Moses Gunn , Gwen Mitchell , Christopher St. John , Charles Cioffi , Camille Yarbrough , Lawrence Pressman , Victor Arnold , Eddie Barth , Dominic Barto , Ed Bernard , Sherri Brewer , Drew Bundini Brown , Donny Burks , Antonio Fargas , Edmund Hashim , Arnold Johnson , Damu King , Tony King , Allen Kirk , Tommy Lane , Joseph Leon , Rex Robbins , Adam Wade , Margaret Warncke , Alan Weeks , Dennis Tate , Robin Nolan , Lee Steele , Jon Richards
- The Producers with Zero Mostel , Gene Wilder , Kenneth Mars , Estelle Winwood , Renee Taylor , Christopher Hewett , Dick Shawn , Andreas Voutsinas , Lee Meredith , Bernie Allen , Frank Campanella , Josip Elic , William Hickey , Anne Ives , Zale Kessler , Barney Martin , Tucker Smith , Mel Brooks , Michael Davis , Frank Shaw , Diana Eden , David Patch , Arthur Rubin , Madelyn Cates , David Evans
- Murder, My Sweet with Dick Powell , Claire Trevor , Anne Shirley , Otto Kruger , Mike Mazurki , Miles Mander , Douglas Walton , Donald Douglas , Ralf Harolde , Esther Howard , Ernie S. Adams , George Anderson , Stanley Andrews , Jack Carr , Ralph Dunn , Paul Hilton , John Indrisano , Donald Kerr , Paul Phillips , Dewey Robinson , Larry Wheat , Sam Finn
- Love and Death with Woody Allen , Diane Keaton , Harold Gould , Sol Frieder , Olga Georges-Picot , Henri Czarniak , Despo Diamantidou , Feodor Atkine , Alfred Lutter , Jessica Harper , James S. Tolkan , Georges Adet , Frank Adu , Edmond Ardisson , Albert Augier , Yves Barsacq , Lloyd Battista , Yves Brainville , Gerard Buhr , Brian Coburn , Patricia Crown , Sandor Eles , Luce Fabiole , Florian , Jacqueline Fogt , Larry Hankin , Tony Jay , Jack Lenoir , Leib Lensky , Jacques Maury , Aubrey Morris , Denise Peron , Beth Porter , Zvee Scooler , C.A.R. Smith , Alan Tilvern , Howard Vernon , Tutte Lemkow , Fred Smith , Roger Lumont , Glenn Williams , Chris Sanders , Jack Berard , Ed Marcus , Helene Vallier
- Letter from an Unknown Woman with Joan Fontaine , Louis Jourdan , Mady Christians , Marcel Journet , Art Smith , Carol Yorke , Howard Freeman , John Good , Erskine Sanford , Otto Waldis , Lois Austin , Sonja Blyden , Betty Blythe , Paul E. Burns , Douglas Carter , Edmund Cobb , Jack Gargan , Lisa Golm , Ilka Gruning , Ramsay Hill , Rex Lease , Will Lee , Arthur Lovejoy , Celia Lovsky , Michael Mark , John McCallum , Torben Meyer , Leo Mostovoy , Fred Nurney , Leo B. Pessin , Lester Sharpe , Lotte Stein , Hermine Sterler , William Trenk , Roland Varno , Audrey Wilder , Manuel Paris , Jean Ransome , Diane Stewart , Doretta Johnson , Cy Stevens , Vera Stokes
- Force of Evil with John Garfield , Thomas Gomez , Marie Windsor , Roy Roberts , Beatrice Pearson , Howland Chamberlain , Paul McVey , Jack Overman , Tim Ryan , Barbara Woodell , Raymond Largay , Stanley Prager , Beau Bridges , Allen Mathews , Barry Kelley , Sheldon Leonard , Georgia Backus , Sid Tomack , Murray Alper , Jessie May Arnold , Sam Ash , Margaret Bert , Larry Blake , Mildred Boyd , Ralph Brooks , John Butler , Douglas Carter , William Challee , Cliff Clark , John Collum , Jimmie Dundee , Ralph Dunn , Jay Eaton , Helen Eby-Rock , Budd Fine , Paul Fix , Joel Fluellen , Sherry Hall , Chuck Hamilton , Ray Hyke , John Indrisano , Perry Ivins , Milton Kibbee , Will Lee , George Magrill , Bill Neff , Paul "Tiny" Newlan , Arthur O'Connell , Edward Sr. Peil , Joey Ray , Richard Reeves , Carl Saxe , Esther Somers , Bobby Stebbins , Jim Toney , Phil Tully , Max Wagner , Joseph Warfield , Stanley Waxman , Mervin Williams , Robert B. Williams , Margo Woode , James Davies , Paul H. Frees , Bert Hanlon , Frank O'Connor , Mickey Rooney , Frank Pharr , Bert Davidson , Jim Drum , Estelle Etterre , Richard Gordon , Bob Reeves , Carl Sklover , Diane Stewart , Robert Strong , Brick Sullivan , William H. O'Brien , Roger Cole , Richard Elmore , Carl Hanson , Ray Hirsch , David McKim , Louise Saraydar , Fred Somers , Bud Wiser , Charles Evans , Dave Fresco
- Fiddler on the Roof with Topol , Norma Crane , Leonard Frey , Molly Picon , Paul Mann , Rosalind Harris , Theodore Bikel , Candy Bonstein , Ina Claire , Brian Coburn , Patience Collier , Barry Dennen , Otto Diamant , Arnold Diamond , Vernon Dobtcheff , Elaine Edwards , Paul Michael Glaser , Howard Goorney , Aharon Ipale , Carl Jaffe , Raymond Lovelock , Ruth Madoc , Mark Malicz , Michele Marsh , Vladimir Medar , Roger Lloyd Pack , Albin Pahernik , Zvee Scooler , Alfie Scopp , Neva Small , Bob Stevenson , Louis Zorich , Sarah Cohen , Tutte Lemkow , Miki Iveria , Alfred Maron , Marika Rivera , Sammy Bayes , Stella Courtney , Stanley Fleet , Jacob Kalich , George Little , Peter Johnston
- Dark Passage with Humphrey Bogart , Lauren Bacall , Bruce Bennett , Agnes Moorehead , Tom D'Andrea , Clifton Young , Douglas Kennedy , Rory Mallinson , Houseley Sr. Stevenson , John Alvin , John Arledge , Anita Sharp Bolster , Lennie Bremen , Clancy Cooper , Yannick Delulle , Tom Fadden , Ross Ford , Ian MacDonald , Patrick McVey , Luigi Pistilli , Richard Walsh , Mary Field , Michael Daves , Craig Lawrence , Ramon Ros , Tom Reynolds
Shimen Ruskin Trivia
When was Shimen Ruskin born?
Shimen Ruskin was born on February 25, 1907
What role did Shimen Ruskin portray in The Mask of Diijon?
Shimen Ruskin played Guzzo in The Mask of Diijon
Who did Shimen Ruskin portray in Gun Crazy?
Shimen Ruskin was Taxi Driver in Gun Crazy
Who did Shimen Ruskin portray in Donovan's Brain?
Shimen Ruskin was Tailor in Donovan's Brain
Who did Shimen Ruskin play in Shaft?
Shimen Ruskin was Dr. Sam in Shaft
What role did Shimen Ruskin portray in Murder, My Sweet?
Shimen Ruskin played Elevator Operator in Murder, My Sweet
Who did Shimen Ruskin play in Love and Death?
Shimen Ruskin was Borslov in Love and Death
Who did Shimen Ruskin play in Letter from an Unknown Woman?
Shimen Ruskin was Older Man in Letter from an Unknown Woman
Who did Shimen Ruskin play in Force of Evil?
Shimen Ruskin was Sorter in Force of Evil
Who did Shimen Ruskin portray in Fiddler on the Roof?
Shimen Ruskin was Mordcha in Fiddler on the Roof
What role did Shimen Ruskin play in Dark Passage?
Shimen Ruskin played Driver-Watchman in Dark Passage
