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Mike Mazurki is a Actor and Technical Advisor American born on 25 december 1907 at New York City (USA)
Mike Mazurki (December 25, 1907 – December 9, 1990), born Mikhaił Mazurkiewicz, was an Austrian-born American actor and professional wrestler who appeared in over 100 films. His towering 6' 5" presence and intimidating face usually got him roles playing tough guys, thugs, strong men and gangsters.
À la télévision, il joue dans quatre téléfilms et des séries, de 1952 à 1983.
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Mike Mazurki
Birth name Mikhail Mazurkevych
Nationality USA
Birth 25 december 1907 at New York City (USA)
Death 9 december 1990 (at 82 years) at Glendale (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 25 december 1907 at New York City (USA)
Death 9 december 1990 (at 82 years) at Glendale (USA)
Mike Mazurki (December 25, 1907 – December 9, 1990), born Mikhaił Mazurkiewicz, was an Austrian-born American actor and professional wrestler who appeared in over 100 films. His towering 6' 5" presence and intimidating face usually got him roles playing tough guys, thugs, strong men and gangsters.
Biography
Né dans l'Empire d'Autriche-Hongrie, sa famille émigre aux États-Unis alors qu'il a six ans. Sous le nom américanisé de Mike Mazurki, il débute véritablement au cinéma en 1941 (ses deux premières apparitions, dans deux petits rôles non-crédités, remontent à 1934 et 1935), dans Shanghai Gesture. En tout, il collabore à une centaine de films américains. Fait particulier, à quarante-cinq ans d'intervalle, il participe à deux films mettant en vedette le détective Dick Tracy, en 1945 (second rôle principal d'un tueur balafré, dans Dick Tracy (film, 1945)), puis en 1990 (un petit rôle, dans son avant-dernier film, également titré Dick Tracy, de et avec Warren Beatty).À la télévision, il joue dans quatre téléfilms et des séries, de 1952 à 1983.
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Dick Tracy (1990)
, 1h45Directed by Warren Beatty, Hayao Miyazaki, Robert Zemeckis
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, James Caan, Glenne Headly
Roles Old Man at Hotel
Rating61%
At an illegal card game, a young street urchin (Charlie Korsmo) witnesses the massacre of a group of mobsters named Shoulders (Stig Eldred), Stooge (Jim Wilkey), the Rodent (Neil Summers), the Brow (Chuck Hicks) and Little Face (Lawrence Steven Meyers) at the hands of Flattop (William Forsythe) and Itchy (Ed O'Ross), two of the hoods on the payroll of Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice (Al Pacino). Big Boy's crime syndicate is aggressively taking over small businesses in the city. Detective Dick Tracy (Warren Beatty) catches the urchin (who calls himself "Kid") in an act of petty theft. After rescuing him from a ruthless host, Tracy temporarily adopts him with the help of his girlfriend, Tess Truehart (Glenne Headly).
Mob Boss (1990)
, 1h33Directed by Fred Olen Ray
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Eddie Deezen, Morgan Fairchild, William Hickey, Irwin Keyes, Stuart Whitman, Jack O'Halloran
Roles Don Taglianeti
Rating51%
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
, 1h25Directed by Joe Dante, John Landis, Peter Horton, Carl Gottlieb, Robert K. Weiss
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Films about television, Sur la Lune, Comedy science fiction films, Space opera
Actors Arsenio Hall, Lou Jacobi, Griffin Dunne, Steve Forrest, Robert Colbert, Michelle Pfeiffer
Roles Dutch (segment "Reckless Youth")
Rating61%
Fictional television station WIDB-TV (channel 8) experiences problems with its late-night airing of science-fiction classic Amazon Women on the Moon, a 1950s B movie in which Queen Lara (Sybil Danning) and Captain Nelson (Steve Forrest) battle exploding volcanoes and man-eating spiders on the moon. Waiting for the film to resume, an unseen viewer begins channel surfing—simulated by bursts of white noise—through late night cable, with the various segments and sketches of the film representing the programming found on different channels. The viewer intermittently returns to channel 8, where Amazon Women continues to resume airing before faltering once more.
Doin' Time (1985)
, 1h21Directed by George Mendeluk
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jeff Altman, Drew Bundini Brown, Colleen Camp, Melanie Chartoff, Robert Clotworthy, Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Roles Bruno
Rating48%
...All the Marbles (1981)
, 1h53Directed by Robert Aldrich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Romance
Themes Sports films
Actors Peter Falk, Laurene Landon, Burt Young, Tracy Reed, Richard Jaeckel, Claudette Nevins
Roles Chicago Referee (uncredited)
Rating63%
Harry becomes manager of a tag team of gorgeous lady wrestlers. On the road, they endure a number of indignities, including bad motels, small-time crooks and a mud-wrestling match, while trying to reach Reno for a big event at the MGM Grand.
Alligator (1980)
, 1h32Directed by Lewis Teague, Jon Hess
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Giant monster films, Comedy horror films, Disaster films
Actors Robert Forster, Joseph Bologna, Robin Riker, Michael Vincenzo Gazzo, Dee Wallace, Dean Jagger
Roles Gatekeeper
Rating41%
A teenage girl purchases a baby American alligator while on vacation with her family at a tourist trap in Florida. After the family returns home to Chicago, the alligator, named Ramón by the girl, is promptly flushed down the family's toilet by her surly, animal-phobic father and ends up in the city's sewers.
The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)
, 1h46Directed by Robert Day
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy
Actors Franco Nero, Victor Buono, Yvonne De Carlo, Herbert Lom, Olivia Hussey, Mike Mazurki
Roles Himself
Rating61%
A man calling himself Sam Marlowe (Robert Sacchi) has his face altered to resemble that of his idol, Humphrey Bogart, and then opens a detective agency. At first he and his secretary Duchess (Misty Rowe) have meager business, but things pick up after a shooting puts Sam's picture in the paper. Some ruthless people, who are coincidentally also similar to characters in Bogart films (and played by Victor Buono, Herbert Lom, and Michelle Phillips), are after a priceless set of stones called the Eyes of Alexander (from a statue of Alexander the Great), and Marlowe and Duchess are caught in the middle of it all.
The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)
Directed by Robert Day
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Noir, Crime
Actors Victor Buono, Franco Nero, Yvonne De Carlo, Herbert Lom, Mike Mazurki, Olivia Hussey
Roles Himself
Rating61%
Un passionné de cinéma (Robert Sacchi ) se fait refaire le visage pour ressembler à Humphrey Bogart et ouvre un cabinet de détective privé sous le pseudonyme de Sam Marlow.
Gas Pump Girls (1979)
, 1h26Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Huntz Hall, Ken Lerner, Steve Bond, Mike Mazurki, Joe E. Ross
Roles Moiv
Rating48%
The film's plot follows the adventures of June (Kirsten Baker) and her friends who after their senior year of high school, agree to help June's uncle (Huntz Hall)'s failing gas and service station.
The Magic of Lassie (1978)
, 1h40Directed by Don Chaffey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Musical
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Films about dogs, Musical films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors James Stewart, Michael Sharrett, Pernell Roberts, Mickey Rooney, Gary Davis, Stéphanie Zimbalist
Roles Apollo
Rating55%
The story begins on the Mitchell Winery in Northern California. Lassie lives with Clovis Mitchell and his grandchildren, Chris and Kelly, but is discovered one day by her former owner. Lassie is taken back to the previous owner's estate in Colorado Springs. Dissatisfied with her new home, the dog runs away and travels across several states to be with the Mitchell family again.
, 1h32Directed by Michael Winner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Madeline Kahn, Bruce Dern, Rintintin (acteur canin), Teri Garr, Art Carney, Phil Silvers
Roles Studio Guard
Rating48%
En 1924, Estie Del Ruth se rend à Hollywood dans l'espoir de devenir une grande actrice. Sur son chemin, elle rencontre un chien du nom de Won Ton Ton (Rintintin) qui se met à la suivre. Une fois à destination, Won Ton Ton séduit tout le monde et devient une star à la place d'Estie.
Challenge to be Free (1975)
, 1h28Directed by Tay Garnett, Ford Beebe
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Mike Mazurki, Tay Garnett, John McIntire
Roles Trapper
Rating62%
In Alaska, Trapper (Mike Mazurki) attempts to live in harmony with nature but is aware that other trappers are using inhumane traps. When he is confronted by rival trappers over his interference with their trap lines, they bring along Sargent (Fritz Ford) the local police officer. Feeling intimidated, Trapper fights back, shooting his way out of his cabin and embarking on a desperate attempt to escape the authorities.
The Centerfold Girls (1974)
, 1h30Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Andrew Prine, Jeremy Slate, Tiffany Bolling, Aldo Ray, Jaime Lyn Bauer, Ray Danton
Roles The Caretaker
Rating55%
Un fanatique religieux dépravé entreprend de punir toutes les femmes "immorales" qui ont posé pour le pli central d'un magazine pour hommes.
Which Way to the Front? (1970)
, 1h32Directed by Jerry Lewis
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Jerry Lewis, Jan Murray, Joe Besser, Kathleen Freeman, Kaye Ballard, John Wood
Roles Rocky (uncredited)
Rating46%
Brendan Byers III (Jerry Lewis) is a rich playboy who enlists to fight in the war against the Axis powers, but is classified 4-F. He really wants to fight, so he enlists other 4-Fs and some loyal volunteers from his own service staff and forms his own army. He finances their training and equipment. Once completed, they travel to the front in Italy, with Byers impersonating a Nazi general named Eric Kesselring.
, 1h45Directed by James Neilson, Arthur J. Vitarelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Roddy McDowall, Suzanne Pleshette, Karl Malden, Harry Guardino, Richard Haydn, Mike Mazurki
Roles Mountain Ox
Rating63%
Griffin est le majordome très propre sur lui d'un habitant de Boston, Jack Flagg. Mais lorsque Flagg décide de déménager pour la Californie lors de la Ruée vers l'or de 1949, Griffin le suit docilement.