8.2
TV
Acting
Joseph Ruskin
- Born
- Died
- (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
- Credits
- 124 titles
Biography
Joseph Ruskin (born April 14, 1924 – December 28, 2013) was an American character actor.
Ruskin is one of only 4 actors or actresses to have starred in both the original Star Trek (1966) (up to and including Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)) and then in one of the spin offs. Along with Majel Barrett, Clint Howard and Jack Donner, he is one of only four actors to appear in both the original Star Trek series and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001). He also played a Vulcan Master in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Ruskin was also in an episode of The Outer Limits called "Production and Decay of Strange Particles". Ruskin was also in a movie called Smokin' Aces.
Joseph Ruskin was the uncredited voice of the Kanamits from the Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man". He also may be remembered as the Genie from the 1960 episode of the Twilight Zone, "The Man in the Bottle".
He married Patricia Herd in 1959 and was later divorced in 1976.
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Signature work
Known For
8.2
TV
5.6
Movie
The Scorpion King
7.5
Movie
The Magnificent Seven
6.5
Movie
Smokin' Aces
6.4
Movie
Indecent Proposal
8.0
TV
Star Trek
7.5
TV
Knight Rider
6.5
Movie
Star Trek: Insurrection
8.3
TV
Spider-Man
7.8
TV
Star Trek: Voyager
8.5
TV
The Twilight Zone
7.9
TV
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.5
TV
Star Trek: Enterprise
7.8
TV
ER
7.7
TV
DuckTales
6.8
TV
Alias
7.6
TV
Airwolf
7.5
TV
Murder, She Wrote
Acting credits 124
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Smokin' Aces Film | Primo Sparazza |
| 2005 | Bones TV | William Grayson (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Diamond Zero Film | Quentin Leeds |
| 2002 | Wishcraft Film | Taxidermist |
| 2002 | The Scorpion King Film | Tribal Leader |
| 2001 | Alias TV | Alain Christophe (3 ep) |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise TV | Suliban Doctor (1 ep) |
| 2001 | That's My Bush! TV | Dr. Jack Kevorkian (1 ep) |
| 1999 | King Cobra Film | Dr. Irwin Burns |
| 1998 | Star Trek: Insurrection Film | Son'a Officer #3 |
| 1997 | Brooklyn South TV | Chaim Rosenthal (1 ep) |
| 1997 | USA High TV | Monsieur LeBeau (1 ep) |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction TV | County Mystery's Owner (segment "Count Mystery") (1 ep) |
| 1997 | The Last Don TV | Don Santadio (1 ep) |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager TV | Vulcan Master (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Spider-Man TV | Lewald (voice) (2 ep) |
| 1994 | ER TV | Mr. Kingsley (1 ep) |
| 1994 | CyberTracker Film | J. Craig Rounds |
| 1993 | The Criminal Mind Film | Manny Kohen |
| 1993 | Firepower Film | Drexal |
| 1993 | Deadly Exposure Film | Abe |
| 1993 | Indecent Proposal Film | Pit Boss |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine TV | Informant, Tumek (1 ep) |
| 1989 | Original Sin Film | |
| 1988 | Saturday the 14th Strikes Back Film | Kharis |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman TV | Tonio Sebastian (1 ep) |
| 1987 | DuckTales TV | (1 ep) |
| 1987 | Max Headroom TV | Promoter (1 ep) |
| 1986 | L.A. Law TV | Pappas (1 ep) |
| 1985 | Stingray TV | (1 ep) |
| 1985 | Prizzi's Honor Film | Marxie Heller |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote TV | Ivanov (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Airwolf TV | Cooper (1 ep) |
| 1983 | The Man Who Wasn't There Film | Hassan Khaffri |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere TV | Jonas Wisner (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Matt Houston TV | Jerome Valentine (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Knight Rider TV | Bubba (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Hotel TV | David Levite (1 ep) |
| 1982 | The Sword and the Sorcerer Film | Malcolm |
| 1981 | The Munsters' Revenge Film | Paulo |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues TV | Torriello (1 ep) |
| 1980 | Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes Film | Daku |
| 1979 | Mrs. Columbo TV | Sid Russell (1 ep) |
| 1979 | B. J. and the Bear TV | Dr. Mason (1 ep) |
| 1979 | Captain America Film | Rudy Sandrini |
| 1978 | The Gypsy Warriors Film | Grenault |
| 1978 | Dr. Scorpion Film | Lt. Reed |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries TV | (1 ep) |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. TV | Rawlins (1 ep) |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels TV | Koslo, Danny Barr (1 ep) |
| 1976 | Panache Film | Cardinal Richelieu |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman TV | Hassan (1 ep) |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch TV | Rodell (1 ep) |
| 1975 | Switch TV | Roebuck (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Planet of the Apes TV | Daku (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Police Woman TV | Vinnie Venizelos (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Harry O TV | Jack Macay (1 ep) |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man TV | Markos, Le Duc (1 ep) |
| 1973 | The Magician TV | Hassid (1 ep) |
| 1973 | Police Story TV | Captain Edward Ferguson (1 ep) |