Joseph Ruskin

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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Known For

Acting credits 124

YearTitleRole
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)
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