
Joseph Ruskin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 14, 1924
- Died
- December 28, 2013 (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Ruskin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Filmography

Smokin' Aces
Movie · as Primo Sparazza
Diamond Zero
Movie · as Quentin Leeds

Bones
TV · as William Grayson · 1 ep

The Scorpion King
Movie · as Tribal Leader

Wishcraft
Movie · as Taxidermist

That's My Bush!
TV · as Dr. Jack Kevorkian · 1 ep

Star Trek: Enterprise
TV · as Suliban Doctor · 1 ep

Alias
TV · as Alain Christophe · 3 eps

King Cobra
Movie · as Dr. Irwin Burns

Star Trek: Insurrection
Movie · as Son'a Officer #3

Brooklyn South
TV · as Chaim Rosenthal · 1 ep

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TV · as County Mystery's Owner (segment "Count Mystery") · 1 ep

The Last Don
TV · as Don Santadio · 1 ep

USA High
TV · as Monsieur LeBeau · 1 ep

Star Trek: Voyager
TV · as Vulcan Master · 1 ep

CyberTracker
Movie · as J. Craig Rounds

Spider-Man
TV · as Lewald (voice) · 2 eps

ER
TV · as Mr. Kingsley · 1 ep

The Criminal Mind
Movie · as Manny Kohen

Firepower
Movie · as Drexal

Indecent Proposal
Movie · as Pit Boss

Deadly Exposure
Movie · as Abe

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Informant, Tumek · 1 ep

Original Sin
Movie

Saturday the 14th Strikes Back
Movie · as Kharis

Jake and the Fatman
TV · as Tonio Sebastian · 1 ep

DuckTales
TV · 1 ep

Max Headroom
TV · as Promoter · 1 ep

L.A. Law
TV · as Pappas · 1 ep

Prizzi's Honor
Movie · as Marxie Heller

Stingray
TV · 1 ep

Airwolf
TV · as Cooper · 1 ep

Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Ivanov · 1 ep

The Man Who Wasn't There
Movie · as Hassan Khaffri

The Sword and the Sorcerer
Movie · as Malcolm

St. Elsewhere
TV · as Jonas Wisner · 1 ep

Matt Houston
TV · as Jerome Valentine · 1 ep

Knight Rider
TV · as Bubba · 1 ep

Hotel
TV · as David Levite · 1 ep

The Munsters' Revenge
Movie · as Paulo

Hill Street Blues
TV · as Torriello · 1 ep

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
Movie · as Daku

Captain America
Movie · as Rudy Sandrini

B. J. and the Bear
TV · as Dr. Mason · 1 ep

Mrs. Columbo
TV · as Sid Russell · 1 ep

Dr. Scorpion
Movie · as Lt. Reed

The Gypsy Warriors
Movie · as Grenault

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV · 1 ep

Panache
Movie · as Cardinal Richelieu

The Bionic Woman
TV · as Hassan · 1 ep

Quincy, M.E.
TV · as Rawlins · 1 ep

Charlie's Angels
TV · as Koslo, Danny Barr · 1 ep

Starsky & Hutch
TV · as Rodell · 1 ep

Switch
TV · as Roebuck · 1 ep

Planet of the Apes
TV · as Daku · 1 ep

Harry O
TV · as Jack Macay · 1 ep

The Six Million Dollar Man
TV · as Markos, Le Duc · 1 ep

Police Woman
TV · as Vinnie Venizelos · 1 ep

Police Story
TV · as Captain Edward Ferguson · 1 ep

The Magician
TV · as Hassid · 1 ep

Cool Million
TV · as President Chaambes · 1 ep

The Streets of San Francisco
TV · as Marioni · 1 ep

McCloud
TV · as Balwant Dari · 1 ep

Night Gallery
TV · as Fanatic · 1 ep

Land of the Giants
TV · as Carlos, General Aza · 1 ep

The Mod Squad
TV · as George Bates · 1 ep

Here's Lucy
TV · as Korlik · 1 ep

The Doris Day Show
TV · as Harry · 2 eps

Mission: Impossible - The Slave
Movie · as King Ibn Borca

The High Chaparral
TV · as Ainsworth Pardee · 1 ep

Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out
Movie · as Colonel Scutari

The Time Tunnel
TV · as Sardis · 1 ep

Star Trek
TV · as Galt · 1 ep

Mission: Impossible
TV · as King Ibn Borca, Colonel Scutari, Colonel Hatafis, Khalid · 2 eps

Felony Squad
TV · as Leo Braden · 1 ep

Hogan's Heroes
TV · as Major Strauss · 1 ep

Get Smart
TV · as Ehrlich · 1 ep

The Wild Wild West
TV · as Munez, Viper Black · 1 ep

Robin and the 7 Hoods
Movie · as Twitch

Mickey
TV · as Chief · 1 ep
Profiles in Courage
TV · as French · 1 ep

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Jason Sutro, Mr. Brown · 1 ep

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
TV · as Inspector Falazir · 1 ep

Diary of a Madman
Movie · as The Horla (voice)

Burke's Law
TV · as Sir Tristan Voss · 1 ep

The Dakotas
TV · as The Rider · 1 ep

The Outer Limits
TV · as Collins · 1 ep

The Lucy Show
TV · as Director · 1 ep

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as Gabby Donovan · 1 ep

Mister Ed
TV · as Nobleman · 1 ep

Cain's Hundred
TV · as Hirsh (uncredited) · 1 ep

The New Breed
TV · as Donnell · 1 ep

Kraft Mystery Theatre
TV · as Slatter · 1 ep

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
Movie · as Matt Moran

The Magnificent Seven
Movie · as Flynn

Hell Bent for Leather
Movie · as Shad

Outlaws
TV · as Kopek · 1 ep

Surfside 6
TV · as Christy · 1 ep

Peter Loves Mary
TV · as Hadjii · 1 ep

Hong Kong
TV · as Captain · 1 ep

Route 66
TV · as Blinky Ober · 1 ep

Stagecoach West
TV · as Clyde Hardisty · 1 ep

Bourbon Street Beat
TV · as Leo Martin · 1 ep

The Twilight Zone
TV · as Kanamit (voice) (uncredited), Genie · 1 ep

The Lawless Years
TV · 1 ep

Black Saddle
TV · as Guard · 1 ep

Law of the Plainsman
TV · as Crow · 1 ep

The Untouchables
TV · as Happy Levinsky, Alexander Stavro, Fred Metcalf (uncredited), Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter, Lepke Buchalter (uncredited), Alexander Raeder · 1 ep

Hawaiian Eye
TV · as Moro · 1 ep

The Troubleshooters
TV · as Kalang · 1 ep

The Detectives
TV · as B. J. Anthony · 1 ep

Naked City
TV · as 'Count' John Baker · 1 ep

Peter Gunn
TV · 1 ep

Bronco
TV · 1 ep

Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · as Gus Vogel · 1 ep

77 Sunset Strip
TV · as Dimitri (uncredited), Gregory, Desk Clerk (uncredited) · 1 ep

Lawman
TV · as Reed Benton, Ed James · 1 ep

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TV · as Chick · 1 ep

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Apache Leader · 1 ep

Gunsmoke
TV · as Curt Hansen, Judge · 1 ep

The Honeymooners
TV · as Raccoon Lodge Member (uncredited) · 1 ep

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Man Entering Shop (uncredited) · 1 ep

Death Valley Days
TV · as Jeb Daley · 1 ep

Omnibus
TV · 1 ep