Joseph Ruskin

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

2006
Smokin' Aces poster

Smokin' Aces

Movie · as Primo Sparazza

2005
Diamond Zero

Diamond Zero

Movie · as Quentin Leeds

2005
Bones poster

Bones

TV · as William Grayson · 1 ep

2002
The Scorpion King poster

The Scorpion King

Movie · as Tribal Leader

2002
Wishcraft poster

Wishcraft

Movie · as Taxidermist

2001
That's My Bush! poster

That's My Bush!

TV · as Dr. Jack Kevorkian · 1 ep

2001
Star Trek: Enterprise poster

Star Trek: Enterprise

TV · as Suliban Doctor · 1 ep

2001
Alias poster

Alias

TV · as Alain Christophe · 3 eps

1999
King Cobra poster

King Cobra

Movie · as Dr. Irwin Burns

1998
Star Trek: Insurrection poster

Star Trek: Insurrection

Movie · as Son'a Officer #3

1997
Brooklyn South poster

Brooklyn South

TV · as Chaim Rosenthal · 1 ep

1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction poster

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

TV · as County Mystery's Owner (segment "Count Mystery") · 1 ep

1997
The Last Don poster

The Last Don

TV · as Don Santadio · 1 ep

1997
USA High poster

USA High

TV · as Monsieur LeBeau · 1 ep

1995
Star Trek: Voyager poster

Star Trek: Voyager

TV · as Vulcan Master · 1 ep

1994
CyberTracker poster

CyberTracker

Movie · as J. Craig Rounds

1994
Spider-Man poster

Spider-Man

TV · as Lewald (voice) · 2 eps

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Mr. Kingsley · 1 ep

1993
The Criminal Mind poster

The Criminal Mind

Movie · as Manny Kohen

1993
Firepower poster

Firepower

Movie · as Drexal

1993
Indecent Proposal poster

Indecent Proposal

Movie · as Pit Boss

1993
Deadly Exposure poster

Deadly Exposure

Movie · as Abe

1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

TV · as Informant, Tumek · 1 ep

1989
Original Sin poster

Original Sin

Movie

1988
Saturday the 14th Strikes Back poster

Saturday the 14th Strikes Back

Movie · as Kharis

1987
Jake and the Fatman poster

Jake and the Fatman

TV · as Tonio Sebastian · 1 ep

1987
DuckTales poster

DuckTales

TV · 1 ep

1987
Max Headroom poster

Max Headroom

TV · as Promoter · 1 ep

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as Pappas · 1 ep

1985
Prizzi's Honor poster

Prizzi's Honor

Movie · as Marxie Heller

1985
Stingray poster

Stingray

TV · 1 ep

1984
Airwolf poster

Airwolf

TV · as Cooper · 1 ep

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Ivanov · 1 ep

1983
The Man Who Wasn't There poster

The Man Who Wasn't There

Movie · as Hassan Khaffri

1982
The Sword and the Sorcerer poster

The Sword and the Sorcerer

Movie · as Malcolm

1982
St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere

TV · as Jonas Wisner · 1 ep

1982
Matt Houston poster

Matt Houston

TV · as Jerome Valentine · 1 ep

1982
Knight Rider poster

Knight Rider

TV · as Bubba · 1 ep

1982
Hotel poster

Hotel

TV · as David Levite · 1 ep

1981
The Munsters' Revenge poster

The Munsters' Revenge

Movie · as Paulo

1981
Hill Street Blues poster

Hill Street Blues

TV · as Torriello · 1 ep

1980
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes poster

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

Movie · as Daku

1979
Captain America poster

Captain America

Movie · as Rudy Sandrini

1979
B. J. and the Bear poster

B. J. and the Bear

TV · as Dr. Mason · 1 ep

1979
Mrs. Columbo poster

Mrs. Columbo

TV · as Sid Russell · 1 ep

1978
Dr. Scorpion poster

Dr. Scorpion

Movie · as Lt. Reed

1978
The Gypsy Warriors poster

The Gypsy Warriors

Movie · as Grenault

1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries poster

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

TV · 1 ep

1976
Panache poster

Panache

Movie · as Cardinal Richelieu

1976
The Bionic Woman poster

The Bionic Woman

TV · as Hassan · 1 ep

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E.

TV · as Rawlins · 1 ep

1976
Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels

TV · as Koslo, Danny Barr · 1 ep

1975
Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch

TV · as Rodell · 1 ep

1975
Switch poster

Switch

TV · as Roebuck · 1 ep

1974
Planet of the Apes poster

Planet of the Apes

TV · as Daku · 1 ep

1974
Harry O poster

Harry O

TV · as Jack Macay · 1 ep

1974
The Six Million Dollar Man poster

The Six Million Dollar Man

TV · as Markos, Le Duc · 1 ep

1974
Police Woman poster

Police Woman

TV · as Vinnie Venizelos · 1 ep

1973
Police Story poster

Police Story

TV · as Captain Edward Ferguson · 1 ep

1973
The Magician poster

The Magician

TV · as Hassid · 1 ep

1972
Cool Million poster

Cool Million

TV · as President Chaambes · 1 ep

1972
The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco

TV · as Marioni · 1 ep

1970
McCloud poster

McCloud

TV · as Balwant Dari · 1 ep

1970
Night Gallery poster

Night Gallery

TV · as Fanatic · 1 ep

1968
Land of the Giants poster

Land of the Giants

TV · as Carlos, General Aza · 1 ep

1968
The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad

TV · as George Bates · 1 ep

1968
Here's Lucy poster

Here's Lucy

TV · as Korlik · 1 ep

1968
The Doris Day Show poster

The Doris Day Show

TV · as Harry · 2 eps

1967
Mission: Impossible - The Slave poster

Mission: Impossible - The Slave

Movie · as King Ibn Borca

1967
The High Chaparral poster

The High Chaparral

TV · as Ainsworth Pardee · 1 ep

1966
Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out poster

Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out

Movie · as Colonel Scutari

1966
The Time Tunnel poster

The Time Tunnel

TV · as Sardis · 1 ep

1966
Star Trek poster

Star Trek

TV · as Galt · 1 ep

1966
Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible

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

1966
Felony Squad poster

Felony Squad

TV · as Leo Braden · 1 ep

1965
Hogan's Heroes poster

Hogan's Heroes

TV · as Major Strauss · 1 ep

1965
Get Smart poster

Get Smart

TV · as Ehrlich · 1 ep

1965
The Wild Wild West poster

The Wild Wild West

TV · as Munez, Viper Black · 1 ep

1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods poster

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Movie · as Twitch

1964
Mickey poster

Mickey

TV · as Chief · 1 ep

1964
Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

TV · as French · 1 ep

1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

TV · as Jason Sutro, Mr. Brown · 1 ep

1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea poster

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

TV · as Inspector Falazir · 1 ep

1963
Diary of a Madman poster

Diary of a Madman

Movie · as The Horla (voice)

1963
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Sir Tristan Voss · 1 ep

1963
The Dakotas poster

The Dakotas

TV · as The Rider · 1 ep

1963
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Collins · 1 ep

1962
The Lucy Show poster

The Lucy Show

TV · as Director · 1 ep

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV · as Gabby Donovan · 1 ep

1961
Mister Ed poster

Mister Ed

TV · as Nobleman · 1 ep

1961
Cain's Hundred poster

Cain's Hundred

TV · as Hirsh (uncredited) · 1 ep

1961
The New Breed poster

The New Breed

TV · as Donnell · 1 ep

1961
Kraft Mystery Theatre poster

Kraft Mystery Theatre

TV · as Slatter · 1 ep

1960
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond poster

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

Movie · as Matt Moran

1960
The Magnificent Seven poster

The Magnificent Seven

Movie · as Flynn

1960
Hell Bent for Leather poster

Hell Bent for Leather

Movie · as Shad

1960
Outlaws poster

Outlaws

TV · as Kopek · 1 ep

1960
Surfside 6 poster

Surfside 6

TV · as Christy · 1 ep

1960
Peter Loves Mary poster

Peter Loves Mary

TV · as Hadjii · 1 ep

1960
Hong Kong poster

Hong Kong

TV · as Captain · 1 ep

1960
Route 66 poster

Route 66

TV · as Blinky Ober · 1 ep

1960
Stagecoach West poster

Stagecoach West

TV · as Clyde Hardisty · 1 ep

1959
Bourbon Street Beat poster

Bourbon Street Beat

TV · as Leo Martin · 1 ep

1959
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

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

1959
The Lawless Years poster

The Lawless Years

TV · 1 ep

1959
Black Saddle poster

Black Saddle

TV · as Guard · 1 ep

1959
Law of the Plainsman poster

Law of the Plainsman

TV · as Crow · 1 ep

1959
The Untouchables poster

The Untouchables

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

1959
Hawaiian Eye poster

Hawaiian Eye

TV · as Moro · 1 ep

1959
The Troubleshooters poster

The Troubleshooters

TV · as Kalang · 1 ep

1959
The Detectives poster

The Detectives

TV · as B. J. Anthony · 1 ep

1958
Naked City poster

Naked City

TV · as 'Count' John Baker · 1 ep

1958
Peter Gunn poster

Peter Gunn

TV · 1 ep

1958
Bronco poster

Bronco

TV · 1 ep

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive

TV · as Gus Vogel · 1 ep

1958
77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip

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

1958
Lawman poster

Lawman

TV · as Reed Benton, Ed James · 1 ep

1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

TV · as Chick · 1 ep

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV · as Apache Leader · 1 ep

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Curt Hansen, Judge · 1 ep

1955
The Honeymooners poster

The Honeymooners

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

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Man Entering Shop (uncredited) · 1 ep

1952
Death Valley Days poster

Death Valley Days

TV · as Jeb Daley · 1 ep

1952
Omnibus poster

Omnibus

TV · 1 ep