Berry Kroeger
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 16, 1912
- Died
- January 4, 1991 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- San Antonio, Texas, USA
Biography
Berry Kroeger was an American film, television and stage actor. Born in San Antonio, Texas, Kroeger got his acting start on radio as an announcer on Suspense and as an actor, playing for a time The Falcon in the radio series. Kroeger was a regular as Sam Williams on the radio daytime drama Young Doctor Malone. He was discovered by filmmaker William Wellman while performing on Broadway and began appearing in films in 1948 with his role in The Iron Curtain. Kroeger specialized in playing slimy bad guys in films like Act of Violence (1948) and The Iron Curtain (1948), a crooked lawyer in Cry of the City (1948) and a heavy in Joseph H. Lewis' cult crime classic, Gun Crazy (1949). His flair for decadent leering and evil scowls often led to his being cast in "schlock fare", like 1966's Chamber of Horrors and 1971's The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant. He appeared in a small role as a village elder in Young Frankenstein (1974). He appeared in dozens of television programs. He guest starred on seven episodes of Perry Mason, including murderer Edgar Whitehead in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Blind Man's Bluff," and murder victim Kirk Cameron in the 1964 episode, "The Case of the Illicit Illusion." He also appeared in shows such as Hawaiian Eye, Get Smart (as a character spoofing actor Sydney Greenstreet) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. His last major film role was in 1977's The Demon Seed. On Broadway, Kroeger portrayed the High Lama in the ill-fated 1956 musical adaptation of Lost Horizon entitled Shangri-La. On January 4, 1991, Berry Kroeger died of kidney failure. *Source:* **Wikipedia**
Known For
Filmography
Demon Seed
Movie · as Petrosian
The Man in the Glass Booth
Movie · as Joachim Berger
The Centerfold Murders
Movie · as Von Hecht
Young Frankenstein
Movie · as First Village Elder (uncredited)
Pets
Movie · as The Art Connoisseur
The Mephisto Waltz
Movie · as Raymont
The Seven Minutes
Movie · as Paul Van Fleet
The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant
Movie · as Max
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Movie · as U.S. Army General (uncredited)
The Wild Scene
Movie · as Tim O'Shea
Nightmare in Wax
Movie · as Max Black
Garrison's Gorillas
TV · 1 ep
Chamber of Horrors
Movie · as Chun Sing
The F.B.I.
TV · as Alvin Holmquist · 1 ep
Get Smart
TV · as Fat Man · 1 ep
Run for Your Life
TV · as Mr. Klein · 1 ep
The Time Travelers
Movie · as Preston
Youngblood Hawke
Movie · as Jock Maas
Daniel Boone
TV · as Governor of Virginia, William Creighton · 1 ep
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
TV · as Chairman · 1 ep
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Frame · 1 ep
Burke's Law
TV · as General Henri Zachron · 1 ep
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · 1 ep
Hitler
Movie · as Ernst Röhm
Womanhunt
Movie
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Movie · as Surgeon
Mister Ed
TV · 1 ep
The Americans
TV · 1 ep
The Story of Ruth
Movie · as Huphim
Seven Thieves
Movie · as Hugo Baumer
The Walking Target
Movie · as Arnie Hoffman
Surfside 6
TV · 1 ep
The Tall Man
TV · 1 ep
Thriller
TV · as Paul Mowry · 1 ep
Pete and Gladys
TV · 1 ep
The Roaring 20's
TV · 1 ep
The Chevy Mystery Show
TV · as General Bell, Bermudez, Commissioner of Police, Colonel Geraldine · 1 ep
Mr. Lucky
TV · 1 ep
Hawaiian Eye
TV · as Victor Haswell · 1 ep
Adventures in Paradise
TV · as Inspector Riebold · 1 ep
Tightrope
TV · 1 ep
World of Giants
TV · as Dugger · 1 ep
77 Sunset Strip
TV · 1 ep
Man with a Camera
TV · 1 ep
Peter Gunn
TV · 1 ep
Bronco
TV · 1 ep
The Rifleman
TV · 1 ep
Behind Closed Doors
TV · 1 ep
Mayerling
Movie · as Headwaiter
Perry Mason
TV · as Eugene Jarech, Ernest Wray, Donald J. Evanson, Edgar Whitehead, Darius Tyson, Kirk Cameron, Rexford Wyler · 1 ep
The Thin Man
TV · 1 ep
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TV · as Raoul Lopez · 1 ep
Man in the Vault
Movie · as Willis Trent
Blood Alley
Movie · as Old Feng
Yellowneck
Movie · as Plunkett
Inner Sanctum
TV · 1 ep
Battles of Chief Pontiac
Movie · as Col. von Weber
Pontius Pilate
Movie · as Caiaphas
Omnibus
TV · 2 eps
Four Star Playhouse
TV · as Detmar, Gen. Feng, Walter Pomeroy, Nick · 1 ep
The Sword of Monte Cristo
Movie · as Minister Charles La Roche
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Goya, Benedict Arnold · 1 ep
Gun Crazy
Movie · as Packett
Guilty of Treason
Movie · as Hungarian State Police Col. Timar
Little Women: Meg's Story
Movie · as Mr. Lawrence
Little Women: Jo's Story
Movie · as Mr. Lawrence
A Passenger to Bali
Movie · as Mr. Walkes
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as M. Didot · 1 ep
Act of Violence
Movie · as Johnny
Chicago Deadline
Movie · as Solly Wellman
Black Magic
Movie · as Alexandre Dumas, Sr.
Down to the Sea in Ships
Movie · as Manchester
Fighting Man of the Plains
Movie · as Cliff Bailey
Suspense
TV · as Lord Sannox, Fulco · 1 ep
Lights Out
TV · 1 ep
Cry of the City
Movie · as W. A. Niles
The Iron Curtain
Movie · as John Grubb, aka 'Paul'
The Dark Past
Movie · as Mike
Studio One
TV · as Baron Tito Belcredi, Rembrandt Van Rijn, Mr. Walkes, Mr. Lawrence, Caiaphas, Sir Sagramor · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tom, Dick and Harry
Movie · as Boy Lead in Movie (uncredited)