Joseph Ruskin

Joseph Ruskin

1924-04-14 – 2013-12-28 (age 89) Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
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Biography

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Joseph Ruskin (born April 14, 1924 - December 28, 2013) is 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

The Magnificent Seven
Indecent Proposal
Indecent Proposal

1993

as Pit Boss

The Scorpion King
The Scorpion King

2002

as Tribal Leader

Smokin' Aces
Smokin' Aces

2006

as Primo Sparazza

Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Insurrection

1998

as Son'a Officer #3

Robin and the 7 Hoods
Prizzi's Honor
Prizzi's Honor

1985

as Marxie Heller

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Diamond Zero

2005

as Quentin Leeds

The Sword and the Sorcerer
The Man Who Wasn't There
The Man Who Wasn't There

1983

as Hassan Khaffri

Wishcraft
Wishcraft

2002

as Taxidermist

Diary of a Madman
Diary of a Madman

1963

as The Horla (voice)

King Cobra
King Cobra

1999

as Dr. Irwin Burns

Captain America
Captain America

1979

as Rudy Sandrini

Hell Bent for Leather
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
CyberTracker
CyberTracker

1994

as J. Craig Rounds

The Gypsy Warriors
The Gypsy Warriors

1978

as Grenault

The Munsters' Revenge
Firepower
Firepower

1993

as Drexal