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Joseph Ruskin was an American character actor.
Birth Name
Joseph Richard Schlafman
Born
Monday, 14 April 1924
Died
Saturday, 28 December 2013
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| TV's Western Heroes | (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Smokin' Aces | Primo Sparazza | 2006 |
| Bones | Professor William Grayson | 2005 |
| Diamond Zero | Quentin Leeds | 2005 |
| The Streetsweeper | 2002 | |
| Wishcraft | Taxidermist | 2002 |
| The Scorpion King | Tribal Leader | 2002 |
| Alias | Alain Christophe | 2001 |
| Star Trek: Enterprise | Suliban Doctor | 2001 |
| That's My Bush! | Dr. Jack Kevorkian | 2001 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| TV's Western Heroes | (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Smokin' Aces | Primo Sparazza | 2006 |
| Bones | Professor William Grayson | 2005 |
| Diamond Zero | Quentin Leeds | 2005 |
| The Streetsweeper | 2002 | |
| Wishcraft | Taxidermist | 2002 |
| The Scorpion King | Tribal Leader | 2002 |
| Alias | Alain Christophe | 2001 |
| Star Trek: Enterprise | Suliban Doctor | 2001 |
| That's My Bush! | Dr. Jack Kevorkian | 2001 |
| King Cobra | Dr. Irwin Burns | 1999 |
| Star Trek: Insurrection | Son'a Officer #3 | 1998 |
| Brooklyn South | Chaim Rosenthal | 1997 |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Count Mystery's Owner (segment "Count Mystery") | 1997 |
| The Last Don | Don Santadio | 1997 |
| USA High | Monsieur LeBeau | 1997 |
| Star Trek: Voyager | Vulcan Master | 1995 |
| Spider-Man: The Animated Series | Lewald | 1994 |
| ER | Mr. Kingsley | 1994 |
| Cyber Tracker | J. Craig Rounds / Rounds | 1994 |
| Firepower | Drexal | 1993 |
| The Criminal Mind | Manny Kohen | 1993 |
| Deadly Exposure | Abe | 1995 |
| Deadly Exposure | Abe | 1993 |
| Indecent Proposal | Pit Boss | 1993 |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Tumek / Informant | 1993 |
| Civil Wars | Judge Sroge | 1991 |
| The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda | Additional Voices | 1990 |
| Hull High | Mr. Slovak | 1990 |
| Joseph and His Brothers | (voice) (as Joe Ruskin) | 1990 |
| Original Sin | 1989 | |
| Saturday the 14th Strikes Back | Kharis | 1988 |
| Jake and the Fatman | Tonio Sebastian | 1987 |
| DuckTales | (voice) (as Joe Ruskin) | 1987 |
| Max Headroom | Promoter | 1987 |
| L.A. Law | Antonio Viola | 1986 |
| The Wizard | King | 1986 |
| The Longshot | Fusco | 1986 |
| The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible | (voice) | 1985 |
| Stingray | Sam de Augusta | 1986 |
| Prizzi's Honor | Marxie Heller | 1985 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Dr. Kaufman | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Ivanov | 1984 |
| Snorks | Additional Voices | 1984 |
| Airwolf | Cooper | 1984 |
| Riptide | Don Sprague | 1984 |
| The Man Who Wasn't There | Hassan Khaffiri / Hassan Khaffri | 1983 |
| St. Elsewhere | Dr. Jonas Wisner | 1982 |
| Matt Houston | Jerome Valentine | 1982 |
| Knight Rider | Bubba | 1982 |
| Hotel | David Levite | 1982 |
| The Sword and the Sorcerer | Malcolm | 1982 |
| The Smurfs | Additional Voices | 1981 |
| The Munsters' Revenge | Paulo | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Det. torriello / Torriello | 1981 |
| Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes | Daku | 1980 |
| Power | Bill Davis | 1980 |
| Mrs. Columbo | Sid Russell | 1979 |
| Captain America | Rudy Sandrini | 1979 |
| B.J. and the Bear | Dr. Mason | 1978 |
| The Gypsy Warriors | Grenault | 1978 |
| Project U.F.O. | Gist | 1978 |
| The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Hans | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Killer | 1977 |
| Quincy M.E. | Rawlins | 1976 |
| Serpico | Alexie | 1976 |
| Charlie's Angels | Danny Barr / Koslo | 1976 |
| The Bionic Woman | Hassan | 1976 |
| Wonder Woman | Dr. Black | 1975 |
| Mobile One | Dr. Gordean | 1975 |
| The Blue Knight | Zoot | 1975 |
| Starsky and Hutch | Rodell | 1975 |
| Switch | Roebuck | 1975 |
| Black Fist | Scarletti | 1975 |
| Police Woman | Vinnie Venizelos | 1974 |
| Planet of the Apes | Daku | 1974 |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Markos / Le Duc | 1974 |
| Police Story | Captain Edward Ferguson | 1973 |
| The Magician | Hassid | 1973 |
| Harry O | Jack Macay | 1973 |
| Cool Million | President Chaambes | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Marioni | 1972 |
| The Silent Force | Luis Chagas | 1970 |
| McCloud | Balwant Dari | 1970 |
| Night Gallery | Fanatic (segment "The Messiah on Mott Street") | 1969 |
| Mod Squad | George Bates | 1968 |
| The Doris Day Show | Harry | 1968 |
| Here's Lucy | Ambassador Korlik of the Slobtoni Embassy | 1968 |
| Land of the Giants | General Aza / Carlos | 1968 |
| The High Chaparral | Ainsworth Pardee | 1967 |
| Mission: Impossible | King Ibn Borca / Colonel Scutari / Colonel Hatafis / Khalid | 1966 |
| The Felony Squad | Leo Braden | 1966 |
| The Time Tunnel | Sardis - Ulysses Aide | 1966 |
| Star Trek | Galt | 1966 |
| Get Smart | Ehrlich | 1965 |
| Hogan's Heroes | Major Strauss | 1965 |
| The Wild Wild West | Felice Munez / Viper Black | 1965 |
| Profiles in Courage | French | 1964 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Jason Sutro / Mr. Brown | 1964 |
| Kentucky Jones | Abe | 1964 |
| Mickey | Chief | 1964 |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Inspector Falazir | 1964 |
| Fanfare for a Death Scene | Henchman in Car | 1964 |
| Robin and the 7 Hoods | Twitch | 1964 |
| Burke's Law | Sir Tristan Voss | 1963 |
| The Outer Limits | Collins | 1963 |
| Diary of a Madman | The Horla (voice) / The Horla | 1963 |
| The Lucy Show | Director | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Gabby Donovan | 1962 |
| Escape from Zahrain | Ruler Of Zahrain | 1962 |
| The Dakotas | The Rider | 1962 |
| The New Breed | Donnell | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Vic / Hood | 1961 |
| Cain's Hundred | Hirsh | 1961 |
| Kraft Mystery Theater | Slatter | 1961 |
| Whispering Smith | Jess, Royce's Bodyguard | 1961 |
| The Asphalt Jungle | Benson | 1961 |
| Mister Ed | Nobleman | 1961 |
| Two Faces West | Coley | 1960 |
| Peter Loves Mary | Hadjii | 1960 |
| Route 66 | Blinky Ober | 1960 |
| Stagecoach West | Clyde Hardisty | 1960 |
| Surfside 6 | Christy | 1960 |
| Dante | Vince Mandell / Smitty | 1960 |
| Michael Shayne | Jim Gardena | 1960 |
| Outlaws | Kopek | 1960 |
| Hong Kong | Lieutenant Riviero / Captain | 1960 |
| The Brothers Brannagan | Silver | 1960 |
| The Magnificent Seven | Flynn | 1960 |
| The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond | Matt Moran | 1960 |
| Hell Bent for Leather | Shad | 1960 |
| The Detectives | B. J. Anthony | 1959 |
| Hawaiian Eye | Moro | 1959 |
| Bourbon Street Beat | Leo Martin | 1959 |
| Five Fingers | Zampi | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Genie / Kanamit | 1959 |
| Law of the Plainsman | Crow | 1959 |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Drago | 1959 |
| The Lawless Years | Garden Smith | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Alexander Raeder / Alexander Stavro / Fred Metcalf / Happy Levinsky / Lepke Buchalter / Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter | 1959 |
| Black Saddle | Guard | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Desk Clerk / Dimitri / Gregory | 1958 |
| Lawman | Reed Benton / Ed James | 1958 |
| Naked City | 'Count' John Baker | 1958 |
| Bronco | Jackson | 1958 |
| Peter Gunn | First Henchman | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Gus Vogel | 1958 |
| Colt .45 | Jace Kirby | 1957 |
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Chick | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Shelby | 1957 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Apache Leader | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Doctor / Townsman | 1956 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Man Entering Shop | 1955 |
| The Honeymooners | Raccoon Lodge Member | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Curt Hansen / Judge | 1955 |
| Omnibus | (segment) | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Rev. Spooner / Jeb Daley / Chief Kopaw | 1952 |
