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

Indecent Proposal
Indecent Proposal

1993

as Pit Boss

The Magnificent Seven
Smokin' Aces
Smokin' Aces

2006

as Primo Sparazza

The Scorpion King
The Scorpion King

2002

as Tribal Leader

Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Insurrection

1998

as Son'a Officer #3

The Sword and the Sorcerer
Prizzi's Honor
Prizzi's Honor

1985

as Marxie Heller

King Cobra
King Cobra

1999

as Dr. Irwin Burns

Dr. Scorpion
Dr. Scorpion

1978

as Lt. Reed

Panache
Panache

1976

as Cardinal Richelieu

CyberTracker
CyberTracker

1994

as J. Craig Rounds

Robin and the 7 Hoods
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
Captain America
Captain America

1979

as Rudy Sandrini

The Man Who Wasn't There
The Man Who Wasn't There

1983

as Hassan Khaffri

Firepower
Firepower

1993

as Drexal

Wishcraft
Wishcraft

2002

as Taxidermist

Mission: Impossible - The Slave
Mission: Impossible - The Slave

1967

as King Ibn Borca

Saturday the 14th Strikes Back