Berry Kroeger
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
Credits
- 1977 · Demon Seed as Petrosian
- 1975 · The Man in the Glass Booth as Joachim Berger
- 1974 · Young Frankenstein as First Village Elder
- 1973 · Pets as The Art Connoisseur
- 1971 · The Seven Minutes as Paul Van Fleet
- 1971 · The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant as Max
- 1971 · The Mephisto Waltz as Raymont
- 1970 · The Wild Scene as Tim O'Shea
- 1970 · Tora! Tora! Tora! as U.S. Army General (uncredited)
- 1969 · Nightmare in Wax as Max Black
- 1967 · Garrison's Gorillas as
- 1966 · Chamber of Horrors as Chun Sing
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Alvin Holmquist
- 1965 · Get Smart as
- 1965 · Run for Your Life as Mr. Klein
- 1964 · Youngblood Hawke as Jock Maas
- 1964 · The Time Travelers as Preston
- 1964 · Daniel Boone as Governor of Virginia
- 1964 · Daniel Boone as William Creighton
- 1964 · Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Chairman
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as
- 1963 · Burke's Law as General Henri Zachron
- 1962 · Womanhunt as
- 1962 · Hitler as Ernst Röhm
- 1961 · Atlantis: The Lost Continent as Surgeon
- 1961 · The Americans as
- 1961 · Mister Ed as
- 1960 · The Roaring 20's as
- 1960 · Surfside 6 as
- 1960 · The Walking Target as Arnie Hoffman
- 1960 · Pete and Gladys as
- 1960 · Thriller as Paul Mowry
- 1960 · The Tall Man as
- 1960 · The Story of Ruth as Huphim
- 1960 · The Chevy Mystery Show as General Bell
- 1960 · The Chevy Mystery Show as Bermudez
- 1960 · The Chevy Mystery Show as Commissioner of Police
- 1960 · The Chevy Mystery Show as Colonel Geraldine
- 1960 · Seven Thieves as Hugo Baumer
- 1959 · Mr. Lucky as
- 1959 · Hawaiian Eye as
- 1959 · Adventures in Paradise as Inspector Riebold
- 1959 · Tightrope as
- 1959 · World of Giants as Dugger
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as
- 1958 · Man with a Camera as
- 1958 · Behind Closed Doors as
- 1958 · The Rifleman as
- 1958 · Bronco as
- 1958 · Peter Gunn as
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Eugene Jarech
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Ernest Wray
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Donald J. Evanson
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Edgar Whitehead
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Darius Tyson
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Kirk Cameron
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Rexford Wyler
- 1957 · The Thin Man as
- 1957 · Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Raoul Lopez
- 1957 · Mayerling as Headwaiter
- 1956 · Man in the Vault as Willis Trent
- 1955 · Blood Alley as Old Feng
- 1955 · Yellowneck as Plunkett
- 1954 · Inner Sanctum as
- 1952 · Battles of Chief Pontiac as Col. von Weber
- 1952 · Omnibus as
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Detmar
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Walter Pomeroy
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Gen. Feng
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Nick
- 1952 · Pontius Pilate as Caiaphas
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Goya
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Benedict Arnold
- 1951 · The Sword of Monte Cristo as Minister Charles La Roche
- 1950 · Little Women: Jo's Story as Mr. Lawrence
- 1950 · Little Women: Meg's Story as Mr. Lawrence
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as M. Didot
- 1950 · A Passenger to Bali as Mr. Walkes
- 1950 · Guilty of Treason as Hungarian State Police Col. Timar
- 1950 · Gun Crazy as Packett
- 1949 · Fighting Man of the Plains as Cliff Bailey
- 1949 · Chicago Deadline as Solly Wellman
- 1949 · Black Magic as Alexandre Dumas, Sr.
- 1949 · Lights Out as
- 1949 · Down to the Sea in Ships as Manchester
- 1949 · Act of Violence as Johnny
- 1949 · Suspense as Lord Sannox
- 1949 · Suspense as
- 1949 · Suspense as Fulco
- 1948 · The Dark Past as Mike
- 1948 · Studio One as Baron Tito Belcredi
- 1948 · Studio One as Rembrandt Van Rijn
- 1948 · Studio One as Mr. Walkes
- 1948 · Studio One as
- 1948 · Studio One as Mr. Lawrence
- 1948 · Studio One as Sir Sagramor
- 1948 · Studio One as Caiaphas
- 1948 · Cry of the City as W. A. Niles
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1948 · The Iron Curtain as John Grubb, aka 'Paul'
- 1941 · Tom, Dick and Harry as Boy Lead in Movie (uncredited)