Joseph Ruskin

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Known ForActing
Born1924-04-14
BirthplaceHaverhill, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Ruskin

Acting

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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Filmography

Acting (29)

2006
Smokin' Acesas Primo Sparazza
6.5
2005
Diamond Zeroas Quentin Leeds
9.0
2002
Wishcraftas Taxidermist
5.2
2002
The Scorpion Kingas Tribal Leader
5.6
1999
King Cobraas Dr. Irwin Burns
4.8
1998
Star Trek: Insurrectionas Son'a Officer #3
6.5
1994
CyberTrackeras J. Craig Rounds
4.1
1993
The Criminal Mindas Manny Kohen
3.8
1993
Firepoweras Drexal
4.8
1993
4.0
1993
6.4
1985
Prizzi's Honoras Marxie Heller
6.4
1983
The Man Who Wasn't Thereas Hassan Khaffri
4.3
6.0
1979
Captain Americaas Rudy Sandrini
4.0
1978
5.0
1978
Dr. Scorpionas Lt. Reed
7.0
1976
Panacheas Cardinal Richelieu
10.0
1967
1966
6.2
1963
Diary of a Madmanas The Horla (voice)
6.1
7.5
6.3
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