Berry Kroeger
- Acting
- October 16, 1912 · San Antonio, Texas, USA
- January 4, 1991
Biography
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
Filmography
- Demon Seed · Petrosian
- The Centerfold Murders · Von Hecht
- The Man in the Glass Booth · Joachim Berger
- Young Frankenstein · First Village Elder (uncredited)
- Pets · The Art Connoisseur
- The Seven Minutes · Paul Van Fleet
- The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant · Max
- The Mephisto Waltz · Raymont
- The Wild Scene · Tim O'Shea
- Tora! Tora! Tora! · U.S. Army General (uncredited)
- Nightmare in Wax · Max Black
- Garrison's Gorillas
- Chamber of Horrors · Chun Sing
- The F.B.I. · Alvin Holmquist
- Get Smart · Fat Man
- Run for Your Life · Mr. Klein
- Youngblood Hawke · Jock Maas
- The Time Travelers · Preston
- Daniel Boone · Governor of Virginia, William Creighton
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. · Frame
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea · Chairman
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Burke's Law · General Henri Zachron
- Womanhunt
- Hitler · Ernst Röhm
- Atlantis: The Lost Continent · Surgeon
- The Americans
- Mister Ed
- The Roaring 20's
- Surfside 6
- The Walking Target · Arnie Hoffman
- Pete and Gladys
- Thriller · Paul Mowry
- The Tall Man
- The Story of Ruth · Huphim
- The Chevy Mystery Show · General Bell, Bermudez
- Seven Thieves · Hugo Baumer
- Mr. Lucky
- Hawaiian Eye
- Adventures in Paradise · Inspector Riebold
- Tightrope
- World of Giants · Dugger
- 77 Sunset Strip
- Man with a Camera
- Behind Closed Doors
- The Rifleman
- Bronco
- Peter Gunn
- Perry Mason · Eugene Jarech, Ernest Wray
- The Thin Man
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective · Raoul Lopez
- Mayerling · Headwaiter
- Man in the Vault · Willis Trent
- Blood Alley · Old Feng
- Yellowneck · Plunkett
- Inner Sanctum
- Battles of Chief Pontiac · Col. von Weber
- Omnibus
- Four Star Playhouse · Detmar, Gen. Feng
- Pontius Pilate · Caiaphas
- Hallmark Hall of Fame · Goya, Benedict Arnold
- The Sword of Monte Cristo · Minister Charles La Roche
- Little Women: Jo's Story · Mr. Lawrence
- Little Women: Meg's Story · Mr. Lawrence
- Lux Video Theatre · M. Didot
- A Passenger to Bali · Mr. Walkes
- Guilty of Treason · Hungarian State Police Col. Timar
- Gun Crazy · Packett
- Fighting Man of the Plains · Cliff Bailey
- Chicago Deadline · Solly Wellman
- Black Magic · Alexandre Dumas, Sr.
- Lights Out
- Down to the Sea in Ships · Manchester
- Act of Violence · Johnny
- Suspense · Lord Sannox, Fulco
- The Dark Past · Mike
- Studio One · Baron Tito Belcredi, Rembrandt Van Rijn
- Cry of the City · W. A. Niles
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self
- The Iron Curtain · John Grubb, aka 'Paul'