Photo: film screenshot (RKO Pictures) / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Mike Mazurki is one of the great character studies of old Hollywood. Born in Ukraine, trained as a lawyer, yet his 6-foot-5 frame and craggy face doomed him to play thugs and gangsters in more than 142 films. There is something deeply human in that irony: a sharp legal mind locked inside a body the studios saw only as a monster. Rather than resist the typecasting, he embraced it and made a lifelong art of menace. That, to me, is real actorly resolve. He died in 1990, but as a screen heavy he lives on forever, unforgettable in every frame.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mike Mazurki
- Name (Japanese)
- マイク・マズルキ
- Reading
- まいく・まずるき
- Born
- December 25, 1907 – December 9, 1990
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Goat
- Origin
- Kupchyntsi, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / professional wrestler / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Manhattan University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Mazurki
Frequently asked questions
When was Mike Mazurki born?
December 25, 1907 – December 9, 1990.
Where is Mike Mazurki from?
Mike Mazurki is from Kupchyntsi, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.
What does Mike Mazurki do?
Mike Mazurki works as actor, television actor, professional wrestler, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.