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Berry Kroeger
Actor
Died January 4, 1991 (78 years)
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**
Filmography
| 1978 | WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series) · as Mr. Eisenhower |
| 1977 | Demon Seed · as Petrosian |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man (TV Series) · as Mayor of Antibes |
| 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 Mephisto Waltz · as Raymont |
| 1971 | The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant · as Max |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! · as U.S. Army General (uncredited) |
| 1970 | The Wild Scene · as Tim O'Shea |
| 1969 | Nightmare in Wax · as Max Black |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Kraus |
| 1966 | Chamber of Horrors · as Chun Sing |
| 1965 | Get Smart (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Alvin Holmquist |
| 1964 | The Time Travelers · as Preston |
| 1964 | Youngblood Hawke · as Jock Maas |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Governor of Virginia |
| 1964 | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Frame |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) · as Chairman |
| 1962 | Hitler · as Ernst Röhm |
| 1961 | Atlantis: The Lost Continent · as Surgeon |
| 1961 | Mister Ed (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1960 | The Story of Ruth · as Huphim |
| 1960 | Seven Thieves · as Hugo Baumer |
| 1960 | The Walking Target · as Arnie Hoffman |
| 1960 | Thriller (TV Series) · as Paul Mowry |
| 1960 | The Tall Man (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | Bronco (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | Man with a Camera (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Kirk Cameron |
| 1956 | Man in the Vault · as Willis Trent |
| 1955 | Blood Alley · as Old Feng |
| 1955 | Yellowneck · as Plunkett |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1952 | Battles of Chief Pontiac · as Col. von Weber |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Louis Keseberg |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Detmar |
| 1951 | The Sword of Monte Cristo · as Minister Charles La Roche |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Goya |
| 1950 | Guilty of Treason · as Hungarian State Police Col. Timar |
| 1950 | A Passenger to Bali · as Mr. Walkes |
| 1950 | Gun Crazy · as Packett |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as M. Didot |
| 1950 | Treasury Men in Action (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1950 | Little Women: Jo's Story · as Mr. Lawrence |
| 1949 | Black Magic · as Alexandre Dumas, Sr. |
| 1949 | Suspense (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1948 | Cry of the City · as W. A. Niles |
| 1948 | Act of Violence · as Johnny |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Mr. Lawrence |
| 1946 | Lights Out (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1922 | Nanook of the North · as Narrator (1939 Re-release) (uncredited) |