Berry Kroeger
Acting
Born October 16, 1912, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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
- 1977Demon Seed — Petrosian
- 1975The Centerfold Murders — Von Hecht
- 1975The Man in the Glass Booth — Joachim Berger
- 1974Young Frankenstein — First Village Elder (uncredited)
- 1973Pets — The Art Connoisseur
- 1971The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant — Max
- 1971The Mephisto Waltz — Raymont
- 1971The Seven Minutes — Paul Van Fleet
- 1970The Wild Scene — Tim O'Shea
- 1970Tora! Tora! Tora! — U.S. Army General (uncredited)
- 1969Nightmare in Wax — Max Black
- Garrison's Gorillas
- 1966Chamber of Horrors — Chun Sing
- Get Smart — Fat Man
- Run for Your Life — Mr. Klein
- The F.B.I. — Alvin Holmquist
- Daniel Boone — Governor of Virginia, William Creighton
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. — Frame
- 1964The Time Travelers — Preston
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea — Chairman
- 1964Youngblood Hawke — Jock Maas
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Burke's Law — General Henri Zachron
- 1962Hitler — Ernst Röhm
- 1962Womanhunt
- 1961Atlantis: The Lost Continent — Surgeon
- Mister Ed
- The Americans
- Pete and Gladys
- 1960Seven Thieves — Hugo Baumer
- Surfside 6
- The Chevy Mystery Show — General Bell, Bermudez, Commissioner of Police, Colonel Geraldine
- The Roaring 20's
- 1960The Story of Ruth — Huphim
- The Tall Man
- 1960The Walking Target — Arnie Hoffman
- Thriller — Paul Mowry
- Adventures in Paradise — Inspector Riebold
- Hawaiian Eye
- Mr. Lucky
- Tightrope
- World of Giants — Dugger
- 77 Sunset Strip
- Behind Closed Doors
- Bronco
- Man with a Camera
- Peter Gunn
- The Rifleman
- 1957Mayerling — Headwaiter
- Perry Mason — Eugene Jarech, Ernest Wray, Donald J. Evanson, Edgar Whitehead, Darius Tyson, Kirk Cameron, Rexford Wyler
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective — Raoul Lopez
- The Thin Man
- 1956Man in the Vault — Willis Trent
- 1955Blood Alley — Old Feng
- 1955Yellowneck — Plunkett
- Inner Sanctum
- 1952Battles of Chief Pontiac — Col. von Weber
- Four Star Playhouse — Detmar, Walter Pomeroy, Gen. Feng, Nick
- Omnibus
- 1952Pontius Pilate — Caiaphas
- Hallmark Hall of Fame — Goya, Benedict Arnold
- 1951The Sword of Monte Cristo — Minister Charles La Roche
- 1950A Passenger to Bali — Mr. Walkes
- 1950Guilty of Treason — Hungarian State Police Col. Timar
- 1950Gun Crazy — Packett
- 1950Little Women: Jo's Story — Mr. Lawrence
- 1950Little Women: Meg's Story — Mr. Lawrence
- Lux Video Theatre — M. Didot
- 1949Act of Violence — Johnny
- 1949Black Magic — Alexandre Dumas, Sr.
- 1949Chicago Deadline — Solly Wellman
- 1949Down to the Sea in Ships — Manchester
- 1949Fighting Man of the Plains — Cliff Bailey
- Lights Out
- Suspense — Lord Sannox, Fulco
- 1948Cry of the City — W. A. Niles
- Studio One — Baron Tito Belcredi, Rembrandt Van Rijn, Mr. Walkes, Mr. Lawrence, Sir Sagramor, Caiaphas
- 1948The Dark Past — Mike
- 1948The Iron Curtain — John Grubb, aka 'Paul'
- 1941Tom, Dick and Harry — Boy Lead in Movie (uncredited)
Appearances as themselves (1)
- The Ed Sullivan Show — Self