
Joseph Ruskin
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Ruskin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Smokin' Aces
as Primo Sparazza
2006

The Scorpion King
as Tribal Leader
2002

King Cobra
as Dr. Irwin Burns
1999

The Man Who Wasn't There
as Hassan Khaffri
1983

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
as Matt Moran
1960

CyberTracker
as J. Craig Rounds
1994

Panache
as Cardinal Richelieu
1976

The Criminal Mind
as Manny Kohen
1993

Firepower
as Drexal
1993

Dr. Scorpion
as Lt. Reed
1978

The Gypsy Warriors
as Grenault
1978

The Magnificent Seven
as Flynn
1960
Diamond Zero
as Quentin Leeds
2005

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
as Daku
1980

Captain America
as Rudy Sandrini
1979

Hell Bent for Leather
as Shad
1960

Saturday the 14th Strikes Back
as Kharis
1988

Indecent Proposal
as Pit Boss
1993

The Munsters' Revenge
as Paulo
1981

Diary of a Madman
as The Horla (voice)
1963
TV Appearances

Planet of the Apes
as Daku
1974

St. Elsewhere
as Jonas Wisner
1982

Mister Ed
as Nobleman
1961

The Time Tunnel
as Sardis
1966

Spider-Man
as Lewald (voice)
1994

Star Trek
as Galt
1966

That's My Bush!
as Dr. Jack Kevorkian
2001

Star Trek: Enterprise
as Suliban Doctor
2001

Burke's Law
as Sir Tristan Voss
1963

B. J. and the Bear
as Dr. Mason
1979

Cain's Hundred
as Hirsh (uncredited)
1961

Mrs. Columbo
as Sid Russell
1979