- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 16, 1912
- Place of Birth
- San Antonio, Texas, USA
- Died
- January 4, 1991
Berry Kroeger
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 villag…
Filmography
movieDemon Seed
1977 · Petrosian
movieThe Centerfold Murders
1975 · Von Hecht
movieThe Man in the Glass Booth
1975 · Joachim Berger
movieYoung Frankenstein
1974 · First Village Elder (uncredited)
moviePets
1973 · The Art Connoisseur
movieThe Seven Minutes
1971 · Paul Van Fleet
movieThe Incredible 2-Headed Transplant
1971 · Max
movieThe Mephisto Waltz
1971 · Raymont
movieThe Wild Scene
1970 · Tim O'Shea
movieTora! Tora! Tora!
1970 · U.S. Army General (uncredited)
movieNightmare in Wax
1969 · Max Black
tvGarrison's Gorillas
1967
movieChamber of Horrors
1966 · Chun Sing
tvThe F.B.I.
1965 · Alvin Holmquist
tvGet Smart
1965 · Fat Man
tvRun for Your Life
1965 · Mr. Klein
movieYoungblood Hawke
1964 · Jock Maas
movieThe Time Travelers
1964 · Preston
tvDaniel Boone
1964 · Governor of Virginia, William Creighton
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Frame
tvVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964 · Chairman
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
tvBurke's Law
1963 · General Henri Zachron
movieWomanhunt
1962
movieHitler
1962 · Ernst Röhm
movieAtlantis: The Lost Continent
1961 · Surgeon
tvThe Americans
1961
tvMister Ed
1961
tvThe Roaring 20's
1960
tvSurfside 6
1960
movieThe Walking Target
1960 · Arnie Hoffman
tvPete and Gladys
1960
tvThriller
1960 · Paul Mowry
tvThe Tall Man
1960
movieThe Story of Ruth
1960 · Huphim
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960 · General Bell, Bermudez, Commissioner of Police, Colonel Geraldine
movieSeven Thieves
1960 · Hugo Baumer
tvMr. Lucky
1959
tvHawaiian Eye
1959
tvAdventures in Paradise
1959 · Inspector Riebold
tvTightrope
1959
tvWorld of Giants
1959 · Dugger
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958
tvMan with a Camera
1958
tvBehind Closed Doors
1958
tvThe Rifleman
1958
tvBronco
1958
tvPeter Gunn
1958
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Eugene Jarech, Ernest Wray, Donald J. Evanson, Edgar Whitehead, Darius Tyson, Kirk Cameron, Rexford Wyler
tvThe Thin Man
1957
tvRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Raoul Lopez
movieMayerling
1957 · Headwaiter
movieMan in the Vault
1956 · Willis Trent
movieBlood Alley
1955 · Old Feng
movieYellowneck
1955 · Plunkett
tvInner Sanctum
1954
movieBattles of Chief Pontiac
1952 · Col. von Weber
tvOmnibus
1952
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952 · Detmar, Gen. Feng, Walter Pomeroy, Nick
moviePontius Pilate
1952 · Caiaphas
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Goya, Benedict Arnold
movieThe Sword of Monte Cristo
1951 · Minister Charles La Roche
movieLittle Women: Jo's Story
1950 · Mr. Lawrence
movieLittle Women: Meg's Story
1950 · Mr. Lawrence
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · M. Didot
A Passenger to Bali
1950 · Mr. Walkes
movieGuilty of Treason
1950 · Hungarian State Police Col. Timar
movieGun Crazy
1950 · Packett
movieFighting Man of the Plains
1949 · Cliff Bailey
movieChicago Deadline
1949 · Solly Wellman
movieBlack Magic
1949 · Alexandre Dumas, Sr.
tvLights Out
1949
movieDown to the Sea in Ships
1949 · Manchester
movieAct of Violence
1949 · Johnny
tvSuspense
1949 · Lord Sannox, Fulco
movieThe Dark Past
1948 · Mike
tvStudio One
1948 · Baron Tito Belcredi, Rembrandt Van Rijn, Mr. Walkes, Mr. Lawrence, Caiaphas, Sir Sagramor
movieCry of the City
1948 · W. A. Niles
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieThe Iron Curtain
1948 · John Grubb, aka 'Paul'
movieTom, Dick and Harry
1941 · Boy Lead in Movie (uncredited)