Name
Berry Kroeger
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1912-10-16
Deathday
1991-01-04 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Biography
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.
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- 1960 The Story of Ruth as Huphim
- 1974 Young Frankenstein as First Village Elder (uncredited)
- 1948 Cry of the City as W. A. Niles
- 1949 Act of Violence as Johnny
- 1969 Nightmare in Wax as Max Black
- 1948 The Iron Curtain as John Grubb, aka 'Paul'
- 1949 Chicago Deadline as Solly Wellman
- 1971 The Mephisto Waltz as Raymont
- 1961 Atlantis: The Lost Continent as Surgeon
- 1955 Blood Alley as Old Feng
- 1948 The Dark Past as Mike
- 1951 The Sword of Monte Cristo as Minister Charles La Roche
- 1960 Seven Thieves as Hugo Baumer
- 1956 Man in the Vault as Willis Trent
- 1964 The Time Travelers as Preston
- 1950 Gun Crazy as Packett
- 1977 Demon Seed as Petrosian
- 1970 Tora! Tora! Tora! as U.S. Army General (uncredited)
- 1949 Black Magic as Alexandre Dumas, Sr.
- 1962 Hitler as Ernst Röhm
- 1960 The Walking Target as Arnie Hoffman
- 1949 Down to the Sea in Ships as Manchester
- 1955 Yellowneck as Plunkett
- 1970 The Wild Scene as Tim O'Shea
- 1952 Battles of Chief Pontiac as Col. von Weber
- 1966 Chamber of Horrors as Chun Sing
- 1950 Guilty of Treason as Hungarian State Police Col. Timar
- 1973 Pets as The Art Connoisseur
- 1971 The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant as Max
- 1971 The Seven Minutes as Paul Van Fleet
- 1949 Fighting Man of the Plains as Cliff Bailey
- 1952 Pontius Pilate as Caiaphas
- 1964 Youngblood Hawke as Jock Maas
- 1941 Tom, Dick and Harry as Boy Lead in Movie (uncredited)
- 1962 Womanhunt
- 1975 The Man in the Glass Booth as Joachim Berger
- 1950 Little Women: Meg's Story as Mr. Lawrence
- 1950 Little Women: Jo's Story as Mr. Lawrence
- 1957 Mayerling as Headwaiter
- 1950 A Passenger to Bali as Mr. Walkes
- 1975 The Centerfold Murders as Von Hecht
- 1961 Mister Ed ( 1 episode )
- 1967 Garrison's Gorillas ( 1 episode )
- 1958 77 Sunset Strip ( 1 episode )
- 1963 Burke's Law ( 1 episode ) as General Henri Zachron
- 1965 The F.B.I. ( 1 episode ) as Alvin Holmquist
- 1959 Mr. Lucky ( 1 episode )
- 1952 Omnibus ( 2 episodes )
- 1960 Surfside 6 ( 1 episode )
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Eugene Jarech
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Baron Tito Belcredi
- 1959 Hawaiian Eye ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Man with a Camera ( 1 episode )
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Goya
- 1965 Get Smart ( 1 episode ) as Fat Man
- 1960 The Tall Man ( 1 episode )
- 1965 Run for Your Life ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Klein
- 1964 Daniel Boone ( 1 episode ) as Governor of Virginia
- 1960 Thriller ( 1 episode ) as Paul Mowry
- 1958 Peter Gunn ( 1 episode )
- 1957 The Thin Man ( 1 episode )
- 1957 Richard Diamond, Private Detective ( 1 episode ) as Raoul Lopez
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Adventures in Paradise ( 1 episode ) as Inspector Riebold
- 1960 Pete and Gladys ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Bronco ( 1 episode )
- 1958 The Rifleman ( 1 episode )
- 1949 Suspense ( 1 episode ) as Lord Sannox
- 1954 Inner Sanctum ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Tightrope ( 1 episode )
- 1949 Lights Out ( 1 episode )
- 1960 The Roaring 20's ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Behind Closed Doors ( 1 episode )
- 1961 The Americans ( 1 episode )
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as M. Didot
- 1952 Four Star Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Detmar
- 1952 Four Star Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Gen. Feng
- 1952 Four Star Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Walter Pomeroy
- 1952 Four Star Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Nick
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1960 The Chevy Mystery Show ( 1 episode ) as General Bell
- 1960 The Chevy Mystery Show ( 1 episode ) as Bermudez
- 1960 The Chevy Mystery Show ( 1 episode ) as Commissioner of Police
- 1960 The Chevy Mystery Show ( 1 episode ) as Colonel Geraldine
- 1964 Daniel Boone ( 1 episode ) as William Creighton
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Ernest Wray
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Donald J. Evanson
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Edgar Whitehead
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Darius Tyson
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Kirk Cameron
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Rexford Wyler
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Rembrandt Van Rijn
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode )
- 1948 Studio One ( 2 episodes ) as Mr. Lawrence
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Walkes
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Caiaphas
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Sir Sagramor
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode )
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Benedict Arnold
- 1949 Suspense ( 1 episode )
- 1949 Suspense ( 1 episode ) as Fulco
- 1959 World of Giants ( 1 episode ) as Dugger
- 1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ( 1 episode ) as Chairman
- 1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ( 1 episode ) as Frame
