by Hans J. Wollstein
biography
A wild-haired character comedian from Poland, Shimen Ruskin popped up in scores of Hollywood films and television shows from 1938-1975. Having begun his screen career playing bits and performing odd jobs in Yiddish-language films made in New York, Ruskin turned to acting full-time in the 1940s, usually playing excitable types such as headwaiters, bartenders, store keepers, haberdashery salesmen, and the like. Late in life, he appeared as Meyer, the waiter on the short-lived television series The Corner Bar (1972-1973) and played Mordcha in the screen version of Fiddler on the Roof (1971).
| Title | Year | Editors' Rating | User Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | ||||
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Love and Death
Actor |
1975 | |||
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Fiddler on the Roof
Actor |
1971 | |||
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Shaft
Actor |
1971 | |||
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The Producers
Actor |
1968 | |||
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Donovan's Brain
Actor |
1953 | |||
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Ten Tall Men
Actor |
1951 | |||
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The Fat Man
Actor |
1951 | |||
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Gun Crazy
Actor |
1949 | |||
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Force of Evil
Actor |
1948 | |||
| 1948 | ||||
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Body and Soul
Actor |
1947 | |||
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Dark Passage
Actor |
1947 | |||
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Johnny O'Clock
Actor |
1947 | |||
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Slave Girl
Actor |
1947 | |||
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Crack-Up
Actor |
1946 | |||
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Cross My Heart
Actor |
1946 | |||
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Deadline at Dawn
Actor |
1946 | |||
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The Mask of Diijon
Actor |
1946 | |||
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Hold That Blonde
Actor |
1945 | |||
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In Our Time
Actor |
1944 | |||
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Murder, My Sweet
Actor |
1944 | |||
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What a Woman!
Actor |
1943 | |||
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They Got Me Covered
Actor |
1942 | |||
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Dance Hall
Actor |
1941 | |||
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Lady from Louisiana
Actor |
1941 | |||
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Having Wonderful Time
Actor |
1938 |


