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Joseph Ruskin

Highest Rated: 71% The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)

Lowest Rated: 31% Smokin' Aces (2007)

Birthday: Apr 14, 1924

Birthplace: Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Ruskin has built an incredible presence on the big screen throughout his acting career. Ruskin began his acting career appearing mainly in films, such as the adaptation "Hell Bent For Leather" (1960) with Audie Murphy, the biopic "The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond" (1960) with Ray Danton and the Vincent Price adaptation "Diary of a Madman" (1963). He also appeared in "Bogard" (1975) and the action movie "The Black Street Fighter" (1976) with Richard Lawson. Ruskin worked in television around the start of his acting career with a role on "The Twilight Zone" (CBS, 1959-1964). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the eighties, appearing in "The Sword and the Sorcerer" (1982), "Prizzi's Honor" (1985) with Jack Nicholson and "The Longshot" (1986) with Tim Conway. He also appeared in the Jason Presson comedy sequel "Saturday the 14th Strikes Back" (1988). In the latter part of his career, he continued to act in the action flick "The Criminal Mind" (1995) with Lance Henriksen, the Patrick Stewart sci-fi fantasy "Star Trek: Insurrection" (1998) and "King Cobra" (2000). He also appeared in the action picture "The Scorpion King" (2002) with Dwayne Johnson. He also worked in television during these years, including a part on "Bones" (Fox, 2005-). Ruskin last acted in the Ben Affleck comedic action flick "Smokin' Aces" (2007). Ruskin passed away in December 2013 at the age of 89.

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Highest-Rated Movies

71% 85% The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
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40% 70% Robin and the Seven Hoods
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31% 62% Smokin' Aces
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79% Captain America
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19% Black Fist
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24% Firepower
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Panache
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38% The Criminal Mind
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27% King Cobra
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Icemaker
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Filmography

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Smokin' Aces 31% 62% 2007 Primo Sparazza Actor Icemaker 2005 Quentin Leeds Actor King Cobra 27% 1999 Dr. Irwin Burns Actor Firepower 24% 1994 Drexal Actor The Criminal Mind 38% 1993 Manny Kohen Actor Captain America 79% 1979 Rudy Sandrini Actor The Gypsy Warriors 1978 Grenault Actor Panache 1976 Cardinal Richelieu Actor Black Fist 19% 1975 Scarletti Actor Robin and the Seven Hoods 40% 70% 1964 Twitch Actor The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond 71% 85% 1960 Matt Moran Actor
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