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Robert Strauss

Highest Rated: 100% Attack! (1956)

Lowest Rated: 50% The Redhead From Wyoming (1952)

Birthday: Nov 8, 1913

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

Robert Strauss is an animal. Or rather, the "Animal" of Billy Wilder's subversive 1953 World War II POW yarn, "Stalag 17." Distinguished by his deep baritone croak, Strauss originated that role on Broadway several years before reprising it in Wilder's famous adaptation. Though he performed odd jobs throughout much of his young life, it was in the theater that Strauss finally found a home. The son of a costume designer, he took to the stage as a classical actor, performing the works of Shakespeare during the '30s. Strauss enjoyed only middling success until the following decade, however, when film roles began to materialize for him. He made his Hollywood debut in the 1942 Bill of Rights docudrama "Native Land," but true stardom would not be his until "Stalag." The role gained Strauss widespread recognition, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He went on to become one of the most recognizable faces of the '50s, popping up in TV and film roles alike. He appeared again under the direction of Wilder in his 1955 Marilyn Monroe comedy, "The Seven Year Itch," this time as Mr. Kruhulik, a gawking janitor. The character actor had the opportunity to work with other legendary performers as well, and played the shady Schwiefka opposite Frank Sinatra in "The Man with the Golden Arm" the same year. Strauss showed up on countless TV staples in the '60s, including the classic sitcom "Bewitched" as a crooked P.I.

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Highest rated movies

100% 78% Attack!
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91% 93% Stalag 17
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81% 83% The Man With the Golden Arm
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80% 41% 4D Man
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80% 60% The Bridges at Toko-Ri
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80% 72% The Family Jewels
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50% 75% The Redhead From Wyoming
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55% The Noah
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Movie Star, American Style, or, LSD, I Hate You!
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Fort Utah
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 55% The Noah Noah (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 57% The Green Hornet Bud Crocker (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dagmar & Co. John Blackstone (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fort Utah Ben Stokes (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet 49% Frankie and Johnny Blackie (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Movie Star, American Style, or, LSD, I Hate You! Joe Horner (Character) - 1966
80% 72% The Family Jewels Pool Hall Owner (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet 70% That Funny Feeling Bartender (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet 40% Harlow Hamk (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stage to Thunder Rock Bob Acres (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet 56% The Wheeler Dealers Feinberg (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dondi Sammy Boy (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet The George Raft Story Frenchie (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Last Time I Saw Archie MSgt. Stanley Erlenheim (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Twenty Plus Two Jimmy Honsinger (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet September Storm Ernie Williams (Character) - 1960
No Score Yet 50% Wake Me When It's Over Sgt. Sam Weiscoff (Character) - 1960
80% 41% 4D Man Roy Parker (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Inside the Mafia Sam Galey (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet 63% Li'l Abner Romeo Scragg (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet 67% I, Mobster Black Frankie Udino (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Frontier Gun Yubo (Character) - 1958
100% 78% Attack! Pfc. Bernstein (Character) - 1956
81% 83% The Man With the Golden Arm Schwiefka (Character) - 1955
80% 60% The Bridges at Toko-Ri Beer Barrel (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet 0% The Atomic Kid Stan Cooper (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet 44% Money From Home Seldom Seen Kid (Character) - 1953
91% 93% Stalag 17 Stanislas "Animal" Kasava (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 20% Here Come the Girls Jack the Slasher (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet Act of Love Sgt. Johnny Blackwood (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 54% Jumping Jacks Sgt. McClusky (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet 69% Sailor Beware CPO Lardoski (Character) - 1952
50% 75% The Redhead From Wyoming "Knuckles" Hogan (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet 67% The Sleeping City Police Lt. Barney Miller (Character) - 1950

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No Score Yet No Score Yet The Beverly Hillbillies Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet 84% Get Smart Unknown (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet 83% The Green Hornet Unknown (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet 48% Bewitched Charlie Leach (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Green Acres Chief Thundercloud (Guest Star) 1966
100% No Score Yet The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Unknown (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alfred Hitchcock Hour Unknown (Character) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Perry Mason Pete Kamboly (Guest Star) 1959 1965
83% 92% The Munsters Unknown (Guest Star) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Dick Van Dyke Show Boxer Morrison (Guest Star) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Count Roberto del Falcone (Guest Star) 1959 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rawhide Unknown (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bonanza Unknown (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dante Unknown (Guest Star) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bat Masterson Howard C. Smith (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Startime Unknown (Character) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Alcoa Hour Lt. Marchesse (Character) 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Letter to Loretta Unknown (Guest Star) 1953