Mike Mazurki Net Worth
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Updated on January 13, 2026
Mikhail Mazurkevych net worth is
$1.9 Million
Mikhail Mazurkevych Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Mike Mazurki (December 25, 1907 – December 9, 1990), born Mikhai? Mazurkiewicz, was an Austrian-born American actor and professional wrestler who appeared in over 100 movies. His towering 6' 5" presence and intimidating face usually got him roles playing tough guys, thugs, strong men, and gangsters. | Full Name | Mikhail Mazurkevych |
| Net Worth | $1.9 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 25, 1907 |
| Died | 1990-12-09 |
| Place Of Birth | Tarnopol, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Ternopil, Ukraine] |
| Height | 6' 4¾" (1.95 m) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Profession | Actor, Miscellaneous Crew |
| Spouse | Sylvia Weinblatt |
| Children | Michelle Mazurki |
| Nicknames | Mike Mazurki, Mazurki, Mike |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Towering height |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Always a character and supporting actor, he did have one starring role, as Trapper in the film "Challenge to be Free," for which he received very favorable reviews. |
| 2 | Karen Burroughs Hannsberry has a short biography of him in her book "Bad Boys: The Actors of Film Noir". |
| 3 | Well known to generations of wrestling fans as "Iron" Mike Mazurki, he delighted them with several world-class battles during his long career. Outside the squared circle he was dedicated to serving those in his wrestling brotherhood, and in the 1960s he founded the "Cauliflower Alley Club", a non-profit organization that awarded scholarships and financial assistance to retired or injured wrestlers and their families. |
| 4 | Awarded the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame's New York State Award, which was presented to an individual who made significant contributions to the sport of Professional Wrestling in the PWHF's home state of New York. |
| 5 | In 1936 he played minor=league football with the Wessington Passaic (NJ) Red Devils, a team in the American Football Association. |
| 6 | Father of actress Michelle Mazurki. |
| 7 | American actor of Ukrainian origin. |
| 8 | Best remembered as the lumbering, intense yet soft-hearted Moose Malloy in the classic 1945 film-noir adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel 'Farewell, My Lovely', called Murder, My Sweet (1944) in the US (while retaining the novel's title overseas). |
| 9 | Wrestler turned actor in tough guy roles. |
| 10 | Contrary to his image as a brawny, not very smart tough guy, Mazurki graduated at the top of his class from Manhattan College, class of 1930, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune's Daughter | 1949 | Mac Mozolla | |
| The Noose Hangs High | 1948 | Chuck | |
| Relentless | 1948 | Jake | |
| I Walk Alone | 1948 | Dan | |
| Nightmare Alley | 1947 | Bruno | |
| Unconquered | 1947 | Bone | |
| Killer Dill | 1947 | Little Joe | |
| Sinbad, the Sailor | 1947 | Yusuf | |
| The French Key | 1946 | Sam Cragg | |
| Mysterious Intruder | 1946 | Harry Pontos | |
| Live Wires | 1946 | Patsy 'Pat' Clark | |
| The Thin Man Goes Home | 1945 | First Man Outside Barber Shop (uncredited) | |
| Dakota | 1945 | 'Bigtree' Collins | |
| Dick Tracy | 1945 | 'Splitface' | |
| Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | 1945 | Klondike Pete | |
| The Spanish Main | 1945 | Erik Swaine | |
| The Jury Goes Round 'n' Round | 1945 | Short | Juror |
| The Horn Blows at Midnight | 1945 | Bass Player / Humphrey Rafferty | |
| Murder, My Sweet | 1944 | Moose Malloy | |
| The Princess and the Pirate | 1944 | Pirate (uncredited) | |
| The Missing Juror | 1944 | Cullie - Masseur (uncredited) | |
| The Canterville Ghost | 1944 | Metropolus | |
| Summer Storm | 1944 | Tall Policeman Bending Over Petroff (uncredited) | |
| Shine on Harvest Moon | 1944 | Bouncer (uncredited) | |
| Lost Angel | 1943 | Fighter (uncredited) | |
| Whistling in Brooklyn | 1943 | Henchman on Ship (uncredited) | |
| Henry Aldrich Haunts a House | 1943 | The Goon (uncredited) | |
| Swing Fever | 1943 | Wrestler (uncredited) | |
| Thank Your Lucky Stars | 1943 | Olaf (uncredited) | |
| Behind the Rising Sun | 1943 | Japanese Wrestler (uncredited) | |
| Bomber's Moon | 1943 | Kurt (scenes deleted) | |
| Mission to Moscow | 1943 | Russian Machinist Workman (uncredited) | |
| Taxi, Mister | 1943 | Henchman Joe | |
| Prairie Chickens | 1943 | Henchman Charlie (uncredited) | |
| It Ain't Hay | 1943 | Bouncer (uncredited) | |
| Gentleman Jim | 1942 | Jake Kilrain (uncredited) | |
| That Other Woman | 1942 | Thug (uncredited) | |
| The Moon and Sixpence | 1942 | Tough Bill (uncredited) | |
| Dr. Renault's Secret | 1942 | Rogell (uncredited) | |
| About Face | 1942 | Short | Tough Sailor (uncredited) |
| The Shanghai Gesture | 1941 | The Coolie | |
| Black Fury | 1935 | Security Force Applicant (uncredited) | |
| Belle of the Nineties | 1934 | New Orleans Audience Admirer (uncredited) | |
| Mob Boss | 1990 | Video | Don Taglianeti |
| Dick Tracy | 1990 | Old Man at Hotel | |
| Amazon Women on the Moon | 1987 | Dutch (segment "Reckless Youth") | |
| Doin' Time | 1985 | Bruno | |
| Rod Stewart: Infatuation | 1984 | Video short | The Private Investigator |
| Fantasy Island | 1983 | TV Series | Ugh / Swamp Rat |
| ...All the Marbles | 1981 | Referee in Chicago (uncredited) | |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | 1981 | TV Movie | Logan |
| Revenge of the Gray Gang | 1981 | TV Movie | Joe Malcheski |
| Alligator | 1980 | Gatekeeper (as Michael Mazurki) | |
| Gas Pump Girls | 1979 | Moiv | |
| Charlie's Angels | 1978 | TV Series | Robbins |
| The One Man Jury | 1978 | Kayo's Handler | |
| The Magic of Lassie | 1978 | Apollo | |
| Mad Bull | 1977 | TV Movie | Tidy |
| Incredible Rocky Mountain Race | 1977 | TV Movie | Crazy Horse |
| Switch | 1977 | TV Series | Blaine |
| Paesano: A Voice in the Night | 1977 | Bodyguard | |
| Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | 1976 | Studio Guard | |
| Challenge to Be Free | 1975 | Trapper | |
| The Wild McCullochs | 1975 | Cliff Randall | |
| The Centerfold Girls | 1974 | The Caretaker | |
| Kung Fu | 1973 | TV Series | Hannibal |
| The Chicago Teddy Bears | 1971 | TV Series | Julie |
| Gunsmoke | 1971 | TV Series | Whale |
| Mannix | 1971 | TV Series | Kony |
| Julia | 1971 | TV Series | Al Mcteague |
| Which Way to the Front? | 1970 | Rocky (uncredited) | |
| Adam-12 | 1970 | TV Series | Claude Terry |
| Love, American Style | 1970 | TV Series | Rocky (segment "Love and the Gangster") |
| Bonanza | 1968-1969 | TV Series | Big Jack / Big Man |
| Land of the Giants | 1969 | TV Series | Loach |
| My Three Sons | 1969 | TV Series | Hugo |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | 1968 | TV Series | The Boston Strong Girl's Father |
| I Dream of Jeannie | 1967 | TV Series | Girard |
| The Jerry Lewis Show | 1967 | TV Series | Brannigan |
| Batman | 1967 | TV Series | Allegro |
| It's About Time | 1966-1967 | TV Series | Clon |
| Rango | 1967 | TV Series | Jake Downey |
| The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin | 1967 | Mountain Ox | |
| Mr. Terrific | 1967 | TV Series | Shoulders |
| Gilligan's Island | 1966 | TV Series | Igor |
| The Loner | 1966 | TV Series | Rufe Vernon |
| Daniel Boone | 1964-1966 | TV Series | El Toro / Akasheta |
| 7 Women | 1966 | Tunga Khan - Bandit Leader | |
| F Troop | 1966 | TV Series | Geronimo |
| Laredo | 1965 | TV Series | Pvt. Percy Flower |
| Mister Ed | 1965 | TV Series | Beppo |
| Requiem for a Gunfighter | 1965 | Ivy Bliss | |
| The Bill Dana Show | 1964 | TV Series | Tiger Donovan |
| The Disorderly Orderly | 1964 | Moving Van Passenger (uncredited) | |
| The Munsters | 1964 | TV Series | Leo 'Knuckles' Kraus |
| Cheyenne Autumn | 1964 | Senior First Sergeant | |
| Perry Mason | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Cully Barstow / Arthur Jacks |
| Wagon Train | 1964 | TV Series | Lance Corp. Otto Moller |
| The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters | 1964 | TV Series | Bill Jim |
| 4 for Texas | 1963 | Chad | |
| It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World | 1963 | Miner | |
| Donovan's Reef | 1963 | Sgt. Monk Menkowicz | |
| Make Room for Daddy | 1963 | TV Series | Big Moose Miller |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | 1963 | TV Series | Venturi / Mr. Anston |
| Five Weeks in a Balloon | 1962 | Slave Captain | |
| Zotz! | 1962 | Igor | |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | 1962 | TV Series | Ugh-ug |
| The Untouchables | 1959-1962 | TV Series | Moose Tobin / Frankie Marlowe |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | 1958-1962 | TV Series | Jo Jo / Power / Breed |
| Pocketful of Miracles | 1961 | Big Mike | |
| The Errand Boy | 1961 | Blonde 'Movie Siren' | |
| The Roaring 20's | 1961 | TV Series | Rhino |
| General Electric Theater | 1961 | TV Series | Hoodlum |
| Swingin' Along | 1961 | Bookie | |
| Bachelor Father | 1960 | TV Series | George 'Mac' |
| The Facts of Life | 1960 | First Husband in Motel Room | |
| The Texan | 1960 | TV Series | First Bank Robber / Kale |
| Overland Trail | 1960 | TV Series | Juan |
| Tightrope | 1960 | TV Series | Jim Raskin |
| Johnny Midnight | 1960 | TV Series | Perry |
| Sunday Showcase | 1959 | TV Series | Maxwell Mason |
| M Squad | 1959 | TV Series | Coskie, Karate Instructor |
| Alias Jesse James | 1959 | Dirty Dog Tough (uncredited) | |
| Some Like It Hot | 1959 | Spats' Henchman | |
| Rescue 8 | 1959 | TV Series | Rocky Coogan |
| The Buccaneer | 1958 | Tarsus | |
| U.S. Marshal | 1958 | TV Series | Ark Sorenson / Luke Trimble |
| The Man Who Died Twice | 1958 | Rak | |
| Official Detective | 1958 | TV Series | Banning |
| Hell Ship Mutiny | 1957 | Ross | |
| Telephone Time | 1956 | TV Series | Pvt. Novak |
| Man in the Vault | 1956 | Louie | |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | 1956 | TV Series | The Butcher of Barbados |
| Around the World in Eighty Days | 1956 | Drunk in Hong Kong Dive | |
| The Sheriff of Cochise | 1956 | TV Series | Jake Harlan |
| My Friend Flicka | 1956 | TV Series | Hercules Throckmorton |
| Comanche | 1956 | Flat Mouth | |
| Studio 57 | 1956 | TV Series | |
| Kismet | 1955 | Chief Policeman | |
| It's a Great Life | 1955 | TV Series | Bud |
| Blood Alley | 1955 | Big Han | |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1955 | TV Series | |
| New Orleans Uncensored | 1955 | Big Mike | |
| New York Confidential | 1955 | Arnie Wendler | |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1955 | TV Series | Big Foot |
| Public Defender | 1954 | TV Series | Bruce |
| The Egyptian | 1954 | Foreman, House of Death (uncredited) | |
| Duffy's Tavern | 1954 | TV Series | McGurk |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1954 | TV Series | Master Sergeant / Max the Black (Pirate) |
| My Favorite Spy | 1951 | Monkara | |
| The Light Touch | 1951 | Charles | |
| Ten Tall Men | 1951 | Roshko | |
| Criminal Lawyer | 1951 | 'Moose' Hendricks | |
| Pier 23 | 1951 | Ape Danowski | |
| He's a Cockeyed Wonder | 1950 | 'Lunk' Boxwell | |
| Dark City | 1950 | Sidney Winant | |
| Night and the City | 1950 | The Strangler | |
| Samson and Delilah | 1949 | Leader of Philistine Soldiers | |
| Abandoned | 1949 | Hoppe | |
| The Devil's Henchman | 1949 | Rhino | |
| Rope of Sand | 1949 | Pierson | |
| Come to the Stable | 1949 | Sam |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night and the City | 1950 | technical adviser: wrestling - uncredited / technical advisor: wrestling - uncredited |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Man with Bogart's Face | 1980 | Himself | |
| Laugh-In | 1971 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Performer |
| That Regis Philbin Show | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| Chun King Chow Mein Hour | 1962 | TV Special | Sketch Actor |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1951-1955 | TV Series | Himself - Actor / Himself |
| Texaco Star Theatre | 1950-1954 | TV Series | Himself - Actor |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | 1951 | TV Series | Himself - Sketch Actor |
Archive Footage
Known for movies
Some Like It Hot (1959)
as Spats' Henchman
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
as Moose Malloy
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
as Miner
Night and the City (1950)
as The Strangler