Once upon a time there lived a giant in the valley. His name was Mike Mazurki.
As an actor, he added excitement to more than 350 films and television shows.
During his stay at the hospital in the Fall of ’87, I wasn’t thrilled about having
to stick a needle in the arm of the gargantuan man who had virtually played
nothing but bone-crushing thugs, henchmen and barbarians named “Rhino,”
Splitface,” “Igor,” “Bigfoot,” and “Moose.” I knocked on his door and heard
in a deep, rough voice that I instantly recognized, “Come in.”
There was the giant himself, whose bed could hardly contain his 6’5″,
265 pound frame…………………………………………….
| Mike Mazurki’s Western Filmography |
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| 1934Belle of the Nineties1945Dakota
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (Western Scene) 1947 Unconquered 1955 Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier 1956 Comanche 1958 The Buccaneer 1959 Alias Jesse James |
1963Four For Texas1964Cheyenne Autumn
1965 Requiem for a Gunfighter 1967 Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin 1975 Wild McCullochs (Western Elements) 1976 Challenge to be Free (Western Elements) 1978 The Magic of Lassie (Western Elements) |