Michael Mark (actor)

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Russian-American actor (1886–1975)

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::summary Russian-American actor (1886–1975) ::

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FieldValue
nameMichael Mark
imageMichael Mark The Wasp Woman 1959.jpg
captionMark in The Wasp Woman (1959)
birth_nameMorris Schulman
birth_date
birth_placeMogilev, Russian Empire
death_date
death_placeLos Angeles, California, U.S.
occupationActor
years_active1928–1969
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| name = Michael Mark | image = Michael Mark The Wasp Woman 1959.jpg | caption = Mark in The Wasp Woman (1959) | birth_name = Morris Schulman | birth_date = | birth_place = Mogilev, Russian Empire | death_date = | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1928–1969

Michael Mark (born Morris Schulman; 15 March 1886 – 3 February 1975) was a Russian-born American film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1928 and 1969.

Biography

Born in 1886 in Mogilev, Russian Empire (now Belarus), he immigrated the United States in 1910. During the 1930s and 1940s, he was used by Universal Studios in minor roles for several Frankenstein movies, although he played different parts in each of them.

He may perhaps best-remembered, if not by name, as the desperate father of the killed girl in Frankenstein (1931) with Boris Karloff. Michael Mark died in Los Angeles, California, aged 88, in 1975.

Selected filmography

References

References

  1. Smith, Ian. (2016-03-02). "Interesting behind the scene Photos of Frankenstein, 1931 {{!}} The Vintage News".

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