Biography
Joseph Henry Ploski (April 16, 1904 – May 17, 1993) was a Polish-American film and television actor. He was known for his appearance in the 1953 film Stalag 17, which starred William Holden, Don Taylor and Otto Preminger.Ploski Was born in Poland. Initially working as a baker, he saved his money to attend at a drama school. Ploski performed in vaudeville in Hollywood, California, and worked as a straight man for comedian Joe Lewis. He made his Broadway debut in 1932, and also worked in New York with Imogene Coca and Danny Kaye.Ploski’s first screen credit was in the 1936 film Lady Be Careful. In 1938 he appeared in There Goes My Heart and Romance in the Dark.Ploski appeared in over 200 films including Dr. Broadway (1942), The Dark Corner (1946), The Reckless Moment (1949) and Experiment Alcatraz (1950). His final credit was in 1970 for the film Airport. Ploski’s appearances in television programs included Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Tales of Wells Fargo, Wagon Train, The Fugitive, 77 Sunset Strip, The Twilight Zone and Perry Mason.During World War II Ploski was inducted into the Army, serving as a mess-hall cook.Ploski died in May 1993 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 89.
Filmography
all 58
Movies 55
TV Shows 3
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Divorce American Style (1967)
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966)
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)
Looking for Love (1964)
Seven Days in May (1964)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1962)
Too Late Blues (1961)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Li'l Abner (1959)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Frankenstein 1970 (1958)
Hell Bound (1957)
The Garment Jungle (1957)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
Crime of Passion (1956)
Ride The High Iron (1956)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
The Proud Ones (1956)
Guys and Dolls (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
We're No Angels (1955)
Chicago Syndicate (1955)
Big House, U.S.A (1955)
New York Confidential (1955)
Shield for Murder (1954)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Small Town Girl (1953)
April in Paris (1952)
Bend of the River (1952)
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
The Family Secret (1951)
Love Nest (1951)
Rhubarb (1951)
At War with the Army (1950)
The Secret Fury (1950)
The Inspector General (1949)
The Reckless Moment (1949)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)
House of Strangers (1949)
Call Northside 777 (1948)
The Exile (1947)
The Egg and I (1947)
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
The Dark Corner (1946)
The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Dr. Broadway (1942)
The Fleet's In (1942)
Spring Parade (1940)
There Goes My Heart (1938)
I Met Him in Paris (1937)
Love Is News (1937)
Lady Be Careful (1936)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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Birthday1904-04-16
Deathday1993-05-17 (89 years old)
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