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person_profile-Henry Kulky

Henry Kulky Died at age: 53

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Henry Kulky

Date of Birth:

Aug 11, 1911

Country of birth:

USa

Died:

Feb 12, 1965

Biography of

Henry Kulky

    Henry Kulky (born Henry Kulakowich; August 11, 1911 – February 12, 1965) was an American actor and professional wrestler from Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, probably best remembered as Chief Petty Officer Curly Jones from season 1 of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

    Kulky began boxing in his teenage years. After six bouts, he stopped boxing when he was offered a position training wrestlers at St. Matthew's Lyceum in his native Hastings-on-Hudson.

    Stanislaus Zbyszko convinced Kulky to compete professionally in 1939. Moving to Argentina, Kulky competed throughout South America under the ring name Bomber Kulkavich. The number of matches in which he competed is uncertain; one claim states that he won 172 of 175 matches. Kulky, however, claims that he won nearly all of 7,000 matches. While in South America, he is also said to have won the continent's judo crown.

    Like most wrestlers who turned to acting in the 1950s he owed his big break to Mike Mazurki. The two appeared in several parts in the 1940s and 1950s, with Mazurki's agent getting him a part in Call Northside 777.

    Because of his rather tough guy image, Kulky became typecast as military men, thugs, gangsters, bartenders, wrestlers and other "strong guys" who were at times quite friendly and lovable characters contrasting strongly with the tough guy image. From 1953 to 1958, he played Otto Schmidlap in the television series The Life of Riley. In the series, Kulky portrayed a co-worker of series character Chester Riley, a wing riveter at an aircraft plant. In 1952 he appeared in an episode (#11) of Adventures of Superman, as a wrestler working for a crooked promoter. In 1954 he appeared in an episode (#141) of The Lone Ranger. From 1959 to 1962, Kulky was cast in the recurring role as Chief Max Bronsky in forty-six episodes of Jackie Cooper's CBS military sitcom-drama television series Hennesey. The role was close to Kulky's heart because during World War II, he was a boatswain's mate in the United States Navy.

    Kulky's last role was as Chief Curley Jones in the television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. He died on February 12, 1965, in Oceanside, California, of a heart attack suffered while he was studying a script.

Filmography of

Henry Kulky

Found 40 Movies in total

Guns of the Timberland

Logger ( Actor )

... 1960

Up Periscope

Chief Petty Officer York ( Actor )

... 1959

Bombers B-52

Calvin (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1957

Sierra Stranger

Bartender Matt ( Actor )

... 1957

I'll Cry Tomorrow

Man in Bar (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1955

Illegal

Taylor ( Actor )

... 1955

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

Prisoner (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1955

It's Always Fair Weather

Drunk in Bar (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1955

Love Me or Leave Me

Bouncer ( Actor )

... 1955

... 1955

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Brakeman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1955

The Human Jungle

Matty ( Actor )

... 1954

A Star Is Born

Cuddles (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1954

Tobor the Great

Paul (Spy Henchman) ( Actor )

... 1954

Fireman Save My Child

Harry ( Actor )

... 1954

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Maurice ( Actor )

... 1954

New Faces

Mr. Dee (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1954

Hell and High Water

McCrossin (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1954

Yukon Vengeance

Schmidt ( Actor )

... 1954

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

Stroogo (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1953

The Glory Brigade

Sgt. 'Smitty' Smitkowsky ( Actor )

... 1953

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

First Sergeant Jones ( Actor )

... 1953

Target Hong Kong

Dutch Pfeifer ( Actor )

... 1953

No Holds Barred

Mike the Mauler ( Actor )

... 1952

The World in His Arms

Peter, Russian Servant ( Actor )

... 1952

Red Skies of Montana

Dawson (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1952

Fixed Bayonets!

Vogl (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1951

Love Nest

George Thompson ( Actor )

... 1951

You Never Can Tell

Gorilla / Prisoner (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1951

The Guy Who Came Back

Wizard, Wrestler ( Actor )

... 1951

South Sea Sinner

Bartender ( Actor )

... 1950

Jiggs and Maggie Out West

'Bomber' Kulkowich (as Henry Kulkowich) ( Actor )

... 1950

Alias the Champ

Bomber Kulkovich - Wrestler ( Actor )

... 1949

The Red Danube

Russian Officer at Camp 12 Deportation ( Actor )

... 1949

Mighty Joe Young

Strong Man (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1949

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

Vredak ( Actor )

... 1949

A Foreign Affair

Russian Sergeant (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1948

Call Northside 777

First Bartender (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1948

To the Ends of the Earth

Giant Chinese Man (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1948

A Likely Story

Tremendo ( Actor )

... 1947