Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki
Mazurki as Splitface in Dick Tracy (1945)
Born	Markiian Yulianovych Mazurkevych (1907-12-25)December 25, 1907 Kupchyntsi, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine)
Died	December 9, 1990(1990-12-09) (aged 82) Glendale, California, United States
Alma mater	Manhattan College Fordham University Law School
Occupations	Actor professional wrestler
Years active	1934–1990
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Spouses	Jeanette Briggs ​ ​ (m. 1943; div. 1950)​ Sylvia Weinblatt ​ (m. 1968)​
Children	2
1st President of the Cauliflower Alley Club
In office 1965–1990
Succeeded by	Archie Moore

Mike Mazurki (December 25, 1907 – December 9, 1990, born Markiian Yulianovych Mazurkevych)^[a] was a Ukrainian-American actor and professional wrestler who appeared in more than 142 films. Although educated as an attorney, his hulking 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) presence, craggy face, and croaking voice had him often typecast as brainless athletes, tough guys, thugs, and gangsters. Memorable roles included Moose Malloy in Murder, My Sweet (1944), Splitface in Dick Tracy (1945), Yusuf in Sinbad the Sailor (1947), and "The Strangler" in Night and the City (1950). He was the founder and first president of the Cauliflower Alley Club.^[1]

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