Karl Lukas
Karl Lukas, born Karol Louis Lukasiak (August 21, 1919 – January 16, 1995) was an American film and television actor.[1] He was best known for playing Pvt. Stash Kadowski in The Phil Silvers Show.[2]
Karl Lukas | |
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 Karl Lukas in Shane 1966 | |
| Born | Karol Louis Lukasiak August 21, 1919 Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 16, 1995 (aged 75) |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Spouse | Stephanie Lukas |
| Children | 2 |
Lukas guest-starred in numerous television programs including The Andy Griffith Show, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Rockford Files, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Rawhide, Wagon Train, The Beverly Hillbillies, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The F.B.I., Petticoat Junction and The Monkees. He also appeared in a few episodes of Family Affair, Bewitched and Mister Ed. Lukas died in January 1995 of heart failure in Westlake Village, California, at the age of 75.[3][4][5] He was buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery.[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | The Long, Long Trailer | Inspector | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Under Fire | Sergeant Hutchins | |
| 1958 | The True Story of Lynn Stuart | Hal Bruck | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Onionhead | Agnelli | |
| 1958 | Torpedo Run | Hallert | Uncredited |
| 1959 | The Trap | 'Greenie' | Uncredited |
| 1959 | Don't Give Up the Ship | Dugan | Uncredited |
| 1960 | Visit to a Small Planet | Policeman | Uncredited |
| 1960 | Tall Story | 1st Detective | |
| 1960 | The Facts of Life | Parent At Meeting | Uncredited |
| 1960 | The Great Impostor | Prisoner | Uncredited |
| 1961 | Creature from the Haunted Sea | Bartender | Uncredited |
| 1963 | The Thrill of It All | Worker | Uncredited |
| 1967 | Warning Shot | Custodian | Uncredited |
| 1967 | Thoroughly Modern Millie | Bouncer | Uncredited |
| 1970 | Watermelon Man | Policeman #2 | |
| 1970 | Which Way to the Front? | SS Guard | Uncredited |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man... | Otis | |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! | Captain Harold C. Train, USS California | |
| 1971 | Josie's Castle | 1st Narc | |
| 1972 | Black Jack | ||
| 1973 | Blume in Love | Karl, Cleaning Man | |
| 1973 | Emperor of the North Pole | 'Pokey' Stiff | |
| 1973 | Oklahoma Crude | Hobo #1 | |
| 1974 | Blazing Saddles | Cutthroat #1 | Uncredited |
| 1974 | Herbie Rides Again | Angry Construction Worker | |
| 1974 | 99 and 44/100% Dead | Guard | |
| 1974 | Earthquake | Man #3 | Uncredited |
| 1975 | Las Vegas Lady | Connors | |
| 1975 | Whiffs | Wally, The Bartender | |
| 1975 | Hustle | Charley | |
| 1976 | Two-Minute Warning | Couple At S.W.A.T. Call | |
| 1976 | The Shaggy D.A. | Painter | |
| 1979 | The Frisco Kid | Bartender | |
| 1986 | Big Trouble | Police Captain | |
| 1988 | Memories of Me | Bartender |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Lux Video Theatre | Bob | Episode: "The Shiny People" |
| 1951 | Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | Episode: "The Thousand Yard Look" | |
| 1953 | Dark of Night | 1 episode | |
| 1953 | Four Star Playhouse | Ernie | Episode: "The Squeeze" |
| 1953 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | Kreuger | Episode: "The Bells of Cockaigne" |
| 1954 | Inner Sanctum | Tommy | Episode: "Reward for Janie" |
| 1954 | Studio One in Hollywood | Hank, Man Who Struck Carter | Episode: "An Almanac of Liberty" |
| 1955 | The United States Steel Hour | Stoker | Episode: "Freighter" |
| 1955-1958 | The Phil Silvers Show | Private 'Stash' Kadowski | 96 episodes |
| 1955 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Himself / Private 'Stash' Kadowski | 2 episodes |
| 1955 | Crossroads | Episode: "Broadway Trust" | |
| 1957 | Climax! | Episode: "Necessary Evil" | |
| 1957 | The Court of Last Resort | Karl Hooft | Episode: "The Karl Hooft Case" |
| 1958 | Tombstone Territory | 'Red' Slade | Episode: "Skeleton Canyon Massacre" |
| 1958 | Suspicion | Max Proudfoot | Episode: "Death Watch" |
| 1958 | The Rifleman | Oliver | Episode: "The Brother-in-Law" |
| 1958 | Steve Canyon | Dave Newman | Episode: "Operation Moby Dick" |
| 1958 | Man with a Camera | Pete Montee | Episode: "Double Negative" |
| 1958 | Playhouse 90 | Willie Marks | Episode: "Seven Against the Wall" |
| 1959 | Lawman | Sergeant Blaney | Episode: "The Runaway" |
| 1959 | State Trooper | Harry 'Duke' Jackson | Episode: "The Choker" |
| 1959 | Yancy Derringer | The Warrior | Episode: "The Wayward Warrior" |
| 1959 | Johnny Ringo | Cather | Episode: "The Hunters" |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye | Arthur | Episode: "Secret of the Second Door" |
| 1959-1963 | The Untouchables | Agent At Raid / Yanos Dalker | 2 episodes |
| 1959 | The Deputy | Luke Dillon | Episode: "The Orphans" |
| 1960 | Not for Hire | Jack Stefano | Episode: "The Set Up" |
| 1960 | The Man from Blackhawk | Boyd | Episode: "Execution Day" |
| 1960 | Bourbon Street Beat | Augie Liuzza / Davis | 2 episodes |
| 1960 | The Slowest Gun in the West | Jake Dalton | TV movie |
| 1960 | This Man Dawson | Unknown | Episode: "Get Dawson" |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys | 'Rocky' | Episode: "Oo-La-La" |
| 1960 | Surfside 6 | Hood | Uncredited, Episode: "Par-a-kee" |
| 1960 | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | 1st Officer | Episode: "A Silent Panic" |
| 1961 | Dante | Roscoe | Episode: "Wine, Women and Willie" |
| 1961 | Klondike | Gang Member | Episode: "The Golden Burro" |
| 1961 | Miami Undercover | Toledo | Episode: "The Rocky Caper" |
| 1961-1964 | 77 Sunset Strip | Hood #1 / Monk / Thug | 3 episodes |
| 1961 | Guestward, Ho! | Policeman | Episode: "No Place Like Home" |
| 1961 | Hennesey | Chief Kowalski / Herman / Franks | 3 episodes |
| 1961-1962 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Otto / The Mailman / Uncle Ben, Bar Owner / Soldier Fresno | 4 episodes |
| 1962 | Outlaws | York | Episode: "No More Horses" |
| 1962 | Wagon Train | Dr. Parnell | Episode: "The Kurt Davos Story" |
| 1962 | Don't Call Me Charlie! | Sergeant Childress / MP | 2 episodes |
| 1962-1965 | Mister Ed | Harry / George / Charlie / Policeman | 4 episodes |
| 1963 | GE True | Stoker | Episode: "Open Season" |
| 1963 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Frank | Episode: "Elly's Animals" |
| 1963 | Ben Casey | Mike Vetley | Episode: "A Short Biographical Sketch of James Tuttle Peabody, M.D." |
| 1963 | Wide Country | Turk Samuels | Episode: "The Lucky Punch" |
| 1963 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Mel Tanner | Episode: "Last Seen Wearing Blue Jeans" |
| 1963 | My Favorite Martian | Bruno | Episode: "Rocket to Mars" |
| 1964-1966 | Gunsmoke | Hardy / Williams / Lake | 3 episodes |
| 1964 | The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters | Rowdy #2 | Episode: "The Day of the Tin Trumpet" |
| 1964-1971 | Bewitched | 1st Policeman / Benny / Keeper #1 / Braun | 4 episodes |
| 1964 | The Great Adventure | Milk Truck Driver | Episode: "The Henry Bergh Story" |
| 1964 | The Andy Griffith Show | Sergeant | Episode: "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." |
| 1964 | Many Happy Returns | Cop | Episode: "Joe's Place" |
| 1964 | The Cara Williams Show | Police Officer | Episode: "Help, I'm Being Held Prisoner by a Teenager" |
| 1964 | Mickey | Policeman | Episode: "For the Love of Grandpa Toddie" |
| 1964 | The Lucy Show | Mail Sorter | Episode: "Lucy and the Missing Stamp" |
| 1965 | Slattery's People | Hensen | Episode: "Question: How Do You Fall in Love with a Town?" |
| 1965 | My Living Doll | Harry | Episode: "A Paris Original" |
| 1965-1972 | Bonanza | Brother / Irons | 2 episodes |
| 1965 | The Legend of Jesse James | Luke Hamlin | Episode: "Three Men from Now" |
| 1965 | Rawhide | Cole Wallace / Posse Member | 2 episodes |
| 1965 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Hugo | Episode: "Uhny Uftz" |
| 1965 | The Donna Reed Show | Police Officer / Mr. Swanson | 2 episodes |
| 1966 | I Spy | Agent #2 | Episode: "The Barter" |
| 1966-1970 | Family Affair | Mr. Parker / Scotty | 10 episodes |
| 1966 | The Monkees | Rocco | Episode: "Monkees à la Carte" |
| 1966 | Shane | Ed Howell | 2 episodes |
| 1966 | Occasional Wife | Workman | Episode: "Peter by Moonlight" |
| 1967 | The Phyllis Diller Show | Wally | 1 episode |
| 1967 | Lassie | Workman | Episode: "A Matter of Seconds" |
| 1967 | Batman | Acacia | Episode: "Louie, the Lilac" |
| 1967 | Iron Horse | Bartender | Episode: "Death Has Two Faces" |
| 1968-1971 | Mannix | Starkey / The Bartender | 2 episodes |
| 1968 | Here Come the Brides | 1st Mate | Episode: "The Man of the Family" |
| 1969 | Room 222 | Policeman | Episode: "Fathers and Sons" |
| 1969 | Petticoat Junction | Charlie Hanks | Episode: "Kathy Jo's First Birthday" |
| 1970 | Bracken's World | Detective | Episode: "A Perfect Piece of Casting" |
| 1970 | Then Came Bronson | Billy | Episode: "Still Waters" |
| 1970 | The Immortal | Supernintendent | Episode: "White Elephants Don't Grow on Trees" |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | Sam Jessop | Episode: "The People Against Doctor Chapman" |
| 1971 | The Young Lawyers | Mechanic | Episode: "Conrad and the Taxi Squad" |
| 1971-1974 | Cannon | Rettig / Truck Driver | 2 episodes |
| 1971 | The Smith Family | Mr. Hill | Episode: "Man in the Middle" |
| 1971 | Night Gallery | Iceman | Episode: "Cool Air/Camera Obscura/Quoth the Raven" |
| 1972 | Nichols | Harry Carmichael | Episode: "Bertha" |
| 1972 | The Mod Squad | Bus Driver | Uncredited, Episode: "Taps, Play It Louder" |
| 1972 | The New Temperatures Rising Show | Piano Mover | Episode: "Tenor Loving Care" |
| 1974 | The Odd Couple | Olaf | Episode: "The Moonlighter" |
| 1975 | Little House on the Prairie | Jebediah Mumfort | Episode: "In the Big Inning" |
| 1975 | Barbary Coast | 'Hobie' | Episode: "Sharks Eat Sharks" |
| 1975 | The Invisible Man | 1st Truck Driver | Episode: "Pin Money" |
| 1976 | Ellery Queen | Sergeant Harris | Episode: "The Adventure of the Sinister Scenario" |
| 1976 | The Rockford Files | Officer | Episode: "The Italian Bird Fiasco" |
| 1976 | Ark II | Cyrus | Episode: "The Slaves" |
| 1977 | Switch | Mario | Episode: "Whatever Happened to Carol Harmony?" |
| 1981 | Quincy, M.E. | 2nd Man | Episode: "Jury Duty" |
| 1985 | Murder: By Reason of Insanity | Speaker At Polish Hall | TV movie |
| 1985-1987 | St. Elsewhere | Carl, Maintenance Man | 6 episodes |
| 1991 | Don't Touch My Daughter | Casey | TV movie, (final film role) |
References
- "Karl Lukas Biography". Fandango. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- Przygoda, Jacek (1978). Polish Americans in California, 1827-1977 and Who's Who. Polish American Historical Association. p. 140. ISBN 9780960161409 – via Google Books.
- Brady, David (January 19, 1995). "Obituaries: *Karl Lukas; Actor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- "Karl Lukas". Variety. March 19, 1995. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places - The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d Ed. McFarland. p. 460. ISBN 9781476625997 – via Google Books.
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