Shimen Ruskin
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Shimen Ruskin.
Born: February 25, 1907
Place of Birth: Vilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Known For
Citizen Kane
Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.
Fiddler on the Roof
In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows.
Love and Death
In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.
Gun Crazy
Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, on Starr's behest, they embark on a crime spree for cash.
Dark Passage
A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence.
Murder, My Sweet
After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.
Kojak
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
The Producers
A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster, so nobody will ask for their money back — and what's more disastrous than a tasteless musical celebrating Adolf Hitler.
Mr. Soft Touch
When he learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner, returning WWII hero Joe Miracle steals the money from the club's safe and hides in a settlement home, while the mob is on his tail.
Body and Soul
Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.
Filmography
as Borslov
as Ben Hillel
as Mordcha
as Dr. Sam
as The Landlord
as Tailor
as Janitor (uncredited)
as Cab Driver
as Gus (Uncredited)
as Shimen, the Grocer (uncredited)
as Driver Hitting Kennedy (uncredited)
as Dry Cleaner Guy
as Dissenter at Art Lecture (Uncredited)
as Sam (Taxi Driver) (uncredited)
as Guzzo
as Artist in Shop
as Russian Waiter (uncredited)
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
as Joe (Uncredited)
as Charles 'Limpy' Larkin
as Gaston
as Hireling (uncredited)
as Russian Bridegroom
as Shrimpo