Berry Kroeger
Also Known As: Walker Berry Kroeger, Barry Kroeger, Berry Kroger, Barry Kroger
Biography: Berry Kroeger was an American film, television and stage actor. Born in San Antonio, Texas, Kroeger got his acting start on radio as an announcer on Suspense and as an actor, playing for a time The Falcon in the radio series. Kroeger was a regular as Sam Williams on the radio daytime drama Young Doctor Malone. He was discovered by filmmaker William Wellman while performing on Broadway and began appearing in films in 1948 with his role in The Iron Curtain. Kroeger specialized in playing slimy bad guys in films like Act of Violence (1948) and The Iron Curtain (1948), a crooked lawyer in Cry of the City (1948) and a heavy in Joseph H. Lewis' cult crime classic, Gun Crazy (1949). His flair for decadent leering and evil scowls often led to his being cast in "schlock fare", like 1966's Chamber of Horrors and 1971's The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant. He appeared in a small role as a village elder in Young Frankenstein (1974). He appeared in dozens of television programs. He guest starred on seven episodes of Perry Mason, including murderer Edgar Whitehead in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Blind Man's Bluff," and murder victim Kirk Cameron in the 1964 episode, "The Case of the Illicit Illusion." He also appeared in shows such as Hawaiian Eye, Get Smart (as a character spoofing actor Sydney Greenstreet) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. His last major film role was in 1977's The Demon Seed. On Broadway, Kroeger portrayed the High Lama in the ill-fated 1956 musical adaptation of Lost Horizon entitled Shangri-La. On January 4, 1991, Berry Kroeger died of kidney failure. *Source:* **Wikipedia**
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: October 16, 1912
Age: 112 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: January 04, 1991
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The Story of Ruth
Overview: Ruth is one of two Moabite women who marry the sons of Elimelech and Naomi. When Elimelech and sons Mahlon and Chillion die, leaving Naomi a widow with two widowed daughters-in-law, Naomi decides to return to Israel. One daughter-in-law, Orpah, bids her goodbye. Daughter-in-law Ruth however says she will not desert her.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-06-17
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Young Frankenstein
Overview: A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-15
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Cry of the City
Overview: Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to disaster with him?
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-09-29
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Act of Violence
Overview: A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-01-22
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Nightmare in Wax
Overview: The disfigured curator of a wax museum murders his enemies and then uses their bodies as exhibits in his museum.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-05-14
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The Iron Curtain
Overview: The Iron Curtain is based on the actual 1945 case of Soviet cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko, (Dana Andrews), who, after careful training, was assigned to the U.S.S.R. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada in the midst of World War II. Eventually, Gouzenko defected with 109 pages of material implicating several high level Canadian officials, outlined the steps taken to secure information about the the details of the nuclear bomb via numerous sleeper cells established throughout North America. The scandal that resulted when details of this case were publicized by American columnist Drew Pearson in early 1946 involved Canada, Britain and the United States.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-06-16
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Chicago Deadline
Overview: On Chicago's South Side reporter Ed Ames finds the body of a dead girl. Her address book leads to a host of names of men frightened by her death but claiming never to have known her. Ames comes to know quite a lot, dangerously so.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-03
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The Mephisto Waltz
Overview: A frustrated pianist himself, music journalist Myles Clarkson is thrilled to interview virtuoso Duncan Ely. Duncan, however, is terminally ill and not much interested in Myles until noticing that Myles' hands are ideally suited for piano. Suddenly, he can't get enough of his new friend, and Myles' wife, Paula, becomes suspicious of Duncan's intentions. Her suspicions grow when Duncan dies and Myles mysteriously becomes a virtuoso overnight.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-04-09
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Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Overview: A Greek Fisherman brings an Atlantean Princess back to her homeland which is the mythical city of Atlantis. He is enslaved for his trouble. The King is being manipulated by an evil sorcerer who is bent on using a natural resource of Atlantis to take over the world. The Atlanteans, or rather the slaves of Atlantis, are forced to mine a crystalline material which absorbs the suns rays. These crystals can then be used for warmth. The misuse of science has created weapons out of the crystals that can fire a heat ray to destroy whatever it touches.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-05-03
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Blood Alley
Overview: An American Merchant Marine captain, rescued from a Chinese Communist jail by local villagers, is "shanghaied" into transporting the entire village to Hong Kong on an ancient paddle steamer.
Genres: Adventure Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-10-01
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The Dark Past
Overview: A gang hold a family hostage in their own home. The leader of the escaped cons is bothered by a recurring dream that the doctor of the house may be able to analyze.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-12-22
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The Sword of Monte Cristo
Overview: In 1858 France, Emperor Louis Napoleon sends Captain Renault of the Royal Dragoons, Minister La Roche and Major Nicolet to Normandy in search of the members of a group of rebels. A Masked Cavalier, the niece, Lady Christianne, of the Marquis De Montableau, announces at a secret meeting of the Normandy underground leaders that the fabled treasure of Monte Cristo was willed to her and she will use it to finance their cause. Her uncle, the only one who can decipher the symbols on the sword of Monte Cristo, the key to the treasure, derides her stand against the Emperor. La Roche takes possession of the sword and has the Marquis put into the dungeon. Christianne, as the Masked Cavalier, regains the sword from La Roche, but Captain Renault apprehends her and returns to sword to La Roche.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-03-03
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Seven Thieves
Overview: A discredited professor and a sophisticated thief decide to join together and pick a team to pull off one last job--the casino vault in Monte Carlo.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-03-11
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Man in the Vault
Overview: A locksmith is pressured into crime when the mob makes him perform an elaborate bank robbery.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-12-12
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The Time Travelers
Overview: Research scientists experimenting with time warps are accidentally propelled forward into an unbearable future.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-10-29
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Gun Crazy
Overview: 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.
Genres: Crime Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-01-20
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Demon Seed
Overview: A scientist creates Proteus, an organic supercomputer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creator's wife.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-04-07
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
Overview: In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.
Genres: War History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-26
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Black Magic
Overview: A hypnotist uses his powers for revenge against King Louis XV's court.
Genres: Drama Thriller Romance Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-08-19
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Hitler
Overview: Richard Basehart stars as one of the most influential and one of the most reviled men in history in this probing psychological study of a man who nearly gained dominance over the entire western world--at the cost of millions of lives--Hitler.
Genres: History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-03-21
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The Walking Target
Overview: An ex-con finds unexpected romance with the widow of his former accomplice as he tries to collect his hidden loot.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-10-01
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Down to the Sea in Ships
Overview: During a whaling expedition in the late 1800's, the aging Captain Bering Joy (Lionel Barrymore) and his new first mate, Dan Lunceford (Richard Widmark) engage in a battle of wills concerning the education of the captain's struggling grandson.
Genres: Drama Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-02-15
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Yellowneck
Overview: A disgraced Confederate Colonel who has deserted his command flees to the Everglades where he encounters a disparate group of four other Southern deserters. Together they struggle to find their way out of the swamp and resolve their own personal demons under the eyes of hostile Seminoles as they battle to survive the elements and each other.
Genres: Drama Western War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-05-22
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The Wild Scene
Overview: The slimy underbelly of psychiatry is revealed in this nasty exploitation drama that centers on a female psychiatrist who talks about her tawdriest cases, examples of which, including incest, masochism, impotency and prostitution, are illustrated. When not talking, the doctor and her daughter get involved in a few wild adventures of their own including an orgy and a campus riot.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-03-10
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Battles of Chief Pontiac
Overview: In pre-Revolutionary America, the efforts of a Colonial officer trying to broker a peace deal between Indian chief Pontiac and British and American settlers are threatened by the commander of a Hessian mercenary unit who embarks on a campaign of extermination against the Indians.
Genres: Drama War Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-12-08
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Chamber of Horrors
Overview: A one-handed madman (he lost the hand while escaping a hanging) uses various detachable devices as murder weapons to gain revenge on those he believes have wronged him.
Genres: Horror Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-10-19
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Guilty of Treason
Overview: The story of Cardinal Josef Mindzhenty, a Roman Catholic cardinal from Hungary who spoke out against both the Nazi occupation of his country during World War II and the Communist regime that replaced it after the war.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-02-20
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Pets
Overview: Naive, but brash and sultry teenage runaway Bonnie finds herself lost and adrift in America. The lovely young lass runs afoul of a colorful array of evil oddballs who all treat her like an object.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-10-01
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The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant
Overview: Dr. Roger Girard is a rich scientist conducting experiments on head transplantation. His caretaker has a son, Danny, who, although fully grown, has the mind of child. One day an escaped psycho-killer invades Girard's home, killing Danny's father before being gunned down himself. With the maniac dying and Danny deeply unsettled by his father's death, Dr. Girard decides to take the final step and transplant the killer's head onto Danny's body.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-04-28
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The Seven Minutes
Overview: To help with an upcoming election, a bookstore clerk is indicted for selling obscene material. The defense attorneys need to find the mystery of the original publication of the book.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-07-23
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Fighting Man of the Plains
Overview: Former bandit Jim Dancer becomes marshal of a Kansas town and cleans up the criminal element - with the help of his old pal, Jesse James.
Genres: Action Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-16
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Pontius Pilate
Overview: The story, set 15 years after the Crucifixion, of the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who is depicted as a victim of circumstances.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-04-07
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Youngblood Hawke
Overview: An unknown Kentucky writer comes to New York and pursues fame and women.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-11-04
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Tom, Dick and Harry
Overview: Janie is a telephone operator who is caught up in the lines of love of three men: car salesman Tom, Chicago millionaire Dick and auto mechanic Harry. But Janie just can't seem to make up her mind between them. While fantasizing about her futures with each of the men, Janie spends her time desperately trying to juggle between them until she can make a decision.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-06-13
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Womanhunt
Overview: After being accused of killing his friend, a man finds that he is being pursued by the real murderer.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-06-03
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The Man in the Glass Booth
Overview: Arthur Goldman is a rich Jewish industrialist, living in luxury in a Manhattan high-rise. He banters with his assistant Charlie, often shocking him with his outrageousness and irreverent musings on aspects of Jewish life. Nonetheless, Charlie is astonished one day when Israeli secret agents burst in and arrest Goldman for being a Nazi war criminal. Whisked to Israel for trial, Goldman forces his accusers to face, not only his presumed guilt, but their own.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-27
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Little Women: Meg's Story
Overview: Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken women for her time. The story tells of how the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-12-18
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Little Women: Jo's Story
Overview: Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken women for her time. The story tells of how the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-12-25
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Mayerling
Overview: Mayerling is the name of a notorious Austrian village linked to a romantic tragedy. At a royal hunting lodge there, in 1889, Crown Prince Rudolf--desperate over his father's command to put away his teenage mistress, the Baroness Marie Vetsera--shot her to death and killed himself. The misfortune may indeed have been a murder-suicide, but perhaps it was a political assassination, or even the result of a lunatic family vendetta: scholarship is still catching up with the facts.
Genres: TV Movie Romance War History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-02-04
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A Passenger to Bali
Overview: Captain English permits Mr. Walkes to board his ship bound for Bali, only to learn Walkes is unwelcome at virtually every port, forcing English to endure his increasingly unwelcome guest.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-03-27
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The Centerfold Murders
Overview: Models from a financially struggling girlie magazine begin turning up dead.
Genres: Drama Horror Mystery Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-02-04
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