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John Bleifer, also known as John Melvin Bleifer, was an American actor whose career began at the end of the silent film era, and lasted through the mid-1980s. He appeared in feature films and film serials, and in a number of television series and miniseries. Bleifer also acted on stage, and appeared in several Broadway productions.
Born
Friday, 26 July 1901
Died
Friday, 24 January 1992
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Inside Out | Hyman | 1986 |
| Highway to Heaven | Sidney Gould | 1984 |
| Sudden Impact | Old Man on Tour Bus | 1983 |
| Strike Force | Mr. Goldman | 1981 |
| The Frisco Kid | First Rabbi | 1979 |
| The White Shadow | Abner's Grandfather | 1978 |
| F.I.S.T. | Mishka | 1978 |
| The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Jensen | 1977 |
| Visions | Gold | 1976 |
| Serpico | Old Serbian | 1976 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Inside Out | Hyman | 1986 |
| Highway to Heaven | Sidney Gould | 1984 |
| Sudden Impact | Old Man on Tour Bus | 1983 |
| Strike Force | Mr. Goldman | 1981 |
| The Frisco Kid | First Rabbi | 1979 |
| The White Shadow | Abner's Grandfather | 1978 |
| F.I.S.T. | Mishka | 1978 |
| The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Jensen | 1977 |
| Visions | Gold | 1976 |
| Serpico | Old Serbian | 1976 |
| W.C. Fields and Me | Elderly German | 1976 |
| Grady | Man | 1975 |
| S.W.A.T. | First Cutter | 1975 |
| Police Woman | Nathan Shotness | 1974 |
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Charlie | 1974 |
| QB VII | Ben-Dan | 1974 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Isaac Singerman | 1974 |
| Heavy Traffic | (voice) | 1973 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Max Agnew / Rabbi | 1969 |
| Adam-12 | Seymour Fine | 1968 |
| Caprice | Doctor | 1967 |
| Torn Curtain | Danish Waiter at Hotel D'Angleterre | 1966 |
| The Loved One | Mr. Bernstein | 1965 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Dr. Sigmoid | 1964 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Old Man / Farmer | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Charles | 1963 |
| The Hook | Steward | 1963 |
| If a Man Answers | Mr. Riordan, Tobacconist | 1962 |
| The George Raft Story | Mr. Raft | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Joseph Samuels / Golombeck | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Zogic / Mr. Hertzog | 1961 |
| The Honeymoon Machine | Second Russian | 1961 |
| The Law and Mr. Jones | László Fiertal | 1960 |
| Ice Palace | Fisherman | 1960 |
| The Gene Krupa Story | Father | 1959 |
| Men Into Space | Russia Mini-Track | 1959 |
| Lock Up | Pete | 1959 |
| The Blue Angel | Blue Angel Proprietor | 1959 |
| The Lawless Years | Maurice | 1959 |
| Border Patrol | Milanov | 1959 |
| The Third Man | Zoltan Eliscu | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Janitor | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Peely | 1959 |
| Peter Gunn | Eli Gans | 1958 |
| Queen of Outer Space | Torture Victim | 1958 |
| The Court of Last Resort | Clarence Redding | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Schmidt | 1957 |
| Silk Stockings | Tenant | 1957 |
| Footsteps in the Night | Diggins, Dry Cleaner / Diggins (Uncredited) | 1957 |
| The 27th Day | Spokesman | 1957 |
| Chain of Evidence | Jake Habermann | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Mr. Halbestadt / Mr. Wilenski | 1956 |
| The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna | Vanderhoff | 1956 |
| Fighting Trouble | Bates | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | August Meyer | 1956 |
| Crashing Las Vegas | Joe Crumb - Seat 62 | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | Judge | 1956 |
| World Without End | Jule | 1956 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Dubois | 1956 |
| Kismet | Beggar | 1955 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Lappin | 1955 |
| Navy Log | Man | 1955 |
| Spy Chasers | Phony Courier / The Fake Courier | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Constable | 1955 |
| TV Reader's Digest | Janitor | 1955 |
| The Lineup | Rosaric | 1954 |
| Adventures of the Falcon | Grisfell | 1954 |
| Passport to Danger | Gregus | 1954 |
| The Juggler | Mordecai | 1953 |
| White Lightning | Tailor | 1953 |
| Red Snow | Commissar Volgan | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Dutch Charley Koehn | 1952 |
| Aladdin and His Lamp | Billah | 1952 |
| I Love Lucy | Waiter | 1951 |
| Sirocco | Hungarian | 1951 |
| Bowery Battalion | Decker | 1951 |
| The Jackpot | Bookie Parlor Clerk | 1950 |
| The Killer That Stalked New York | Walda's Uncle | 1950 |
| The Petty Girl | Hungarian Artist | 1950 |
| State Penitentiary | Jailbreak Jimmy | 1950 |
| Guilty of Treason | Waiter | 1950 |
| Dangerous Assignment | Natka | 1950 |
| Bride of Vengeance | Doctor | 1949 |
| Come to the Stable | Rosey - Rossi's Goon | 1949 |
| Smugglers' Cove | Dr. Franz Lieber | 1948 |
| 16 Fathoms Deep | Capt. Briakos | 1948 |
| French Leave | Pop LaFarge | 1948 |
| The Enchanted Valley | Menelli | 1948 |
| Call Northside 777 | Jan Gruska | 1948 |
| Northwest Outpost | Groom | 1947 |
| High Conquest | Traveler | 1947 |
| Fall Guy | Clerk | 1947 |
| Without Reservations | Coal Heaver | 1946 |
| Rendezvous 24 | Becker | 1946 |
| The Wife of Monte Cristo | Louis | 1946 |
| Tonight and Every Night | Russian Sailor | 1945 |
| The Conspirators | Polish Man at Airport | 1944 |
| Dragon Seed | Japanese Guard | 1944 |
| The Mask of Dimitrios | Coach Driver | 1944 |
| Waterfront | Zimmerman | 1944 |
| In Our Time | Wladek | 1944 |
| Song of Russia | Man | 1944 |
| Headin' for God's Country | Nickolai | 1943 |
| Secret Service in Darkest Africa | Kasar [Ch. 5] / Kasar | 1943 |
| For Whom the Bell Tolls | Peasant Who Flails González | 1943 |
| Background to Danger | Secretary | 1943 |
| Mr. Lucky | Siga | 1943 |
| Night Plane from Chungking | Japanese Sentry | 1943 |
| The Moon Is Down | Miner | 1943 |
| They Got Me Covered | Waiter at Café Moresque | 1943 |
| Berlin Correspondent | Prisoner | 1942 |
| Lure of the Islands | Lt. Lavar | 1942 |
| Perils of Nyoka | Brass Trinket-Maker Henchman [Ch.1] | 1942 |
| Eagle Squadron | German Sergeant | 1942 |
| Junior G-Men of the Air | Henchman Beal / Beal | 1942 |
| Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case | Otto Strucker | 1941 |
| Paris Calling | Workman | 1941 |
| The Monster and the Girl | Janitor / Wedding Witness | 1941 |
| Comrade X | Russian Marriage License Clerk / Russian Tank Co-Pilot | 1940 |
| The Mark of Zorro | Pedro | 1940 |
| Girl from God's Country | Ninimook | 1940 |
| Four Sons | Czech Soldier | 1940 |
| Everything Happens at Night | Sled Driver | 1939 |
| Pack Up Your Troubles | Sentry | 1939 |
| Full Confession | Weaver | 1939 |
| Frontier Marshal | (scenes deleted) | 1939 |
| Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation | Wendling / Wending | 1939 |
| Boy Friend | Midge | 1939 |
| Pacific Liner | Kovac | 1939 |
| Ride a Crooked Mile | Maxie | 1938 |
| Sharpshooters | Skarpa | 1938 |
| The Baroness and the Butler | Sandor's Chauffeur | 1938 |
| Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo | Ludwig | 1938 |
| Thank You, Mr. Moto | Ivan | 1937 |
| Love Under Fire | Juan | 1937 |
| Slave Ship | Crew Member | 1937 |
| Thin Ice | Third Porter | 1937 |
| Seventh Heaven | Lamplighter | 1937 |
| The Holy Terror | Alfred - Spy | 1937 |
| Charlie Chan at the Opera | Orderly | 1936 |
| 15 Maiden Lane | Hensel - Diamond Cutter | 1936 |
| Ladies in Love | Porter | 1936 |
| The Road to Glory | Runner | 1936 |
| Sing, Baby, Sing | Fred, the Waiter | 1936 |
| 36 Hours to Kill | Gangster Jerry / Jerry - Gangster | 1936 |
| Sutter's Gold | Guerino | 1936 |
| The Black Room | Franz - Captured Assassin-Villager | 1935 |
| Les Misérables | Chenildieu | 1935 |
| Black Fury | Ivan | 1935 |
| The Crimson Trail | Loco | 1935 |
| Hell in the Heavens | Soldier | 1934 |
| Night Alarm | Dr. Alexander Dexter | 1934 |
| Manhattan Melodrama | Chauffeur | 1934 |
| The Line-Up | Louie | 1934 |
| Blood Money | Bombmaker | 1933 |
| The Bowery | Mumbo the Mute | 1933 |
| Captured! | Strogin | 1933 |
| Clear All Wires! | Sozanoff | 1933 |
| Tempest | Soldier | 1928 |
| We Americans | Korn | 1928 |
| Surrender | Peasant Farmer | 1927 |
