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Shimen Ruskin
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Shimen Ruskin

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1907 – 1976 · Vilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania] · Active 1938–1975
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Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941 ★ 7.9
as Hireling (uncredited)

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.

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Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane
1941
Love and Death (1975)
Love and Death
1975
The Producers (1968)
The Producers
1968
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Fiddler on the Roof
1971
Shaft (1971)
Shaft
1971
Dark Passage (1947)
Dark Passage
1947

Filmography

26 credits
1970s 5 credits
1975
Love and Death as Borslov
Movie ★ 7.5
1974
Energy Crisis as Self
Movie
1973
Kojak as Ben Hillel
TV ★ 7.2
1971
Fiddler on the Roof as Mordcha
Movie ★ 7.8
1971
Shaft as Dr. Sam
Movie ★ 6.4
1960s 1 credit
1968
The Producers as The Landlord
Movie ★ 7.1
1950s 3 credits
1953
Donovan's Brain as Tailor
Movie ★ 6.2
1950
Undercover Girl as Janitor (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.5
1950
Gun Crazy as Cab Driver
Movie ★ 7.5
1940s 16 credits
1949
Mr. Soft Touch as Gus (Uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1947
Body and Soul as Shimen, the Grocer (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1947
Dark Passage as Driver Hitting Kennedy (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.3
1947
Johnny O'Clock as Dry Cleaner Guy
Movie ★ 6.3
1946
The Mask of Diijon as Guzzo
Movie ★ 4.8
1946
Deadline at Dawn as Sam (Taxi Driver) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1946
From This Day Forward as Artist in Shop
Movie ★ 5.4
1946
Crack-Up as Dissenter at Art Lecture (Uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1946
Miss Susie Slagle's as O'Connor (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.5
1945
Hold That Blonde! as Russian Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1944
Murder, My Sweet as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.2
1942
The Big Street as Joe (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1941
Lady from Louisiana as Gaston
Movie ★ 5.4
1941
Citizen Kane● as Hireling (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.0
1941
Dance Hall as Charles 'Limpy' Larkin
Movie ★ 8.0
1940
Comrade X as Russian Bridegroom
Movie ★ 6.1
1930s 1 credit
1938
Having Wonderful Time as Shrimpo
Movie ★ 4.9