Berry Kroeger

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Berry Kroeger (October 16, 1912 - January 4, 1991) was an American film, television, and stage actor.

Born in San Antonio, Texas, Kroeger got his acting start on radio as an announcer and actor, playing for a time The Falcon and The Shadow. He was discovered by filmmaker William Wellman while performing on Broadway and began appearing in films in 1948.

Kroeger specialized in playing slimy bad guys in films like Act of Violence (1948) and Gun Crazy (1949). He also appeared in a small role as a village elder in Young Frankenstein (1974). He appeared in dozens of television programs, guest starring on shows such as Get Smart (as a character sppofing actor Sydney Greenstreet) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E..

On Broadway, Kroeger portrayed the High Lama in the ill-fated 1956 musical adaptation of Lost Horizon entitled Shangri-La.On January 4, 1991, Kroeger died of kidney failure. Kroeger was homosexual.