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Henry Kulky
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Acting
Birthday
1911-08-11,Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USa
Gender
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Biography
Henry Kulky (born Henry Kulakowich; August 11, 1911 – February 12, 1965) was an American actor and professional wrestler from Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, probably best remembered as Chief Petty Officer Curly Jones from season 1 of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Kulky began boxing in his teenage years. After six bouts, he stopped boxing when he was offered a position training wrestlers at St. Matthew's Lyceum in his native Hastings-on-Hudson. Stanislaus Zbyszko convinced Kulky to compete professionally in 1939. Moving to Argentina, Kulky competed throughout South America under the ring name Bomber Kulkavich. The number of matches in which he competed is uncertain; one claim states that he won 172 of 175 matches. Kulky, however, claims that he won nearly all of 7,000 matches. While in South America, he is also said to have won the continent's judo crown. Like most wrestlers who turned to acting in the 1950s he owed his big break to Mike Mazurki. The two appeared in several parts in the 1940s and 1950s, with Mazurki's agent getting him a part in Call Northside 777. Because of his rather tough guy image, Kulky became typecast as military men, thugs, gangsters, bartenders, wrestlers and other "strong guys" who were at times quite friendly and lovable characters contrasting strongly with the tough guy image. From 1953 to 1958, he played Otto Schmidlap in the television series The Life of Riley. In the series, Kulky portrayed a co-worker of series character Chester Riley, a wing riveter at an aircraft plant. In 1952 he appeared in an episode (#11) of Adventures of Superman, as a wrestler working for a crooked promoter. In 1954 he appeared in an episode (#141) of The Lone Ranger. From 1959 to 1962, Kulky was cast in the recurring role as Chief Max Bronsky in forty-six episodes of Jackie Cooper's CBS military sitcom-drama television series Hennesey. The role was close to Kulky's heart because during World War II, he was a boatswain's mate in the United States Navy. Kulky's last role was as Chief Curley Jones in the television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. He died on February 12, 1965, in Oceanside, California, of a heart attack suffered while he was studying a script.

Filmography

Call Northside 777

6.6

Call Northside 777
1948-02-13

Alias the Champ

6

Alias the Champ
1949-10-15

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

6.1

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
1953-06-19

New York Confidential

5.8

New York Confidential
1955-02-15

The Human Jungle

5.3

The Human Jungle
1954-10-03

Fireman Save My Child

0

Fireman Save My Child
1954-05-02

Tobor the Great

5.3

Tobor the Great
1954-09-01

Mighty Joe Young

6.3

Mighty Joe Young
1949-07-27

6.438

Illegal
1955-10-09

Fixed Bayonets!

6.5

Fixed Bayonets!
1951-11-21

Target Hong Kong

5

Target Hong Kong
1953-02-06

No Holds Barred

5

No Holds Barred
1952-11-23

To the Ends of the Earth

5.6

To the Ends of the Earth
1948-02-07

Guns of the Timberland

6.1

Guns of the Timberland
1960-02-01

You Never Can Tell

6.4

You Never Can Tell
1951-09-23

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

6.1

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955-02-02

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

5.5

Tarzan's Magic Fountain
1949-02-05

A Foreign Affair

7

A Foreign Affair
1948-08-20

Sierra Stranger

5

Sierra Stranger
1957-05-01

The Guy Who Came Back

3

The Guy Who Came Back
1951-08-16

5.7

Love Nest
1951-10-10

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

5

Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953-03-01

7.1

A Star Is Born
1954-10-01

Aim, Fire, Scoot

0

Aim, Fire, Scoot
1952-03-13

0

Army Daze
1956-03-22

Red Skies of Montana

5.2

Red Skies of Montana
1952-01-23

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

6.3

Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954-03-27

It's Always Fair Weather

7.1

It's Always Fair Weather
1955-08-30

Hell and High Water

6.1

Hell and High Water
1954-02-06

4.2

A Likely Story
1947-04-18

Jiggs and Maggie Out West

2

Jiggs and Maggie Out West
1950-04-23

I'll Cry Tomorrow

6.3

I'll Cry Tomorrow
1955-12-25

A Snitch in Time

4.8

A Snitch in Time
1950-12-07

Yukon Vengeance

1

Yukon Vengeance
1954-01-17

5.6

Bombers B-52
1957-11-22

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

6.2

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955-10-01

6.5

New Faces
1954-02-19

6.2

Up Periscope
1959-03-04

The Glory Brigade

5.7

The Glory Brigade
1953-05-20

Love Me or Leave Me

6.7

Love Me or Leave Me
1955-05-26

South Sea Sinner

5

South Sea Sinner
1950-08-30

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

7.731

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964-09-14

The Life Of Riley

6

The Life Of Riley
1953-01-02

7.6

The Thin Man
1957-09-20

7.6

The Thin Man
1957-09-20

5

Going My Way
1962-10-03

6

Hennesey
1959-09-28

7.6

The Thin Man
1957-09-20

Adventures of Superman

6.657

Adventures of Superman
1952-09-19

Pete and Gladys

6.5

Pete and Gladys
1960-09-19

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

3.7

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956-09-07

5.5

Grindl
1963-09-15

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

4.5

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951-04-15

4.5

Navy Log
1955-09-20

6

Racket Squad
1951-06-07

Cavalcade of America

3.5

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

7.5

Bonanza
1959-09-12

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

7.731

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964-09-14

5.5

The Texan
1958-09-29

5.5

Hey, Jeannie!
1956-09-08

The Life Of Riley

6

The Life Of Riley
1953-01-02

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

6

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952-10-03

7.5

U.S. Marshall
1956-09-21

The Life Of Riley

6

The Life Of Riley
1953-01-02

The Red Skelton Show

7.4

The Red Skelton Show
1951-09-30

7.998

I Love Lucy
1951-10-15

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.6

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

The Life Of Riley

6

The Life Of Riley
1953-01-02

Public Defender

5

Public Defender
1954-03-11

The Red Skelton Show

7.4

The Red Skelton Show
1951-09-30

The Abbott and Costello Show

7.3

The Abbott and Costello Show
1952-12-05

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

7.731

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964-09-14

The Life Of Riley

6

The Life Of Riley
1953-01-02