Joseph Ruskin

Born

June 23, 1924

Died

Dec 28, 2013

From

Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA

Also:
Producer

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In short · Acted for seven decades — 26 credits.

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Biography

Joseph Ruskin (born April 14, 1924 – December 28, 2013) was an American character actor. Ruskin is one of only four actors to have appeared in both the original *Star Trek* (1966) series and one of its spin-offs, alongside Majel Barrett, Clint Howard, and Jack Donner. He is also one of only four actors to have appeared in both the original *Star Trek* series and *Star Trek: Enterprise* (2001). Ruskin portrayed a Vulcan Master in an episode of *Star Trek: Voyager* and appeared in an episode of *The Outer Limits* titled "Production and Decay of Strange Particles," as well as in the film *Smokin' Aces*. Ruskin provided the uncredited voice of the Kanamits in the *Twilight Zone* episode "To Serve Man" and may also be recognized as the Genie in the 1960 *Twilight Zone* episode "The Man in the Bottle." He married Patricia Herd in 1959 and the couple divorced in 1976.

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