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Joe Miksak(1913-2004)

  • Actor
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Joe Miksak was born on 16 April 1913 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Escape from Alcatraz (1979), American Graffiti (1973) and Captain Z-Ro (1955). He was married to Florence Keen. He died on 17 July 2004 in Mendocino, California, USA.
BornApril 16, 1913
DiedJuly 17, 2004(91)
BornApril 16, 1913
DiedJuly 17, 2004(91)
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Known for

Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Escape from Alcatraz
7.5
  • Police Sgt.(as Joseph Miksak)
  • 1979
Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, and Cindy Williams in American Graffiti (1973)
American Graffiti
7.4
  • Man at Liquor Store
  • 1973
Captain Z-Ro (1955)
Captain Z-Ro
6.4
TV Series
  • George Washington
  • Tetro
  • Major Andre
  • Gerhard Gessler
  • Gen. George Washington
  • Lieutenant Hammond
  • Daniel Boone - as a Man
Robert Redford in The Candidate (1972)
The Candidate
7.0
  • Neil Atkinson
  • 1972

Credits

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Actor

  • Jeff Bridges in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
    Tucker: The Man and His Dream
    6.9
    • Judge (as Joseph Miksak)
    • 1988
  • Hard Traveling (1986)
    Hard Traveling
    6.0
    • Judge
    • 1986
  • The Princess and the Cabbie (1981)
    The Princess and the Cabbie
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • 3rd Doorman
    • 1981
  • Bitter Harvest (1981)
    Bitter Harvest
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Al
    • 1981
  • George House in The Seagull (1979)
    The Seagull
    Video
    • Pyotr Nikolayevich Sorin
    • 1979
  • Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
    Escape from Alcatraz
    7.5
    • Police Sgt. (as Joseph Miksak)
    • 1979
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
    The Streets of San Francisco
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Man Walking Dog
    • Miller
    • Greg Lerman ...
    • 1972–1977
  • Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force (1973)
    Magnum Force
    7.2
    • Avery (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, and Cindy Williams in American Graffiti (1973)
    American Graffiti
    7.4
    • Man at Liquor Store
    • 1973
  • Robert Redford in The Candidate (1972)
    The Candidate
    7.0
    • Neil Atkinson
    • 1972
  • The People (1972)
    The People
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • 1972
  • Riverrun (1968)
    Riverrun
    6.9
    • The Bartender
    • 1968
  • The Lineup (1954)
    The Lineup
    7.8
    TV Series
    • (as Joseph Miksak)
    • 1959
  • Wendell Corey in Harbor Command (1957)
    Harbor Command
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Driver
    • Williams
    • Bailey, Dispatcher
    • 1957–1958
  • The Gray Ghost (1957)
    The Gray Ghost
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Sergeant
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Joseph Miksak
  • Born
    • April 16, 1913
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • July 17, 2004
    • Mendocino, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Florence Keen1944 - July 10, 2001 (her death, 2 children)

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