Waclaw Rekwart

Acting
1893-09-08
Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]

Known For & Full Filmography43 Titles

#1Ironside

Drama Series - 1967, 16 episodes as Diplomat (uncredited)

6.8 / 10
CrimeDramaMystery

When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.

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#2The Rifleman

Drama Series - 1958, 16 episodes as Barfly (uncredited)

7.1 / 10
Action & AdventureWesternFamily

The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show was filmed in black-and-white, half-hour episodes. "The Rifleman" aired on ABC from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963 as a production of Four Star Television. It was one of the first prime time series to have a widowed parent raise a child.

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#3Mission: Impossible

Drama Series - 1966, 16 episodes as Reporter (uncredited)

7.6 / 10
Action & AdventureCrimeDrama

Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.

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#4Wanted: Dead or Alive

Drama Series - 1958, 16 episodes as Townsman (uncredited)

7.0 / 10
WesternAction & AdventureDrama

Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–61. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–59 western series starring Robert Culp. Both series were produced by Four Star Television in association with CBS Television. The series launched McQueen into becoming the first television star to cross over into comparable status on the big screen.

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#5The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Drama Series - 1964, 16 episodes as Protester (uncredited)

7.2 / 10
Action & AdventureComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin work for a secret intelligence service working under the auspices of the U.N. Their immediate superior is Mr. Waverly. Together they operate out of a secret base beneath the streets of New York City, and accesses through several cover business such as Del Floria's Tailor Shop and the Masque Club. This secret intelligence service is called U.N.C.L.E. United Network Command for Law and Enforcement.

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#6Witness for the Prosecution

Movie - 1957, 2h 15m as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

8.2 / 10
DramaMysteryCrime

An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.

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#7Around the World in 80 Days

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m as Extra (uncredited)

6.7 / 10
AdventureComedyFamily

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

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#8Rio Bravo

Movie - 1959, 2h 15m as Barfly (uncredited)

7.8 / 10
WesternDrama

A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.

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#9Judgment at Nuremberg

Movie - 1961, 2h 15m as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

8.0 / 10
DramaHistory

In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his defense attorney Hans Rolfe, but also from the widow of a Nazi general, an idealistic U.S. Army captain and reluctant witness Irene Wallner.

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#10The Big Sleep

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

7.6 / 10
MysteryCrimeThriller

Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.

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#11An American in Paris

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Cafe Patron (uncredited)

7.0 / 10
MusicRomanceComedy

Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.

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#12The Grapes of Wrath

Movie - 1940, 2h 15m as Migrant (uncredited)

7.8 / 10
Drama

Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.

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#13The Cincinnati Kid

Movie - 1965, 2h 15m as Bar Patron (uncredited)

7.0 / 10
Drama

An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.

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#14Topaz

Movie - 1969, 2h 15m as mbassador (uncredited)

6.0 / 10
DramaThriller

Copenhagen, Denmark, 1962. When a high-ranking Soviet official decides to change sides, a French intelligence agent is caught up in a cold, silent and bloody spy war in which his own family will play a decisive role.

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#15Inherit the Wind

Movie - 1960, 2h 15m as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

7.7 / 10
Drama

Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.

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#16Sweet Smell of Success

Movie - 1957, 2h 15m as Waiter at 21 (uncredited)

7.6 / 10
Drama

New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.

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#17Auntie Mame

Movie - 1958, 2h 15m as Party Guest (uncredited)

7.0 / 10
ComedyDrama

Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patrick after his wealthy father dies. Conflict ensues when the executor of the father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle and tries to force her to send Patrick to prep school.

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#18Imitation of Life

Movie - 1959, 2h 15m as Restaurant Patron

7.4 / 10
DramaRomance

In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.

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#19Gypsy

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m as Audience Member (uncredited)

6.3 / 10
ComedyDramaMusic

Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.

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#20Marty

Movie - 1955, 2h 15m as Bar Patron (uncredited)

7.5 / 10
DramaRomance

Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother, is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward, he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married but has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood. He then meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher. Realising their emotional connection, Marty promises to call, but family and friends try to convince him not to.

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#21House of Wax

Movie - 1953, 2h 15m as Museum Patron (uncredited)

6.9 / 10
HorrorCrime

A sculptor opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures, but quickly runs into trouble when his business partner demands the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.

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#22Sirocco

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Reporter (uncredited)

6.0 / 10
CrimeDramaThriller

A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria.

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#23The Incredible Mr. Limpet

Movie - 1964, 2h 15m as Passerby (uncredited)

6.2 / 10
AnimationFamilyComedy

Milquetoast Henry Limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. As a talking fish he assists the US Navy in hunting German submarines during World War II.

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#24Sister Kenny

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

6.9 / 10
Drama

An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.

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#25Scared Stiff

Movie - 1953, 2h 15m as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

6.5 / 10
ComedyHorror

A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated island. The trio hunt for a hidden treasure and encounter a ghost, a zombie, and a mysterious killer...

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#26The Opposite Sex

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m as Waiter (uncredited)

5.4 / 10
ComedyMusicRomance

Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back. The Opposite Sex is a remake of the 1939 comedy The Women.

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#27Backfire

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Bartender (uncredited)

5.9 / 10
MysteryCrimeThriller

When he's discharged from a military hospital, ex-GI Bob Corey goes on a search for his army buddy Steve Connolly. A reformed crook, Connolly is on the lam from a trumped-up murder rap, and Corey hopes to clear his pal. Tagging along is Army nurse Julie Benson, who has fallen for Corey.

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#28My Man Godfrey

Movie - 1957, 2h 15m as Waiter (uncredited)

6.5 / 10
Comedy

The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfrey Godfrey at the docks and, fancying him and noticing his obviously good manners, gets him the job. He proves a great success, but keeps his past to himself. When an old flame turns up Irene's sister Cordelia starts making waves.

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#29The Unfaithful

Movie - 1947, 2h 15m as Party Guest

5.9 / 10
ThrillerDramaMystery

Christine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of self-defense. It's later revealed that he was actually her lover and she had posed for an incriminating statue he created.

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#30The Damned Don't Cry

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Onlooker at Scene (uncredited)

7.0 / 10
CrimeDrama

Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.

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#31Tender Is the Night

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m as Bar Patron (uncredited)

5.7 / 10
DramaRomance

1920s, the French Riviera: wealthy expatriate Nicole Warren's mental illness strains her marriage to psychiatrist Dick. A young American actress named Rosemary Hoyt arrives and is drawn into their circle, becoming romantically involved with the older, married Dick and disrupting the fragile balance of the group. The thought of Dick possibly being attracted to another sends Nicole on an emotional downward spiral that threatens to consume them all.

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#32Follow That Dream

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m as Bartender (uncredited)

6.1 / 10
Comedy

When the Kwimper family car runs out of fuel on a new Florida highway and an officious state supervisor tries to run them off, Pop digs in his heels and decides to do a little homesteading. He, his son Toby and their 'adopted' children—Holly, Ariadne, and the twins—start their own little community along a strip of the roadside.

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#33Tomorrow Is Forever

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m as Ship's Passenger

6.3 / 10
DramaRomance

In 1918, Elizabeth MacDonald learns that her husband, John Andrew, has been killed in the war. Elizabeth bears John's son and eventually marries her kindly boss. Unknown to her, John has survived but is horribly disfigured and remains in Europe. Years later, on the eve of World War II, Elizabeth refuses to agree to her son's request to enlist and is stunned when an eerily familiar stranger named Kessler arrives from abroad and becomes involved.

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#34Gunpoint

Movie - 1966, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.2 / 10
Western

A young, determined sheriff and his posse chase a gang of murderous train robbers, and a kidnapped woman into New Mexico.

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#35Illegal

Movie - 1955, 2h 15m as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

6.5 / 10
CrimeDrama

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.

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#36Youngblood Hawke

Movie - 1964, 2h 15m as Party Guest (uncredited)

6.3 / 10
Drama

An unknown Kentucky writer comes to New York and pursues fame and women.

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#37Sincerely Yours

Movie - 1955, 2h 15m as Charity Guest (uncredited)

5.9 / 10
MusicRomanceDrama

He dazzled America for decades with his musical artistry. Now fans as well as those curious about this exciting entertainer’s unique appeal can relive the Liberace magic in his only starring film, Sincerely Yours. In a poignant story scripted by Irving Wallace, Liberace plays a concert pianist threatened by deafness. Plunged into despair, he finds escape from personal sorrow by secretly involving himself in the problems of strangers. Liberace touches the heart and delights the ear with sparkling renditions of 31 selections from Chopin to Chopsticks. Along the way he romances Joanne Dru and Dorothy Malone, trades barbs with old pro William Demarest and in a warmly humorous nightclub scene, pokes fun at his own image as the 1950s matinee idol of the little-old-lady set. From beginning to end, Sincerely Yours perfectly captures the charisma and sheer musicality of the legendary Mr. Showmanship.

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#38The Man from Galveston

Movie - 1963, 2h 15m as Trial Spectator (uncredited)

5.6 / 10
Western

Circuit-riding Texas lawyer Timothy Higgins defends a former girlfriend against a murder charge stemming from an extortionist's threat to reveal her shady past. Through adroit courtroom work, Higgins is able to acquit her and reveal who actually shot the fatal bullet.

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#39Cornered

Movie - 1945, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.2 / 10
Thriller

A World War II veteran hunts down the Nazi collaborators who killed his wife.

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#40It's a Great Feeling

Movie - 1949, 2h 15m as Frenchman (uncredited)

6.0 / 10
ComedyMusic

A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big break may have arrived when actors Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan agree to help her.

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#41Two Sisters from Boston

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m as Opera Patron (uncredited)

6.3 / 10
ComedyMusic

Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in New York. In reality, she works at a burlesque house and is billed as High-C Susie. When her sister Martha comes for a visit, Abigail tries to hide the truth from her.

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#42Sunrise at Campobello

Movie - 1960, 2h 15m as Convention Delegate (uncredited)

6.0 / 10
DramaHistory

The story of Franklin Roosevelt's bout with polio at age 40 in 1921 and how his family (and especially his wife Eleanor) cope with his illness. From being stricken while vacationing at Campobello to his triumphant nominating speech for Al Smith's presidency in 1924, the story follows the various influences on his life and his determination to recover.

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#43Chicago Confidential

Movie - 1957, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

5.0 / 10
ActionCrimeDrama

In the Windy City, the mob infiltrates a powerful union.

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