Jack Tornek

Biography

Career Overview

Jack Tornek has 148 screen credits in a career dating back to 1917. Their work spans 9 cinematic universes — most prominently Billy the Kid (Bob Steele) Collection with 3 titles. Signature works include Bombs and Banknotes, Tropic Zone, The Man from Bitter Ridge. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

148

Birth Date

1887-01-02 00:00:00

Birth Place

Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union

Known For

• Bombs and Banknotes
• 

  Tropic Zone
• 

  The Man from Bitter Ridge
• 

  California
• 

  Gun the Man Down
• 

  Sierra Passage

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 9 universes

• Billy the Kid (Bob Steele) Collection (3 titles)
• The Durango Kid Collection (2 titles)
• The Lone Rider (2 titles)
• Lone Rider (2 titles)
• Rough Riders Collection (1 titles)
• Red Ryder Collection (1 titles)
• Wild Bill Saunders Collection (1 titles)
• East Side Kids Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Art Felix (2 collaborations)
• Wallace Beery (1 collaborations)
• Gertrude Astor (1 collaborations)
• Dana Ong (1 collaborations)
• Ronald Reagan (1 collaborations)
• Rhonda Fleming (1 collaborations)
• Estelita Rodriguez (1 collaborations)
• Noah Beery Jr. (1 collaborations)
• Grant Withers (1 collaborations)
• John Wengraf (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (148 credits)

  • Sam Whiskey

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Ride to Hangman's Tree

    Show Spectator (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Winchester '73

    Cantina Barfly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • A Big Hand for the Little Lady

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Batman

    - Batman's Satisfaction (1967) ... Stamp Exhibition Spectator (uncredited) actor actors
    1966
  • Mission: Impossible

    - The Trial (1967) ... Reporter (uncredited) actor actors
    1966
  • Get Smart

    - Run, Robot, Run (1968) ... Competition Spectator (uncredited) actor actors
    1965
  • The Wild Wild West

    - The Night of the Hangman (1967) ... Trial Spectator (uncredited) actor actors

    - The Night of the Glowing Corpse (1965) ... Party Guest (uncredited) actor actors
    1965
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    - The Concrete Overcoat Affair (1) (1966) ... Wedding Guest (uncredited) actor actors
    1964
  • The Haunted Palace

    Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Thrill of It All

    Western Actor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • California

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • How the West Was Won

    Barfly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Tales of Terror

    Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Lonely are the Brave

    Observer at Accident (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Virginian

    - A Portrait of Marie Valonne (1963) ... Carriage Driver (uncredited) actor actors
    1962
  • Summer and Smoke

    Cockfight Spectator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Seven Ways from Sundown

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Warlock

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Alias Jesse James

    Train Passenger (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Gunmen from Laredo

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Bonanza

    - Clarissa (1967) ... Party Guest (uncredited) actor actors

    - A Bride for Buford (1967) ... Townsman (uncredited) actor actors

    - Destiny's Child (1966) ... Posse Member (uncredited) actor actors

    - Ride the Wind (2) (1966) ... Townsman (uncredited) actor actors

    - The Reluctant Rebel (1965) ... Townsman (uncredited) actor actors
    1959
  • Rawhide

    - Incident of the Four Horsemen (1962) ... Cowhand (uncredited) actor actors
    1959
  • The Last Hurrah

    Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Frontier Gun

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Money, Women and Guns

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    - Railroaded (1959) ... Townsman (uncredited) actor actors
    1958
  • Carnival Rock

    Carnival Barker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Last Stagecoach West

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Apache Warrior

    Trooper (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Undead

    Villager (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Wagon Train

    - The Sandra Cummings Story (1963) ... Show Spectator (uncredited) actor actors
    1957
  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    - Everyman (1961) ... Barfly (uncredited) actor actors

    - Out at the Old Ballpark (1960) ... Townsman (uncredited) actor actors
    1957
  • Zorro

    - Zorro Saves a Friend (1957) ... Townsman (uncredited) actor actors

    - Presenting Señor Zorro (1957) ... Townsman (uncredited) actor actors
    1957
  • The Brass Legend

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Gun the Man Down

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Extra (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Pardners

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Proud Ones

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Square Jungle

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Titanic Incident

    Tetzlaff's Assistant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Top Gun

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • A Lawless Street

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • A Man Alone

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Tennessee's Partner

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Duel on the Mississippi

    Delta Man (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Apache Ambush

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Tall Man Riding

    Man Who Takes Pearlo's Card Hand (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Hell's Island

    Fight Spectator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Man from Bitter Ridge

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Gunsmoke

    - The Quest for Asa Janin (1963) ... Mexican Townsman (uncredited) actor actors
    1955
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    - The Outlaws Cry Murder (5) (1961) ... Gunman at Hotel (uncredited) actor actors

    - A Papa for Butch and Ginger (1961) ... Townsman (uncredited) actor actors

    - The Truth About Old Man Clanton (1960) ... Sebastian Henchman (uncredited) actor actors

    - The Fugitive (1959) ... Trial Spectator (uncredited) actor actors

    - The Cyclone (1959) ... Special Deputy (uncredited) actor actors
    1955
  • The Bounty Hunter

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • River of No Return

    Prospector (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Jesse James vs. the Daltons

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Far Country

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • King of the Khyber Rifles

    Soldier (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Diamond Queen

    Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Fighting Lawman

    Barfly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Ride, Vaquero!

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Dangerous When Wet

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Desert Song

    Riff Guard

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Tropic Zone

    Plantation Owner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Lusty Men

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Springfield Rifle

    Trooper (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Horizons West

    Rancher (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Old West

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • California Conquest

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Carson City

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • High Noon

    Barfly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Clash by Night

    Reception Guest (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Slaughter Trail

    Trooper (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Sierra Passage

    Waiter

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Flame and the Arrow

    Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Trigger, Jr.

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Bright Leaf

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Colt .45

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Gunfighter

    Barfly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Stars in My Crown

    Barfly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Baron of Arizona

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Buccaneer's Girl

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Mule Train

    Worker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Nevadan

    Barfly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    Officer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Hellfire

    Barfly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Doolins of Oklahoma

    Bank Clerk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Laramie

    Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Canadian Pacific

    Railroad Worker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Challenge of the Range

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Riders of the Whistling Pines

    Dancer at Party (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Lone Ranger

    - The Banker's Son (1957) ... Townsman (uncredited) actor actors
    1949
  • Station West

    Barfly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Man from Colorado

    Rebel (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Four Faces West

    Train Passenger (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Silver River

    Trooper (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Albuquerque

    Barfly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Last Round-up

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Cheyenne

    Barfly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Pursued

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • California

    Delegate (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Code of the West

    Barfly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Trail Street

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Duel in the Sun

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Angel on My Shoulder

    Man in Audience (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Killers

    Fight Spectator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Badman's Territory

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Northwest Trail

    Barfly

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Saratoga Trunk

    Man at Station (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Navajo Kid

    Barfly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Belle of the Yukon

    Miner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Dangerous Passage

    Scene deleted

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Tall in the Saddle

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Law of the Saddle

    Rancher (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Wolves of the Range

    Bank Customer

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Rangers Take Over

    Barfly

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Northwest Rangers

    Gambler

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Deep in the Heart of Texas

    Townsman

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Vengeance of the West

    Townsman

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Down Texas Way

    Townsman

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Boot Hill Bandits

    Townsman

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Wild Bill Hickok Rides

    Barfly

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • They Died with Their Boots On

    Trooper (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Texas

    Kansas Barfly

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Hands Across the Rockies

    Trial Spectator

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals

    Barfly

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Across the Sierras

    Townsman

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Billy the Kid's Range War

    Road Worker

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Beyond the Sacramento

    Townsman

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Winners of the West

    Townsman

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Adventures of Red Ryder

    Barfly

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Texas Stagecoach

    Townsman

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Man from Tumbleweeds

    Townsman

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Cheyenne Kid

    Barfly

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • East Side Kids

    Pedestrian

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Destry Rides Again

    Barfly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Marshal Of Mesa City

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • In Old Monterey

    Townsman

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Rough Riders' Round-up

    Barfly

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Oklahoma Kid

    Would-Be Settler (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Empty Holsters

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • They Gave Him a Gun

    German Machine Gunner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Devil Is Driving

    Passerby at Car Theft (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Mark of Zorro

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Bombs and Banknotes

    John J. Villian

    actor

    actors
    1917