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Janos Prohaska(1919-1974)

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Janos Prohaska in Land of the Giants (1968)
Here's Lucy: Lucy Plays Cops And Robbers
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Harry Catches Gold Fever (1973)
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Janos Prohaska was born on 10 October 1919 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Star Trek (1966), Ma sorcière bien aimée (1964) and Au-delà du réel (1963). He was married to Irene Knoke. He died on 13 March 1974 in Bishop, California, USA.
BornOctober 10, 1919
DiedMarch 13, 1974(54)
BornOctober 10, 1919
DiedMarch 13, 1974(54)
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Known for

Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
  • Anthropoid Ape
  • Horta
  • Humanoid Bird
  • The Gumato
  • Yarnek
Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Ma sorcière bien aimée (1964)
Ma sorcière bien aimée
7.6
TV Series
  • Bear
  • Do-Do Bird
  • Dodo Bird
  • Gorilla
Au-delà du réel (1963)
Au-delà du réel
8.2
TV Series
  • Allen as Thetan
  • Darwin the Monkey
  • The Mikie (Alien Microbe)
Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, and Martha Raye in Jumbo, la sensation du cirque (1962)
Jumbo, la sensation du cirque
6.1
  • Circus Performer
  • 1962

Credits

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Actor

  • Primal Man
    TV Series
    • 1974
  • Gene Hackman and Liv Ullmann in Zandy's Bride (1974)
    Zandy's Bride
    6.4
    • Bear (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Bob Denver, William Cort, Ivor Francis, Jeannine Riley, Lori Saunders, Forrest Tucker, and Lynn Wood in Dusty's Trail (1973)
    Dusty's Trail
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Hercules (The Bear)
    • Bear
    • The Bear ...
    • 1973
  • Here's Lucy (1968)
    Here's Lucy
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Black Bear
    • Gorboona
    • 1969–1973
  • Cleavon Little, Joan Van Ark, Nancy Fox, Reva Rose, and James Whitmore in Temperatures Rising (1972)
    Temperatures Rising
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Gorilla
    • 1973
  • Help, Inc. (1972)
    Help, Inc.
    TV Movie
    • Gorilla (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Millard the Bear (segment "Love and the Unbearable Fiance")
    • Tiny the Gorilla (segment "Love and the Visitor")
    • 1970–1972
  • Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Ma sorcière bien aimée (1964)
    Ma sorcière bien aimée
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Do-Do Bird
    • Gorilla
    • Dodo Bird ...
    • 1967–1972
  • Les Évadés de la planète des singes (1971)
    Les Évadés de la planète des singes
    6.3
    • Heloise (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Show (1951)
    The Red Skelton Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Giant Teddy Bear-Silent Spot
    • Halloween Ghoulie-Silent Spot
    • Taxi Cab Driving Bear ...
    • 1961–1971
  • Andy Griffith in Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)
    Mayberry R.F.D.
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Bear
    • 1970
  • The Andy Williams Show (1969)
    The Andy Williams Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Cookie Bear
    • 1969–1970
  • Katia Christine, Ian McShane, Karin Schubert, Seyna Seyn, Josiane Tanzilli, and Morgana Taylor in Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970)
    Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
    4.4
    • Gorilla (as Janos Prohanska)
    • 1970
  • Stefan Arngrim, Gary Conway, Kurt Kasznar, Deanna Lund, Don Marshall, Don Matheson, and Heather Young in Land of the Giants (1968)
    Land of the Giants
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Bobo - Gorilla
    • Gorilla
    • 1969–1970
  • Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour (1970)
    Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Cookie Bear (uncredited)
    • 1970

Stunts

  • Clint Eastwood in Pendez-les haut et court (1968)
    Pendez-les haut et court
    7.0
    • stunts - hanged man (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek
    8.4
    TV Series
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Jim Backus, Joan Blondell, Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, and Melvyn Douglas in Le bataillon des lâches (1964)
    Le bataillon des lâches
    5.9
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Un monde fou, fou, fou, fou (1963)
    Un monde fou, fou, fou, fou
    7.5
    • stunt double: Peter Falk
    • stunt double Arnold Stang (uncredited)
    • 1963

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Here's Lucy: Lucy Plays Cops And Robbers
Trailer 2:03
Here's Lucy: Lucy Plays Cops And Robbers

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Janos Prohanska
  • Born
    • October 10, 1919
    • Budapest, Hungary
  • Died
    • March 13, 1974
    • Bishop, California, USA(plane crash)
  • Spouse
    • Irene KnokeJune 29, 1969 - March 13, 1974 (his death)
  • Children
    • Robert Prohaska
  • Other works
    Starred in an unsold sitcom pilot called "The Bear and I" as the titular ursine character whom almost everyone thinks is a guy in a fur suit. Only a kiddie show host, played by Soupy Sales, knows that the creature really is a talking bear.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Died in a plane crash, along with his son, Robert Prohaska, while working on the ABC TV series Up from the Ape (1975) (aka "Primal Man").
  • Trademark
      Playing Gilligan's Island Gorilla, Ape, Orangutan, Lion, and Spider and Dusty's Trail Bears and Gorilla (in Gorilla Suits and Bear Suits)

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