Mischa Hausserman (October 31, 1941 – August 30, 2021) was an Austrian-born American film and television actor.
Hausserman was born in
Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...
,
Austria
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on October 31, 1941. He moved to the United States in 1965, and studied acting at the
Herbert Berghof Studios, before attending
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
.
He died on August 30, 2021, at the age of 79.
Filmography
*1965: ''DM-Killer'' as Young Man (uncredited)
*1966: ''
Twelve O'Clock High'' (TV Series) as German Radioman
*1966: ''
Torn Curtain'' as Idealistic Young Man (uncredited)
*1967: ''
Combat!'' (TV Series) as Johann Schiller
*1968: ''
Counterpoint
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'' as (uncredited)
*1968: ''
In Enemy Country'' as (uncredited)
*1971: ''
Ironside'' (TV Series) as Anton Hlinka
*1972: ''
The Salzburg Connection'' as Lev Benedescu
*1974: ''Situation'' as Michael (as Michael Hausserman)
*1979: ''Survival Run'' as Helicopter Pilot
*1979: ''Goldengirl'' as Pilot
*1983: ''
Voyagers!
''Voyagers!'' is an American science-fiction television series about time travel that aired on NBC from October 3, 1982, to July 10, 1983, during the 1982–1983 season. The series starred Jon-Erik Hexum and Meeno Peluce.
Plot
Phineas Bogg ( ...
'' (TV Series) as German Broadcaster
*1983: ''
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
''Scarecrow and Mrs. King'' is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987, on CBS. The music underscore was composed by Arthur B. Rubinstein.
The show starred Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner, as divorced ...
'' (TV Series) as Ivan
*1984: ''
The Evil That Men Do'' as Karl Haussman
*1985: ''
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning'' as Kelly
*1986: ''
Murphy's Law
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Though similar statements and concepts have been made over the course of history, the law itself was coined by, and named after, Americ ...
'' as Detective Dave Manzarek
*1987: ''
Assassination
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Assassinations are orde ...
'' as Danzig
*1995: ''
Die Hard with a Vengeance
''Die Hard with a Vengeance'' is a 1995 American action film directed and produced by John McTiernan, from a screenplay written by Jonathan Hensleigh, and starring Bruce Willis as John McClane. It is the third installment in the ''Die Hard'' f ...
'' as Mischa
*1996: ''
Eraser
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'' as Airplane Captain (uncredited)
*1996: ''Amanda'' as Dr. Knudsen
*1999: ''
The 13th Warrior'' as Rethel The Archer
*1999: ''
The Thomas Crown Affair'' as Jimmy
*2002: ''
Rollerball'' as Gold Coach (final film role)
References
External links
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1941 births
2021 deaths
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Austrian emigrants to the United States
Male actors from Vienna
Austrian male film actors
Austrian male television actors