Will Kuluva (May 2, 1917 – November 6, 1990) was an American actor.
Early years Kuluva was born on May 2, 1917, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kuluva. His father owned a department store. He graduated from Central High School. After enrolling at St. Louis University, he went to the University of Kansas City, where he majored in dramatics and graduated with an A. B. degree in 1937. He was also educated at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.
During World War II Kuluva was a first lieutenant in the Fifth Army. He was wounded and received a Purple Heart. Following his release from a hospital, he served in an entertainment troup that toured battle fronts until the war ended.
Career Kuluva's Broadway credits included Steel (1939), Hold on to Your Hats (1940), The Wanhope Building (1947), Open House (1947), The Alchemist (1948), King Richard III (1949), That Lady (1949), Arms and the Man (1950), Darkness at Noon (1951), The Shrike (1952), My 3 Angels (1953), and A Very Special Baby (1956).
His film debut came in Abandoned. Other films in which he appeared included Viva Zapata!, Operation Manhunt, The Shrike, Crime in the Streets, Odds Against Tomorrow, Go Naked in the World, The Spiral Road and The Missiles of October. He appeared in the television series The Untouchables, The Twilight Zone, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Hawaii Five-O, Perry Mason, It Takes a Thief, Primus, Mission: Impossible, and Quincy, M.E., among others.
Death He died on November 6, 1990, in Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at age 73.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1949 Abandoned Little Guy Decola 1952 Viva Zapata! Lazaro Uncredited1954 Operation Manhunt Rostovich 1955 The Shrike John Ankortis 1956 Crime in the Streets Mr. Gioia 1959 Odds Against Tomorrow Bacco 1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Joey Season 5 Episode 31: "I Can Take Care of Myself"1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Stefan Bregornick Season 6 Episode 9: "The Money"1961 Go Naked in the World Argus Dlavolos 1961 The Twilight Zone De Cruz Season 3, Episode 6: "The Mirror"1962 The Spiral Road Dr. Sordjano 1962 Bonanza General Arturo Diaz Season 4 episode 10: "The Deadly Ones"1963 The Twilight Zone Ernest Ferguson Season 4, Episode 13: "The New Exhibit"1964 Perry Mason Homer Doubleday Season 8, Episode 12: "The Case of the Wooden Nickels"1967 The Spy in the Green Hat Mr. Thaler, Thrush Boss 1968 Massacre Harbor Bertaine 1970 The Christine Jorgensen Story Professor Estabrook 1972 Pursuit Dr. Wolff TV movie1974 The Missiles of October Valerian Zorin TV movie1982 Voyager from the Unknown Louis Pasteur
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