Henry Kulky
Henry Kulky
Henry Kulky (born Henry Kulakowich; August 11, 1911 – February 12, 1965) was an American actor and professional wrestler from Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, probably best remembered as Chief Petty Officer Curly Jones from season 1 of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Kulky began boxing in his teenage years. After six bouts, he stopped boxing when he was offered a position training wrestlers at St. Matthew's Lyceum in his native Hastings-on-Hudson. Stanislaus Zbyszko convinced Kulky to compete professionally in 1939. Moving to Argentina, Kulky competed throughout South America under the ring name Bomber Kulkavich. The number of matches in which he competed is uncertain; one claim states that he won 172 of 175 matches. Kulky, however, claims that he won nearly all of 7,000 matches. While in South America, he is also said to have won the continent's judo crown. Like most wrestlers who turned to acting in the 1950s he owed his big break to Mike Mazurki. The two appeared in several parts in the 1940s and 1950s, with Mazurki's agent getting him a part in Call Northside 777. Because of his rather tough guy image, Kulky became typecast as military men, thugs, gangsters, bartenders, wrestlers and other "strong guys" who were at times quite friendly and lovable characters contrasting strongly with the tough guy image. From 1953 to 1958, he played Otto Schmidlap in the television series The Life of Riley. In the series, Kulky portrayed a co-worker of series character Chester Riley, a wing riveter at an aircraft plant. In 1952 he appeared in an episode (#11) of Adventures of Superman, as a wrestler working for a crooked promoter. In 1954 he appeared in an episode (#141) of The Lone Ranger. From 1959 to 1962, Kulky was cast in the recurring role as Chief Max Bronsky in forty-six episodes of Jackie Cooper's CBS military sitcom-drama television series Hennesey. The role was close to Kulky's heart because during World War II, he was a boatswain's mate in the United States Navy. Kulky's last role was as Chief Curley Jones in the television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. He died on February 12, 1965, in Oceanside, California, of a heart attack suffered while he was studying a script.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 7.141
Birthday 1911-08-11
Place of Birth Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USa
Also Known As Bomber Kulkovich, Henry 'Bomber' Kulkovich, Henry Kulkowich, Henry 'Bomber' Kulky,
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
1953

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

New York Confidential
1955

New York Confidential

The Human Jungle
1954

The Human Jungle

Tobor the Great
1954

Tobor the Great

Mighty Joe Young
1949

Mighty Joe Young

Illegal
1955

Illegal

Target Hong Kong
1953

Target Hong Kong

Tarzan's Magic Fountain
1949

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

You Never Can Tell
1951

You Never Can Tell

The Guy Who Came Back
1951

The Guy Who Came Back

Love Nest
1951

Love Nest

Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

Aim, Fire, Scoot
1952

Aim, Fire, Scoot

Army Daze
1956

Army Daze

Red Skies of Montana
1952

Red Skies of Montana

Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Hell and High Water
1954

Hell and High Water

A Likely Story
1947

A Likely Story

Jiggs and Maggie Out West
1950

Jiggs and Maggie Out West

I'll Cry Tomorrow
1955

I'll Cry Tomorrow

A Snitch in Time
1950

A Snitch in Time

Yukon Vengeance
1954

Yukon Vengeance

Bombers B-52
1957

Bombers B-52

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

New Faces
1954

New Faces

Up Periscope
1959

Up Periscope

The Glory Brigade
1953

The Glory Brigade

Love Me or Leave Me
1955

Love Me or Leave Me

South Sea Sinner
1950

South Sea Sinner

Alias the Champ
1949

Alias the Champ

Fireman Save My Child
1954

Fireman Save My Child

Fixed Bayonets!
1951

Fixed Bayonets!

No Holds Barred
1952

No Holds Barred

Guns of the Timberland
1960

Guns of the Timberland

Sierra Stranger
1957

Sierra Stranger

A Star Is Born
1954

A Star Is Born

Call Northside 777
1948

Call Northside 777

To the Ends of the Earth
1948

To the Ends of the Earth

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

A Foreign Affair
1948

A Foreign Affair

It's Always Fair Weather
1955

It's Always Fair Weather