Cast & creator

Buck Kartalian

1922-08-13 (died at 93) Detroit, Michigan, USAIMDb

Best known for Friends, How I Met Your Mother, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Vahe "Buck" Kartalian (August 13, 1922 – May 24, 2016) was an American professional wrestler and character actor.

Movies

film credits

Series

television credits

Career

1951–2006 · acting roles

Credit score

6.3

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

★ 8.4

Friends

Frankie · 1994

★ 8.1

How I Met Your Mother

Henry · 2005

★ 8.1

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Shoe Repair Guy · 2000

★ 7.8

ER

Lloyd Frick · 1994

★ 8.0

Get Smart

Leopold · 1965

Across film & television

Filmography (61)

Showing 61 of 61 credits

Series

★ 8.4

Friends

Frankie

1994

Series

★ 8.1

How I Met Your Mother

Henry

2005

Series

★ 8.1

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Shoe Repair Guy

2000

Series

★ 7.8

ER

Lloyd Frick

1994

Series

★ 8.0

Get Smart

Leopold

1965

Series

★ 7.3

Batman

John

1966

Series

★ 5.7

Naked City

Sanitation Worker

1958

Series

★ 8.0

The Untouchables

Al Gross

1959

Series

★ 7.0

Cagney & Lacey

Rocky Menukian

1982

Series

★ 7.6

The Wild Wild West

Lieutenant Bengston

1965

Series

★ 7.4

Lou Grant

Leon Hartounian

1977

Series

★ 6.6

Felicity

Guard

1998

Series

★ 6.6

Just Shoot Me!

Clerk

1997

Series

★ 6.7

The Jamie Foxx Show

Rutherford B.. White

1996

Series

★ 7.8

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Crew Member (uncredited)

1964

Series

★ 7.0

Even Stevens

Old Guy #2

2000

Movie

★ 7.7

Planet of the Apes

Julius

1968

Series

★ 6.3

Nichols

Samuel

1971

Movie

★ 7.2

The Rock

Reverend

1996

Series

★ 6.0

Monster Squad

Bruce W. Wolf

1976

Movie

★ 6.2

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Frank - Gorilla

1972

Movie

★ 7.5

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Shopkeeper

1976

Movie

★ 7.7

Cool Hand Luke

Dynamite

1967

Movie

★ 4.8

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

Old Man at Bronto King

2000

Movie

★ 5.7

My Favorite Martian

Muscle Man

1999

Movie

★ 5.1

Tomcats

Grandfather MacDonald

2001

Movie

★ 5.3

The Third Wheel

Old Man

2002

Movie

★ 6.0

Real Men

Produce Hawker

1987

Movie

★ 5.5

Standing Still

Older Man

2005

Movie

★ 7.0

Mister Roberts

Mason

1955

Movie

★ 6.1

Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even

Dog Owner

1992

Movie

★ 5.4

Eight Days a Week

Nonno

1997

Series

Guideposts Junction

Grandfather

1995

Movie

★ 6.7

Morituri

Merchant Marine (uncredited)

1965

Movie

★ 4.1

Cattle Call

Janitor

2006

Movie

★ 4.5

Myra Breckinridge

Jeff

1970

Movie

★ 6.3

Mister Universe

Senior Garitzio

1951

Movie

★ 5.8

Magicians

Bagel Shop Clerk

2000

Movie

★ 5.5

Stay Away, Joe

Bull Shortgun

1968

Movie

Skag

1980

Movie

★ 6.1

Sail a Crooked Ship

Finster

1961

Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Trapped on Toyworld

Movie

★ 6.9

Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Trapped on Toyworld

Gepetto

1995

Movie

★ 5.6

Cell 2455 Death Row

Monk

1955

Movie

★ 4.0

Forty Days of Musa Dagh

Village Spokesman

1982

Movie

★ 5.3

Gymkata

The Kahn

1985

Movie

★ 6.1

The Man with Bogart's Face

Nicky

1980

Movie

The Great NBC Smilin' Saturday Mornin' Parade

Bruce W. Wolf

1976

Movie

★ 5.5

Devil's Angels

Funky

1967

Movie

★ 3.8

Booby Trap

Scarpo

1970

Movie

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

Tony

1971

Movie

★ 3.4

Please Don't Eat My Mother!

Henry Fudd

1973

Movie

★ 3.5

Blood Legacy

Igor Garin

1971

Movie

★ 4.4

The Acid Eaters

Artie / The Devil

1968

Movie

★ 4.3

Women for All Reasons

1969

Movie

★ 3.7

Octaman

Raul

1971

Movie

★ 9.0

Mark of the Gun

Bert

1969

Movie

Promised Land: A Musical

Irving J. Schwartz

1987

Movie

★ 8.0

The Secret Sharer

Francis

1973

Movie

★ 8.0

Sons of Sassoun

1975

Movie

★ 7.0

Breakout

Hogan

1970

Movie

★ 9.0

Checkpoint

Bus driver

1987