Henry Kulky
Biography
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.
Acting (44 movies)

Call Northside 777
1948

Alias the Champ
1949

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
1953

New York Confidential
1955

The Human Jungle
1954

Fireman Save My Child
1954

Tobor the Great
1954

Mighty Joe Young
1949

Illegal
1955

Fixed Bayonets!
1951

Target Hong Kong
1953

No Holds Barred
1952

To the Ends of the Earth
1948

Guns of the Timberland
1960

You Never Can Tell
1951

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955

Tarzan's Magic Fountain
1949

A Foreign Affair
1948

Sierra Stranger
1957

The Guy Who Came Back
1951

Love Nest
1951

Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953

A Star Is Born
1954

Aim, Fire, Scoot
1952

Army Daze
1956

Red Skies of Montana
1952

Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954

It's Always Fair Weather
1955

Hell and High Water
1954

A Likely Story
1947

Jiggs and Maggie Out West
1950

I'll Cry Tomorrow
1955

A Snitch in Time
1950

Yukon Vengeance
1954

Bombers B-52
1957

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955

New Faces
1954

Up Periscope
1959

The Glory Brigade
1953

Love Me or Leave Me
1955

South Sea Sinner
1950

The Red Danube
1949

The World in His Arms
1952

A Global Affair
1964
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