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Abner Biberman

Abner Biberman

Acting

Born April 1, 1909 — Died June 20, 1977 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Abner Warren Biberman (April 1, 1909 – June 20, 1977) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter. Ruthless-looking, he was in demand to portray a wide variety of heavies and foreign nationalities during the Golden Years of Hollywood. He later developed a successful career as a prolific director of episodic TV, spanning wide genres from Gilligan’s Island to Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series). Biberman was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, later moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He gained early acting experience as a student at the Tome School for Boys prep school. He also attended the University of Pennsylvania.

TV Shows(4)

Movies(48)

The Golden Mistress

The Golden Mistress

Carl Dexter

1954

Elephant Walk

Elephant Walk

Dr. Pereira

1954

Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood

Maurice Papinek

1954

Viva Zapata!

Viva Zapata!

Captain (uncredited)

1952

Roaring City

Roaring City

Eddie Paige

1951

Winchester '73

Winchester '73

Latigo Means

1950

Strange Conquest

Strange Conquest

Molugi

1946

Captain Kidd

Captain Kidd

Theodore Blades (uncredited)

1945

Back to Bataan

Back to Bataan

Japanese Captain

1945

Betrayal from the East

Betrayal from the East

Yamato

1945

Salome, Where She Danced

Salome, Where She Danced

Dr. Ling

1945

Dragon Seed

Dragon Seed

Capt. Yasuda (uncredited)

1944

Two-Man Submarine

Two-Man Submarine

Gabe Fabian

1944

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Maita

1944

Behind the Rising Sun

Behind the Rising Sun

Inspector

1943

Submarine Alert

Submarine Alert

Commander Toyo

1943

Bombardier

Bombardier

Japanese Sergeant

1943

The Leopard Man

The Leopard Man

Charlie How-Come

1943

King of the Mounties

King of the Mounties

Adm. Yamata

1942

Beyond the Blue Horizon

Beyond the Blue Horizon

La'oa

1942

Whispering Ghosts

Whispering Ghosts

Mack Wolf

1942

Broadway

Broadway

Trado

1942

Devil Pays Off

Devil Pays Off

Carlos Castillo-Martinez

1941

South of Tahiti

South of Tahiti

Tahawa

1941

This Woman Is Mine

This Woman Is Mine

Lamazie

1941

Singapore Woman

Singapore Woman

Singa

1941

The Gay Vagabond

The Gay Vagabond

Ratmar

1941

The Monster and the Girl

The Monster and the Girl

Gregory - Perry’s Aide (uncredited)

1941

Girl from Havana

Girl from Havana

Captain Lazear

1940

South to Karanga

South to Karanga

Manek Sen

1940

South of Pago Pago

South of Pago Pago

Ferro

1940

Ski Patrol

Ski Patrol

Russian Field Commander

1940

Enemy Agent

Enemy Agent

Baronoff

1940

Zanzibar

Zanzibar

Aba

1940

The Marines Fly High

The Marines Fly High

Gomez

1940

His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

Louie

1940

Balalaika

Balalaika

Leo Proplinski

1939

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Attendee at Dance

1939

Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

'Dum-Dum'

1939

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

Henchman

1939

The Rains Came

The Rains Came

John, the Baptist

1939

Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

Shake Edwards (uncredited)

1939

Lady of the Tropics

Lady of the Tropics

Wardrobe Buyer

1939

The Magnificent Fraud

The Magnificent Fraud

Ruiz

1939

Panama Lady

Panama Lady

Elisha

1939

Panama Patrol

Panama Patrol

Arlie Johnson

1939

Gunga Din

Gunga Din

Chota

1939

Soak the Rich

Soak the Rich

1936