Abner Biberman
Abner Biberman | |
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 Biberman in Submarine Alert (1943) | |
| Born | Abner Warren Biberman April 1, 1909 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | June 20, 1977 (aged 68) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Joel Judge |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
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| Years active | 1933–1977 |
| Spouses | Tholbie Sacher (m. 1928; div. 19??) Helen Call (m. 1938; div. 19??) Sibil Kamban (m. 1954) |
| Children | 3; including Anthony Call |
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).
Early years
[edit]Biberman was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, later moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] He gained early acting experience as a student at the Tome School for Boys prep school.[2] He also attended the University of Pennsylvania.[1]
Career
[edit]He was sometimes credited under the pseudonym Joel Judge.[3]
Death
[edit]Biberman died at his home in San Diego, California. His obituary in The New York Times gave his age as 69. He was survived by his wife and three sons.[1]
Filmography
[edit]As actor
[edit]- 1936: Soak the Rich
- 1939: Gunga Din as Chota
- 1939: Panama Patrol as Arlie Johnson
- 1939: Panama Lady as Elisha
- 1939: The Magnificent Fraud as Ruiz
- 1939: Each Dawn I Die as Shake Edwards (uncredited)
- 1939: Lady of the Tropics as Wardrobe buyer (uncredited)
- 1939: The Rains Came as John, the Baptist
- 1939: The Roaring Twenties as Lefty, Hally's Henchman
- 1939: Another Thin Man as Dum-Dum, Church's Henchman
- 1939: Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President as Extra at Dance (uncredited)
- 1939: Balalaika as Leo Proplinski
- 1940: His Girl Friday as Louis "Diamond Louie" Palutso
- 1940: The Marines Fly High as Gomez (uncredited)
- 1940: Zanzibar as Aba
- 1940: Enemy Agent as Baronoff
- 1940: Ski Patrol as Russian Field Commander
- 1940: South of Pago Pago as Manuel Ferro
- 1940: South to Karanga as Manek Sen
- 1940: Golden Gloves as Torsovitch (uncredited)
- 1940: Girl from Havana as Captain Lazear
- 1941: The Monster and the Girl as George, Perry's Aide (uncredited)
- 1941: Singapore Woman as Singa
- 1941: The Gay Vagabond as Ratmar
- 1941: This Woman Is Mine as Lamazie
- 1941: South of Tahiti as Tahawa
- 1941: The Devil Pays Off as Carlos Castillo-Martinez
- 1942: Broadway as Trado
- 1942: Whispering Ghosts as Mack Wolf
- 1942: Beyond the Blue Horizon as La'oa
- 1942: Little Tokyo, U.S.A. as Satsuma
- 1942: King of the Mounties as Adm. Yamata
- 1942: Road to Morocco as Man
- 1943: Submarine Alert as Commander Toyo
- 1943: Bombardier as Japanese Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1943: The Leopard Man as Charlie How-Come
- 1943: Behind the Rising Sun as Inspector (uncredited)
- 1944: The Bridge of San Luis Rey as Maita
- 1944: Two-Man Submarine as Gabe Fabian
- 1944: Dragon Seed as Captain Yasuda (uncredited)
- 1944: The Keys of the Kingdom as Wai's captain (uncredited)
- 1945: Betrayal from the East as Yamato
- 1945: Salome Where She Danced as Dr. Ling
- 1945: Back to Bataan as Japanese captain at schoolhouse
- 1945: Captain Kidd as Theodore Blades (uncredited)
- 1946: Strange Conquest as Molugi
- 1950: Winchester '73 as Latigo Means
- 1951: Roaring City as Eddie Page
- 1952: Viva Zapata! as Captain (uncredited)
- 1954: Knock on Wood as Maurice Papinek
- 1954: Elephant Walk as Dr. Pereira
- 1954: The Golden Mistress as Carl Dexter
- 1956: The Price of Fear as Mort Kleinman, Pathologist (uncredited)
- 1974: Kodiak (TV Series) as Abraham Lincoln Imhook
As director
[edit]- 1954: The Golden Mistress (Also screenwriter)
- 1955: The Looters
- 1955: Running Wild
- 1956: The Price of Fear
- 1956: Behind the High Wall
- 1957: Gun for a Coward
- 1957: The Night Runner
- 1957: Maverick (TV series)
- 1957: Colt .45 (TV series)
- 1958: Flood Tide
- 1958: 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
- 1960: National Velvet (TV series)
- 1961: Ben Casey (TV series)
- 1962: The Dummy (The Twilight Zone) (TV series)
- 1962: The Virginian (TV series)
- 1963: The Outer Limits
- 1963: "The Incredible World of Horace Ford" (The Twilight Zone) (TV series)
- 1964: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
- 1964: Number 12 Looks Just Like You (The Twilight Zone) (TV series)
- 1964: I Am the Night—Color Me Black (The Twilight Zone) (TV series)
- 1965: Seaway (TV series)
- 1965: The Trials of O'Brien (TV series)
- 1965: Gunsmoke (TV series)
- 1966: Too Many Thieves
- 1969: The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
- 1969-1970: Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Abner Biberman, Actor, Director". The New York Times. New York, New York City. June 24, 1977. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ Sturgill, Erika Quesenbery (March 13, 2015). "The 'gangster' at Tome School for Boys". The Cecil Whig. Maryland, Elkton. p. D 1. Retrieved December 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kear, Lynn; King, James (2009). Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook. McFarland. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-7864-4363-5.
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