Abner Biberman
Biography
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.
Known For
All Movies (48)
- The Golden Mistress1954 · as Carl Dexter
- Elephant Walk1954 · as Dr. Pereira
- Knock on Wood1954 · as Maurice Papinek
- Viva Zapata!1952 · as Captain (uncredited)
- Roaring City1951 · as Eddie Paige
- Winchester '731950 · as Latigo Means
- Strange Conquest1946 · as Molugi
- Captain Kidd1945 · as Theodore Blades (uncredited)
- Back to Bataan1945 · as Japanese Captain
- Betrayal from the East1945 · as Yamato
- Salome, Where She Danced1945 · as Dr. Ling
- Dragon Seed1944 · as Capt. Yasuda (uncredited)
- Two-Man Submarine1944 · as Gabe Fabian
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey1944 · as Maita
- Behind the Rising Sun1943 · as Inspector
- Submarine Alert1943 · as Commander Toyo
- Bombardier1943 · as Japanese Sergeant
- The Leopard Man1943 · as Charlie How-Come
- King of the Mounties1942 · as Adm. Yamata
- Beyond the Blue Horizon1942 · as La'oa
- Whispering Ghosts1942 · as Mack Wolf
- Broadway1942 · as Trado
- Devil Pays Off1941 · as Carlos Castillo-Martinez
- South of Tahiti1941 · as Tahawa
- This Woman Is Mine1941 · as Lamazie
- Singapore Woman1941 · as Singa
- The Gay Vagabond1941 · as Ratmar
- The Monster and the Girl1941 · as Gregory - Perry’s Aide (uncredited)
- Girl from Havana1940 · as Captain Lazear
- South to Karanga1940 · as Manek Sen
- South of Pago Pago1940 · as Ferro
- Ski Patrol1940 · as Russian Field Commander
- Enemy Agent1940 · as Baronoff
- Zanzibar1940 · as Aba
- The Marines Fly High1940 · as Gomez
- His Girl Friday1940 · as Louie
- Balalaika1939 · as Leo Proplinski
- Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President1939 · as Attendee at Dance
- Another Thin Man1939 · as 'Dum-Dum'
- The Roaring Twenties1939 · as Henchman
- The Rains Came1939 · as John, the Baptist
- Each Dawn I Die1939 · as Shake Edwards (uncredited)
- Lady of the Tropics1939 · as Wardrobe Buyer
- The Magnificent Fraud1939 · as Ruiz
- Panama Lady1939 · as Elisha
- Panama Patrol1939 · as Arlie Johnson
- Gunga Din1939 · as Chota
- Soak the Rich1936
All TV Shows (4)
- Kodiak1974
- Hec Ramsey1972
- Ironside1967
- Sam Benedict1962