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Abner Biberman

Director, Actor, Writer
Born April 1, 1909Died June 20, 1977 (68 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • His Girl Friday
  • The Outer Limits
  • Captain Kidd
  • Knock on Wood
  • Salome, Where She Danced
  • Submarine Alert

Known For

  • The Twilight Zone
  • The Virginian
  • Ironside
  • Gilligan's Island
  • The Leopard Man
  • The Outer Limits
  • The Price of Fear
  • Gun for a Coward
  • Hawaii Five-O
  • Elephant Walk
  • The Fugitive
  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
  • Maverick
  • Knock on Wood

Abner Biberman Filmography

1969
1968
1968
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series)
1967
Ironside (TV Series)
1966
1965
Trials of O'Brien (TV Series)
1965
Convoy (TV Series)
1965
Laredo (TV Series)
1965
Seaway (TV Series)
1965
Run for Your Life (TV Series)
1964
Gilligan's Island (TV Series)
1964
12 O'Clock High (TV Series)
1964
1963
Mr. Novak (TV Series)
1963
Temple Houston (TV Series)
1963
The Fugitive (TV Series)
1963
1963
1962
The Eleventh Hour (TV Series)
1962
Empire (TV Series)
1962
The Virginian (TV Series)
1962
Sam Benedict (TV Series)
1962
1961
Ben Casey (TV Series)
1960
The Islanders (TV Series)
1960
Outlaws (TV Series)
1960
National Velvet (TV Series)
1959
The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
1959
Tightrope (TV Series)
1959
The Untouchables (TV Series)
1958
Cimarron City (TV Series)
1958
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series)
1958
1958
Buckskin (TV Series)
1957
1957
Colt .45 (TV Series)
1957
Alcoa Theatre (TV Series)
1957
Maverick (TV Series)
1957
The Thin Man (TV Series)
1957
Wagon Train (TV Series)
1957
1956
1956
Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series)
1956
1956
1955
1955
Gunsmoke (TV Series)
1955
1954

1974
Kodiak (TV Series)
1972
Hec Ramsey (TV Series)
1967
Ironside (TV Series)
1962
Sam Benedict (TV Series)
1956
The Price of Fear · as Mort Kleinman - Pathologist
1954
The Golden Mistress · as Carl Dexter
1954
Elephant Walk · as Dr. Pereira
1954
Knock on Wood · as Maurice Papinek
1952
Viva Zapata! · as Captain (uncredited)
1951
Roaring City · as Eddie Paige
1950
Winchester '73 · as Latigo Means
1946
Strange Conquest · as Molugi
1945
Captain Kidd · as Theodore Blades (uncredited)
1945
Back to Bataan · as Japanese Captain
1945
1945
1944
The Keys of the Kingdom · as Wai's Captain
1944
Dragon Seed · as Capt. Yasuda (uncredited)
1944
1943
Behind the Rising Sun · as Inspector
1943
The Leopard Man · as Charlie How-Come
1943
Bombardier · as Japanese Sergeant
1943
Submarine Alert · as Commander Toyo
1942
Broadway · as Trado
1942
1942
King of the Mounties · as Adm. Yamata
1942
Whispering Ghosts · as Mack Wolf
1941
The Devil Pays Off · as Carlos Castillo-Martinez
1941
South of Tahiti · as Tahawa
1941
This Woman Is Mine · as Lamazie
1941
Singapore Woman · as Singa
1941
The Monster and the Girl · as Gregory - Perry’s Aide (uncredited)
1940
Golden Gloves · as Torsovitch
1940
South to Karanga · as Manek Sen
1940
South of Pago Pago · as Ferro
1940
Ski Patrol · as Russian Field Commander
1940
Enemy Agent · as Baronoff
1940
1940
1939
Balalaika · as Leo Proplinski
1939
1939
Another Thin Man · as 'dum-Dum'
1939
The Roaring Twenties · as Henchman
1939
The Rains Came · as John, The Baptist
1939
Each Dawn I Die · as Shake Edwards (uncredited)
1939
Lady of the Tropics · as Wardrobe Buyer
1939
1939
Panama Lady · as Elisha
1939
Panama Patrol · as Arlie Johnson
1939
Gunga Din · as Chota
1936

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