Abner Biberman

Actor · 1909–1977 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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.

Acted in 52

1970s

1974
Kodiak
TV
1972
Hec Ramsey
TV

1960s

1967
Ironside
TV · 8 Seasons · Crime · Drama
69
1962
Sam Benedict
TV · 1 Season · Drama

1950s

1954
The Golden Mistress
Carl Dexter
Elephant Walk
Dr. Pereira
61
Knock on Wood
Maurice Papinek
1952
Viva Zapata!
Captain (uncredited)
67
1951
Roaring City
Eddie Paige
1950
Winchester '73
Latigo Means
82

1940s

1946
Strange Conquest
Molugi
1945
Captain Kidd
Theodore Blades (uncredited)
73
Back to Bataan
Japanese Captain
70
Betrayal from the East
Yamato
Salome, Where She Danced
Dr. Ling
1944
Dragon Seed
Capt. Yasuda (uncredited)
Two-Man Submarine
Gabe Fabian
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Maita
1943
Behind the Rising Sun
Inspector
Submarine Alert
Commander Toyo
52
Bombardier
Japanese Sergeant
The Leopard Man
Charlie How-Come
73
1942
King of the Mounties
Adm. Yamata
Beyond the Blue Horizon
La'oa
Whispering Ghosts
Mack Wolf
Broadway
Trado
1941
Devil Pays Off
Carlos Castillo-Martinez
South of Tahiti
Tahawa
This Woman Is Mine
Lamazie
Singapore Woman
Singa
The Gay Vagabond
Ratmar
The Monster and the Girl
Gregory - Perry’s Aide (uncredited)
1940
Girl from Havana
Captain Lazear
South to Karanga
Manek Sen
South of Pago Pago
Ferro
Ski Patrol
Russian Field Commander
Enemy Agent
Baronoff
Zanzibar
Aba
The Marines Fly High
Gomez
His Girl Friday
Louie
85

1930s

1939
Balalaika
Leo Proplinski
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Attendee at Dance
Another Thin Man
'Dum-Dum'
The Roaring Twenties
Henchman
83
The Rains Came
John, the Baptist
67
Each Dawn I Die
Shake Edwards (uncredited)
66
Lady of the Tropics
Wardrobe Buyer
The Magnificent Fraud
Ruiz
Panama Lady
Elisha
Panama Patrol
Arlie Johnson
Gunga Din
Chota
75
1936
Soak the Rich
Movie

Directed 39

1960s

1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Director
Hawaii Five-O
Director
73
1968
The Name of the Game
Director
75
1967
Ironside
Director
69
1966
Too Many Thieves
Director
1965
The Trials of O'Brien
Director
Laredo
Director
73
Seaway
Director
Run for Your Life
Director
1964
Gilligan's Island
Director
74
12 O'Clock High
Director
78
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Director
74
1963
Mr. Novak
Director
The Fugitive
Director
79
The Outer Limits
Director
80
1962
The Eleventh Hour
Director
The Virginian
Director
73
Sam Benedict
Director
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Director
1961
Ben Casey
Director
68
1960
The Islanders
Director
Outlaws
Director
National Velvet
Director

1950s

1959
The Twilight Zone
Director
89
Tightrope
Director
1958
77 Sunset Strip
Director
76
Mackenzie's Raiders
Director
Cimarron City
Director
Flood Tide
Director
1957
Maverick
Director
77
The Night Runner
Director
1956
Gun for a Coward
Director
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Director
71
Behind the High Wall
Director
The Price of Fear
Director
1955
Running Wild
Director
Gunsmoke
Director
77
The Looters
Director
1954
The Golden Mistress
Director

Wrote 1

1950s

1954
The Golden Mistress
Writer