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David Opatoshu

Actor

David Opatoshu

Born January 30, 1918 in New York City, New York, USADied April 30, 199642 films

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Thieves' Highway posterFirst watchThieves' Highway19497.3as Frenchy (uncredited)Nick Garcos comes back from his tour of duty in World War II planning to settle down with his girlfriend, Polly Faber.View film

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Torn Curtain poster6.6Torn Curtain1966The Naked City poster7.2The Naked City1948Exodus poster6.7Exodus1960Party Girl poster6.8Party Girl1958Who'll Stop the Rain poster6.4Who'll Stop the Rain1978Cimarron poster6.2Cimarron1960The Brothers Karamazov poster6.5The Brothers Karamazov1958Raid on Entebbe poster6.0Raid on Entebbe1976

Filmography

42 films as actor
  1. 1993Deaf HeavenJake
  2. 1987Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8Judge Julius Hoffman
  3. 1986Under SiegeAmbassador Sajid Moktasanni
  4. 1982Forced VengeanceSam Paschal
  5. 1982Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of AllPrince Vultan (voice)
  6. 1982Forty Days of Musa Dagh
  7. 1980Beyond EvilDr. Solomon
  8. 1979AmericathonAbdul Muhammad
  9. 1978Who'll Stop the RainBender
  10. 1978Ziegfeld: The Man and His WomenFlo's Father
  11. 1976Raid on EntebbeMenachem Begin
  12. 1976Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy IncidentGrinev
  13. 1975Conspiracy of Terror
  14. 1973Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was JohnRabbi Isaac Herzog
  15. 1971Romance of a HorsethiefSchloime Kradnik
  16. 1971Incident in San FranciscoHerschel Roman
  17. 1969The D.A.: Murder OneDr. Rudolph Grainger
  18. 1969Death of a GunfighterEdward Rosenbloom
  19. 1968The SmugglersAlfredo Faggio
  20. 1968The DybbukZadik
  21. 1967Enter LaughingMorris Kolowitz
  22. 1966The DefectorOrlovsky
  23. 1966One Spy Too ManyMr. Kavon
  24. 1966Torn CurtainMr. Jacobi
  25. 1966Tarzan and the Valley of GoldAugustus Vinero
  26. 1964Sands of BeershebaDaoud
  27. 1962Guns of DarknessPresident Pedro Rivera
  28. 1961The Best of EnemiesBernasconi
  29. 1961Black CityIl commissario Natalucci
  30. 1960ExodusAkiva Ben Canaan
  31. 1960CimarronSol Levy
  32. 1959What Makes Sammy Run?Sidney Fineman
  33. 1958Party GirlLou Forbes
  34. 1958The Brothers KaramazovCapt. Snegiryov
  35. 1957A Sound of Different DrummersHoward Ellis
  36. 1957The Fabulous IrishmanMr. Briscoe, Sr.
  37. 1957MayerlingPolice Officer
  38. 1956Crowded Paradise
  39. 1950The GoldbergsMr. Dutton
  40. 1949Thieves' HighwayFrenchy (uncredited)
  41. 1948The Naked CitySgt. Dave Miller (uncredited)
  42. 1939The Light AheadFishke (the lame)