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Abner Biberman

Actor

Abner Biberman

Born April 1, 1909 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USADied June 20, 197748 films

Abner Warren Biberman (April 1, 1909 – June 20, 1977) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter.

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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.

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The Roaring Twenties posterFirst watchThe Roaring Twenties19397.5as HenchmanAfter World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
His Girl Friday poster7.4His Girl Friday1940Winchester '73 poster7.3Winchester '731950Viva Zapata! poster6.8Viva Zapata!1952Another Thin Man poster7.1Another Thin Man1939Gunga Din poster6.5Gunga Din1939The Leopard Man poster6.5The Leopard Man1943Each Dawn I Die poster6.8Each Dawn I Die1939Back to Bataan poster6.1Back to Bataan1945

Filmography

48 films as actor
  1. 1954The Golden MistressCarl Dexter
  2. 1954Elephant WalkDr. Pereira
  3. 1954Knock on WoodMaurice Papinek
  4. 1952Viva Zapata!Captain (uncredited)
  5. 1951Roaring CityEddie Paige
  6. 1950Winchester '73Latigo Means
  7. 1946Strange ConquestMolugi
  8. 1945Captain KiddTheodore Blades (uncredited)
  9. 1945Back to BataanJapanese Captain
  10. 1945Betrayal from the EastYamato
  11. 1945Salome, Where She DancedDr. Ling
  12. 1944Dragon SeedCapt. Yasuda (uncredited)
  13. 1944Two-Man SubmarineGabe Fabian
  14. 1944The Bridge of San Luis ReyMaita
  15. 1943Behind the Rising SunInspector
  16. 1943Submarine AlertCommander Toyo
  17. 1943BombardierJapanese Sergeant
  18. 1943The Leopard ManCharlie How-Come
  19. 1942King of the MountiesAdm. Yamata
  20. 1942Beyond the Blue HorizonLa'oa
  21. 1942Whispering GhostsMack Wolf
  22. 1942BroadwayTrado
  23. 1941Devil Pays OffCarlos Castillo-Martinez
  24. 1941South of TahitiTahawa
  25. 1941This Woman Is MineLamazie
  26. 1941Singapore WomanSinga
  27. 1941The Gay VagabondRatmar
  28. 1941The Monster and the GirlGregory - Perry’s Aide (uncredited)
  29. 1940Girl from HavanaCaptain Lazear
  30. 1940South to KarangaManek Sen
  31. 1940South of Pago PagoFerro
  32. 1940Ski PatrolRussian Field Commander
  33. 1940Enemy AgentBaronoff
  34. 1940ZanzibarAba
  35. 1940The Marines Fly HighGomez
  36. 1940His Girl FridayLouie
  37. 1939BalalaikaLeo Proplinski
  38. 1939Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the PresidentAttendee at Dance
  39. 1939Another Thin Man'Dum-Dum'
  40. 1939The Roaring TwentiesHenchman
  41. 1939The Rains CameJohn, the Baptist
  42. 1939Each Dawn I DieShake Edwards (uncredited)
  43. 1939Lady of the TropicsWardrobe Buyer
  44. 1939The Magnificent FraudRuiz
  45. 1939Panama LadyElisha
  46. 1939Panama PatrolArlie Johnson
  47. 1939Gunga DinChota
  48. 1936Soak the Rich