Abner Biberman
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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
Credits
His Girl Friday (1940)
as Louie
Winchester '73 (1950)
as Latigo Means
Viva Zapata! (1952)
as Captain (uncredited)
Captain Kidd (1945)
as Theodore Blades (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
as Henchman
Gunga Din (1939)
as Chota
Another Thin Man (1939)
as 'Dum-Dum'
Back to Bataan (1945)
as Japanese Captain
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
as Shake Edwards (uncredited)
Dragon Seed (1944)
as Capt. Yasuda (uncredited)
Lady of the Tropics (1939)
as Wardrobe Buyer
Elephant Walk (1954)
as Dr. Pereira
Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
as Dr. Ling
The Monster and the Girl (1941)
as Gregory - Perry’s Aide (uncredited)
Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942)
as La'oa
Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
as Inspector
King of the Mounties (1942)
as Adm. Yamata
The Rains Came (1939)
as John, the Baptist
Betrayal from the East (1945)
as Yamato
South of Pago Pago (1940)
as Ferro
The Leopard Man (1943)
as Charlie How-Come
This Woman Is Mine (1941)
as Lamazie
Broadway (1942)
as Trado
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
as Attendee at Dance
Knock on Wood (1954)
as Maurice Papinek
Balalaika (1939)
as Leo Proplinski
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
as Maita
The Marines Fly High (1940)
as Gomez
Bombardier (1943)
as Japanese Sergeant
Singapore Woman (1941)
as Singa
The Magnificent Fraud (1939)
as Ruiz
Submarine Alert (1943)
as Commander Toyo
Whispering Ghosts (1942)
as Mack Wolf
Soak the Rich (1936)
Actor
Panama Lady (1939)
as Elisha
Girl from Havana (1940)
as Captain Lazear
Devil Pays Off (1941)
as Carlos Castillo-Martinez
South to Karanga (1940)
as Manek Sen
Enemy Agent (1940)
as Baronoff
The Gay Vagabond (1941)
as Ratmar
Zanzibar (1940)
as Aba
Panama Patrol (1939)
as Arlie Johnson
Ski Patrol (1940)
as Russian Field Commander
South of Tahiti (1941)
as Tahawa
Roaring City (1951)
as Eddie Paige
Two-Man Submarine (1944)
as Gabe Fabian
Strange Conquest (1946)
as Molugi
The Golden Mistress (1954)
as Carl Dexter