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