Abner Biberman

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1909-04-01

Deathday 1977-06-20 (68 years old)

Place of Birth Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Also Known As Abner Warren Biberman

Abner Biberman

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.

Known For

Actor

1974
1954
The Golden Mistress

as Carl Dexter

1954
Elephant Walk

as Dr. Pereira

1954
Knock on Wood

as Maurice Papinek

1952
Viva Zapata!

as Captain (uncredited)

1951
Roaring City

as Eddie Paige

1950
Winchester '73

as Latigo Means

1946
1945
Captain Kidd

as Theodore Blades (uncredited)

1945
Back to Bataan

as Japanese Captain

1945
1944
Dragon Seed

as Capt. Yasuda (uncredited)

1944
Two-Man Submarine

as Gabe Fabian

1943
1943
Submarine Alert

as Commander Toyo

1943
The Leopard Man

as Charlie How-Come

1943
Bombardier

as Japanese Sergeant

1942
King of the Mounties

as Adm. Yamata

1942
Whispering Ghosts

as Mack Wolf

1942
Broadway

as Trado

1941
Devil Pays Off

as Carlos Castillo-Martinez

1941
South of Tahiti

as Tahawa

1941
1941
1941
1941
The Monster and the Girl

as Gregory - Perry’s Aide (uncredited)

1940
Girl from Havana

as Captain Lazear

1940
South to Karanga

as Manek Sen

1940
1940
Ski Patrol

as Russian Field Commander

1940
Enemy Agent

as Baronoff

1940
Zanzibar

as Aba

1940
1939
Balalaika

as Leo Proplinski

1939
Another Thin Man

as 'Dum-Dum'

1939
1939
The Rains Came

as John, the Baptist

1939
Each Dawn I Die

as Shake Edwards (uncredited)

1939
Lady of the Tropics

as Wardrobe Buyer

1939
Panama Lady

as Elisha

1939
Panama Patrol

as Arlie Johnson

1939
Gunga Din

as Chota

Director

1970
Matt Lincoln

as Director

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Director

1968
1967
Ironside

as Director

1966
Too Many Thieves

as Director

1965
1965
Laredo

as Director

1965
Run for Your Life

as Director

1965
Seaway

as Director

1964
Gilligan's Island

as Director

1964
12 O'Clock High

as Director

1963
The Fugitive

as Director

1963
Mr. Novak

as Director

1963
The Outer Limits

as Director

1962
Sam Benedict

as Director

1962
The Eleventh Hour

as Director

1962
The Virginian

as Director

1961
Ben Casey

as Director

1960
Outlaws

as Director

1960
The Islanders

as Director

1960
National Velvet

as Director

1959
The Twilight Zone

as Director

1959
Tightrope

as Director

1958
Flood Tide

as Director

1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Director

1958
Buckskin

as Director

1958
Cimarron City

as Director

1958
1957
The Night Runner

as Director

1957
Maverick

as Director

1956
1956
The Price of Fear

as Director

1956
Gun for a Coward

as Director

1955
Running Wild

as Director

1955
The Looters

as Director

1955
Gunsmoke

as Director

1954

Writer

1954