Abner Biberman

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-04-01 (68 years old)

Deathday

1977-06-20

Place of Birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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.

Acting

1940

1939

Gunga Din

as Chota

1943

The Leopard Man

as Charlie How-Come

1950

Winchester '73

as Latigo Means

1954

Elephant Walk

as Dr. Pereira

1939

1943

Submarine Alert

as Commander Toyo

1945

Back to Bataan

as Japanese Captain

1941

The Monster and the Girl

as Gregory - Perry’s Aide (uncredited)

1952

Viva Zapata!

as Captain (uncredited)

1942

Whispering Ghosts

as Mack Wolf

1942

Broadway

as Trado

1944

Dragon Seed

as Capt. Yasuda (uncredited)

1941

Devil Pays Off

as Carlos Castillo-Martinez

1940

1939

Panama Patrol

as Arlie Johnson

1944

Two-Man Submarine

as Gabe Fabian

1954

The Golden Mistress

as Carl Dexter

1941

1939

Another Thin Man

as 'Dum-Dum'

1939

Each Dawn I Die

as Shake Edwards (uncredited)

1939

Lady of the Tropics

as Wardrobe Buyer

1939

The Rains Came

as John, the Baptist

1939

Balalaika

as Leo Proplinski

1941

1954

Knock on Wood

as Maurice Papinek

1951

Roaring City

as Eddie Paige

1940

Enemy Agent

as Baronoff

1941

1941

1942

King of the Mounties

as Adm. Yamata

1946

1943

1943

Bombardier

as Japanese Sergeant

1939

Panama Lady

as Elisha

1945

Captain Kidd

as Theodore Blades (uncredited)

1940

Zanzibar

as Aba

1940

South to Karanga

as Manek Sen

1940

Girl from Havana

as Captain Lazear

1940

Ski Patrol

as Russian Field Commander

Production

1956

1956

1957

The Night Runner

as Director

1956

Gun for a Coward

as Director

1955

Running Wild

as Director

1954

1954

1955

The Looters

as Director

1958

Flood Tide

as Director

1966

Too Many Thieves

as Director

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