Alan Oppenheimer
- Acting
- April 23, 1930 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Alan Oppenheimer (born April 23, 1930) is an American actor. He has appeared in or provided voiceover performances for notable films such as In the Heat of the Night (1967), Westworld (1973), Freaky Friday (1976), Private Benjamin (1980), The NeverEnding Story (1984), 9 (2009), Foxcatcher (2014) and Toy Story 4 (2019). Oppenheimer studied at Carnegie Mellon University, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1951. He began his acting career in the 1950s and gained recognition for his work in television starting in the 1960s. He became known as a versatile character actor, appearing in a wide range of TV shows with roles including a Nazi on "Hogan's Heroes," an Israeli secret agent and double-agent scientist on "Get Smart," and the second actor to portray Dr. Rudy Wells in "The Six Million Dollar Man." He also played Mickey Malph, Ralph Malph's father, on "Happy Days" and had recurring roles on "St. Elsewhere" and "Mama's Family." Oppenheimer also appeared in multiple "Star Trek" series, portraying different characters in each. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1991 for his guest role on "Murphy Brown." In addition to his live-action work, Oppenheimer established a prolific career as a voice actor from the 1970s onwards. He is renowned for voicing many prominent characters in animated series, including Skeletor, Man-At-Arms, and Mer-Man in "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe," Ming the Merciless in "The New Adventures of Flash Gordon," and roles in "The Transformers," "Ghostbusters," and other series.
Known for
Filmography
- Trancers: The Whole Dethly Affair · Farr
- Life After the NeverEnding Story · Self
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers · He-Man / Skeletor (Voice)
- We Baby Bears · Booey / Boater #1 (Voice)
- Masters of the Universe: Revelation · Moss Man (Voice)
- Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time? · Old Timer (Voice)
- Forky Asks a Question · Old Timer (Voice)
- Toy Story 4 · Old Timer (Voice)
- Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe · Self
- The Curse of the Three Terrors · Skeletor
- Foxcatcher · Du Pont Dynasty Narrator (Voice)
- Toy Masters · Self
- Adventure Time · Darren the Ancient Sleeper/Sun (Voice)
- Superman/Batman: Public Enemies · Alfred Pennyworth (Voice)
- 9 · Scientist (Voice)
- The Secret Life of Bees · Additional Voices (Voice)
- Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon · Self
- Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder · Hans Engelslepen
- The Making of God of War II · Prometheus
- 'Til Death · Mr. Wallach
- Clifford's Puppy Days
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy · Father Time
- Gilmore Girls · Mr. Blodgett
- Navy Bear
- Culture · Editor
- The Practice · Judge Nelson
- Caroline in the City · Mr. Booth
- Ned & Stacey · Spencer Haywood
- Star Trek: Voyager · Nezu Ambassador
- Fantastic Four · Hot Dog Vendor/Sanitation Worker/The Watcher (Voice), Firelord/Hot Dog Vendor/The Watcher (Voice)
- Touched by an Angel · Gary Stein, Judge
- Phantom 2040
- Chicago Hope · Edmund Gray
- Trancers 5: Sudden Deth · Farr
- Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home · Newscaster / Voice on the Loudspeaker (Voice)
- Trancers 4: Jack of Swords · Farr
- Diagnosis: Murder · Dr. Leonard Gould
- Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight · Dr. Knox
- Home Free · Ben Brookstone
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine · Captain Keogh
- Batman: The Animated Series · Auctioneer (Voice)
- Fish Police · Additional Voices (Voice)
- Jonah · Jonah (Voice)
- Silk Stalkings
- Where's Wally? · Voice
- The Legend of Prince Valiant · Merlin (Voice)
- Child of Darkness, Child of Light · George Beavier
- Absolute Strangers · Stevenson
- Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter · Arthur Lyons
- Music Machine · Growdy (Voice)
- TaleSpin · Principal Ed Pomeroy (Voice)
- The Wizard of Oz
- Shadow Strikers · Dr. Viper (Voice)
- Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding Workout · Julius Dithers (Voice)
- Fat Man and Little Boy · Voice
- X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men · The Blob (Voice)
- Quantum Leap · Earl Skinner
- Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers · Plato / Aldrin Klordane (Voice), Captain Kernel (Voice)
- Coach · Dr. Alshire
- Murphy Brown · Eugene Kinsella
- Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf · Mummy (Voice)
- Superman · Jonathan Kent (Voice)
- Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters · Morris Grout (Voice), Goolem / Morris Grout (Voice)
- A Pup Named Scooby-Doo · Additional Voices (Voice)
- BraveStarr: The Legend · Handlebar / Outlaw Scuzz / Stampede (Voice)
- Moving · Mr. Cadell
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles · Dr. Polidorius (Voice)
- The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy · Vanity Smurf / Doctor (Voice)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation · Koroth
- DuckTales · Colonel Beauregard DuBark (Voice)
- BraveStarr · Diamondback / Handlebar / Outlaw Skuzz / Stampede
- Blondie & Dagwood · Julius C. Dithers (Voice)
- Bionic Six · Prof. Amadeus Sharp (Voice)
- Married... with Children · Mr. Foodie
- The Two Mrs. Grenvilles · Sam Rosenthal
- Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos · Kimo (Voice)
- L.A. Law · Stephen Weeks
- Ghostbusters · Merlin / Prime Evil / Fangster / Captain Long John Scarechrome / Airhead
- Strong Medicine · Dr. Noah Townsend
- Rambo: The Force of Freedom · Col. Samuel Trautman (Voice)