Abner Biberman
- Acting
- April 1, 1909 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- June 20, 1977
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
Filmography
- Kodiak
- Hec Ramsey
- Matt Lincoln · Director
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors · Director
- Hawaii Five-O · Director
- The Name of the Game · Director
- Ironside · Director
- Too Many Thieves · Director
- The Trials of O'Brien · Director
- Laredo · Director
- Seaway · Director
- Run for Your Life · Director
- Gilligan's Island · Director
- 12 O'Clock High · Director
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea · Director
- Mr. Novak · Director
- The Fugitive · Director
- The Outer Limits · Director
- The Eleventh Hour · Director
- The Virginian · Director
- Sam Benedict · Director
- The Lloyd Bridges Show · Director
- Ben Casey · Director
- The Islanders · Director
- Outlaws · Director
- National Velvet · Director
- The Twilight Zone · Director
- Tightrope · Director
- 77 Sunset Strip · Director
- Mackenzie's Raiders · Director
- Cimarron City · Director
- Buckskin · Director
- Flood Tide · Director
- Maverick · Director
- The Night Runner · Director
- Gun for a Coward · Director
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre · Director
- Behind the High Wall · Director
- The Price of Fear · Director
- Running Wild · Director
- Gunsmoke · Director
- The Looters · Director
- The Golden Mistress · Carl Dexter, Director
- Elephant Walk · Dr. Pereira
- Knock on Wood · Maurice Papinek
- Viva Zapata! · Captain (uncredited)
- Roaring City · Eddie Paige
- Winchester '73 · Latigo Means
- Strange Conquest · Molugi
- Captain Kidd · Theodore Blades (uncredited)
- Back to Bataan · Japanese Captain
- Betrayal from the East · Yamato
- Salome, Where She Danced · Dr. Ling
- Dragon Seed · Capt. Yasuda (uncredited)
- Two-Man Submarine · Gabe Fabian
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey · Maita
- Behind the Rising Sun · Inspector
- Submarine Alert · Commander Toyo
- Bombardier · Japanese Sergeant
- The Leopard Man · Charlie How-Come
- King of the Mounties · Adm. Yamata
- Beyond the Blue Horizon · La'oa
- Whispering Ghosts · Mack Wolf
- Broadway · Trado
- Devil Pays Off · Carlos Castillo-Martinez
- South of Tahiti · Tahawa
- This Woman Is Mine · Lamazie
- Singapore Woman · Singa
- The Gay Vagabond · Ratmar
- The Monster and the Girl · Gregory - Perry’s Aide (uncredited)
- Girl from Havana · Captain Lazear
- South to Karanga · Manek Sen
- South of Pago Pago · Ferro
- Ski Patrol · Russian Field Commander
- Enemy Agent · Baronoff
- Zanzibar · Aba
- The Marines Fly High · Gomez
- His Girl Friday · Louie
- Balalaika · Leo Proplinski
- Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President · Attendee at Dance