Abner Warren Biberman (April 1, 1909 – June 20, 1977) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter.
Early years
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.
Career
He was sometimes credited under the pseudonym Joel Judge.
Death
Biberman died at his home in San Diego, California. His obituary in '' The New York Times'' gave his age as 69. He was survived by his wife and three sons.
Filmography
As actor
*1936: '' Soak the Rich''
*1939: ''Gunga Din
"Gunga Din" () is an 1890 poem by Rudyard Kipling set in British India.
The poem is much remembered for its final line: "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din".
Background
The poem is a rhyming narrative from the point of view of a Briti ...
'' - Chota
*1939: '' Panama Patrol'' - Arlie Johnson
*1939: '' Panama Lady'' - Elisha
*1939: '' The Magnificent Fraud'' - Ruiz
*1939: ''Each Dawn I Die
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'' - Shake Edwards (uncredited)
*1939: '' Lady of the Tropics'' - Wardrobe buyer (uncredited)
*1939: '' The Rains Came'' - John, the Baptist
*1939: '' The Roaring Twenties'' - Lefty, Hally's Henchman
*1939: '' Another Thin Man'' - Dum-Dum, Church's Henchman
*1939: '' Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President'' - Extra at Dance (uncredited)
*1939: '' Balalaika'' - Leo Proplinski
*1940: '' His Girl Friday'' - Louis "Diamond Louie" Palutso
*1940: '' The Marines Fly High'' - Gomez (uncredited)
*1940: '' Zanzibar'' - Aba
*1940: ''Enemy Agent
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'' - Baronoff
*1940: '' Ski Patrol'' - Russian Field Commander
*1940: '' South of Pago Pago'' - Manuel Ferro
*1940: '' South to Karanga'' - Manek Sen
*1940: '' Golden Gloves'' - Torsovitch (uncredited)
*1940: ''Girl from Havana
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'' - Captain Lazear
*1941: '' The Monster and the Girl'' - George, Perry's Aide (uncredited)
*1941: '' Singapore Woman'' - Singa
*1941: ''The Gay Vagabond
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'' - Ratmar
*1941: '' This Woman Is Mine'' - Lamazie
*1941: '' South of Tahiti'' - Tahawa
*1941: '' The Devil Pays Off'' - Carlos Castillo-Martinez
*1942: '' Broadway'' - Trado
*1942: '' Whispering Ghosts'' - Mack Wolf
*1942: '' Beyond the Blue Horizon'' - La'oa
*1942: '' Little Tokyo, U.S.A.'' - Satsuma
*1942: '' King of the Mounties'' - Adm. Yamata
*1942: '' Road to Morocco'' - Man
*1943: '' Submarine Alert'' - Commander Toyo
*1943: '' Bombardier'' - Japanese Sergeant (uncredited)
*1943: '' The Leopard Man'' - Charlie How-Come
*1943: '' Behind the Rising Sun'' - Inspector (uncredited)
*1944: '' The Bridge of San Luis Rey'' - Maita
*1944: '' Two-Man Submarine'' - Gabe Fabian
*1944: '' Dragon Seed'' - Captain Yasuda (uncredited)
*1944: '' The Keys of the Kingdom'' - Wai's captain (uncredited)
*1945: '' Betrayal from the East'' - Yamato
*1945: '' Salome Where She Danced'' - Dr. Ling
*1945: '' Back to Bataan'' - Japanese captain at schoolhouse
*1945: '' Captain Kidd'' - Theodore Blades (uncredited)
*1946: '' Strange Conquest'' - Molugi
*1950: '' Winchester '73'' - Latigo Means
*1951: '' Roaring City'' - Eddie Page
*1952: '' Viva Zapata!'' - Captain (uncredited)
*1954: '' Knock on Wood'' - Maurice Papinek
*1954: '' Elephant Walk'' - Dr. Pereira
*1954: '' The Golden Mistress'' - Carl Dexter
*1956: '' The Price of Fear'' - Mort Kleinman - Pathologist (uncredited)
*1974: ''Kodiak Kodiak may refer to:
Places
*Kodiak, Alaska, a city located on Kodiak island
* Kodiak, Missouri, an unincorporated community
*Kodiak Archipelago, in southern Alaska
*Kodiak Island, the largest island of the Kodiak archipelago
** Kodiak Launch Com ...
'' (TV Series) - Abraham Lincoln Imhook (final appearance)
As director
*1954: '' The Golden Mistress''
*1955: ''The Looters
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''
*1955: '' Running Wild''
*1956: '' The Price of Fear''
*1956: ''Behind the High Wall
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It featured an early performance by John Gavin who had just signed with Universal. It was sometimes referred to ...
''
*1957: '' Gun for a Coward''
*1957: '' The Night Runner''
*1957: '' Maverick'' (TV series)
*1957: '' Colt .45'' (TV series)
*1958: '' Flood Tide''
*1958: '' 77 Sunset Strip'' (TV series)
*1960: '' National Velvet (TV series)''
*1961: '' Ben Casey'' (TV series)
*1962: '' The Dummy'' (''The Twilight Zone'') (TV series)
*1962: '' The Virginian (TV series)''
*1963: ''The Outer Limits ''The Outer Limits'' or ''Outer Limits'' may refer to:
Television
* ''The Outer Limits'' (1963 TV series), a black-and-white science fiction series that aired from 1963 to 1965
* ''The Outer Limits'' (1995 TV series), a revival of the older series ...
''
*1963: " The Incredible World of Horace Ford" ("The Twilight Zone") (TV series)
*1964: '' Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
*1964: '' Number 12 Looks Just Like You'' (''The Twilight Zone'') (TV series)
*1964: '' I Am the Night—Color Me Black'' (''The Twilight Zone'') (TV series)
*1965: '' Seaway'' (TV series)
*1965: '' The Trials of O'Brien'' (TV series)
*1965: ''Gunsmoke
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'' (TV series)
*1966: ''Too Many Thieves
''Too Many Thieves'' is a 1967 American crime film directed by Abner Biberman and starring Peter Falk, Britt Ekland and Joanna Barnes.
The film is a re-edit of two episodes from the 1965 TV series ''The Trials of O'Brien''.
Premise
A gang of ...
''
*1969: '' The Bold Ones: The New Doctors'' (TV series)
*1969-1970: '' Hawaii Five-O'' (TV series)
As screenwriter
*1954 : '' The Golden Mistress''
References
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1909 births
1977 deaths
20th-century American male actors
American film directors
American male film actors
American television directors
Male actors from Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania alumni