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 genres from'' Gilligan’s Island'' to ''

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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

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Career

He was sometimes credited under the pseudonym Joel Judge.

Death

Biberman died at his home in San Diego, California. His obituary in ''

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'' gave his age as 69. He was survived by his wife and three sons.

Filmography

As actor

*1936: '' Soak the Rich'' *1939: '' Gunga Din'' as Chota *1939: '' Panama Patrol'' as Arlie Johnson *1939: '' Panama Lady'' as Elisha *1939: '' The Magnificent Fraud'' as Ruiz *1939: '' Each Dawn I Die'' as Shake Edwards (uncredited) *1939: '' Lady of the Tropics'' as Wardrobe buyer (uncredited) *1939: '' The Rains Came'' as John, the Baptist *1939: '' The Roaring Twenties'' as Lefty, Hally's Henchman *1939: ''

Another Thin Man ''Another Thin Man'' is a 1939 American detective film directed by W. S. Van Dyke, the third of six in the ''Thin Man'' series. It again stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles and is based on Dashiell Hammett's Contin ...

'' as Dum-Dum, Church's Henchman *1939: '' Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President'' as Extra at Dance (uncredited) *1939: ''

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'' as Leo Proplinski *1940: ''

His Girl Friday ''His Girl Friday'' is a 1940 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell and featuring Ralph Bellamy and Gene Lockhart. It was released by Columbia Pictures. The plot centers on a newspaper ...

'' as Louis "Diamond Louie" Palutso *1940: '' The Marines Fly High'' as Gomez (uncredited) *1940: ''

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'' as Aba *1940: '' Enemy Agent'' as Baronoff *1940: ''

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'' as Russian Field Commander *1940: '' South of Pago Pago'' as Manuel Ferro *1940: '' South to Karanga'' as Manek Sen *1940: ''

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'' as Torsovitch (uncredited) *1940: '' Girl from Havana'' as Captain Lazear *1941: ''

The Monster and the Girl ''The Monster and the Girl'' is a 1941 American black-and-white horror film directed by Stuart Heisler and released by Paramount Pictures. Plot The film revolves around a small-town church organist named Scott Webster ( Philip Terry) attemptin ...

'' as George, Perry's Aide (uncredited) *1941: ''

Singapore Woman ''Singapore Woman'' is a 1941 American romantic drama film directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Brenda Marshall, David Bruce and Virginia Field. The Warner Bros. B picture is a remake of '' Dangerous'' (1935) using leftover sets from '' ...

'' as Singa *1941: ''

The Gay Vagabond ''The Gay Vagabond'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by William Morgan and written by Ewart Adamson and Taylor Caven. The film stars Roscoe Karns, Ruth Donnelly, Ernest Truex, Margaret Hamilton, Abner Biberman and Bernadene Hayes. T ...

'' as Ratmar *1941: '' This Woman Is Mine'' as Lamazie *1941: '' South of Tahiti'' as Tahawa *1941: ''

The Devil Pays Off ''The Devil Pays Off'' is a 1941 American spy thriller film directed by John H. Auer and starring J. Edward Bromberg, Osa Massen and William Wright. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures.Fetrow p.115 The film was nominated fo ...

'' as Carlos Castillo-Martinez *1942: ''

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'' as Trado *1942: '' Whispering Ghosts'' as Mack Wolf *1942: '' Beyond the Blue Horizon'' as La'oa *1942: '' Little Tokyo, U.S.A.'' as Satsuma *1942: '' King of the Mounties'' as Adm. Yamata *1942: ''

Road to Morocco ''Road to Morocco'' is a 1942 American comedy film starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, and featuring Anthony Quinn and Dona Drake. Written by Frank Butler and Don Hartman and directed by David Butler, it’s the third of the " ...

'' as Man *1943: ''

Submarine Alert ''Submarine Alert'' is a 1943 American film directed by Frank McDonald (director), Frank McDonald, produced by Pine-Thomas Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Richard Arlen, Wendy Barrie, Nils Asther, Roger Pryor, Marc L ...

'' as Commander Toyo *1943: '' Bombardier'' as Japanese Sergeant (uncredited) *1943: ''

The Leopard Man ''The Leopard Man'' is a 1943 American horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur, and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Jean Brooks, and Margo. Based on the book ''Black Alibi'' by Cornell Woolrich, it follows a series of violent murders in a town in Ne ...

'' as Charlie How-Come *1943: '' Behind the Rising Sun'' as Inspector (uncredited) *1944: ''

The Bridge of San Luis Rey ''The Bridge of San Luis Rey'' is American author Thornton Wilder's second novel. It was first published in 1927 to worldwide acclaim. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1928, and was the best-selling work of fiction that year. Premise ''The ...

'' as Maita *1944: '' Two-Man Submarine'' as Gabe Fabian *1944: '' Dragon Seed'' as Captain Yasuda (uncredited) *1944: ''

The Keys of the Kingdom ''The Keys of the Kingdom'' is a 1941 in literature, 1941 novel by A. J. Cronin. Spanning six decades, it tells the story of Father Francis Chisholm, an unconventional Scottish Catholic priest who struggles to establish a mission (Christian), ...

'' as Wai's captain (uncredited) *1945: '' Betrayal from the East'' as Yamato *1945: '' Salome Where She Danced'' as Dr. Ling *1945: ''

Back to Bataan ''Back to Bataan'' is a 1945 American black-and-white World War II war film drama from RKO Radio Pictures, produced by Robert Fellows, directed by Edward Dmytryk, that stars John Wayne and Anthony Quinn. The film depicts events (some fictionalize ...

'' as Japanese captain at schoolhouse *1945: ''

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'' as Theodore Blades (uncredited) *1946: ''

Strange Conquest ''Strange Conquest'' is a 1946 American drama film directed by John Rawlins and written by Roy Chanslor. The film stars Jane Wyatt, Lowell Gilmore, Julie Bishop, Peter Cookson, Milburn Stone, Samuel S. Hinds and Abner Biberman. The film was r ...

'' as Molugi *1950: '' Winchester '73'' as Latigo Means *1951: '' Roaring City'' as Eddie Page *1952: ''

Viva Zapata! ''Viva Zapata!'' is a 1952 American biographical Western film directed by Elia Kazan, dramatizing the life of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata from his peasant upbringing through his rise to power in the early 1900s and his death in 1919. I ...

'' as Captain (uncredited) *1954: ''

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'' as Maurice Papinek *1954: '' Elephant Walk'' as Dr. Pereira *1954: '' The Golden Mistress'' as Carl Dexter *1956: '' The Price of Fear'' as Mort Kleinman, Pathologist (uncredited) *1974: '' Kodiak'' (TV Series) as Abraham Lincoln Imhook

As director

*1954: '' The Golden Mistress'' (Also screenwriter) *1955: '' The Looters'' *1955: '' Running Wild'' *1956: '' The Price of Fear'' *1956: '' Behind the High Wall'' *1957: '' Gun for a Coward'' *1957: '' The Night Runner'' *1957: '' Maverick'' (TV series) *1957: '' Colt .45'' (TV series) *1958: ''

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'' *1958: ''

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'' (TV series) *1960: ''

National Velvet ''National Velvet'' is a novel by Enid Bagnold (1889–1981), first published in 1935. It was illustrated by Laurian Jones, Bagnold's daughter, who was born in 1921. The novel tells the story of a teenaged girl who wins a horse racing compet ...

'' (TV series) *1961: ''

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'' (TV series) *1962: ''

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'' (''The Twilight Zone'') (TV series) *1962: '' The Virginian'' (TV series) *1963: '' The Outer Limits'' *1963: "

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" (''The Twilight Zone'') (TV series) *1964: ''

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' is a 1961 American science fiction disaster film, produced and directed by Irwin Allen, and starring Walter Pidgeon and Robert Sterling. The supporting cast includes Peter Lorre, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden ...

'' (TV series) *1964: '' Number 12 Looks Just Like You'' (''The Twilight Zone'') (TV series) *1964: ''

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'' (''The Twilight Zone'') (TV series) *1965: '' Seaway'' (TV series) *1965: ''

The Trials of O'Brien ''The Trials of O'Brien'' is a 1965 television series starring Peter Falk as sordid, Shakespeare-quoting lawyer Daniel J. "Danny" O'Brien, and featuring Elaine Stritch as his secretary "Miss G", and Joanna Barnes as his ex-wife Katie. The ser ...

'' (TV series) *1965: ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central charact ...

'' (TV series) *1966: '' Too Many Thieves'' *1969: '' The Bold Ones: The New Doctors'' (TV series) *1969-1970: '' Hawaii Five-O'' (TV series)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Biberman, Abner 1909 births 1977 deaths 20th-century American male actors Film directors from Wisconsin American male film actors American television directors Male actors from Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania alumni