Alan Oppenheimer
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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
Credits
Toy Story 4 (2019)
as Old Timer (voice)
9 (2009)
as Scientist (voice)
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
as Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)
Westworld (1973)
as Chief Supervisor
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
as He-Man / Skeletor (voice)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
as Ted Appleton (uncredited)
Little Big Man (1970)
as Major
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Foxcatcher (2014)
as Du Pont Dynasty Narrator (voice)
Moving (1988)
as Mr. Cadell
Private Benjamin (1980)
as Rabbi
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985)
as Skeletor / Man-at-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Bald Rebel / Chef Alan (voice)
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988)
as Mummy (voice)
Freaky Friday (1976)
as Mr Joffert
The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
as Additional Voices (voice)
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
as (voice)
Helter Skelter (1976)
as Aaron Stovitz
The Hindenburg (1975)
as Albert Breslau
Star! (1968)
as Andre Charlot
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2017)
as Self - Voice Actor
Record City (1978)
as Blindman
Memorial Day (1983)
as Stallings
The Execution (1985)
as Max Langbein
BraveStarr: The Legend (1988)
as Handlebar / Outlaw Scuzz / Stampede (voice)
Gammera the Invincible (1966)
as Dr. Contrare
Death Sentence (1974)
as Lubell
To Kill a Cop (1978)
as Capt. Finnerty
Trancers 4: Jack of Swords (1994)
as Farr
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968)
as Everett Bauer
He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special (1985)
as Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Zipper (voice)
Uptight (1968)
as Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited)
Invasion America (1998)
as (Additional Voices)
Riding with Death (1976)
as Dr. Arthur Hale
Trancers 5: Sudden Deth (1994)
as Farr
The Nativity (1986)
as Wise Man (voice)
Daniel and the Lion's Den (1986)
as King Belshazzar (voice)
The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978)
as Barton
Blondie & Dagwood (1987)
as Julius C. Dithers (voice)
Tail Gunner Joe (1977)
as Eisenhower Publicist
The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)
as Insurance Man
The Maltese Bippy (1969)
as Adolph Springer
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973)
as Dr. Rudy Wells
Peeping Times (1978)
as Miles Rathbourne
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time? (2019)
as Old Timer (voice)
Toy Masters (2014)
as Self
Divorce Wars: A Love Story (1982)
as Arthur Lazar
The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975)
as Springfield
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973)
as Dr. Rudy Wells
Strong Medicine (1986)
as Dr. Noah Townsend
Cyrano (1974)
as First Cadet / de Brigny (voice)
Skeletor's Revenge (1986)
as Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Melaktha / Cat Spy (voice)
The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972)
as General Hackett
Gunn (1967)
as Whiteside
Child of Darkness, Child of Light (1991)
as George Beavier
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder (2008)
as Hans Engelslepen
The Pound Puppies (1985)
as Barkerville (voice)
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985)
as Jerry Gersler
The Smurfs Springtime Special (1982)
as Vanity Smurf (voice)
Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase (1982)
as Oil Can Harry (voice)
Inside O.U.T. (1971)
as Edgar Winston
Jonah (1992)
as Jonah (voice)
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness (1978)
Actor
Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight (1993)
as Dr. Knox
Macbeth (1981)
as Duncan
Shadow Strikers (1990)
as Dr. Viper (voice)
Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather (1986)
as Rhinokey / Crock / Mr. Packcat (voice)
Daddy's Girl (1973)
as Bennett
The Making of God of War II (2007)
as Prometheus
The Gentleman Tramp (1976)
as Narrator
Absolute Strangers (1991)
as Stevenson
The Smurfic Games (1984)
as Vanity Smurf (voice)
What Are Best Friends For? (1973)
as Dr. Otto Ludwig
The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas (1983)
as Vanity Smurf (voice)
My Smurfy Valentine (1983)
as (voice)
You Can't Take it With You (1979)
as FBI Man
Culture (1997)
as Editor
The Smurfs Christmas Special (1982)
as (voice)
The Bionic Woman (1975)
as Dr. Rudy Wells
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy (1987)
as Vanity Smurf / Doctor (voice)
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (1991)
as Arthur Lyons
The Smurfs Halloween Special (1983)
Actor
Life After the NeverEnding Story (2024)
as Self
Trancers: The Whole Dethly Affair (2025)
as Farr
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita (1974)
Actor
Win, Place or Steal (1975)
as Lt. Mannite
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008)
as Self
Romeo and Smurfette (1981)
as Vanity Smurf (Voice)
Take It to the Limit (1980)
as Narrator (voice)
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home (1994)
as Newscaster / Voice on the Loudspeaker (voice)
Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding Workout (1989)
as Julius Dithers (voice)
Three for Tahiti (1970)
as Cecil Barrett
A Pleasure Doing Business (1979)
as Marvin
Music Machine (1991)
as Growdy (voice)
Murder Works Overtime (1974)
as Canavan
Fall of Grayskull (2015)
as Narrator
The Curse of the Three Terrors (2016)
as Skeletor