Abner Biberman
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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
Credits
His Girl Friday (1940)
as Louie
Viva Zapata! (1952)
as Captain (uncredited)
Winchester '73 (1950)
as Latigo Means
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
as Henchman
Gunga Din (1939)
as Chota
Back to Bataan (1945)
as Japanese Captain
Another Thin Man (1939)
as 'Dum-Dum'
Captain Kidd (1945)
as Theodore Blades (uncredited)
Elephant Walk (1954)
as Dr. Pereira
Dragon Seed (1944)
as Capt. Yasuda (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
as Shake Edwards (uncredited)
The Rains Came (1939)
as John, the Baptist
The Leopard Man (1943)
as Charlie How-Come
Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
as Dr. Ling
Lady of the Tropics (1939)
as Wardrobe Buyer
Bombardier (1943)
as Japanese Sergeant
Knock on Wood (1954)
as Maurice Papinek
Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
as Inspector
The Monster and the Girl (1941)
as Gregory - Perry’s Aide (uncredited)
King of the Mounties (1942)
as Adm. Yamata
Soak the Rich (1936)
Actor
Balalaika (1939)
as Leo Proplinski
Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942)
as La'oa
Singapore Woman (1941)
as Singa
The Gay Vagabond (1941)
as Ratmar
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
as Attendee at Dance
South of Tahiti (1941)
as Tahawa
Girl from Havana (1940)
as Captain Lazear
The Marines Fly High (1940)
as Gomez
Whispering Ghosts (1942)
as Mack Wolf
South of Pago Pago (1940)
as Ferro
The Magnificent Fraud (1939)
as Ruiz
Enemy Agent (1940)
as Baronoff
Panama Lady (1939)
as Elisha
Broadway (1942)
as Trado
Submarine Alert (1943)
as Commander Toyo
Betrayal from the East (1945)
as Yamato
This Woman Is Mine (1941)
as Lamazie
Panama Patrol (1939)
as Arlie Johnson
Roaring City (1951)
as Eddie Paige
The Golden Mistress (1954)
as Carl Dexter
Strange Conquest (1946)
as Molugi
Two-Man Submarine (1944)
as Gabe Fabian
Ski Patrol (1940)
as Russian Field Commander
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
as Maita
Devil Pays Off (1941)
as Carlos Castillo-Martinez
Zanzibar (1940)
as Aba
South to Karanga (1940)
as Manek Sen