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