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