Abner Biberman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 1, 1909
- Died
- June 20, 1977
- Birthplace
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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.
Filmography
Too Many Thieves 1966
Director
Flood Tide 1958
Director
The Night Runner 1957
Director
Gun for a Coward 1956
Director
Behind the High Wall 1956
Director
The Price of Fear 1956
Director
Running Wild 1955
Director
The Looters 1955
Director
The Golden Mistress 1954
as Carl Dexter, Director, Writer
Elephant Walk 1954
as Dr. Pereira
Knock on Wood 1954
as Maurice Papinek
Viva Zapata! 1952
as Captain (uncredited)
Roaring City 1951
as Eddie Paige
Winchester '73 1950
as Latigo Means
Strange Conquest 1946
as Molugi
Captain Kidd 1945
as Theodore Blades (uncredited)
Back to Bataan 1945
as Japanese Captain
Betrayal from the East 1945
as Yamato
Salome, Where She Danced 1945
as Dr. Ling
Dragon Seed 1944
as Capt. Yasuda (uncredited)
Two-Man Submarine 1944
as Gabe Fabian
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 1944
as Maita
Behind the Rising Sun 1943
as Inspector
Submarine Alert 1943
as Commander Toyo
Bombardier 1943
as Japanese Sergeant
The Leopard Man 1943
as Charlie How-Come
King of the Mounties 1942
as Adm. Yamata
Beyond the Blue Horizon 1942
as La'oa
Whispering Ghosts 1942
as Mack Wolf
Broadway 1942
as Trado
Devil Pays Off 1941
as Carlos Castillo-Martinez
South of Tahiti 1941
as Tahawa
This Woman Is Mine 1941
as Lamazie
Singapore Woman 1941
as Singa
The Gay Vagabond 1941
as Ratmar
The Monster and the Girl 1941
as Gregory - Perry’s Aide (uncredited)
Girl from Havana 1940
as Captain Lazear
South to Karanga 1940
as Manek Sen
South of Pago Pago 1940
as Ferro
Ski Patrol 1940
as Russian Field Commander
Enemy Agent 1940
as Baronoff
Zanzibar 1940
as Aba
The Marines Fly High 1940
as Gomez
His Girl Friday 1940
as Louie
Balalaika 1939
as Leo Proplinski
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President 1939
as Attendee at Dance
Another Thin Man 1939
as 'Dum-Dum'
The Roaring Twenties 1939
as Henchman
The Rains Came 1939
as John, the Baptist
Each Dawn I Die 1939
as Shake Edwards (uncredited)
Lady of the Tropics 1939
as Wardrobe Buyer
The Magnificent Fraud 1939
as Ruiz
Panama Lady 1939
as Elisha
Panama Patrol 1939
as Arlie Johnson
Gunga Din 1939
as Chota
Soak the Rich 1936
Actor
Credits from TMDB.