Abner Biberman

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 genres from Gilligan’s Island to Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series).

Early years Biberman was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Jacob M. Biberman (1884–1964) and Fannie Biberman (née Nahin, 1885–1922). The family later moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He also attended the University of Pennsylvania.

Career He was sometimes credited under the pseudonym Joel Judge.

Death Biberman died at his home in San Diego, California. His obituary in The New York Times gave his age as 69. He was survived by his wife and three sons.

Filmography As actor

1936: Soak the Rich 1939: Gunga Din as Chota 1939: Panama Patrol as Arlie Johnson 1939: Panama Lady as Elisha 1939: The Magnificent Fraud as Ruiz 1939: Each Dawn I Die as Shake Edwards (uncredited) 1939: Lady of the Tropics as Wardrobe buyer (uncredited) 1939: The Rains Came as John, the Baptist 1939: The Roaring Twenties as Lefty, Hally's Henchman 1939: Another Thin Man as Dum-Dum, Church's Henchman 1939: Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President as Extra at Dance (uncredited) 1939: Balalaika as Leo Proplinski 1940: His Girl Friday as Louis "Diamond Louie" Palutso 1940: The Marines Fly High as Gomez (uncredited) 1940: Zanzibar as Aba 1940: Enemy Agent as Baronoff 1940: Ski Patrol as Russian Field Commander 1940: South of Pago Pago as Manuel Ferro 1940: South to Karanga as Manek Sen 1940: Golden Gloves as Torsovitch (uncredited) 1940: Girl from Havana as Captain Lazear 1941: The Monster and the Girl as George, Perry's Aide (uncredited) 1941: Singapore Woman as Singa 1941: The Gay Vagabond as Ratmar 1941: This Woman Is Mine as Lamazie 1941: South of Tahiti as Tahawa 1941: The Devil Pays Off as Carlos Castillo-Martinez 1942: Broadway as Trado 1942: Whispering Ghosts as Mack Wolf 1942: Beyond the Blue Horizon as La'oa 1942: Little Tokyo, U.S.A. as Satsuma 1942: King of the Mounties as Adm. Yamata 1942: Road to Morocco as Man 1943: Submarine Alert as Commander Toyo 1943: Bombardier as Japanese Sergeant (uncredited) 1943: The Leopard Man as Charlie How-Come 1943: Behind the Rising Sun as Inspector (uncredited) 1944: The Bridge of San Luis Rey as Maita 1944: Two-Man Submarine as Gabe Fabian 1944: Dragon Seed as Captain Yasuda (uncredited) 1944: The Keys of the Kingdom as Wai's captain (uncredited) 1945: Betrayal from the East as Yamato 1945: Salome Where She Danced as Dr. Ling 1945: Back to Bataan as Japanese captain at schoolhouse 1945: Captain Kidd as Theodore Blades (uncredited) 1946: Strange Conquest as Molugi 1950: Winchester '73 as Latigo Means 1951: Roaring City as Eddie Page 1952: Viva Zapata! as Captain (uncredited) 1954: Knock on Wood as Maurice Papinek 1954: Elephant Walk as Dr. Pereira 1954: The Golden Mistress as Carl Dexter 1956: The Price of Fear as Mort Kleinman, Pathologist (uncredited) 1974: Kodiak (TV Series) as Abraham Lincoln Imhook

As director

1954: The Golden Mistress (Also screenwriter) 1955: The Looters 1955: Running Wild 1956: The Price of Fear 1956: Behind the High Wall 1957: Gun for a Coward 1957: The Night Runner 1957: Maverick (TV series) 1957: Colt .45 (TV series) 1958: Flood Tide 1958: 77 Sunset Strip (TV series) 1960: National Velvet (TV series) 1961: Ben Casey (TV series) 1962: The Dummy (The Twilight Zone) (TV series) 1962: The Virginian (TV series) 1963: The Outer Limits 1963: "The Incredible World of Horace Ford" (The Twilight Zone) (TV series) 1964: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series) 1964: Number 12 Looks Just Like You (The Twilight Zone) (TV series) 1964: I Am the Night—Color Me Black (The Twilight Zone) (TV series) 1965: Seaway (TV series) 1965: The Trials of O'Brien (TV series) 1965: Gunsmoke (TV series) 1966: Too Many Thieves 1969: The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series) 1969-1970: Hawaii Five-O (TV series)